Daily Prowl: Titans hire former Jaguars coach Gus Bradley as DC

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The Healthy Season That Wasn’t: The Truth About Jacksonville’s 2025 Injury Luck (Big Cat Country)

Defensively, the Jaguars’ secondary underwent significant in-season shakeups due to the losses of Hunter, Jourdan Lewis, Eric Murray, and the absence of Caleb Ransaw. Additional injuries not reflected on IR, including Devin Lloyd, Travon Walker, and Arik Armstead (both of whom dealt with hand and wrist injuries) also affected on-field performance. Walker and Armstead, in particular, had their snaps and overall impact limited midseason as they worked back to full strength.

2025 Jaguars Awards: The Results Are In! (Big Cat Country)

It’s still crazy to think that the Jags won 13 games largely without Travis Hunter, but the No. 2 overall pick left with something by taking home BCC’s Good Guy Award thanks to his infectious energy and beaming smile.

Titans hire Gus Bradley as defensive coordinator (Music City Miracles)

When the Titans hired Brian Callahan, the only coach on the staff who had been a head coach before was his daddy. Now, they have offensive and defensive coordinators who have been head coaches. Their special teams coordinator, John Fassel, even spent time as an interim head coach. Robert Saleh is surrounding himself with a lot of experienced coaches.

Ravens reportedly request interview with Jaguars coach Tyler Tettleton (Florida Times-Union)

Tettleton has been an instrumental part of the team’s offense, including serving as the coach who draws pass plays for [Liam] Coen, a role the head coach held under Sean McVay early in his coaching career in Los Angeles.

Why the Jaguars Picked Perfect Draft to Trade Away 1st-Round Pick (Jaguars on SI)

Simply put, the 2026 NFL Draft looks incredibly weak at the top. Each May after the draft, the though amongst many is that the next class will be even better. That narrative is normally shredded by the time January and February roll around, and this year is no different. … As one AFC Scout recently told Jaguars On SI, in this year’s class a team could “draft the same kind of player in the 50s that they could at 25”.

2026 NFL mock draft: Miller’s pick predictions in Rounds 1-2 (ESPN)

[Keionte] Scott is an electric slot corner with elite blitzing skills and the speed to close on the ball. He’s smart and instinctual in coverage, and pairing him with Travis Hunter next season would be fun.

Every NFL Team’s Top Trade Targets in 2026 Offseason (Bleacher Report)

Gervon Dexter is coming off his best season, but he’s also entering the final year of his rookie deal. The Bears have a lot of talent in the defensive tackle room so it would be worth a call to see if he could become Arik Armstead’s heir apparent.

Paris to host first NFL regular-season game in 2026; Saints one of participating teams (NFL.com)

The National Football League will play its first-ever regular season game in Paris, France in 2026, as the league continues to focus on global growth efforts and expanding the international games slate to more countries around the world.

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The Kwesi Konundrum: Why Did It Play Out Like This? (Wide Left)

We tend to think of leverage in terms of total dollars or in guaranteed money. But it is very much the case that Flores could demand different items or more concessions. Seifert reported that Flores earned a contract paying him over $6 million a year, likely the highest-paid coordinator in the league, so it’s clear he used the leverage to get paid. But he may have done more with it, too.

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