Welcome to your Morning Cup of Joe, an eye-opener to help Joe’s readers ease into their busy workday with a few football links, wacky news and a pleasant distraction.
The NFL will play a game in Madrid and a game in Mexico City annually for the foreseeable future. [PFT]
Raheem Morris found a good job. [CBS]
Why is the NFL squeezing Jody Allen to sell the Seahawks? Do they look like they’re horribly run? [Yahoo!]
Analyzing the 10 new NFL head coaches. [NFL]
Um, don’t think it’s too slick to drill your blonde supermodel/All-American gymnast girlfriend with a 95 mph fastball. Careful there, Mr. Cy Young. [TikTok]
French outlet claims the Browns will play the slimy Saints in Paris. [Awful Announcing]
There are 12 teams that have never won a Super Bowl. Why? (Joe didn’t think there were that many.) [SI]
Disney/BSPN lost $110 million in its attempted hostile shakedown of Google/YouTube. [Front Office Sports]
Elderly mother of Today Show co-host snatched from her bed in upscale Tucson neighborhood by intruders. Whereabouts unknown. [TMZ]
Dude decides to go full-blown Bobby Knight at the strip club. Video style! [Outkick]
Joe can’t tell if this means the dog likes Pink Floyd or not. [TikTok]
Shedeur Sanders to replace Drake Maye in Pro Bowl. @Chris_Broussard reacts:
“This is embarrassing. Not for him, for the league, for football. This is terrible. This has literally become a participation trophy. And he’s not the first.” pic.twitter.com/y2MNd6XxuF
— First Things First (@FTFonFS1) January 27, 2026
Every Conversation During Super Bowl Week, 2026 edition… pic.twitter.com/DITOzsMRM8
— Kyle Brandt (@KyleBrandt) February 2, 2026