National Football League

Panthers to pick up 5th-year option on QB Young

The Panthers will pick up the fifth-year option on quarterback Bryce Young, who showed "flashes of greatness" while leading Carolina to the playoffs this season, general manager Dan Morgan said Tuesday.

'Best defense' steals show in Texans' wild-card win

The Texans' defense came into the postseason viewed as one of the league's best and showed why in their 30-6 wild-card win over Aaron Rodgers and the Steelers on Monday night.

Rodgers backs Tomlin: 'Absolute joke' if on hot seat

On Monday, as the Pittsburgh Steelers dropped a fifth straight playoff game by double digits, coach Mike Tomlin endured "Fire Tomlin" chants from fans during his team's 30-6 loss to the Houston Texans.

Texans' Collins carted off with concussion in win

Texans Pro Bowl wide receiver Nico Collins left Monday night's win over the Steelers on a cart because of a concussion.

Falcons interview Harbaugh, who is vetting teams

The Falcons announced Monday that they have completed an interview with John Harbaugh for their head coaching job.

Hurts avoids endorsement of Eagles OC Patullo

An endorsement of beleaguered Eagles offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo never came from Jalen Hurts on Monday, a day after last season's Super Bowl champions were knocked out of the playoffs.

Parsons wants LaFleur back as Packers' coach

Micah Parsons and other Packers players said Monday they want Matt LaFleur to return as the team's head coach next season.

Mack: Herbert shouldn't shoulder weight of loss

Chargers vet LB Khalil Mack said he hopes Justin Herbert stops "putting everything on his shoulders" after another disappointing playoff loss.

😈 Texans' petty post tops NFL wild-card trolls

The NFL wild-card round had its fair share of petty posts after big wins, led by the Houston Texans.