Three more massage therapists allege Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker engaged in inappropriate sexual behavior during massage sessions, The Baltimore Banner reported Saturday.

• The allegations follow a report published by The Banner on Thursday in which six other women made similar accusations.

  Tucker released a statement via social media on Thursday vehemently denying the allegations, and the Ravens said in their own statement that they "take any allegations of this nature seriously and will continue to monitor the situation."

  Following the latest allegations, attorneys for Tucker referred The Banner to his statement from two days ago.

  The three massage therapists all worked at the same men's spa in Baltimore. An attorney for the spa owner told the publication that the owner had not previously heard the allegations against Tucker, 35, despite at least one woman detailing reports she made to management about the kicker.

  Each of the encounters with Tucker allegedly took place between 2012 and 2016 at high-end spas in the Baltimore area.

  Tucker moved to the region in 2012 after the Ravens signed him as an undrafted free agent. In 13 seasons with the team, he is a five-time All-Pro selection and is the NFL's all-time leader in field goal percentage at 89.1.

  The Banner began investigating a tip received Jan. 9 regarding the allegations in advance of the Thursday report. The first six women who spoke to the news organization were kept anonymous out of their fear that the Ravens or their fans would retaliate.

  Among that group, five accused Tucker of requesting that they "massage his pelvic region or inner thighs while he had an erection," then proceeding to expose his genitals by moving the sheets laid over him. Two claimed that Tucker brushed them with his exposed penis, and three said that he left "a large wet spot" on their massage tables that they "strongly believed to be ejaculate."

  Tucker said it didn't happen.

  "The allegations in The Baltimore Banner article about me are unequivocally false," Tucker wrote in a lengthy denial.

  "Throughout my career as a professional athlete, I have always sought to conduct myself with the utmost professionalism. I have never before been accused of misconduct of any kind, and I have never been accused of acting inappropriately in front of a massage therapist or during a massage therapy session or during other bodywork. I have never received any complaints from a massage therapist, have never been dismissed from a massage therapy or bodywork session, and have never been told that I was not welcome at any spa or other place of business."

  --Field Level Media

The Dallas Cowboys hired Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams as their new offensive coordinator, the team announced on Saturday morning.

• He replaces Brian Schottenheimer, who last month was promoted to head coach after the Cowboys parted ways with Mike McCarthy following the season.

  The hiring of Adams would seem to indicate an increased focus on the running game in Dallas for next season. Adams, 41, worked the past two seasons for the Cardinals after spending four years with the Indianapolis Colts as an assistant offensive line coach (2019-20) and tight ends coach (2021-22).

  Under Adams, the Cardinals ranked seventh in the league in 2024 in rushing yards (144.2 per game) and 11th in total offense. The Cowboys, meanwhile, ranked 27th on the ground at 100.3 ypg and had the fewest rushing touchdowns in the NFL with six.

  One of the names most frequently connected to the Cowboys when it comes to the NFL draft in April is Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, who led the nation with 2,601 rushing yards and 29 rushing touchdowns last season while finishing second in the Heisman Trophy voting.

  Dallas has the 12th pick in the first round after finishing 7-10 in 2024.

  While Adams would be in charge of the offense in 2025, Schottenheimer is expected to call the plays. That matches what the team did last season, as McCarthy served as the play-caller.

  Also, according to reports, the Cowboys are expected to hire an offensive line coach under Adams. Mike Solari held the role for the past two seasons. With nine-time Pro Bowl guard Zack Martin set to be a free agent, Dallas' offensive line could be in store for a shakeup in 2025.

  Among other coaches reportedly under consideration for the Cowboys' OC opening were Detroit Lions assistant head coach/running backs coach Scottie Montgomery, former Cleveland Browns OC Ken Dorsey, and Atlanta Falcons tight ends coach Kevin Koger.

  --Field Level Media

Grant Udinski, a 29-year-old Minnesota Vikings assistant coach, interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars' vacant offensive coordinator job, NFL.com reported on Friday.

• A day earlier, ESPN reported that Udinski interviewed to be the Houston Texans' offensive coordinator. Per the reports, Udinski has had five interviews for OC roles in the current coaching cycle.

  The Jaguars previously met with Washington Commanders quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard and Los Angeles Rams pass game specialist Nate Scheelhaase regarding the role of offensive coordinator under new head coach Liam Coen.

  Udinski began his coaching career in 2019 at Baylor. When Matt Ruhle jumped from being Baylor's head coach to taking the same job with the Carolina Panthers in 2020, he brought Udinski with him.

  After two seasons in Carolina, Udinski jumped to the Minnesota Vikings in 2022 as assistant to the head coach/special projects. He was promoted to assistant quarterbacks coach in 2023, then added the title of assistant offensive coordinator in 2024.

  The Vikings finished 12th in total offense this season (346.9 yards per game) and ninth in scoring (25.4 points per game) behind resurgent quarterback Sam Darnold.

  The Jaguars' offensive coordinator in 2024, Press Taylor, won't return following a season in which the team came in 25th in total offense (306.2 ypg) and 26th in scoring (18.2 ppg).

