Pat Shurmur

The Bears may appear to be going nowhere, but that doesn't mean Lovie Smith is headed anywhere. Smith effectively can seal another contract with a victory over the Packers on Sunday. Beating the Packers is important to Bears ownership, and Smith could...

If you missed Monday's "NFL Slam with Mark and Sam," starring Times NFL columnist Sam Farmer and Mark Thompson of "Mark and Brian" radio fame, you missed a great discussion on black Monday. Mark and Sam took a look at all the NFL coaching changes...

Black Monday is underway in the NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars fired General Manager Gene Smith early Monday, and, according to multiple reports, the Cleveland Browns have cut ties with Coach Pat Shurmur and GM Tom Heckert. In Kansas City, the Chiefs...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers remain convinced they’re a tweak or two away from another Super Bowl run. The Cleveland Browns, meanwhile, are ready to start all over. Again.   There’s nothing stopping them now.   Ben...

Rookie Travis Benjamin's electrifying 93-yard punt return touchdown gave Cleveland momentum and the Browns won their third straight game, 30-7 over the emotionally drained Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday.     Benjamin's game-changing runback helped the...

Andy Reid is reportedly on his way to becoming the Arizona Cardinals next coach. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday that "it is a done deal" and KTVK-TV in Phoenix reported that Reid is "very close" to being named the Cardinals' coach. ESPN...

It's commonly known as Black Monday around the NFL; the day after the regular season, when Head Coaches and General Managers are generally let go, or resign. The biggest one so far in the midwest is the firing of Romeo Crennel by the Kansas City Chiefs....

The Philadelphia Eagles announced on their official website Monday morning that Andy Reid is no longer the head coach.  Reid's dismissal comes a day after the Eagles concluded the 2012 season with a 4-12 record after their loss to the New York Giants on...

CLEVELAND (AP) — They didn’t look like themselves at all. Not with the turnovers, penalties and blown chances.   These weren’t the Pittsburgh Steelers of old.   And it had little to do with their 37-year-old quarterback.  ...

Baltimore Sun staffers analyze the Ravens' 25-15 win over the Cleveland Browns. Jeff Zrebiec, reporter: Like most Ravens victories over Cleveland, it wasn't pretty. But if the Ravens go on and do anything this season, people will probably point to the...

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

Lots of talk these days about swing states and which way they're leaning. So it's fitting that the most intriguing NFL stories are those teams and players that are in a dramatic state of swing. Take the Indianapolis Colts, for instance. At the end of...