Broncos right guard Quinn Meinerz earned first-team All-Pro honors. He was the first alternate for the Pro Bowl Games.
When the NFL reached out Monday about Meinerz replacing Chiefs offensive lineman Joe Thuney, Meinerz “respectfully declined,” Mike Klis of 9News reports.
Browns offensive guard Joel Bitonio instead will replace the Super Bowl-bound Thuney on the AFC roster later this week in Orlando.
Meinerz had incentives in his contract for first-team All-Pro, so he will receive $1.5 million in escalators — an added $500,000 on his payouts for 2026, 2027 and 2029 seasons. So he will now make $15.866 million in 2026 and $18.5 million in both 2027 and 2028.
The Broncos have three Pro Bowlers in cornerback Pat Surtain II, returner Marvin Mims Jr. and outside linebacker Nik Bonitto.
The Lions appear to have settled on their choice to replace Ben Johnson as their offensive coordinator.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the team is working to hire Broncos passing game coordinator John Morton. Morton is traveling to Detroit to meet with the team.
While Morton has spent the last two seasons in Denver, he is a familiar face in Detroit. He was on Dan Campbell’s staff in 2022 as a senior offensive assistant and the two men were both on the same Saints staff earlier in their careers.
Morton has also worked for the Raiders, 49ers, Jets, and at USC over the last two decades.
The Eagles and Chiefs will meet in Super Bowl LIX, and this is how the path to the 2025 Super Bowl unfolded:
AFC Playoff Bracket
1. Kansas City Chiefs beat Texans 23-14 in divisional round, beat Bills 32-29 in AFC Championship Game.
2. Buffalo Bills beat Broncos 31-7 in wild card round, beat Ravens 27-25 in divisional round, lost to Chiefs 32-29 in AFC Championship Game.
3. Baltimore Ravens beat Steelers 28-14 in wild card round, lost to Bills 27-25 in divisional round.
4. Houston Texans beat Chargers 32-12 in wild card round, lost to Chiefs 23-14 in divisional round.
5. Los Angeles Chargers lost to Texans 32-12 in wild card round.
6. Pittsburgh Steelers lost to Ravens 28-14 in wild card round.
7. Denver Broncos lost to Bills 31-7 in wild card round.
NFC Playoff Bracket
1. Detroit Lions lost to Commanders 45-31 in divisional round.
2. Philadelphia Eagles beat Packers 22-10 in wild card round, beat Rams 28-22 in divisional round, beat Commanders 55-23 in NFC Championship Game.
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost to Commanders 23-20 in wild card round.
4. Los Angeles Rams beat Vikings 27-9 in wild card round, lost to Eagles 28-22 in divisional round.
5. Minnesota Vikings lost to Rams 27-9 in wild card round.
6. Washington Commanders beat Buccaneers 23-20 in wild card round, beat Lions 45-31 in divisional round, lost to Eagles 55-23 in NFC Championship Game.
7. Green Bay Packers lost to Eagles 22-10 in wild card round.
Playoff Schedule
Wild card round
Saturday, January 11, 2025
Texans 32, Chargers 12.
Ravens 28, Steelers 14.
Sunday, January 12, 2025
Bills 31, Broncos 7.
Eagles 22, Packers 10.
Commanders 23, Buccaneers 20.
Monday, January 13, 2025
Rams 27, Vikings 9.
Divisional Round
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Chiefs 23, Texans 12.
Commanders 45, Lions 31.
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Eagles 28, Rams 22.
Bills 27, Ravens 25.
Conference Championships
Sunday, January 26, 2025
NFC Championship: Eagles 55, Commanders 23.
AFC Championship: Chiefs 32, Bills 29.
Super Bowl LIX
Sunday, February 9, 2025
6:30 p.m. ET: Chiefs vs. Eagles (Fox)
The Cowboys have a new head coach in place and they have started working on filling out Brian Schottenheimer’s coaching staff.
According to multiple reports, the Cowboys interviewed Chris Banjo for their special teams coordinator job on Saturday. John Fassell had the job for the last five years, but he left for the same position on the Titans’ staff this week.
Banjo has been an assistant special teams coach in Denver for the last two years. He spent the previous decade playing defensive back and special teams for the Packers, Saints, and Cardinals.
The 49ers also interviewed Banjo for their special teams job and he’s been mentioned as a potential candidate for that job on Aaron Glenn’s staff with the Jets.
The Bears interviewed David Shaw before they hired Ben Johnson as their new head coach and they might interview him again for a spot on Johnson’s staff.
Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports that they have requested permission to interview Shaw for their offensive coordinator job. Shaw is currently a senior personnel executive with the Browns, but was the head coach at Stanford for 12 years and he served as the school’s offensive coordinator before moving into that job.
Shaw is not the only name in the mix. Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports reports that they want to interview Cardinals quarterbacks coach Israel Woolfork and Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that they interviewed tight ends coach Declan Doyle for the same job on Saturday.
Doyle’s been with the Broncos for the last two years and previously worked for Sean Payton with the Saints. Woolfolk has spent the last two seasons in Arizona.
