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‘E.B., what are you doing?’ Eric Bieniemy blames himself for UCLA’s rocky start

LA Times

UCLA associate head coach and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy is pushing to get the Bruins’ offense on track. “It’s time,” Bieniemy said that March day, alluding to big plans for a program that hasn’t won a major bowl game in more than a quarter of a century. snap count,” Bieniemy yelled, “your ass can’t play!” Rather than cover their ears, …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Bears assistant Jennifer King was a successful basketball coach but couldn’t pass up NFL opportunity

Associated Press

Jennifer King was a champion women’s basketball coach when she made a tough decision to pursue a career in football. King’s journey began in 2018 when she met then-Panthers coach Ron Rivera at the NFL’s Women’s Forum, an annual event that connects participants with owners, general managers, head coaches and club executives. “I thought I’d be there for two days, …

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5 months, 3 weeks ago

Simone Biles will return to the Olympics. Here’s who else made the USA Women’s Gymnastics team

Associated Press

Simone Biles is eager for a chance to put the Tokyo Olympics firmly in her rearview mirror. Three years after she memorably pulled out of multiple finals to protect her mental health and safety — a decision that came with a backlash that still litters her social media feed — Biles headlines a U.S. women’s gymnastics team filled with familiar …

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10 months ago

Chicago Bears hire Jennifer King as a running backs coach... former Commanders assistant becomes first female coach in franchise history

Daily Mail

The Chicago Bears have hired their first female coach in franchise history, with Jennifer King set to work with the team's running backs. 'Jennifer King is an exceptional leader and passionate coach who will be a positive addition to the Chicago Bears,' Bears president & CEO Kevin Warren said. The Chicago Bears have hired their first female coach in franchise …

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10 months, 2 weeks ago

How the Commanders landed on Dan Quinn following an ‘outrageous’ head-coaching search

New York Times

Seeing Adam Peters walking the streets of Mobile, Ala., on this particular Wednesday night, glued to his phone, wasn’t peculiar. Washington’s search committee endured a wild January that saw the Commanders pivot from both Ben Johnson, who decided to remain in Detroit, and Mike Macdonald, who was hired as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks. GO DEEPER Commanders hire Cowboys …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Washington Commanders hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as coach, AP sources say

Associated Press

The Washington Commanders have an agreement with Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to hire him as coach, according to two people with knowledge of the decision. He became Washington’s choice after Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, considered a top candidate, told teams Tuesday he was staying with Detroit and the Seahawks hired Baltimore defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald on Wednesday. …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

NFL reaches ‘major milestone’ with record 9 minority head coaches in place for the 2024 season

Associated Press

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The National Football League has urged teams for years to hire more minority head coaches. Four minority head coaches have been hired this year — Atlanta’s Raheem Morris, New England’s Jerod Mayo, Las Vegas’ Antonio Pierce and Carolina’s Dave Canales — bringing the number of coaches of color entering the 2024 season to nine, the most in …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Commanders have started their coaching search. They’re interested in Jim Harbaugh, among others

Associated Press

ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Commanders ownership has already started the process of finding the team’s next head of football operations and coach to replace Ron Rivera, a process that could include Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh, among many others. “I don’t think we want to get into specifics around the process, but we’ve been thinking about who the best candidates are,” controlling …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Commanders fire coach Ron Rivera as new ownership begins making changes

Associated Press

ASHBURN, Va. — Ron Rivera was fired Monday as coach of the Washington Commanders, a long-anticipated move new owners made as they put their stamp on the NFL franchise they bought last year. “We didn’t get it done on the field, and so we’ve decided to go into a new direction.” Rivera’s firing came as no surprise to anyone, including …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cowboys dominate Commanders to claim NFC East title, will face Packers in playoffs

New York Times

By Jon Machota, Saad Yousuf, Greg Rosenstein and Ben Standig The Athletic has live coverage of Packers vs Cowboys in the NFC wild card matchup. The Dallas Cowboys, as a result of a 38-10 win over the Washington Commanders on Sunday, won the NFC East and earned the conference’s No. Two weeks later, the NFL’s best home team is riding …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Cowboys can clinch the NFC East by beating the last-place Commanders

