January 6, 2026
The Cleveland Browns have requested permission to interview Seattle Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde for their vacant head-coaching job, a source told Mary Kay Cabot of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. The Browns have also requested permission to interview Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken for the position, among others. Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald has called the plays on defense, but Durde has done a fine job as the D coordinator in Seattle the last two seasons. The Browns are looking to replace Kevin Stefanski, who they fired from the head-coaching gig on Monday. Durde started his NFL coaching career as an intern with the Dallas Cowboys in 2014 and also coached with Atlanta and Dallas. He's probably a long shot to win the Browns' job.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Cleveland Plain Dealer - Mary Kay Cabot
January 6, 2026
Former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh is expected to emerge as a favorite to become the next head coach for the New York Giants, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. After being fired by the Ravens on Tuesday after 18 years with the organization, Harbaugh is expected to be pursued by many teams around the league who are searching for a new head coach. Former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski could be Harbaugh's primary competition for the head-coaching gig in the Big Apple. In his 18 years in Baltimore, Harbaugh went 180-113 in the regular season while going 13-11 in the playoffs with a Super Bowl championship. The 64-year-old would be an intriguing fit for a New York Giants team that already has some strong offensive weapons in place with quarterback
Jaxson Dart, receiver
Malik Nabers, and running back
Cam Skattebo.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
January 6, 2026
The Arizona Cardinals have requested to interview New England Patriots passing-game coordinator Thomas Brown for their head-coaching job, a source told Cameron Wolfe of NFL Network. Brown has been a big part of New England's turnaround in 2025, and he has play-calling and head-coaching experience while learning from two of the best in Sean McVay and Mike Vrabel. The Cardinals so far have mostly been targeting defensive-minded head-coaching candidates as they look for a replacement for Jonathan Gannon. The 39-year-old first started as a running backs coach for the Los Angeles Rams in 2020, and he stayed with the team for three seasons. Brown also worked as the Panthers' offensive coordinator in 2023 before being the Bears' pass-game coordinator, offensive coordinator, and interim head coach in 2024.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL Network - Cameron Wolfe
January 6, 2026
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver
Jordan Whittington (knee) was listed as a non-participant on Tuesday's estimated injury report, according to Sarah Barshop of ESPN. Whittington suffered a knee injury in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Arizona Cardinals, and he was reportedly set for an MRI exam early this week. It suggests that the 25-year-old's knee injury could be serious enough to sideline him from the Wild-Card playoff matchup on Saturday versus the Carolina Panthers. The good news is that the Rams have veteran Pro Bowl wideout
Davante Adams (hamstring) fully expected to return this weekend for the start of the postseason. Even when active, Whittington isn't a realistic fantasy WR. He had a total of just 18 catches during the regular season for 171 yards and no touchdowns.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Sarah Barshop
January 6, 2026
Los Angeles Rams tight end
Tyler Higbee (ankle) was listed as a limited participant on the team's estimated injury report on Tuesday, per Sarah Barshop of ESPN. Higbee is managing an ankle injury that caused him to miss six regular-season contests. The 33-year-old veteran came off Injured Reserve to play in the Week 18 regular-season finale against the Arizona Cardinals, though, and he played 64% of the snaps on his way to catching five of his six targets for 91 yards and a touchdown in his first game back. Higbee should be fine to suit up for the Wild-Card playoff game on the road against the Carolina Panthers after not suffering a setback with his ankle injury. The Rams also have
Colby Parkinson and rookie
Terrance Ferguson (hamstring), and they are expected to get receiver
Davante Adams (hamstring) back after a three-game absence. View Higbee as a touchdown-dependent, low-end TE1 in fantasy this weekend.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Sarah Barshop
January 6, 2026
Los Angeles Rams rookie tight end
Terrance Ferguson (hamstring) was listed as a non-participant on Tuesday's estimated injury report, according to ESPN's Sarah Barshop. Ferguson injured his hamstring in practice last Friday and was held out of the Week 18 win over the Arizona Cardinals as a precaution. It's not a great sign that the 22-year-old isn't practicing to begin the week, but he still has a few more days to get back on the practice field. Head coach Sean McVay said he expects Ferguson to return on Saturday for the Wild-Card playoff matchup against the hosting Carolina Panthers. Ferguson took on a bigger role in L.A.'s offense right before his injury, but with
