Jourdan Rodrigue
@jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
Senior NFL writer for The Athletic. Creator of “The Playcallers” and “Finding Rams”.
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Why Indianapolis Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon decided to keep GM Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen in place for at least one more season…and it is more complicated than (understandably) angry fans think.
Written with the great @zkeefer
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
Written with the great @zkeefer
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
January 6, 2026 at 5:35 PM
Why Indianapolis Colts owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon decided to keep GM Chris Ballard and head coach Shane Steichen in place for at least one more season…and it is more complicated than (understandably) angry fans think.
Written with the great @zkeefer
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
Written with the great @zkeefer
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
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"Don't let our relationship ever impact what's best for the organization," Chris Ballard told the Irsay sisters.
In other words: If you wanna move on, I get it.
Instead, Ballard gets a 10th season.
w/ @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social, why this calculus was different:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
In other words: If you wanna move on, I get it.
Instead, Ballard gets a 10th season.
w/ @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social, why this calculus was different:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
January 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
"Don't let our relationship ever impact what's best for the organization," Chris Ballard told the Irsay sisters.
In other words: If you wanna move on, I get it.
Instead, Ballard gets a 10th season.
w/ @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social, why this calculus was different:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
In other words: If you wanna move on, I get it.
Instead, Ballard gets a 10th season.
w/ @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social, why this calculus was different:
www.nytimes.com/athletic/694...
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going Live after SNF for a full recap of every game and coaching news on YouTube for the first time. will be fun:
@patrickclaybon.bsky.social @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social @thenickshook.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/0wIbsMG...
@patrickclaybon.bsky.social @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social @thenickshook.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/0wIbsMG...
NFL Week 18 Recap of EVERY Game and Playoff Bracket Explainer | NFL Daily
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January 5, 2026 at 3:10 AM
going Live after SNF for a full recap of every game and coaching news on YouTube for the first time. will be fun:
@patrickclaybon.bsky.social @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social @thenickshook.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/0wIbsMG...
@patrickclaybon.bsky.social @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social @thenickshook.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/live/0wIbsMG...
Don’t worry, they’ll get it this time. Nothing says “alignment” like hiring separate outside firms to run the HC and GM search.
Raheem Morris seemed doomed on arrival in Atlanta, all beyond his control. Falcons should've fired Terry Fontenot the year they let him hire Morris.
Whole thing was misaligned. I'm not sure if Morris can be a great HC, but this was an uphill battle from the beginning.
Whole thing was misaligned. I'm not sure if Morris can be a great HC, but this was an uphill battle from the beginning.
January 5, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Don’t worry, they’ll get it this time. Nothing says “alignment” like hiring separate outside firms to run the HC and GM search.
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Head coach Shane Steichen and GM Chris Ballard will return in 2026, per the Colts.
January 4, 2026 at 11:23 PM
Head coach Shane Steichen and GM Chris Ballard will return in 2026, per the Colts.
On a long list of “favorite things” this NFL season, high among them is watching this Bears run game come to life
January 4, 2026 at 9:43 PM
On a long list of “favorite things” this NFL season, high among them is watching this Bears run game come to life
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[Schneidman] Vikings just called a timeout to honor Harrison Smith in what is likely the final game of his outstanding career. twitter.com/mattschneidm...
January 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
[Schneidman] Vikings just called a timeout to honor Harrison Smith in what is likely the final game of his outstanding career. twitter.com/mattschneidm...
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ENTIRE POPULATION OF PHILLY BAR: " What's Trevor Lawrence doing still out there?"
January 4, 2026 at 8:03 PM
ENTIRE POPULATION OF PHILLY BAR: " What's Trevor Lawrence doing still out there?"
Riley Leonard looked solid a few weeks ago too! I am just saying!!!
January 4, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Riley Leonard looked solid a few weeks ago too! I am just saying!!!
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Circling back here—Seattle didn’t play a single snap in base. All nickel/dime vs SF’s 21 personnel, and they held CMC to under 3 yds a pop.
Just a perfectly built defense for modern football.
Just a perfectly built defense for modern football.
