If the Carolina Panthers manage to do only one thing this offseason, they have to find players who can help them defend the run better than they did in 2024. At season's end they had allowed 3,057 rushing yards,

Carolina head coach Dave Canales and GM Dan Morgan should prioritize strengthening the defensive line, among other things.

That was largely true for Zach Wilson, the 2021 No. 2 pick by the New York Jets, who enjoyed a reset year in 2024 as Denver’s third-string quarterback behind starter Bo Nix and backup Jarrett Stidham. It was an anonymous season after three years of spinning inside the league’s biggest media market.

Last summer, the Broncos announced the team’s jersey color for all 17 regular season games, but players picked the color of their pants each week. The Broncos’ home games last fall featured jersey colors white (once), blue (once), throwback (twice) and orange (four times).

The Panthers are making multiple changes to their defensive staff after ranking dead-last in yards and points allowed this season.

In the regular-season finale, Andy Reid’s team sat its share of starters, and Denver clinched a playoff berth with a 38-0 victory. Payton obviously felt good about a third clash with the Chiefs had his club survived the Bills.

Ahead of a matchup with his former team, let's take a look back at Von Miller's dominant performance in Super Bowl 50

Payton coached the Saints for 16 seasons, compiling a record of 152- 89. In his fourth season, he led New Orleans to a Super Bowl 44 victory. He also led the Saints to the postseason in nine of his seasons.

It was on Jan. 12, 1992, when Kubiak relieved an injured John Elway and nearly steered Denver to a comeback win at Buffalo in the AFC championship game. The Broncos ended up losing 10-7 and Kubiak went on to a coaching career that would include a 1995-2005 run as their offensive coordinator and a 2015-16 stint as head coach.

Denver is not typically an organization associated with playoff droughts, but the last decade has been rocky for the team. Since their last playoff win in 2016, the Broncos have had six head coaches and 14 different starting quarterbacks.

Ben Kotwica is out after two years as Sean Payton's special teams coordinator in Denver. The Broncos had another solid season in the kicking game under Kotwica's leadership but a big breakdown that co

Nix unexpectedly led the Broncos to the playoffs and accounted for 33 TDs in his rookie season. But he knows he has plenty to work on in 2025.