What Did Adrian Peterson Say to Sean Payton

With the 2021 NFL season coming to an cease, Black Monday is on the ascent. The Dallas Cowboys are headed to the postseason in Year 2 under Mike McCarthy, only other teams could be looking to head in a new direction.

Who else is on the hot seat? Who will receive a pink slip? Follow along with CowboysSI.com for up to date data on who will be looking for a new coach moving into the new year.

APRIL 4 Part OF BOBBY WAGNER CONTRACT DETAILS EMERGE The Los Angeles Rams made still another splash in free agency last week, when they signed former Seahawks star Bobby Wagner to a 5-year, $50 million deal.

The verbal details of that deal accept still not been revealed, leading many to speculate on the corporeality of guaranteed money, likewise every bit incentives and the cap ramifications. ... and of course leading Dallas Cowboys fans to wonder simply why Cowboys COO Stephen Jones said of bringing Wagner to Dallas, "It just didn't piece of work out.''

What didn't work out? A $half-dozen.5 one thousand thousand cap impact in 2022?!

On Mon, ane stipulation in that contract was finally uncovered, with reports surfacing that Wagner is ready to earn just $6.5 1000000 in 2022 - a major positive for the Rams, who volition exist strapped for cap space heading forward in the offseason.

And yep, awaiting more details, Cowboys fans accept earned the right to be a chip frustrated by it all.

UPDATE: Per Ian Rapoport this is "functionally ... a ii-year deal worth $17.5 mil base with a run a risk to make $23.five 1000000 with incentives. — He gets $vi.5 mil in Year 1 — only $10 mil fully guaranteed.''

So ... that's a commitment of $8.75 million per year for two seasons. That'south information technology.

APRIL 1 CAP SPACE UPDATE Merely over ii weeks into costless agency, the Dallas Cowboys are however able to spend money. After trading Amari Cooper to the Cleveland Browns and hit out on complimentary agents Von Miller and Randy Gregory, the team nonetheless has money to spend.

The team currently sits 14th in the league in terms of cap infinite, with just over $15 1000000 to spend. The team might use the money to sign a replacement for La'el Collins or Cedrick Wilson, who departed for the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins, respectively.

MARCH xxx JOINT CAMP?The Cowboys and Chargers are planning on conducting at to the lowest degree one articulation practice this summer, as the Dallas News is first to study.

The Cowboys (and the NFL) are "working toward normalcy,'' as ane team source told us this calendar week in Palm Beach, Florida at the NFL annual meetings - and a articulation do would be a symbol of that equally the league works to deal with the COVID issue.

The conditioning is expected to exist staged at the Chargers facility in Costa Mesa, which is about 100 miles southward of the Cowboys training military camp headquarters in Oxnard.

These things tin can go a bit feisty ... and so from Dak Prescott on the Dallas side to Justin Herbert on the Chargers side, there will demand to exist boundaries.

Merely yep. There will probably still exist fights. And CowboysSI.com will be there to bring you blow-past-blow coverage of Cowboys military camp.

MARCH 25: STEWART HIRED Rayna Stewart is joining the Dallas coaching staff as a special-teams banana under coordinator Bones Fassel.

Stewart, 48, was most recently the assistant special-teams coach for the Green Bay Packers, Dallas head coach Mike McCarthy'south former team. Stewart, a native of Oklahoma City who grew up in California, was a 1996 5th-round NFL Draft pick who played five years in the league.

Dallas as well this week added Brian Schottenheimer to the fold. Read more about him, his part, and his relationship with McCarthy, here.

FEB 22: RICHARD HIREDWith Dennis Allen moving upward to head omnibus in New Orleans, the Saints are promoting two top defensive assistants Kris Richard and Ryan Nielsen, to become co-defensive coordinators, the team appear Midweek.

All the moves are triggered, of course, by the recent retirement of head charabanc Sean Payton.

Richard volition remain the team's secondary coach and Nielsen will remain in his his role as defensive line bus in addition to sharing coordinator duties.

The sharing of responsibility is nothing new to Richard, 42, who during his time in Dallas from 2018-nineteen was and then highly-thought-of that coordinator Rod Marinelli essentially fabricated him an unofficial co-coordinator.

Richard was the Seahawks coordinator from 2015-17 earlier coming to Dallas, when he was for a time thought to be a hot caput motorcoach candidate.

That could at present happen over again for him. It re-starts with a new role in New Orleans.

FEB 21 VIKINGS Rent Abroad DANIELS The Vikings take hired Matt Daniels as their new special-teams coordinator, as first reported by NFL Network's Tom Pelissero (via Twitter).

