Last offseason, not only was he learning a new system, but after being a man-to-man coverage defender for his college and ...

This season, Coach Davie will analyze offensive and defensive schemes as part of his season-long course on football for ESPN.com. Each week, he will break out the chalkboard and break down the X's and ...

Chenal is the foundation — the one constant in an otherwise fluid rotation. At Kansas City, he was used as a downhill enforcer in a scheme that prioritized gap discipline and short-yardage dominance, ...

Matthew Stafford won NFL MVP thanks to some savvy play against some of the hardest coverage schemes in the NFL.

FAYETTEVILLE — The fourth snap of Saturday’s Red-White game provided an interesting look into what the new schemes could look like for first-year Arkansas defensive coordinator Ron Roberts. With the ...

This offseason, the reigning NFC South champions wasted little time in free agency adding a pair of playmakers to a defense that was better in 2025 than the previous season. Of course, the 2024 ...

New Baltimore Ravens safety Jaylin Hawkins believes head coach Jesse Minter's simple scheme can be a benefit to the defense.

Diving into a few challenges the DC faces during his first year on the job ...

The Baltimore Ravens veteran safety is already impressed by the team's new defensive system and how he fits into the optimal vision for it. The seventh-year veteran is coming off his best season to ...

Rob Leonard is a wildcard for the Las Vegas Raiders. While John Spytek added plenty of talent for the first-year defensive coordinator to work with, Leonard has never called plays at the college or ...