  --Field Level Media

The New York Jets announced the hiring of Tanner Engstrand as their next offensive coordinator on Friday, continuing to raid the Detroit Lions' cupboard in the process.

• Engstrand, 42, was on the Lions' staff since 2020 and served as their passing game coordinator for the past three seasons.

  He follows Aaron Glenn to New York after the Jets tapped Glenn, formerly Detroit's defensive coordinator, as their new head coach. The Jets also recently hired ex-Lions tight ends coach Steve Heiden to be their offensive line coach.

  Engstrand helped Jared Goff and the Lions rank No. 1 in the NFL in scoring offense (33.2 points per game), No. 2 in total offense (409.5 yards per game) and No. 2 in passing offense (263.2 ypg) this past season.

  Engstrand has yet to serve as an offensive coordinator in the NFL, but he did so at the University of San Diego from 2011-17. He played quarterback at Grossmont College and San Diego State.

  Engstrand was a San Diego State teammate of new Jets general manager Darren Mougey, also a quarterback, in 2004. Current Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell was the starting quarterback.

  The Jets have a major decision to make with their own quarterback, as 41-year-old Aaron Rodgers expressed during last season that if he were to continue playing in 2025, he'd want it to be for New York.

  --Field Level Media

With Liam Coen out the door for a head coaching opportunity, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers promoted Josh Grizzard to fill their offensive coordinator post Friday.

• Grizzard, 34, joined the Buccaneers' staff last year as Todd Bowles' pass game coordinator. He spent the previous seven seasons in a variety of roles on the Miami Dolphins' staff, including wide receivers coach in 2020-21.

  With Grizzard helping OC Liam Coen on the Tampa Bay passing game, quarterback Baker Mayfield had the best statistical season of his career, racking up 4,500 yards, 41 touchdowns and a 71.4 percent completion rate. Mayfield was named to his second Pro Bowl in three seasons.

  "Josh is bright and innovative and was instrumental in our game planning and play design over the last year," Bowles said in a statement. "After interviewing several outstanding candidates throughout this process, it ultimately became clear that our best option was here in our building. We had a lot of success offensively last season and during our conversations, Grizz provided some great ideas on how we can build on that. His familiarity with our offense, our players and the staff will ensure the continuity that is crucial for sustained success."

  Coen departed Tampa Bay to take over the Jacksonville Jaguars last week.

  --Field Level Media

NEW ORLEANS -- When the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles meet in Super Bowl LIX on Feb. 9 in the Caesars Superdome, New Orleans will make history by tying Miami for the most Super Bowls hosted (11).

• But it's the games themselves that have produced plenty of history for the Crescent City.

  In the city's first Super Bowl (IV), the Chiefs made their only previous title game appearance in New Orleans at Tulane Stadium, which was the site of three Super Bowls before the Superdome came along.

  The previous year, the New York Jets made Joe Namath a prophet by upsetting the heavily favored Baltimore Colts and demonstrating that the AFL and the NFL were more competitive than had generally been accepted, with the merger of the two leagues approaching.

  When Hank Stram's Chiefs rolled into New Orleans and upset the heavily favored Minnesota Vikings in the last game involving the AFL, it further solidified the incoming teams' legitimacy.

  Fast forward 43 years, and the last Super Bowl played in New Orleans made history as the first one in which the two head coaches were brothers when John Harbaugh led the Baltimore Ravens against Jim Harbaugh's San Francisco 49ers.

  But it became notable for another, more bizarre reason when a power outage knocked out the lights inside the Superdome early in the third quarter.

  In between the first and last Super Bowls in New Orleans, the Crescent City was the site of:

  --the first Super Bowl titles won by the Cowboys and the Steelers;

  --another Cowboys title in the first Super Bowl played indoors once the Superdome opened;

  --the Eagles' only previous appearance in a New Orleans Super Bowl in a loss to the Raiders;

  --the Bears' only Super Bowl title;

  --the 49ers' last Super Bowl title with Joe Montana;

  --the Packers' first post-Lombardi title;

  --and the Patriots' and Tom Brady's first title in the first post-/911 Super Bowl.

  Then came the Harbaugh Bowl.

  Joe Flacco threw touchdown passes to Anquan Boldin, Dennis Pitta and Jacoby Jones to give Baltimore a 21-6 halftime lead. Jones, playing in his hometown, returned the second-half kickoff 108 yards for a touchdown.

  The Ravens were rolling. Then the power outage knocked the lights out for 34 minutes.

  When play resumed, the game changed.

  San Francisco scored 17 unanswered points, the last seven of which came on Colin Kaepernick's touchdown pass to Michael Crabtree that trimmed the lead to 28-23 at the end of the third quarter.

  Justin Tucker kicked a field goal for Baltimore before Kaepernick ran 15 yards for a touchdown. The 49ers had a chance to tie, but a two-point conversion failed with 9:57 left.

  Another Tucker field goal pushed the lead to 34-29 and San Francisco drove to the Ravens' 5-yard line in the final two minutes, but turned the ball over on downs.

  Baltimore took a safety in the final seconds, completing the scoring in one of the most unusual and entertaining Super Bowls.

