Tom Pelissero

The NFL fined the Chiefs organization $100,000 and TE Peyton Hendershot $5,472 for a sideline shove that drew the ire of Ravens LB Roquan Smith in last week’s kickoff game, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported.

There is drama at the top of the 2024 NFL Draft, as a likely run on quarterbacks -- and some accompanying trades, presumably -- should spawn a fascinating start to the action in Round 1 on Thursday night. But who fills out the final picks in the first round, once the true blue-chip prospects are off the board?Here are four players who haven’t exactly headlined mock drafts of late, but hearing their names called on Thursday evening wouldn’t shock some of the NFL executives, scouts and coaches I’…

2024 NFL Draft: Pro execs, scouts, coaches rank and evaluate the top 20 prospects in this QB class

Coming off back-to-back Super Bowl wins, the Chiefs and Andy Reid are expected to begin negotiations in the coming weeks on a new contract that NFL sources believe should soon make Reid the highest-paid coach in football. General manager Brett Veach is also in line for a new deal, replacing the final two years on the contracts the duo signed following the 2019 season after the Chiefs’ win in Super Bowl LIV.Since then, Kansas City has won two more championships -- including this month’s Super Bo…

Sign up for NFL+ to watch The Insiders every Monday-Friday at noon ET for more exclusive reports.After months of speculation, things are about to ramp up on Jim Harbaugh’s potential return to the NFL. Sources say it’s believed the Chargers will speak next week with Harbaugh, who has indicated to associates there’s a real possibility he could leave the University of Michigan to become Los Angeles’ head coach. The Las Vegas Raiders also continue to weigh a potential pursuit of Harbaugh, who led…

Sign up for NFL+ to watch The Insiders every Monday-Friday at noon ET for more exclusive reports.The Atlanta Falcons still have a shot at a NFC South title entering Sunday’s regular-season finale against the New Orleans Saints, and there continues to be support in the building for head coach Arthur Smith and his staff amidst speculation about his future. But sources say owner Arthur Blank has been calling people he trusts within the league for advice in recent days -- another sign he is weighin…

Sign up for NFL+ to watch The Insiders every Monday-Friday at noon ET for more exclusive reports.Admittedly frustrated by the most difficult season of his tenure as head coach of the Tennessee Titans, Mike Vrabel is slated for regular year-end meetings this week with team brass that could raise difficult questions about how -- or perhaps if -- the sides should move forward together. Sources say Vrabel has not approached ownership with any concerns about the structure of the organization or his…

Sign up for NFL+ to watch The Insiders every Monday-Friday at noon ET for more exclusive reports.Mired in a rare offensive slump, the Kansas City Chiefs pared things down this week to try to get Patrick Mahomes and company humming again. Sources say the Chiefs whittled down their normal game plan from head coach Andy Reid’s massive playbook for today’s game against the Bengals, which means fewer plays, fewer personnel packages and, most likely, fewer players getting their hands on the football.…

Sign up for NFL+ to watch The Insiders every Monday-Friday at noon ET for more exclusive reports.As Antonio Pierce’s on-the-job training as Raiders interim head coach continues, he’s tapping into the experience of several men who have been there before. Sources say former NFL head coaches Tom Coughlin, Marvin Lewis and Adam Gase were all at Raiders headquarters this past week, sitting in on meetings and providing input on all aspects of the football operation amid preparations for the Raiders’…

Just five NFL head coaching jobs opened in the 2023 coaching cycle, tied for the fewest in the past decade. Considering we’ve seen an average of seven head coaching changes per year during that span, logic would suggest that number will be higher after this season (and one HC post already opened up in Las Vegas). That raises a question people within the league are often asking at this time of year: Where will teams find all these new head coaches? Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh will be the subject o…