Daniels, 32, began coaching in 2018 later on a brief career in the NFL. He worked as an assistant with the Rams for 2 seasons nether Bones Fassel, so came to the Cowboys to work with Fassel once more.

FEB xx MORE PHILLIPSWes Phillips is continuing a rich family unit football tradition, the grandson of Bum Phillips, son of Wade Phillips and former Dallas Cowboys assistant at present joining the Minnesota Vikings as their new offensive coordinator under head omnibus Kevin O'Connell.

Phillips has been on the Rams staff, where McConnell was recently as Los Angeles won the Super Bowl.

Wes, 42, a native of Houston, was in Dallas from 2007 to 2013 in a variety of roles, including fourth dimension when dad Wade, now 74, was the Cowboys head autobus.

Gramps Bum was of course a legendary one-time Houston Oilers jitney.

FEB nineteen FLORES HIRED The Steelers have named Brian Flores as their senior defensive assistant/linebackers coach.

Flores was most recently the head coach of the Miami Dolphins and in the wake of his recent firing - and his job interviews for head coaching positions that did not come to fruition - has filed a lawsuit against the NFL claiming racial injustices in the league's hiring practices.

"I am excited about Brian Flores joining our coaching staff given his history of developing and didactics defensive players during his time in the NFL," Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said. "Brian'due south resume speaks for itself, and I look forward to him adding his expertise to help our squad."

February 13 PETERSON ARRESTED

All-fourth dimension NFL running back Adrian Peterson is in problem with the law on Super Bowl Sunday every bit he was arrested on a felony domestic violence charge confronting his married woman while aboard an airplane.

Peterson, who had been in Los Angeles for the pre-Super Bowl festivities, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport following an incident with his wife on a plane that was about to take off, co-ordinate to TMZ.com.

Co-ordinate to the report, the plane had pulled out of the gate and was ready for takeoff when law enforcement officials ordered that the plane turn effectually and render to the gate, at which point the legendary star Peterson was removed from the plane.

Peterson played in four games this twelvemonth with the Titans and the Seahawks. He accomplished stardom at the start of his career in Minnesota and among his other stops was a fourth dimension Washington, Saints, Cardinals and Vikings.

Peterson experienced a family violence accuse in 2014 when pleaded no competition in a example in which his spanking of his four-year-onetime son was argued to be calumniating.

FEB 12 ii ON THE MotilityRod Marinelli, the longtime NFL defensive coordinator and defensive line coach who was with Dallas from 2013-19, is retiring.

Marinelli, 72, is among the most beloved, trusted and successful coaches of his generation. His concluding stint was with the Raiders, who now have a new coaching staff, leading to the end of the line for Marinelli.

He was a champion in Tampa and was winless as a caput coach in Detroit.

But his legacy is secure.

Meanwhile, another former Dallas defensive coordinator, Rob Ryan, is being hired as a senior assistant with the Raiders under new caput double-decker Josh McDaniels. Ryan, 59, was with the Raiders before, where he one time served five years as their defensive coordinator. And he was in Dallas from 2011-12 in that aforementioned role.

FEB 7 PAYTON REPLACED New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Dennis Allen is getting the top task, replacing the "retired" Sean Payton.

The Saints have long been leaning toward keeping things in-house when it came to filling Payton's shoes.

The Saints did wait in other directions, including an interview with Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy. But has been Payton'south righthand human since becoming New Orleans defensive coordinator tag in 2016. Additionally at that place is apparently support from the players for the elevation of Allen.

Feb 6: DIGGS TAUNTS DIGGS The Pro Bowl is supposed to be fun.

And at the moment, Buffalo Bills receiver Stefon Diggs thinks information technology is.

That Diggs scored a TD. The Dallas Cowboys' Diggs, Trevon, could do zip virtually it ... except to have the taunt.

JAN 26: NEW OwnershipThe Denver Broncos franchise is upwardly for sale, with a number of noteworthy potential bidders.

Co-ordinate to Michael McCarthy and A.J. Perez of Forepart Office Sports, billionaire investor Robert F. Smith, a Colorado native reportedly worth $7 billion, could exist amid those looking and would to get the first Black owner in the history of the NFL.

Smith famously gave a 2019 offset address at Morehouse College in which he pledged to pay off the student loan debts of over 400 students.

Three other potential groups are led past, respectively, John Elway, Peyton Manning and the family unit of the late Pat Bowlen, the former possessor.

JAN 26 2 COWBOYS Equally BEARS The Bears have lined upwardly second interviews with Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn and with Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus on Wednesday - both men of course having Dallas ties.