  And now the big game is back in the Superdome. Both Harbaughs had a chance to return but the Ravens lost a divisional playoff to Buffalo and Jim's first season as head coach of the Chargers ended with a wild-card loss to the Texans.

  This time, Kansas City will chase what would be a history-making three-peat while Philadelphia will try to prevent history and win its second Super Bowl title.

  Hopefully the lights stay on.

  --Les East, Field Level Media

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis informed other coaching candidates Friday that the team plans to continue discussions with Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore after Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans, NFL Network reported.

• Per league rules, Moore cannot meet with the Saints again or officially be hired until after the game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Feb. 9.

  The Saints are currently the only NFL team without a head coach after firing Dennis Allen in November following a 2-7 start. New Orleans went 3-5 under interim coach Darren Rizzi.

  Per reports, New York Giants offensive coordinator Mike Kafka and Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver both have interviewed with the Saints on two occasions.

  Moore, 35, was the offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys (2019-22) and Los Angeles Chargers (2023) before moving to the Eagles this season.

  In his first season with Philadelphia, Moore helped the Eagles to a No. 2 seed in the NFC playoffs behind a rushing attack that ranked second in the league with 179.3 yards per game.

  --Field Level Media

The Dallas Cowboys are hiring Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams to be their new offensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported Friday.

• He would replace Brian Schottenheimer, who earlier this month was promoted to head coach after the Cowboys parted ways with Mike McCarthy following the season.

  The hiring of Adams would seem to indicate an increased focus on the running game in Dallas for next season. Adams, 41, worked the past two seasons for the Cardinals after spending four years with the Indianapolis Colts as an assistant offensive line coach (2019-20) and tight ends coach (2021-22).

  Under Adams' watch, the Cardinals ranked seventh in the league in 2024 in rushing yards (144.2 yards per game) and 11th in total offense. The Cowboys, on the other hand, ranked 27th on the ground at 100.3 ypg and had the fewest rushing touchdowns in the NFL with six.

  One of the names most frequently connected to the Cowboys when it comes to the upcoming draft is Boise State running back Ashton Jeanty, who led the nation with 2,601 rushing yards and 29 rushing touchdowns last season while finishing second in Heisman Trophy voting.

  Dallas has the 12th pick in the first round after finishing 7-10.

  While Adams would be in charge of the offense in 2025, Schottenheimer is expected to call the plays. That matches what the team did last season, as McCarthy served as the play-caller.

  Also according to reports, the Cowboys are expected to hire an offensive line coach under Adams. Mike Solari held the role for the past two seasons. With nine-time Pro Bowl guard Zack Martin set to be a free agent, Dallas' offensive line could be in store for a shakeup in 2025.

  Among other coaches reportedly under consideration for the Cowboys' OC opening were Detroit Lions assistant head coach/running backs coach Scottie Montgomery, former Cleveland Browns OC Ken Dorsey, and Atlanta Falcons tight end coach Kevin Koger.

  --Field Level Media

The Jacksonville Jaguars hired Anthony Campanile as defensive coordinator.

• "Anthony Campanile represents exactly what we want to be as a defensive unit and football team," head coach Liam Coen said in a statement issued Thursday. "He brings an aggressive defensive mindset and a system that is adaptable to our players and allows them to play fast and physical."

  Most recently, Campanile served as the linebackers coach/run game coordinator for the Green Bay Packers in 2024.

  Campanile, 42, previously was the linebackers coach (2020-23) of the Miami Dolphins.

  He began his coaching career as an assistant coach in the high school ranks at New Jersey powerhouse Don Bosco Prep before moving on to positions on the staffs at Rutgers, Boston College and Michigan.

  His only season leading a defense came in 2018 at Boston College, where he was co-defensive coordinator.

  The Jaguars hired Coen earlier this month to replace Doug Pederson as head coach. Previously the offensive coordinator at Tampa Bay, he made an awkward exit from the Buccaneers, who reportedly were set to make him the highest-paid OC in the NFL before he spurned them to move north.

  Per reports, the Bucs aren't going to make it easy for Coen to fill out his staff.

  ESPN reported Friday morning that the Buccaneers won't agree to Jacksonville's request to interview assistant offensive line coach Brian Picucci for a potential role on Coen's staff. The Tampa Bay Times added that the Buccaneers also declined the Jaguars request to talk with offensive line coach Kevin Carberry.

  --Field Level Media

In announcing injury data for the 2024 season Thursday, the NFL said that concussions had decreased to a "historic low" as helmet safety continued to rise.

• Concussions were down 17 percent from the 2023 campaign and 12 percent compared to the 2021-23 three-year average.

  "Today is an important milestone but not the end of our work," Jeff Miller, NFL executive vice president overseeing player health and safety, said in a news release. "Through improved equipment, rules modifications and a continued culture change, we will make the game safer and more exciting."

  The NFL cited the "largest safety improvement in helmets worn on field since 2021" as a key factor. Not only have helmet technology continued to evolve in recent years, 2024 was the first season that players could wear soft-shelled Guardian Caps over their helmets in games. They were previously used only in practice settings.

  The league also heralded its divisive "dynamic kickoff" rule, also new in 2024. Per the NFL, the new kickoff format lowered the rate of touchbacks, raising returns by 57 percent, while lowering players' average speeds. This meant a 43 percent decrease in concussions on kickoffs compared to the 2021-23 average, along with the fewest lower extremity strains on kickoffs since at least 2018.

