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Getty Images With the 2021 hiring cycle ended, extra draft picks eventually will be awarded to teams who lost minority candidates to coaching or G.M. jobs elsewhere. Four teams will receive multiple third-round picks in the 2021 draft as a result of the hiring of Brad Holmes from the Rams to...

USA TODAY Sports It’s been a great start to 2021 for women. Kamala Harris became the first woman vice president, the first Black vice president and the first Asian vice president. On Monday night, Natalie Sago and Jenna Schroeder became the first women to work on the same NBA officiating crew...

Getty Images The Lions are shopping quarterback Matthew Stafford, and they have a whole lot of potential customers. About a third of the league has reached out to the Lions about a potential Stafford trade, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. Among the teams that have been mentioned as...

Getty Images When it comes to potential interest in Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford, the glass is currently two-thirds empty. That’s the obvious import of the news that a third of the league has reached out to the Lions. A third of the league. Ten teams. For a 32-year-old franchise...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team and FanDuel Group announced the first-ever market access partnership between a NFL team and an online sports gaming platform in the U.S. Under the terms of the agreement, FanDuel and the team launched legal sports betting Thursday in the Commonwealth...

USA TODAY Sports Washington made it official on Tuesday morning, announcing Jennifer King has been promoted to assistant running backs coach. She is the first Black woman to serve as a full-time assistant coach in the NFL. King spent the 2020 season as a coaching intern for Washington. “Coach...

Getty Images Chris Harris ended his playing career in 2012 after eight seasons. He began his coaching career the following year and has had a rapid ascent since. Harris, currently the defensive backs coach for the Washington Football Team, is interviewing with the Eagles for their defensive...

Getty Images After a dozen seasons in Detroit, quarterback Matthew Stafford will be moving on. So where will he go? Plenty of teams will be interested, especially with a contract that pays out only $20 million in 2021. (He may want a new deal on the way through the door, however.) Despite...

Getty Images The Ravens announced the hirings of Rob Ryan and Anthony Weaver to their defensive staff. Ryan will serve as inside linebackers coach and Weaver as run game coordinator/defensive line coach. In a news release, head coach John Harbaugh said the team continues to interview...

USA TODAY Sports Though former Panthers General Manager Marty Hurney was initially reported to be Washington’s choice for the same role, the Football Team officially named Martin Mayhew its G.M. on Friday morning. Mayhew spent seven seasons as the Lions’ G.M. from 2008-2015. He was most...

USA TODAY Sports It’s been known for a while that Marty Hurney would be joining Washington’s front office, but now it’s official. After naming Martin Mayhew General Manager earlier Friday morning, Washington announced Hurney is the club’s executive vice president of football/player personnel...

USA TODAY Sports If Dwayne Haskins is going to become a successful NFL quarterback, Alex Smith says he needs to eliminate the distractions keeping him from reaching his potential on the field. In an interview with Charles Robinson and Terez Paylor of Yahoo Sports, Smith said his former...

Getty Images Marty Hurney is the new G.M. in Washington. Unless he isn’t. NFL Media initially reported that Hurney will be the new G.M. in Washington. Now, NFL Media reports that Martin Mayhew will be the new G.M. in Washington. Hurney is still joining the team, and he’ll have a top role in...

Getty Images Jennifer King has earned a promotion, becoming a full-time offensive assistant with the Washington Football Team, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports. She spent last year as a coaching intern for the team. In 2019, King was an offensive assistant at Dartmouth College after spending...

Getty Images Quarterback Dwayne Haskins‘ visit with the Steelers apparently went well. According to multiple reports, the Steelers have agreed to terms with Haskins on a contract. He will be part of their offseason roster and compete for a spot on the 53-man one they will take into the 2021...

Getty Images As the NFL continues a dramatic change in its stance toward gambling, Washington has become the first NFL team to get a sports betting license. FanDuel and the Washington Football Team have been issued a joint sports betting license in Virginia, according to David Purdum of ESPN...

USA TODAY Sports Only one head coaching job remains open and Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy remains waiting. Bieniemy is a candidate for the Texans’ job and has strong support from quarterback Deshaun Watson. Washington quarterback Alex Smith, who worked with Bieniemy for five...

Getty Images Martin Mayhew will not be the General Manager of the Washington Football Team, but he will reportedly be joining the organization. Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports that Mayhew will be leaving his position as the 49ers vice president of player personnel and taking a job in...

Getty Images When attempting to list the teams that should or would or could be interested in Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, it’s arguably easier to list the teams that shouldn’t or wouldn’t or couldn’t be. On today’s PFT Live, Chris Simms and I tried to do both. The end result was a...

Getty Images The Washington Football Team’s season is over, but concerns about COVID-19 outbreaks are not. Washington announced today that it will keep its facility closed as a result of multiple positive tests within the organization. “Earlier this week we became aware that members of our...