Associated Press

The task in front of the Dallas Cowboys is simple: win and clinch the NFC East. “We’ve got an opportunity to win the division and go out there and make a statement win and get ready for the playoffs,” Pro Bowl linebacker Micah Parsons said. “Winning on the road is something that, it’s just great for your football team,” coach …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Commanders to start Jacoby Brissett vs. 49ers after benching Sam Howell on Sunday

New York Times

Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera made in-game quarterback changes during each of the team’s past three contests. Howell has thrown eight interceptions with two touchdown passes in Washington’s last five games and only 285 passing yards in losses to the Miami Dolphins, Los Angeles Rams and New York Jets. Washington rallied in the last two games when Brissett entered after …

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11 months, 4 weeks ago

Commanders bench QB Sam Howell in favor of Jacoby Brissett for second consecutive game

New York Times

The Washington Commanders are officially in flux at quarterback. The team benched Sam Howell for the second week in a row in favor of veteran Jacoby Brissett in the third quarter of Sunday’s 30-28 loss to the New York Jets. Howell, the Commanders’ 2022 fifth-round pick, took a seat last week after going 11-of-26 passing for 102 yards with one …

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1 year ago

Rivera will stick with Howell as Commanders’ QB despite Brissett’s big 4th quarter against Rams

Associated Press

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Jacoby Brissett provided a spark that the Washington Commanders’ offense has been lacking the past few weeks. Despite that, coach Ron Rivera said after Sunday’s 28-20 loss to the Los Angeles Rams that Sam Howell will remain the starting quarterback. “In a situation with their ears pulled back like that, I didn’t want to see anything crazy.” …

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1 year ago

Commanders offensive breakdown: Will Sam Howell be the starting QB next season?

New York Times

The speculation over who Washington Commanders managing partner Josh Harris seeks to run the front office and hire as head coach is dramatically ramping up. Before Harris reveals his vision, here’s a two-part 2024 roster preview — starting with the offense — of what they’ll tackle and how the starting spots might need rejiggering. Quarterback Starter — Sam Howell/TBD QB2/QB3 …

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1 year ago

Fire alarm signals latest loss for Ron Rivera’s Commanders as their season collapses

Associated Press

— As metaphors go, this one was obvious as can be: A fire alarm wailed and warning lights flashed in the Washington Commanders’ locker room as defensive tackle Jonathan Allen spoke to reporters about the latest in a series of bad performances by a team that is 4-9 and getting routed on a regular basis. A 45-15 loss to the …

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1 year ago

Dolphins vs. Commanders will be Mike McDaniel’s return to Washington, a key stop in his career

Associated Press

MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Mike McDaniel often refers to his time in Washington as one of the most formative periods of his coaching career. On one coaching staff, there was offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, currently the head coach of the NFC-West leading San Francisco 49ers; tight ends coach Sean McVay, who led the Los Angeles Rams to a Super Bowl …

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1 year ago

Rivera takes over Commanders’ defense, just in time to face the Dolphins and their NFL-best offense

Associated Press

ASHBURN, Va. — Twelve games and eight losses into a season that has slipped away from the Washington Commanders, Ron Rivera made the move he felt necessary to try to turn things around by firing defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio. “It’s most certainly different and just takes a little bit to get used to,” said Rivera, who last did this …

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1 year ago

Commanders fire defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio after losing to the Cowboys

Associated Press

Jack Del Rio is out as Washington Commanders defensive coordinator, a firing made Friday in the wake of another embarrassing loss. Coach Ron Rivera dismissed Del Rio and defensive backs coach Brent Vieselmeyer less than 28 hours after a 45-10 Thanksgiving Day drubbing at the hands of the Dallas Cowboys. But I did feel that a change was something that …

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1 year ago

Rivera’s future with Commanders uncertain after much different Thanksgiving result against Cowboys