  "This season's injury data underscores real progress in our efforts to reduce concussions and lower-extremity strains, key areas of focus for the league's injury reduction strategy," NFL chief medical officer Dr. Allen Sills said in a statement. "We're glad to see continued focus on these injuries pay off, and as always, will be using this injury data to inform and further strengthen our injury prevention and reduction approach during the offseason."

  --Field Level Media

Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tucker was accused of inappropriate sexual behavior by six massage therapists in an investigative story by the Baltimore Banner on Thursday.

• Tucker released a statement on social media vehemently denying the allegations, and the Ravens said in their own statement that they "take any allegations of this nature seriously and will continue to monitor the situation."

  The Banner reporters who published the story said they received a tip Jan. 9 and began investigating the allegations. The six women who spoke to the news organization were kept anonymous out of their fear that the Ravens or their fans would retaliate.

  Five accused Tucker of requesting that they "massage his pelvic region or inner thighs while he had an erection," then proceeding to expose his genitals by moving the sheets laid over him. Two claimed that Tucker brushed them with his exposed penis, and three said that he left "a large wet spot" on their massage tables that they "strongly believed to be ejaculate."

  The alleged incidents took place between 2012 and 2016.

  "The allegations in The Baltimore Banner article about me are unequivocally false," Tucker wrote in a lengthy denial.

  "Throughout my career as a professional athlete, I have always sought to conduct myself with the utmost professionalism. I have never before been accused of misconduct of any kind, and I have never been accused of acting inappropriately in front of a massage therapist or during a massage therapy session or during other bodywork. I have never received any complaints from a massage therapist, have never been dismissed from a massage therapy or bodywork session, and have never been told that I was not welcome at any spa or other place of business."

  The Banner's story claimed that two Baltimore-area spas banned Tucker from returning, but Tucker's attorneys deny that that is true. The attorneys also denied Tucker ever ejaculated at a spa.

  "In accusing me of misconduct, the article takes innocuous, or ambiguous, interactions and skews them so far out of proportion they are no longer recognizable, and it presents vague insinuations as fact," Tucker's statement continued. "This is desperate tabloid fodder."

  Tucker retained the law firm Clare Locke and called them "the leading defamation law firm in the U.S."

  "As a matter of principle, I respect when individuals come forward to report misconduct of any kind," Tucker wrote. "I support a process that allows claims to be properly investigated. But, for the sake of myself and my family, I cannot allow false claims to go unchallenged. I cannot be any clearer. These allegations are false and incredibly hurtful to both me and, more importantly, my family."

  An NFL spokesperson told ESPN that it was not aware of allegations against Tucker until the Banner contacted the league for their story.

  Tucker, 35, is the most accurate field goal kicker in league history (89.1 percent) and the longest-tenured member of the Ravens. He has spent his entire 13-year career (2012-24) with Baltimore.

  --Field Level Media

Ken Dorsey is considered a candidate for the vacant offensive coordinator position with the Dallas Cowboys, ESPN reported on Thursday.

• The position is open after then-offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer was promoted to the role of head coach.

  Schottenheimer, who did not hold play-calling responsibilities this past season under then-head coach Mike McCarthy, is expected to call plays for the Cowboys in 2025.

  Dorsey, 43, was fired earlier this month after one season as the offensive coordinator of the Cleveland Browns.

  The Browns' offense was hampered by rotating quarterbacks and another season-ending injury to running back Nick Chubb. Cleveland mustered an NFL-low 15.2 points per game. Dorsey assumed the play-calling role midway through the season.

  This is the second consecutive season that Dorsey has been fired. The Buffalo Bills dismissed him 10 games into the 2023 season amid perception the Josh Allen-led offense was underachieving.

  --Field Level Media

The Philadelphia Eagles opened the practice window for defensive end Brandon Graham and tight end C.J. Uzomah, and the Kansas City Chiefs did the same for wide receiver Skyy Moore on Thursday.

• Graham, a team captain in his 15th season with the Eagles, was placed on injured reserve on Nov. 26 after tearing a triceps muscle in a Week 12 win against the Los Angeles Rams.

  Graham, 36, had held out hope that he could return if Philadelphia made it to Super Bowl LIX, where the Eagles will face the two-time defending champion Chiefs in New Orleans on Feb. 9.

  He said on his WIP radio show on Monday that he's taking things "one day at a time" ahead of the Super Bowl LVII rematch.

  "I'm just excited to be here, excited for this team, excited for this moment," he said.

  Graham is the Eagles' all-time leader with 206 games played and ranks third in franchise history with 76.5 sacks. He tallied 3.5 sacks, seven quarterback hits and 20 tackles in 11 games (one start) this season.

  He was one of the heroes of Philadelphia's 41-33 win against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LII, recording a strip-sack of Tom Brady late in the fourth quarter to help clinch the franchise's first Lombardi Trophy.

  Uzomah, 32, landed on IR on Jan. 1 with an abdominal injury sustained in a Week 17 win over the Dallas Cowboys. He played in seven games for the Eagles this season but did not catch a pass.