Tyler Higbee now back in the fold, it's going to be harder for the rookie TE to make noise in fantasy in the postseason. He finished his first year in the NFL with only 11 catches on 25 targets for 231 yards and three touchdowns.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Sarah Barshop
January 6, 2026
Green Bay Packers wide receiver
Dontayvion Wicks (concussion) was listed as a limited participant for Tuesday's practice session, according to NFL.com's Jason B. Hirschhorn. Wicks suffered a concussion in the Week 17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens and was held out of the Week 18 regular-season finale on Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings. The fact that the 24-year-old is practicing at all is a good sign, and he could be on pace to clear the league's concussion protocol by later this week and be active for the Wild-Card playoff tilt against the division-rival Chicago Bears on Saturday evening. If Wicks plays this weekend, he'll be a volatile and risky WR4/flex play for those in playoff fantasy leagues. Wicks only caught a career-low 30 passes for 332 yards and two scores on 46 targets in 14 regular-season games. The vast majority of his fantasy production came on Thanksgiving against the Lions, when he went for 94 receiving yards and two touchdowns on six receptions.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL.com - Jason B. Hirschhorn
January 6, 2026
Green Bay Packers rookie first-round wide receiver
Matthew Golden (Achilles) should be good to go for Wild-Card weekend against the division-rival Chicago Bears this Saturday night after being listed as a full participant at Tuesday's practice. Golden played all of the team's offensive snaps in the Week 18 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, with the Packers resting some of their regulars, but the 22-year-old still wasn't able to capitalize with
Clayton Tune running the offense. Golden caught one of his three targets for only eight yards to close out what was a disappointing first year in the NFL. The Texas product was a popular rookie breakout candidate in the preseason, but he ended up with only 29 receptions for 361 yards and no touchdowns in 2025. Green Bay's receiving corps is pretty healthy heading into the playoffs, making Golden pretty hard to trust in fantasy lineups.
--Keith HernandezSource: NFL.com - Jason B. Hirschhorn
January 6, 2026
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver
Davante Adams (hamstring) was listed as a full-go on the team's estimated injury report on Tuesday, according to Sarah Barshop of ESPN. Adams was held out of the final three regular-season games as a way to ensure that he'd be closer to 100% for a postseason run. The 33-year-old should be active for Saturday's Wild-Card matchup against the hosting Carolina Panthers, and he shouldn't have any restrictions in terms of workload. Despite missing time going into the playoffs, the Pro Bowl pass-catcher should be viewed as a top-five fantasy receiver in playoff leagues. Adams finished the 2025 campaign with a league-high 14 touchdown receptions despite missing the final three games, and he added a healthy 60 receptions for 789 yards in his 14 games. Adams is quarterback
Matthew Stafford's No. 1 target in the red zone.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN.com - Sarah Barshop
January 6, 2026
Former Dallas Cowboys head coach and current NBC analyst Jason Garrett will interview for the Tennessee Titans' head-coaching job on Friday, sources told Adam Schefter of ESPN. It's a surprise name, as Garrett hasn't coached in the NFL since the 2021 season, when he was the New York Giants' offensive coordinator. However, he does have plenty of head-coaching experience after a run of over nine seasons with the Dallas Cowboys. The Titans have also reportedly been interested in former Cowboys and Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, who was out of the league in 2025. After firing head coach Brian Callahan during the season, general manager Mike Borgonzi is leading the search for a new head coach. Tennessee finished 3-14 and last in the NFC South in 2025 with rookie first overall pick
Cameron Ward struggling in his first year as the starting QB.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
January 6, 2026
Chicago Bears wide receiver
DJ Moore (knee) was listed as limited in Tuesday's practice due to a knee injury, according to Chris Emma of 670 The Score. It's unclear how serious Moore's knee injury is, but it could help explain why he caught just two passes on seven targets for 18 yards in the final two games of the regular season against the 49ers and Lions, with fellow wideout
Rome Odunze (foot) still sidelined by injury. The 28-year-old Moore did have five catches for a season-high 97 yards and a touchdown in the Week 16 victory over the division-rival Green Bay Packers, and he also scored twice the week prior against the Cleveland Browns. If Moore is active on Wild-Card weekend against Green Bay on Saturday night, he'll be a low-floor fantasy option at receiver, especially if Odunze makes his return to Chicago's receiving room.
