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Following the Ducks‘ dominant 23-0 win over the Texas Tech Red Raiders in the Orange Bowl on Thursday, Bassa made sure that his Chiefs’ quarterback, Texas Tech alum Patrick Mahomes, made good on a bet and wore an Oregon uniform for a social media post.
Mahomes, whose season is over after suffering a torn ACL, was seen on Bassa’s Instagram story in the Chiefs’ training room, wearing a white #2 Oregon jersey, which was Bassa’s from his playing career in Eugene.
6-0: The Chiefs are 6-0 at Allegiant Stadium since it opened in 2020. That includes a 2024 Super Bowl win over the San Francisco 49ers.
131: That is the number of receptions Chiefs’ star tight end Travis Kelce has against the Raiders in 23 career games. He may retire after the season.
Spagnuolo earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Springfield in 1982. He was a two-year starting wide receiver for the Pride and he has gone on to unprecedented success as an NFL coordinator. He will be inducted to Springfield’s hall of fame April 11.
Spagnuolo’s coaching career at the collegiate and professional levels spans more than 40 years and began as a graduate assistant at UMass.
“It all kind of began there at Springfield College,” Spagnuolo said before last season’s Super Bowl. “I owe a lot to the foundation that was built there. I loved it.”
Spagnuolo is also a member of Grafton High’s hall of fame.
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Team owner Amy Adams Strunk announced that General Manager Mike Borgonzi will lead the club’s upcoming coaching search and have the final say on the club’s 53-man roster. President of football operations Chad Brinker will lead strategic functions like the salary cap and analytics.
Both Borgonzi and Brinker will report directly to Strunk. Their titles will not change.
“Over the past few years, several job descriptions in our football organization were established to address specific situations and challenges that existed at the time,” Strunk said in a letter addressed to Titans fans. “After working together for the past year, they believe — and I agree — there is a long-term benefit to clarifying and honing the focus areas of our football leadership.
With Rivers’ son a senior next year and also having a soon-to-be 9th grader on the team, Rivers will turn back to coaching high school football again at Saint Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Alabama, for 2026.
While he wished the game outcomes had been different, Rivers has publicly stated he had a blast playing again these last three weeks for the Colts. He will likely serve as their emergency QB for the regular season finale against the Houston Texans, with Indianapolis already eliminated from playoff contention.
His shocking 3-game ‘unretirement tour’ likely only helped Rivers’ arguably borderline case for becoming an eventual Pro Football Hall of Famer—even if it delayed his candidacy another five years in waiting. Recency bias and leaving on such a surprisingly positive and feel good story note should resonate very well with the NFL general public and perhaps most importantly, the Hall of Fame voters going forward.
The Bills have only two quarterbacks on the roster in Allen and backup Mitchell Trubisky. With either of the three wild-card spots the only option for Buffalo, Allen is still expected to start the game to keep his second-longest active starts streak alive (121) but will likely sit to get him ready for the postseason as he did in Week 18 last season.
Other starters and veterans could also get some reduced playing time. Allen is behind only Philip Rivers for the longest active streak (243).
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“I really feel good about where I’m at,” Nagy told reporters on Thursday. “And again, here we are at the end of the season. So this is the time where this stuff comes up.
“I’ve prepared for several years since I went through it at the right time. And everything that I went through in Chicago? It all happened for a reason. And to be able to come back here in Kansas City and be here with Coach Reid and all these players is special.
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