  Uzomah has 192 receptions for 1,881 yards and 16 touchdowns in 113 games (85 starts) for the Cincinnati Bengals (2015-21), New York Jets (2022-23) and Eagles.

  As for Kansas City, Moore hasn't played since Week 7 and was placed on IR in October with a core muscle injury. He was a limited participant in his return to practice Tuesday.

  Moore is in his third NFL season, all with Kansas City, and did not record a reception in 2024 before his injury. He has 43 career receptions for 494 yards and one touchdown, plus a 4-yard touchdown catch against the Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

  The Chiefs also said right tackle Jawaan Taylor (knee) was limited on Thursday after listing him as a full participant Wednesday.

  For the second straight day, Philadelphia gave offensive stars Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown rest days, while running back Kenneth Gainwell (concussion, knee), tight end Dallas Goedert (rest, ankle), receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring), left guard Landon Dickerson (knee), center Cam Jurgens (back) and defensive end Moro Ojomo (shoulder) sat out again. Cornerback Eli Ricks and linebacker Nolan Smith popped up on the injury report with illnesses.

  The Eagles also made a move with their practice squad on Thursday, signing running back Lew Nichols and releasing tight end Nick Muse.

  --Field Level Media

The Detroit Lions on Thursday announced the hiring of John Morton as offensive coordinator and the promotion of Kelvin Sheppard to defensive coordinator.

• Terms of their respective contracts were not disclosed by the Lions.

  Morton, 55, replaces Ben Johnson, who was hired as the head coach of the Chicago Bears.

  Sheppard, 37, was elevated from linebackers coach to replace Aaron Glenn, now head coach of the New York Jets.

  Under Johnson, the Lions boasted the NFL's No. 1 scoring offense this season (33.2 points per game) and finished second in total offense (409.5 yards per game). Detroit's points (564) and regular-season wins (15) were franchise records.

  With Morton as Denver's pass game coordinator, the Broncos finished 20th in the NFL in pass offense (212.4) and averaged 25.0 points per game.

  Morton spent the 2022 season with the Lions as a senior offensive assistant before joining the Broncos in 2023. The Michigan native previously worked with quarterback Jared Goff during Johnson's first season as offensive coordinator.

  When Glenn took over as Detroit's DC in 2021, Sheppard came on board and has spent the last four seasons learning under the former three-time Pro Bowl defensive back and 15-year NFL veteran.

  Sheppard, who played linebacker for eight NFL seasons, including his final season with Detroit in 2018, served as director of player development at his alma mater LSU in 2020 before returning to the Motor City.

  --Field Level Media

The Las Vegas Raiders are re-signing Patrick Graham to remain their defensive coordinator, multiple media outlets reported.

• Graham, who has held the position since 2022, saw his contract expire at the end of this season.

  He is expected to provide continuity for new head coach Pete Carroll and new general manager John Spytek.

  Graham, 46, served as a defensive coordinator with the Miami Dolphins in 2019 and with the New York Giants in 2020-21 before joining Las Vegas.

  The Raiders (4-13) were hampered by injuries and finished 15th in yards allowed (333.1 per game) and tied for 25th in scoring defense (25.5 points per game) in 2024.

  --Field Level Media

The NFL announced on Wednesday the players participating in each of the on-field and off-field skills competitions that make up the 2025 Pro Bowl Games taking place Thursday and Sunday in Orlando, Fla.

• The 11 skills challenges are worth three points apiece for a total of 33 available. Points from the flag football game on Sunday will be added to Thursday's score to determine the winner between the competing AFC and NFC sides.

  "Passing the Test" is a combination of quarterbacks throwing at various targets in 40 seconds, and teammates answering questions about current Pro Bowl players to try to add more time (10 seconds for a correct response).

  The AFC quarterbacks are the Bengals' Joe Burrow, the Patriots' Drake May and the Steelers' Russell Wilson. The trivia partners are the Texans' Nico Collins, the Dolphins' Jonnu Smith and the Browns' Myles Garrett.

  The NFC QBs are the Lions' Jared Goff, the Vikings' Sam Darnold and the Buccaneers' Baker Mayfield. Their trivia partners are the Packers' Josh Jacobs, the 49ers' Fred Warner and the Bucs' Mike Evans.

  "Safety Catches" pits a wide receiver, tight end and defensive back from each side trying to catch passes while running an obstacle course.

  For the AFC: WR Ja'Marr Chase (Bengals), TE Brock Bowers (Raiders) and DB Derek Stingley Jr. (Texans).

  For the NFC: WR Justin Jefferson (Vikings), TE Trey McBride (Cardinals) and DB Jaylon Johnson (Bears).

  "The Big Spike" pits lineman spiking the football for power and impact.

  The AFC participants are OL Rashawn Slater (Chargers) and Joel Bitonio (Browns) and DL Quinnen Williams (Jets). The NFC participants are OL Chris Lindstrom (Falcons) and Frank Ragnow (Lions) and DL Dexter Lawrence (Giants).

  "Relay Race" features four players from each squad running 40-yard dashes with a football instead of a baton to hand off.