--Keith HernandezSource: 670 The Score - Chris Emma
January 6, 2026
Chicago Bears wide receiver
Rome Odunze (foot) was listed as a limited participant in the first practice of the week on Tuesday, according to Chris Emma of 670 The Score. Odunze missed the final five games of the regular season with a stress fracture in his foot, but the Bears are hoping that he can return for the first round of the playoffs this Saturday night against the division-rival Green Bay Packers. The 23-year-old second-year wideout got off to a hot start with five touchdown catches in the first four games. However, he fizzled out eventually before heading to the sideline due to his foot injury. Odunze finished the regular season with 44 receptions for 661 yards and six touchdowns on 90 targets after posting a 54-734-3 line in 17 games as a rookie. If Odunze returns to face the Packers, he'll be pretty volatile for fantasy lineups given his lengthy absence and the emergence of rookie receiver
Luther Burden III and rookie tight end
Colston Loveland.
--Keith HernandezSource: 670 The Score - Chris Emma
January 6, 2026
According to sources, head coach John Harbaugh won't return to the Baltimore Ravens in 2026, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. There were rumblings that Harbaugh might be on the hot seat if Baltimore didn't make the playoffs, and now he's out after 18 seasons with the organization. Harbaugh will immediately jump to the front of the list for top head-coaching candidates around the league now that he is on the open market, with the New York Giants perhaps being his top suitor. Baltimore finished 8-9 in 2025 after a 1-5 start, and they were 0-4 this year in games decided by five points or fewer. Since 2008, the Ravens were 45-61 in such games under Harbaugh. He was the league's second-longest-tenured head coach behind Mike Tolin, and Harbaugh's 193 total wins are tied with Chuck Knox for 12th in NFL history. He led Baltimore to 12 playoff berths in his 18 seasons, including six playoff appearances in the last eight years.
--Keith HernandezSource: ESPN - Adam Schefter
January 6, 2026
Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak has received interview requests for the New York Giants, Arizona Cardinals, Las Vegas Raiders, and Atlanta Falcons head-coaching jobs, a source told Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. Right now, Kubiak's focus is on the playoffs, so he is taking a day or two to "figure out a plan to balance all of it." The Seahawks are the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoff picture and have a bye for Wild-Card weekend. In his first year running Seattle's offense in 2025, the Seahawks finished third in the NFL in points scored. Quarterback
Sam Darnold became the first QB in history to lead two different teams to 13-plus-win seasons in back-to-back seasons. Before joining Seattle, Kubiak was the offensive coordinator with the New Orleans Saints in 2024.
--Keith HernandezSource: Sports Illustrated - Albert Breer
January 6, 2026
The Detroit Lions fired offensive coordinator Johnny Morton on Tuesday, a source told Dianna Russini of The Athletic. Morton was brought in to replace Ben Johnson in 2025 after Johnson left to become the head coach of the division-rival Chicago Bears. The move to replace Morton doesn't come as a huge shock after head coach Dan Campbell took over play-calling duties late in the year to try and turn the team's season around. Before Campbell took over the offense, Detroit went 5-3 and averaged 29.9 points and 125.1 yards rushing per game. After Campbell took over, the team went 3-5 with 26.8 points per game and 114.8 yards per game on the ground. Still, the Lions' offense just wasn't consistent enough to make the postseason in one of the toughest divisions in the league. In Morton's first stint in Detroit as a senior offensive assistant in 2022, the Lions ranked fourth in total offense and fifth in scoring.
--Keith HernandezSource: The Athletic - Dianna Russini
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