2025 NFL Playoff Buzz: Seahawks Anticipated to Go Up for Sale After Tremendous Bowl LX

[ad_1] Solely 4 groups stay within the postseason, however there's nonetheless loads of information occurring across the NFL.

After all, each little bit of damage information involving the ultimate 4 groups turns into much more essential as we march towards Tremendous Bowl LX. However the different 28 groups are already energetic in making ready for the 2026 season, with teaching adjustments occurring throughout the league and groups deciding what to do with key gamers.

Who's damage? Who's practising? Who is likely to be on the transfer?

This is the most recent on what's taking place across the league:

The Seahawks are anticipated to be put up on the market after Tremendous Bowl LX, in keeping with ESPN. Seattle's NFL franchise is owned by Jody Allen, the sister of the late Paul Allen, who purchased the Seahawks in 1997 for $194 million; the franchise stayed within the household after Allen's loss of life. The Allen household can also be within the means of promoting the NBA's Portland Path Blazers, which the Microsoft co-founder purchased in 1988.

Payments get new offensive coordinator in Carmichael Buffalo Payments coach Joe Brady started filling out his workers by turning to a former colleague in agreeing to rent Pete Carmichael as offensive coordinator, an individual with data of discussions informed The Related Press on Friday.

The 54-year-old Carmichael has been a long-time assistant beneath Sean Payton, together with spending the earlier two seasons because the Denver Broncos senior offensive assistant. It was throughout Payton’s time teaching New Orleans when Carmichael’s tenure overlapped with Brady. Carmichael was the Saints offensive coordinator when Brady spent the 2017 and ’18 seasons as an offensive assistant.

The shakeup comes after the AFC's top-seeded Broncos' 10-7 loss to New England within the AFC championship recreation on Sunday.

Carmichael’s in depth expertise and connections to Payton are plusses for the 36-year-old Brady, who's making his head-coaching debut. Brady spent the previous two-plus seasons because the Payments offensive coordinator earlier than being promoted this week in changing Sean McDermott, who was fired after 9 seasons.

Although Carmichael will function coordinator, Brady has already mentioned he intends to proceed calling performs for Buffalo’s Josh Allen-led offense.

Packers rent Hafley substitute Inexperienced Bay has employed its new offensive coordinator, and it is a head coach from this previous NFL season.

Jonathan Gannon will take over the Packers' protection for head coach Matt LaFleur, who misplaced Jeff Hafley after he grew to become the Dolphins' head coach. Gannon spent the previous three seasons because the Cardinals' head coach, profitable eight video games in 2024 however seven complete between his first and third seasons.

Gannon spent two seasons because the Eagles’ defensive coordinator from 2021-22 earlier than taking the Cardinals job. He made the transfer from Indianapolis to Philly together with head coach Nick Sirianni.

The Steelers are reportedly planning to rent former Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy as their new head coach, but it surely's not in an effort to retain four-time MVP Rodgers. Nonetheless, the transfer is not anticipated to harm Pittsburgh’s probabilities of retaining the long run Corridor of Fame quarterback, who's deciding whether or not he needs to play subsequent season.

The Dolphins have landed one of many prime head coach candidates on this teaching carousel cycle. Inexperienced Bay Packers defensive coordinator Hafley has reportedly reached an settlement to change into the Dolphins' subsequent head coach. This can mark the 46-year-old Hafley's first head teaching job within the NFL. Hafley has been Inexperienced Bay's defensive coordinator the previous two seasons, a stint preceded by being the pinnacle coach at Boston Faculty from 2020-23. Miami not too long ago employed long-time Packers government Jon-Eric Sullivan as its new common supervisor; Hafley and Sullivan labored collectively the final two years in Inexperienced Bay.

After one other season of failed expectations by which the Dolphins missed the playoffs for the second consecutive 12 months, they enter one other offseason of uncertainty, beginning with who'll be their beginning quarterback in 2026. Tua Tagovailoa was benched for the ultimate three video games of the season due to poor play. Tagovailoa is assured $54 million for 2026, and the Dolphins would incur vital hits to the wage cap by releasing him. Releasing him subsequent 12 months would lead to a $99 million useless cap cost. If the transfer is designated as a post-June 1 launch, these costs are break up over two years, with $67.4 million allotted to the 2026 cap and $31.8 million in 2027.

The Seahawks' most up-to-date damage report lists Darnold as having no damage designation heading into the 2026 NFC Championship Sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams regardless of him being restricted in apply all week. Seattle's starter was beforehand questionable to play within the crew's divisional-round matchup with an indirect situation.

Within the common season, Darnold totaled 4,048 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 14 interceptions and a 99.1 passer score, whereas finishing a career-high 67.7% of his passes. The Seahawks went 14-3, which ended with them beating the San Francisco 49ers on the street in Week 18 to clinch the NFC West and the No. 1 seed within the NFC.