  The AFC relay runners: RB Jonathan Taylor (Colts), CB Pat Surtain II (Broncos), DE Danielle Hunter (Texans), FB Patrick Ricard (Ravens), FS Minkah Fitzpatrick (Steelers), ST Marvin Mims (Broncos), LB Joey Bosa (Chargers), CB Denzel Ward (Browns), WR Jerry Jeudy (Browns), LB Kyle Van Noy (Ravens), LB Nik Bonitto (Broncos) and SS Derwin James (Chargers).

  The NFC relay runners: RB Jahmyr Gibbs (Lions), CB Jaycee Horn (Panthers), DE Micah Parsons (Cowboys), SS Brian Branch (Lions), CB Devon Witherspoon (Seahawks), ST KhaDarel Hodge (Falcons), DE Nick Bosa (49ers), RS KaVontae Turpin (Cowboys), WR Malik Nabers (Giants), LB Bobby Wagner (Commanders), LB Jared Verse (Rams) and SS Budda Baker (Cardinals).

  "Helmet Harmony" tests players knowledge of their NFL teammates.

  The AFC participants: Cameron Heyward and Miles Killebrew of the Steelers; Dion Dawkins and Connor McGovern of the Bills; and Marlon Humphrey and Kyle Hamilton of the Ravens.

  The NFC participants: Vita Vea and Tristan Wirfs of the Buccaneers; Jonathan Greenard and Brian O'Neill of the Vikings; and Rashan Gary and Xavier McKinney of the Packers.

  "Dodgeball" features four teams of seven players and has a total of six points available.

  AFC players: Jeffrey Simmons (Titans), Logan Cooke (Jaguars), Ronnie Stanley (Ravens), Chris Boswell (Steelers), Joe Mixon (Texans), Isaac Seumalo (Steelers), Tyler Linderbaum (Ravens), Patrick Queen (Steelers), Quenton Nelson (Colts), Zaire Franklin (Colts), Brian Thomas Jr. (Jaguars), James Cook (Bills), Ross Matiscik (Jaguars) and Trey Hendrickson (Bengals).

  NFC players: Jaxon Smith-Njigba (Seahawks), Erik McCoy (Saints), Leonard Williams (Seahawks), Bijan Robinson (Falcons), Robert Hunt (Panthers), Taylor Decker (Lions), Jack Fox (Lions), Kyle Juszczyk (49ers), Tyler Smith (Cowboys), Andrew Van Ginkel (Vikings), George Kittle (49ers), Andrew DePaola (Vikings), Brandon Aubrey (Cowboys) and Byron Murphy (Vikings).

  "Punt Perfect" tests the punting accuracy of a one punter and one non-punter from each conference. AFC: Cooke (punter) and Humphrey. NFC: Fox (punter) and Juszczyk.

  The Madden NFL 25 Competition features the AFC's James and Thomas, and the NFC's Jefferson and Parsons.

  The "Great Football Race" consists of five challenges in a relay race. The AFC is represented by Garrett, Linderbaum, Slater, Boswell, Matiscik and McGovern. The NFC participants are Parsons, Ragnow, Wirfs, Aubrey, DePaola and McCoy.

  The "Tug-of-War" features the AFC's Nelson, Seumalo, Bitonio, Stanley, Dawkins, Hendrickson, Hunter, Simmons, Heyward, Q. Williams. The NFC is going with Lindstrom, Tyler Smith, Hunt, O'Neill, Decker, Gary, N. Bosa, Lawrence, Vea, L. Williams.

  Flag football rosters:

  AFC: Burrow, Maye, Wilson, Mixon, Taylor, Cook, Ricard, Chase, Jeudy, Collins, Thomas, Bowers, J. Smith, Linderbaum, McGovern, Van Noy, Bonito, J. Bosa, Queen, Franklin, Humphrey, Ward, Surtain, Stingley, Fitzpatrick, Hamilton, James, Mims, Killebrew.

  NFC: Goff, Darnold, Mayfield, Gibbs, Jacobs, Robinson, Juszcyk, Jefferson, Nabers, Evans, Smith-Njigba, McBridge, Kittle, Ragnow, McCoy, Verse, Greenard, Van Ginkel, Warner, Wagner, Horn, Johnson, Murphy, Weatherspoon, McKinney, Baker, Branch, Turpin, Hodge.

  --Field Level Media

Steve Wilks has agreed to terms to be the New York Jets' defensive coordinator under new head coach Aaron Glenn, multiple media outlets reported Wednesday night.

• Wilks, 55, did not coach in the NFL in 2024 after one season as DC in San Francisco. The 49ers fired him after losing to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII.

  He was head coach of the Arizona Cardinals in 2018, lasting one season and going 3-13. Wilks was also interim head coach with the Carolina Panthers in 2022 and was 6-6.

  A defensive assistant in the NFL from 2005-17 with Washington, Chicago, San Diego and Carolina, Wilks served as defensive coordinator with the Panthers in 2017 and Cleveland Browns in 2019.

  He also was the defensive coordinator at Missouri in 2021, resuming a college coaching career that ran from 1995-2004.

  Glenn said at his introductory press conference on Monday that he wasn't planning to call defensive plays. He was the Detroit Lions' DC from 2021-24.