Kyle Shanahan vs Mike Macdonald is a fantastic schematic chess match—loved nerding out about it with @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
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January 4, 2026 at 3:48 AM
Circling back here—Seattle didn’t play a single snap in base. All nickel/dime vs SF’s 21 personnel, and they held CMC to under 3 yds a pop.
Just a perfectly built defense for modern football.
Just a perfectly built defense for modern football.
Hard to find any weakness in Seattle when they can run the ball like this. A wagon. That defense is simply a marvel.
January 4, 2026 at 3:47 AM
Hard to find any weakness in Seattle when they can run the ball like this. A wagon. That defense is simply a marvel.
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For the first time, league sources believe the Raiders would be open to moving Maxx Crosby this offseason.
The relationship between the two sides remains strained after the five-time Pro Bowler was shut down for the season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
The relationship between the two sides remains strained after the five-time Pro Bowler was shut down for the season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
January 3, 2026 at 1:51 PM
For the first time, league sources believe the Raiders would be open to moving Maxx Crosby this offseason.
The relationship between the two sides remains strained after the five-time Pro Bowler was shut down for the season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
The relationship between the two sides remains strained after the five-time Pro Bowler was shut down for the season: www.nytimes.com/athletic/693...
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Kyle Shanahan vs Mike Macdonald is a fantastic schematic chess match—loved nerding out about it with @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/V36d6x3v1Mc?...
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/V36d6x3v1Mc?...
January 2, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Kyle Shanahan vs Mike Macdonald is a fantastic schematic chess match—loved nerding out about it with @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/V36d6x3v1Mc?...
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/V36d6x3v1Mc?...
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New year, new pod! Previewing the divisional title games of week 18 with the great @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social! Plus resolutions for the worst teams….
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January 1, 2026 at 5:38 PM
New year, new pod! Previewing the divisional title games of week 18 with the great @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social! Plus resolutions for the worst teams….
🎧: apple.co/4jS2Nri
📺: youtu.be/V36d6x3v1Mc?...
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📺: youtu.be/V36d6x3v1Mc?...
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This is the story I wanted to read about this season and, lucky me, @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social wrote it
I spent a week with the Colts to understand the woman who will lead them into their next era.
My profile of Carlie Irsay-Gordon: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
My profile of Carlie Irsay-Gordon: www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
All eyes are on the NFL’s most atypical owner. Where will her curiosity lead her next?
Carlie Irsay-Gordon is younger than her peers, with her own distinctive vision of how an NFL owner can lead. It is about to be tested.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This is the story I wanted to read about this season and, lucky me, @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social wrote it
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This is a really well done profile.
An Indianapolis Colts season that started with deep grief soon crescendoed into joy.
It ended in disappointment.
Now, the NFL’s most atypical owner faces her first and likely franchise-altering offseason.
So who really is Carlie Irsay-Gordon? How does she think and lead?
It ended in disappointment.
Now, the NFL’s most atypical owner faces her first and likely franchise-altering offseason.
So who really is Carlie Irsay-Gordon? How does she think and lead?
December 30, 2025 at 7:19 PM
This is a really well done profile.
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In early December, before the season fell apart, Carlie Irsay-Gordon wrote on a whiteboard at the Colts facility: "The things which hurt, instruct."
What's the Colts' new owner **really** like? A profile from
@jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
What's the Colts' new owner **really** like? A profile from
@jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
All eyes are on the NFL’s most atypical owner. Where will her curiosity lead her next?
Carlie Irsay-Gordon is younger than her peers, with her own distinctive vision of how an NFL owner can lead. It is about to be tested.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 1:50 PM
In early December, before the season fell apart, Carlie Irsay-Gordon wrote on a whiteboard at the Colts facility: "The things which hurt, instruct."
What's the Colts' new owner **really** like? A profile from
@jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
What's the Colts' new owner **really** like? A profile from
@jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/athletic/689...
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Is there a more fascinating figure in the NFL this season than Carlie Irsay-Gordon? @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social brings you inside the Colts building to tell the story
All eyes are on the NFL’s most atypical owner. Where will her curiosity lead her next?