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Thielen introduced his retirement after 12 seasons on Jan. 14. A two-time Professional Bowler, Thielen spent the primary 9 seasons of his profession with the Minnesota Vikings (2014-22), adopted by a two-year stint with the Carolina Panthers (2023-24) and splitting the 2025 season with the Vikings and Steelers. He totaled 1,000-plus receiving yards in three seasons (2017, 2018 and 2023) and double-digit receiving touchdowns in two seasons (2020-21).

Regardless of an injury-shortened rookie marketing campaign, the Jacksonville Jaguars intend on having the extensive receiver/cornerback play each methods once more in 2026, ESPN reported on Jan. 14. Hunter's 2025 season ended after seven video games as a result of a knee damage. Hunter, whom the Jags traded as much as choose with the second general decide within the 2025 NFL Draft, totaled 28 receptions for 298 yards and one landing as a receiver. Hunter logged three passes defended and 15 mixed tackles as a defensive again. Jacksonville went 13-4 and gained the AFC South earlier than shedding to within the wild-card spherical.

Packers HC Matt LaFleur will get extension The Packers and head coach Matt LaFleur have reportedly agreed to a multiyear contract extension. Whereas the main points of the deal aren't public, it confirms LaFleur will stay in Inexperienced Bay for his eighth season following the Packers' slim loss to the Chicago Bears within the NFC wild-card spherical. LaFleur had one 12 months remaining on his contract, and it had been reported that the Packers would both prolong the longtime head coach or transfer on from him this offseason.

Within the first seven years beneath LaFleur, Inexperienced Bay went 76-40-1, lacking the playoffs simply as soon as. Nonetheless, 2025 marked the third 12 months that the Packers received the No. 7 seed within the NFC, and LaFleur is 3-6 within the playoffs.

Crosby went by means of profitable surgical procedure to restore the meniscus in his left knee in early January. He may have six months to get better earlier than NFL coaching camp begins. Crosby missed the Raiders' last two video games of the 2025 season after posting 10.0 sacks and 73 tackles in 15 video games.

The Falcons have agreed to change the ultimate two years of Cousins' contract, per ESPN and The Athletic. In accordance with experiences, the transfer will possible result in the Falcons releasing Cousins by the third day of the 2026 NFL league 12 months on March 13, as it's unlikely any crew would look to commerce for him given his contract. As a part of the restructure, Atlanta transformed Cousins’ 2026 wage from $35 million to $2.1 million and moved the remaining $32.9 million to his 2027 base wage to extend the determine to $67.9 million. His 2027 wage would change into assured if he is nonetheless with the crew by March 13, whereas releasing him with a post-June 1 designation would price the Falcons a useless cap hit of $35 million that may be break up into funds of $22.5 million in 2026 and $12.5 million in 2027.

Cousins, who began eight of his 10 video games performed this season, will play in his fifteenth season in 2026. The veteran signal-caller led the Falcons to a 5-2 document instead of the injured Michael Penix Jr. (torn ACL) to finish the 12 months, finishing 61.8% of his passes for 1,471 yards, 10 landing passes and 5 interceptions in that span.

The Commanders had the NFL's oldest roster this season, however one among their key veterans has expressed an curiosity in returning in 2026. Miller introduced that he'd wish to proceed taking part in no less than yet another season and would favor to remain in Washington. Miller, who signed a one-year deal final offseason, will flip 37 in March, the identical month he can even be a free agent. The 2025 marketing campaign was Miller’s first full season since 2018. He began three of his 17 video games performed and amassed 9.0 sacks, 26 tackles and 6 tackles for loss.

"I feel I proved to myself I can play one other 12 months," Miller mentioned, per NBC. "I need to be right here, however I’m not ready to start out making calls for and saying the place I need to play and the place I need to be at. Whoever needs me, that’s the place I’ll be. … I'd like to be a Commander. … [Head coach Dan Quinn] does an ideal job of conserving me wholesome and able to go so far as vet days and relaxation, and I'd love to have the ability to run that again."

Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles assured in 2026 return Bowles isn’t frightened about his job safety after an epic collapse by the Bucs. The whole lot unraveled after a 6-2 begin, and the Buccaneers (8-9) did not win their fifth consecutive NFC South title. Bowles had led Tampa Bay to the playoffs in every of his first three seasons after changing Bruce Arians in 2022. He has three years remaining on his contract, and he’s working as if he’ll return for a fifth season.

"I’ve earned the possibility," Bowles mentioned about coming again. "I’ve gained three straight division titles, so that claims lots so far as I’m involved. I don’t actually have a message for followers aside from true followers are true followers, and we’re going to attempt to do our greatest to go on the market and win for them. They’re going to really feel how they really feel, however that’s not a coach’s downside. The coach’s downside is to make the crew higher and that’s all I’m wanting ahead to.

"I really feel like we had sufficient expertise to win. The errors we made weren’t talent-driven; they have been extra mistake-driven."

The Related Press contributed to this report.

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