Quinn, who is probable to leave the Cowboys after one season, is also a finalist for the Broncos task and has had interviews with the Giants, Vikings and Dolphins. Eberflus, who was a top defensive assistant in Dallas before moving to Indy a few years ago, is besides scheduled for a 2d interview with the Jaguars on Thursday.

We've been told that Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich is the forepart-runner for the Jags task, and that Quinn is a front-runner for the Denver job.

Bucs defensive boss Todd Bowles is in the mix in Jacksonville, and ex-Miami dominate Brian Flores remains a top candidate across the board.

January 25 ALL Near PAYTON Sean Payton'southward departure from New Orleans has major NFL ramifications and Cowboys storyline ties besides. Read all about 'em hither.

Meanwhile, we are too reporting that Dallas offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is unlikely to go a top job in this cycle and figures to be staying with the Cowboys.

Jan 24: AIKMAN, PAYTON AND Goggle box The coaching carousel has in recent days included the name of Sean Payton.

To the Dallas Cowboys, as the head coach in place of the suddenly beleaguered Mike McCarthy?

Or to Flim-flam Sports, in place of the desired-by-Amazon Troy Aikman?

Forepart Function Sports is reporting that Fob Sports is eyeing at New Orleans Saints coach Payton as the replacement for Aikman should the Hall of Fame take a job doing games for the new "Thursday Nighttime Football game'' on Amazon.

The Payton news comes on the heels of NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport reporting that the Saints' iconic and long-time boss has not committed to returning to the team. And of class mixed into the rumor factory is another Cowboys connectedness beyond Aikman'southward legendary ties to Dallas, as Cowboys owner Jerry Jones' unwillingness to announce his public back up for McCarthy feeds the idea of him possibly flirting with hiring Payton, a former Cowboys assistant who maintains a close relationship with the Joneses.

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JAN 24: QUINN IN NY, And then DENVERThe Dallas Cowboys wisely go on to caryatid for an eventual hiring of a new defensive coordinator to head passenger vehicle Mike McCarthy'south staff as the Denver Broncos keep to "zero in'' on a top contender to be their next head coach.

Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn will be traveling to Denver for a second interview this week.

Quinn is, every bit i source has put it to us, "the hottest candidate in the cycle.'' He is in loftier need effectually the NFL, having interviewed for multiple head-coaching vacancies. He is in the midst of a Monday visit with the New York Giants - the hometown team of the New Jersey-born 51-yr-onetime.

Quinn is the one-time Atlanta Falcons head man who led that team to a Super Bowl booth. Before that, Quinn was a Super Basin defensive coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks. He arrived in Dallas this flavor and oversaw a complete turnaround of the Cowboys defense, which became a top-notch play-making unit as part of Dallas' 12-5 playoff season.

Read more hither. ... including the three elevation names who could replace Quinn.

Jan 20: DOLPHINS Upwardly Miami is interviewing Cowboys administration Kellen Moore and Dan Quinn today for its head-motorbus spot. Our contour of the two coordinators' strengths and weaknesses, in video style, here ...

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JAN 17: KELLEN, QUINN and FLUS Get here for the play-by-play of the Broncos' DFW visits with Kellen Moore and Dan Quinn ... and get to Jacksonville for the latest on an old pal, Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, working his way to existence a strong candidate for the Jaguars head coaching task. Eberflus will have a second interview with the Jaguars on Thursday. That will be his second visit, essentially meaning the 51-twelvemonth-old Eberflus, a former Dallas banana, is a finalist for that task.

Past the way: Want deep groundwork into why Flus left Dallas? It'southward hither.

Also today, some other old linebacker-related pal in the news as the Seahawks have fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. Norton spent the past four seasons as Seattle'southward defensive coordinator, and of course was a standout Cowboys player in the early 1990's.

JAN 14: VIKINGS DESIRES Minnesota has added both Dallas coordinators Dan Quinn and Kellen Moore to its head jitney interview request list. For Quinn? Well, that'due south almost every team with a vacancy expressing involvement in who we're told is "the hottest candidate in the cycle." For Kellen? There is buzz that he's attracted to the Vikings. Only Minnesota will end upwardly with a lengthy interview list that includes names like Doug Pederson and Todd Bowles.

January 13 McCLAY TRUTHS - by FishThis is going to keep coming up, every offseason.

And someday, it might even come true.

But Will McClay'due south commitment to the Jones family is a rock-solid ane, based on loyalty, but also on authority (without the title of "GM,'' every bit Volition is a "vice president'') and, as I empathise information technology, right now without quite the salary of a GM, also - though that changes near every offseason when another team even flirts with trying to lure McClay from Dallas.