Carlie Irsay-Gordon is younger than her peers, with her own distinctive vision of how an NFL owner can lead. It is about to be tested.
www.nytimes.com
December 30, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Is there a more fascinating figure in the NFL this season than Carlie Irsay-Gordon? @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social brings you inside the Colts building to tell the story
An Indianapolis Colts season that started with deep grief soon crescendoed into joy.
It ended in disappointment.
Now, the NFL’s most atypical owner faces her first and likely franchise-altering offseason.
So who really is Carlie Irsay-Gordon? How does she think and lead?
It ended in disappointment.
Now, the NFL’s most atypical owner faces her first and likely franchise-altering offseason.
So who really is Carlie Irsay-Gordon? How does she think and lead?
December 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
An Indianapolis Colts season that started with deep grief soon crescendoed into joy.
It ended in disappointment.
Now, the NFL’s most atypical owner faces her first and likely franchise-altering offseason.
So who really is Carlie Irsay-Gordon? How does she think and lead?
It ended in disappointment.
Now, the NFL’s most atypical owner faces her first and likely franchise-altering offseason.
So who really is Carlie Irsay-Gordon? How does she think and lead?
A lot of reflection happens this time of year. I’m thinking a lot about why I write. It will always challenge you. If you’re lucky, if you’re open, it will also change you. Sometimes it’s the story that does it. Sometimes it’s the process. For me, tomorrow’s feature was both.
December 30, 2025 at 12:35 AM
A lot of reflection happens this time of year. I’m thinking a lot about why I write. It will always challenge you. If you’re lucky, if you’re open, it will also change you. Sometimes it’s the story that does it. Sometimes it’s the process. For me, tomorrow’s feature was both.
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Week 17 Recap is stuffed with @patrickclaybon.bsky.social @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social @thenickshook.bsky.social
- The Most Mike Tomlin loss
- Purdy Peaking
- Is the NFC Wide Open too?
- The Saints found their QB
- A grownup Jags win
🎧: landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
📺: youtu.be/FzX2vnJassc?...
- The Most Mike Tomlin loss
- Purdy Peaking
- Is the NFC Wide Open too?
- The Saints found their QB
- A grownup Jags win
🎧: landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
📺: youtu.be/FzX2vnJassc?...
December 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Week 17 Recap is stuffed with @patrickclaybon.bsky.social @jourdanrodrigue.bsky.social @thenickshook.bsky.social
- The Most Mike Tomlin loss
- Purdy Peaking
- Is the NFC Wide Open too?
- The Saints found their QB
- A grownup Jags win
🎧: landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
📺: youtu.be/FzX2vnJassc?...
- The Most Mike Tomlin loss
- Purdy Peaking
- Is the NFC Wide Open too?
- The Saints found their QB
- A grownup Jags win
🎧: landing.podtrac.com/nfldaily
📺: youtu.be/FzX2vnJassc?...
Watch out, AFC contenders. Here come the Texans. This might hurt.
My column from SoFi Stadium: www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...
My column from SoFi Stadium: www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...
December 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Watch out, AFC contenders. Here come the Texans. This might hurt.
My column from SoFi Stadium: www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...
My column from SoFi Stadium: www.nytimes.com/athletic/692...
Thank you, and it rules so hard (like the Texans defense), and I’m annoyed at myself for mistyping but he said “probably” which makes the quote even better, GDI Jourdan, tighten up girl
December 28, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Thank you, and it rules so hard (like the Texans defense), and I’m annoyed at myself for mistyping but he said “probably” which makes the quote even better, GDI Jourdan, tighten up girl
During Houston’s seven-game win streak their defense has ranked No. 2 in both success rate and pressure rate, per TruMedia.
Offense No. 16 in EPA/play and No. 24 in success rate through that time.
Offense No. 16 in EPA/play and No. 24 in success rate through that time.
December 27, 2025 at 8:25 PM
During Houston’s seven-game win streak their defense has ranked No. 2 in both success rate and pressure rate, per TruMedia.
Offense No. 16 in EPA/play and No. 24 in success rate through that time.
Offense No. 16 in EPA/play and No. 24 in success rate through that time.
Up next: Saturday football
December 27, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Up next: Saturday football