The New England Patriots promoted Steve Belichick to safeties coach on Friday. Prior to the secondary gig, Bill Belichick's son was an assistant with an amorphous job description.

It's the last weekend with multiple football games happening for a long time. So here's everything you need to know for Patriots-Broncos and Cardinals-Panthers as kickoff approaches.

Reinforcements are on the way in Carolina. Just days ahead of their matchup against the Cardinals, Jared Allen (right foot) and Jonathan Stewart (ankle) were both spotted on the practice field.

A shoulder injury has ended Jerod Mayo's season. The New England Patriots placed the linebacker on injured reserve ahead of Sunday's AFC Championship Game.

The San Francisco 49ers released their physically unable to perform list for the start of training camp. As expected, wide receivers Mario Manningham and Kyle Williams are on the list.