The Buffalo Bills interviewed former NFL quarterback Philip Rivers on January 23, 2026, as part of their search for a new head coach following Sean McDermott’s firing, drawing attention because Rivers has no prior NFL or college coaching experience beyond leading a high school team in Alabama and had just returned from a brief unretirement to play three games for the Indianapolis Colts; his strong relationship with Bills QB Josh Allen and offensive acumen made him an intriguing candidate, but days after the interview Rivers chose to withdraw from consideration and remain focused on his current coaching and family commitments, leaving Buffalo to pursue other coaching candidates.

Duke quarterback Darian Mensah has filed an emergency motion in Durham County Superior Court asking a judge to reconsider a temporary restraining order (TRO) that currently bars him from enrolling at another school after entering the NCAA transfer portal, arguing that the TRO — granted at Duke’s request and set to last until a February hearing — could effectively block him from meeting enrollment deadlines at interested programs; his motion also sought to accelerate the next hearing date, saying neither he nor his counsel were aware of enrollment cutoffs at the original hearing and that waiting until Feb. 2 would cause “manifest injustice,” as the legal dispute stems from Duke’s lawsuit contending Mensah breached a multiyear Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) contract by seeking to transfer.

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