  "I want to be the best head coach you can find," said Glenn, who was the Detroit Lions' defensive coordinator from 2021 through this season. "In order for me to do that, I think I need to manage the game."

  Also Wednesday night, NFL Network reported Glenn hired Steve Heiden as his offensive line coach. Heiden worked with Glenn in Detroit, coaching the tight ends. And Glenn is reportedly set to hire Chris Banjo as special teams coordinator. Banjo was assistant special teams coach for the Denver Broncos this season.

  --Field Level Media

Tennessee Titans defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Patrick Queen were added to the Pro Bowl Games roster as replacements on Wednesday.

• Simmons, who also went to the Pro Bowl in 2021 and 2022, replaces Baltimore Ravens defensive lineman Nnamdi Madubuike, who is out due to an injury.

  Queen, who represented the Ravens at the 2023 Pro Bowl, replaces Baltimore linebacker Roquan Smith.

  The Pro Bowl Games will take place on Thursday (7-8:30 p.m. ET) and Sunday (3-6 p.m. ET) in Orlando, Fla.

  Simmons, 27, led the Titans with 42 quarterback pressures and was second with 76 tackles this season. He also had five sacks, 11 tackles for loss, two forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 16 games (all starts).

  The Titans selected Simmons 19th overall in the 2019 NFL Draft out of Mississippi State.

  Queen, 25, who signed as a free agent with the Steelers before the 2024 season, finished with a team-high 129 tackles. He also had one sack, six tackles for loss, five quarterback hits, two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery in starting all 17 regular-season games. He also started an AFC wild-card game and had 10 tackles in a 28-14 loss at Baltimore.

  The Ravens selected Queen 28th overall in the 2020 draft out of LSU.

  --Field Level Media

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was listed as a full participant Wednesday in an estimated practice report.

• Mahomes has been dealing with a right ankle injury since mid-December while leading the Chiefs to a Super Bowl LIX berth against the Philadelphia Eagles.

  Neither team practiced Wednesday so the injury reports are estimations.

  Kansas City also listed running back Kareem Hunt (quadriceps), offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor (knee), cornerback Jaylen Watson (ankle) and safety Bryan Cook (quadriceps) as full participants.

  Philadelphia receiver DeVonta Smith (hamstring), center Cam Jurgens (back) and guard Landon Dickerson (knee) would have missed practice Wednesday due to their injuries.

  Tight end Dallas Goedert (ankle), offensive lineman Brett Toth (knee), defensive tackle Moro Ojomo (shoulder) and running back Kenny Gainwell (concussion/knee) also were given the did not practice tag.

  Eagles running back Saquon Barkley is dealing with a calf injury and receiver A.J. Brown was recently plagued by knee soreness. Both players would have sat out a practice.

  Punt returner/receiver Britain Covey (neck) remains on injured reserve but would have been a limited participant on Wednesday. He missed the final two regular-season games and the team's two postseason victories.

  --Field Level Media

The Cincinnati Bengals are ready to open contract negotiations again with wide receiver Ja'Marr Chase, who likely is seeking to become the highest-paid non-quarterback in the NFL.

• Chase, 24, is entering the final season of his rookie deal and is coming off a season in which he won the receivers' triple crown, leading the NFL in

  receptions (127), receiving yards (1,708) and receiving touchdowns (17).

  "It's a priority for us," Bengals' director of personnel Duke Tobin told The (Cincinnati) Enquirer on Wednesday. "It's something we feel like there's a framework to work off of. ... Guys in his position have recently re-done contracts. We believe in Ja'Marr, he's very important to us. The other guys that have done contracts are very important to their teams. So, we believe there's a real framework to work off of. I would expect that we could come together on something that makes sense for both sides."

  That framework starts with the $140 million, four-year deal between the Minnesota Vikings and Justin Jefferson, who received $110 million in guaranteed money. His average annual salary of $35 million tops all non-quarterbacks.

  The Bengals selected Chase with the No. 5 overall pick of the 2021 NFL Draft, and he signed a four-year, $30.8 million contract. The team exercised its $21.8 million option for 2025 last April.

  But the two sides weren't able to reach an agreement last summer on an extension. Chase reported to training camp to avoid fines but didn't practice until just before the season opener.

  The Bengals, who finished 9-8 and just out of the AFC playoffs this season, already have signed quarterback Joe Burrow to a long-term deal. The two, teammates at LSU, have been magical together.

  In his career, Chase has played in 62 games (61 starts) and has made 395 catches for 5,425 yards and 46 touchdowns.

  --Field Level Media

The New York Jets are interviewing Steve Wilks and Chris Harris on Wednesday for their defensive coordinator position, multiple media outlets reported.

• New Jets head coach Aaron Glenn said he will not be the team's defensive play caller.

  Wilks, 55, previously served as the defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers during the 2023 season. He was fired shortly after the Niners lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Super Bowl.

  He also sports a 9-19 record as a head coach with the Arizona Cardinals (2018) and Carolina Panthers (2022), which came as the interim. He's also been a defensive coordinator with the Panthers in 2017 and Cleveland Browns in 2019.