Associated Press

ARLINGTON, Texas — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera has a pleasant Thanksgiving memory against the Dallas Cowboys. Now, after the Commanders’ 45-10 loss Thursday in their 11th Thanksgiving Day game against Dallas, the first since that 25-point victory in 2020, there will only be more questions about Rivera’s future in Washington. “We’re just going to roll with the punches, whatever …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Howell has 3 interceptions among 6 Commanders turnovers in their 31-19 loss to the last-place Giants

Associated Press

— Ron Rivera walked back into the locker room, saw Sam Howell sitting at his locker with his head down and asked the young quarterback, “You all right?” Rivera hunched over and talked to Howell for almost a minute before giving him a tap of encouragement on the right leg. Howell threw three interceptions among six Commanders turnovers, and Washington …

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1 year, 1 month ago

NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Browns, Texans on the rise, plus head coach status check

New York Times

Read our NFL Power Rankings Week 16 It’s Week 11 in the NFL, and it’s time to start thinking about who among the current head coaches has a future that will extend into the 2024 season. ET Sunday: Beat Cincinnati Bengals 30-27 Coach status: Safe It looks like everyone who’s been saying that DeMeco Ryans was going to make a …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Commanders’ defense disappoints Magic Johnson for contributing to a loss that dropped them to 4-6

Associated Press

Magic Johnson knew where to place the blame after the Washington Commanders’ latest loss, which he called heartbreaking. “Defensively, we couldn’t come up with a big play to stop Seattle during their last two drives,” Johnson posted on social media. “I just think on all levels we didn’t do well enough there.” It didn’t help the Commanders not to have …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Bill Belichick heads a list of NFL coaches on the hot seat that includes Brandon Staley, Ron Rivera

Associated Press

Josh McDaniels couldn’t make it past the midpoint of the season before the Las Vegas Raiders decided to make a change. Here are seven on the hot seat: BILL BELICHICK, NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS Winning six Super Bowls bought Belichick extra time in New England but the Patriots have struggled since Tom Brady left after the 2019 season. They’re 27-31 since …

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‘E.B., what are you doing?’ Eric Bieniemy blames himself for UCLA’s rocky start

Bears assistant Jennifer King was a successful basketball coach but couldn’t pass up NFL opportunity

Simone Biles will return to the Olympics. Here’s who else made the USA Women’s Gymnastics team

Chicago Bears hire Jennifer King as a running backs coach... former Commanders assistant becomes first female coach in franchise history

How the Commanders landed on Dan Quinn following an ‘outrageous’ head-coaching search

Washington Commanders hiring Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn as coach, AP sources say

NFL reaches ‘major milestone’ with record 9 minority head coaches in place for the 2024 season

Commanders have started their coaching search. They’re interested in Jim Harbaugh, among others

Commanders fire coach Ron Rivera as new ownership begins making changes

Cowboys dominate Commanders to claim NFC East title, will face Packers in playoffs

Cowboys can clinch the NFC East by beating the last-place Commanders

Commanders to start Jacoby Brissett vs. 49ers after benching Sam Howell on Sunday

Commanders bench QB Sam Howell in favor of Jacoby Brissett for second consecutive game

Rivera will stick with Howell as Commanders’ QB despite Brissett’s big 4th quarter against Rams

Commanders offensive breakdown: Will Sam Howell be the starting QB next season?

Fire alarm signals latest loss for Ron Rivera’s Commanders as their season collapses

Dolphins vs. Commanders will be Mike McDaniel’s return to Washington, a key stop in his career

Rivera takes over Commanders’ defense, just in time to face the Dolphins and their NFL-best offense

Commanders fire defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio after losing to the Cowboys

Rivera’s future with Commanders uncertain after much different Thanksgiving result against Cowboys

Howell has 3 interceptions among 6 Commanders turnovers in their 31-19 loss to the last-place Giants

NFL Power Rankings Week 11: Browns, Texans on the rise, plus head coach status check

Commanders’ defense disappoints Magic Johnson for contributing to a loss that dropped them to 4-6

Bill Belichick heads a list of NFL coaches on the hot seat that includes Brandon Staley, Ron Rivera