And it'll likely change again. In fact ... information technology but did. McClay has a new bargain to stay at The Star.

He has security. He has family. He has money. He doesn't have to take the PR bullet for mistakes, as Jerry Jones takes those (along, of course, with the credit). He is more than just a former actor and a old coach and a old picket and now an exec: McClay is "The Unifier,'' a unique conduit who deals seamlessly with the Jones, with the scouting department, with the coaching staff, and even with the locker room.

What he says to me on an nigh annual basis, substantially in this exact words:

"'I'yard very happy with my office with the Cowboys. It is a family and I want to be a function of building a string of successful championship teams. One of my goals is to exist a role of something that helps Mr. Jones win a Super Basin here really before long. I love information technology hither. I love the organization and the things that we do."

My video from earlier this week - in advance of the sudden surge of gossip from New York - breaks it down in great detail. Get the gossip out of the way. Go the facts here.

And if the McClay/Jones bond e'er changes? Nosotros'll allow you know.

Jan 12 JAGS ProblemWe are told that three of the "top candidates'' in this caput-coach search cycle volition decline offers to have the chore with the Jaguars if that organization continues to retain general manager Trent Baalke.

Baalke has been involved in a series of controversies, many of them clashes inside his own building. There is a thought that Jacksonville ownership volition come to this realization and brand a change. Only for at present, Baalke's remains in place and is helping to conduct interviews.

But sentry: In that location volition stop upward being three interviews he is unable to become.

And no, we accept non specifically been informed that the GM is the reason Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn - the "hottest'' of them all - has and then-far declined a Jags invite. But it does make sense.

JAN eleven JUDGEDThe "Clown Show'' is over.

In a seeming reversal of plans, the New York Giants fired head coach Joe Approximate after but ii seasons on the job. Judge, 40, went 10-23 in his two seasons while overseeing a program that made it all the more outrageous when he pinpointed Washington, an NFC East rival, every bit a "clown testify organization.''

January 11 MORE QUINNThe Bears have put in a request to interview Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn for their head coaching vacancy. Also on Chicago'southward list: fired Dolphins passenger vehicle Brian Flores and old Dallas assistant Matt Eberflus, now the defensive coordinator in Indy. Eberflus, per NFL Network, is as well scheduled for a Jags interview.

Past the style, we've got NFL people who call back the Broncos are zeroing in on Quinn every bit the head coach, with Denver GM George Paton interviewing guys like Luke Getsy of the Packers and Jerod Mayo of the Patriots to eventually settle in and serve as Quinn'due south coordinators in Denver.

And ... add the Dolphins to the listing of teams that want to visit with Quinn ... a list that pretty soon is going to read, "All of 'em.''

JAN 10: GIANTS KEEPING Gauge? New York coach Joe Approximate's task is safe, reports Josina Anderson - this despite a record - and his quotes - that make him seem rather clownish.

If true? Washington, Dallas and Philadelphia folks are not displeased.

January 10: FLORES FINISHED WITH DOLPHINSIn a shocker, the Miami Dolphins have fired head double-decker Brian Flores following a win over the New England Patriots Sunday. Miami finished the 2021 season with a ix-viii record afterwards starting the yr off 1-seven.

Flores, 40, spent the terminal seasons at the helm for the Dolphins, posting a 24-25 tape. Last season, Miami finished 10-six, but failed to make the playoffs. The Dolphins were expected to be big players this offseason in the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes, but perhaps the firing of Flores changes that.

JAN x: BEARS START FRESH AT HEAD COACH AND GENERAL Director

The Chicago Bears accept fired both head coach Matt Nagy and general manager Ryan Pace. The news was starting time reported past ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Nagy, 43, won the NFL's Coach of the Year award later his kickoff season in 2018, when he led the Bears to a 12-four record and reached the playoffs for the first time in viii years. Following a hot start, he couldn't sustain that success over the ensuing iii seasons.

Nagy finished his 4-year run in Chicago with a 34-31 record. With three unlike quarterbacks in 2021, the Bears stumbled to a 6-11 record, finishing third in the NFC North.

Pace, 44, was hired every bit the Bears GM in 2015. He is perhaps all-time known for his infamous 2017 selection of quarterback Mitchell Trubisky with the No. ii selection over names like Patrick Mahomes and Deshaun Watson.

Jan 10: VIKINGS NIX Meridian TWO NAMESThe Minnesota Vikings have fired head coach Mike Zimmer and full general director Rick Spielman following the 2021 season. The news was starting time reported by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport.