  Harris, 42, was the cornerbacks coach and defensive pass game coordinator for the Tennessee Titans in 2024, but his contract expired at the end of the season. The team announced he would not return.

  Harris had 16 career interceptions in 101 games (88 starts) in eight seasons with four teams, last playing in 2012. He was a sixth-round pick of the Chicago Bears in the 2005 draft.

  Wilks is the favorite to land the job, according to multiple reports.

  Glenn was introduced as the Jets' head coach on Monday.

  --Field Level Media

Bill Belichick has been adamant throughout the years that players win championships.

• With that in mind, Belichick suggested that the Lombardi Trophy be renamed after Tom Brady. After all, the decorated quarterback won an NFL-record seven Super Bowl titles in his career -- six with Belichick as his head coach with the New England Patriots and another with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

  Belichick has since moved on from the Patriots and became the head coach at North Carolina. He made his comments during his weekly appearance on SiriusXM's "Let's Go" podcast.

  "Players win games. You can't win games without good players," Belichick said in a conversation with co-host Jim Gray. "I don't care who the coach is, it's impossible. You can't win without good players. You know, I found that out when I had (Lawrence) Taylor and (Carl) Banks and Harry Carson, Pepper Johnson, Jim Burt, Everson Walls, all those guys at the Giants. And same thing when we got good at Cleveland and then at New England. I mean, it's (Tom) Brady, it's (Willie) McGinest, it's (Mike) Vrabel, it's (Tedy) Bruschi, it's Corey Dillon, it's Randy Moss, Troy Brown, Lawyer Milloy, Ty Law, Rodney Harrison. Those are guys that won the games, man. I didn't make any tackles. I didn't make any kicks. That was (Adam) Vinatieri that made that kick in four inches of snow.

  "You gotta have good players and as a coach, you want to give your players a chance to win. You wanna put 'em in a position where if they go out there and play well, they'll have a chance to win. That's what coach (Bill) Parcells taught me, is there's always a way to win. You just gotta figure out what it is, and you have to give the players a chance."

  Gray noted that "They don't name it the Starr Trophy," referring to Bart Starr, the quarterback who guided the Green Bay Packers to those first two Super Bowl wins. "It's named the Lombardi Trophy."

  Belichick quipped, "Maybe they should name it the Brady Trophy. He won seven of them."

  A five-time Super Bowl MVP, Brady captured titles with the Patriots in 2001, 2003, 2004, 2014, 2016 and 2018 and another with the Buccaneers in 2020.

  --Field Level Media

The Las Vegas Raiders are retaining special teams coordinator Tom McMahon under new head coach Pete Carroll, NFL Network reported Wednesday.

• McMahon, 55, has been with the Raiders since 2022 and will work under his third head coach. He was first hired by Josh McDaniels.

  Carroll was introduced on Tuesday along with new general manager John Spytek.

  Carroll replaces Antonio Pierce, who was fired on Jan. 7, two days after the team concluded a 4-13 season. Spytek replaced Tom Telesco, who was fired by the Raiders earlier this month after one season.

  --Field Level Media

Former Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano has come out of retirement to rejoin the Baltimore Ravens' coaching staff.

• The Ravens announced Tuesday that Pagano, who retired in January 2021, is their new senior secondary coach.

  "It is exciting to add Coach Chuck Pagano to our defensive staff and continue to develop and grow our young and talented secondary," head coach John Harbaugh said in a statement. "Chuck brings a wealth of knowledge, experience and coaching talent to our team. He has deep ties to the program and is excited to get to work."

  Pagano, 64, previously worked with the Ravens as the secondary coach (2008-10) and defensive coordinator (2011) before becoming head coach of the Colts in 2012. Baltimore ranked No. 3 in both yards and points allowed in 2011.

  He won 11 games in each of his first three seasons in Indianapolis and compiled a 53-43 record with three playoff appearances before being fired after a 4-12 campaign in 2017.

  Pagano served as the defensive coordinator the Chicago Bears under head coach Matt Nagy from 2019-20 before announcing his retirement on Jan. 13, 2021, saying he wanted to spend more time with family.

  He'll be tasked with improving a Baltimore defense that ranked 31st in the NFL against the pass in 2024, allowing 244.1 yards per game.

  --Field Level Media

Fox Corp. has sold at least 10 commercials for Super Bowl LIX for $8 million apiece, multiple outlets reported Wednesday.

• The price tag is said to be about $500,000 higher than last year, far exceeding the typical year-over-year increase of $100,000.

  Fox announced in November that it had already sold out its available ad spots for the game, which attracted an audience of 123.7 million viewers last year.

  "What was unique to this Super Bowl, or this marketplace, was we had a lot more people that weren't in the game at all, all of a sudden be like, 'No, no, I have to get in the game,'" Fox Sports executive vice president/ad sales Mark Evans said, per ESPN.

  "If I learned anything, it's that we're in a period now where the live sporting event, where people and families come together to watch, is that much more coveted. There's an escalation in price and interest in the demand for live sports, but we're not at its peak. We've still got runway for growth."

  The Kansas City Chiefs will attempt to pull off the first Super Bowl three-peat when they face the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl LVII rematch on Feb. 9 in New Orleans.

  --Field Level Media