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When the Philadelphia Eagles decided to move on from head coach Doug Pederson, it left the NFL with seven head coaching vacancies. A few have already been filled. The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Urban Meyer, the Atlanta Falcons hired Arthur Smith, the New York Jets hired Robert Saleh and the Los Angeles Chargers hired Brandon Staley.
The Detroit Lions are also expected to hire Dan Campbell, according to ESPN s Adam Schefter.
However, it s still worth taking a few moments to analyze how all seven jobs stack up heading into the offseason, and that s exactly what we re going to do here.
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Three more NFL teams entered offseason mode Saturday. The Indianapolis Colts, Washington Football Team and Seattle Seahawks were all eliminated, bringing the number franchises of franchises focused solely on offseason activities to 21.
You can bet that all 32 teams, however, have at least one eye on free agency, the draft and in relevant cases the construction of new front offices. For teams like the New York Jets and Jacksonville Jaguars, the offseason outline involves all three factors.
Here we will dig into some of the latest NFL buzz entering Day 2 of wild-card weekend.
Urban Meyer Preparing for Jaguars Job
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Father Time remains undefeated. When it comes to professional sports, athletes can only stay at the pinnacle of their powers for so long. Some players are able to stiff-arm the clock for two, three or even 10 years longer than most, but it eventually comes for everyone.
Sometimes the decline is swift like Peyton Manning s shocking regression in his final year. Sometimes, a player drifts slowly downward, like Manning s brother Eli. Regardless of what it looks like, the decline is going to come.
For some NFL stars, the decline has arrived in 2020, whether it s in the form of a nosedive or not. Those are the players we ll examine here. We ll specifically focus on longtime starters or players with Pro Bowl accolades on their resumes who are becoming NFL afterthoughts because of dwindling production, injuries or a combination of both.