Zimmer, 65, served as the Vikings passenger vehicle since 2014. During his 8-year run, Minnesota posted a 71-56-i record, making the postseason three times with an appearance in the NFC Title in 2018.

Since the 2018 flavour, the Vikings have failed to win the NFC Northward. Zimmer has posted a 33-31-one record with only two winning seasons. Minnesota finished 8-ix in 2021 despite high expectations following last yr'southward NFL free agency and the NFL draft.

Spielman, 59, was hired equally the team's GM dorsum in 2012. Prior to his tenure as the caput of the front end office, Spielman served as Minnesota's Vice president of thespian personnel from 2006-11.

What's side by side for Zimmer? A Cowboys connection looms.

Jan 9: MO' Problem? Kellen Moore is merely 33, merely he'south considered quite achieved already as the Cowboys offensive coordinator. Dan Quinn, at 51, is the Dallas defensive coordinator and is more been-there/done-that.

Maybe that's why Quinn, equally reported on the Saturday national ESPN telecast, spent fourth dimension giving Moore some interview pointers before Kellen's Fri ZOOM visit with the Jaguars. (In other words, it's not like Quinn, who will soon be doing interviews himself, needed guidance from Kellen.

Merely i NFL source - who is a fan of Moore'south - cites to CowboysSI.com a problem with Kellen'southward candidacy.

"Teams are going to see him every bit 'immature,' and maybe 'too immature,'' the source said. "They are therefore going to desire to see Kellen 'control a room.' And also the fact that 'commanding a room' isn't Kellen's strength - how is he going to 'command a room' on ZOOM?''

Jan 9: TEXANS AND McDANIELS? TexansDaily.com sources accept indicated that the Houston organization is leaning toward retaining head coach David Culley. But at the same fourth dimension, an NFL source has told us to go on an heart on Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels to the Texans should the society'south deep examination of the work of Culley atomic number 82 to a modify. Full story hither.

JAN 9: BRONCOS FINISHED WITH FANGIO The Denver Broncos are departing ways with Vic Fangio following three seasons. The Broncos finished 7-ten in 2021 with a 28-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.

Fangio, 63, has been regarded equally a tiptop-tier defensive coordinator during the past two decades before being hired in 2019. Taking over for Vance Joseph, Fangio finished with a xix-thirty record. Denver'due south best season under his direction was back in 2019 with a vii-9 record.

"This morning, George and I informed Vic of the decision to part ways with him equally head motorcoach of the Denver Broncos," President and CEO Joe Ellis said in a argument. "For the final three seasons, Vic put his heart and soul into coaching the Broncos. I want to thank Bus Fangio for giving his maximum effort to our organisation since the day he was hired.

The firing of Fangio now makes Denver the third open position this offseason. Both the Las Vegas Raiders and Jacksonville Jaguars have begun their searches after the resignation of Jon Gruden and firing of Urban Meyer.

The Jags search, by the way, will include a visit with former Texans boss Bill OBrien. (See beneath.)

Fangio will exist ane of the more sought-after coordinators this offseason later his success with the San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, Houston Texans and other teams.

January 8: RHULE'S REIGN CONTINUES

The Carolina Panthers will retain Matt Rhule every bit head coach for the 2022 season. In two years with the Queen City franchise, Rhule has posted a 10-22 heading into Sunday'south season finale confronting the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Rhule'southward first task this offseason will exist to observe the Panthers' next offensive coordinator. The team fired Joe Brady during its goodbye week. Brady, who is all-time known for his time with Joe Burrow during the 2019 national title season run with LSU, never wanted to commit to the run game, which was deemed a problem by Rhule.

Panthers possessor David Tepper gave Rhule a seven-year, $62 1000000 contract following the firing of Ron Rivera. In improver, Tepper committed to paying $half-dozen meg to buy out Rhule's bargain at Baylor.

JAN 8: QUINN IN? NFL sources tell CowboysSI.com that defensive coordinator Dan Quinn volition be a "top candidate'' in Denver equally Fangio moves on. That full story here.

JAN vii: BOB BACK? Sources tell usa that the Jaguars are serious about including Bill O'Brien in their search for a new caput coach to supersede the disgraced Urban Meyer. O'Brien is the offensive coordinator at Alabama, with the championship game on Monday night, and will interview with the Jags following that game. More info here.

JAN 7: KELLEN VISITS Cowboys offensive coordinator Kellen Moore conducted a two-hr Zoom interview on Friday while in Philadelphia for the Jags job. Sources tell us Bucs coordinator Byron Leftwich might have the inside rail there. Story hither.

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