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Bill Williamson

Bill Williamson has 28 years of professional sports writing experience. This is his 21st straight year covering the NFL. He has covered the Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Denver Broncos, San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders on a daily basis. He spent eight years at ESPN.com. Follow him on Twitter @BWilliamsonNFL.

NFL coaching watch: Luck & McDaniels a match made in heaven?

The head-coaching carousel has spun less wildly than expected thus far. We are on the third day of the NFL offseason for non-playoff teams. Thus far, five

Black Monday predictions: Chuck Pagano is in trouble

The NFL’s annual bloodletting is about to commence. Thus, it will not be a happy new year for many head coaches on Monday as they learn their fates after the 2017 season ends.

NFL MVP Watch: Todd Gurley rests his case

This has been one of the most fascinating NFL MVP races in recent memory, as the final stretch of December has been full of twists and turns. After Week 14, the race saw Philadelphia hot shot quarterback Carson Wentz go down with a season-ending knee injury, cutting short an MVP-favorite campaign.

Why the Texans would be foolish to fire Bill O’Brien

Winter is coming for many NFL coaches. With just two weeks left in the season, the annual head-coaching carnage is about to commence. About a third of the league’s coaches are probably worried that they are in their final days with their teams.

NFL MVP Watch: Todd Gurley rushes into the race

This is getting depressing. The 2017 NFL season will be remembered for all the major injuries to stars. The hits refuse to stop coming, and the NFL MVP race continues to be jolted by the unrelenting injury epidemic.

Chargers are the AFC team no one wants to play in January

This is what you need to know about the AFC in 2017: A team that started 0-4 is probably the most feared team in the conference by the two favorites. While the NFC is a mess fueled by talented teams, the AFC is equally messy for different reasons.

NFL MVP Watch: Antonio Brown enters suddenly wide-open race

Sadly, the NFL MVP race has been sent into disarray with just three weeks remaining. It was thrown in upheaval when second-year star Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz suffered a torn ACL, an injury that will cause him to miss the rest of what was shaping up to be magical season in Philadelphia.

Dissecting the road to the NFL postseason

We have reached the final quarter of the NFL season. Thus far, 2017 has been highlighted — or lowlighted, more fittingly — by injuries to superstars and a lot of bad play.

NFL MVP Watch: Tom Brady continues to soar

We are down to the final quarter of the NFL regular season, and one of the highlights is that the MVP race is heating up. After a certain sophomore quarterback in Philadelphia owned the first two rankings, we have some movement on our board thanks to some veteran savvy — and tremendous play.

The 49ers' future begins now with Jimmy Garoppolo

There are two more home games remaining in this dreadful season for the San Francisco 49ers. While it's been a rough go in Kyle Shanahan's first year as

NFL MVP Watch: Wentz, Brady battle into December

With December beginning this weekend, the NFL stretch run is upon us. That means the MVP race is getting tighter. Here is our Week 13 look: The favorites Carson Wentz: The Wentz train is continuing to fly high as we hit December.

Raiders' fall from grace shows there's more work to be done

There is no doubt that the Oakland Raiders are one of the most disappointing teams of the 2017 NFL season, and we wouldn’t fight you if you said they were the absolute biggest disappointment.

Should the Broncos make Tyrod Taylor their next quarterback?

That's the (multi-)million dollar question facing the Denver Broncos: Should they go after Tyrod Taylor given the subpar quarterback play the team has received since winning Super Bowl 50.

Vikings' unnecessary quarterback conundrum is Mike Zimmer's doing

There could easily be nothing to see in the Twin Cities this week. Instead, Mike Zimmer created the biggest current cliff-hanger in the NFL by delaying his decision at quarterback.