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USA Today
2 hours ago
- Business
- USA Today
Arizona Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon said to be on hot seat in 2025, but why?
Arizona Cardinals HC Jonathan Gannon said to be on hot seat in 2025, but why? PFF names Gannon as one of 10 head coaches on the hot seat in 2025. That makes no sense. The Arizona Cardinals are preparing for what is hopefully a competitive 2025 season. There are real playoff aspirations this year. Head coach Jonathan Gannon seems to have had the Cardinals in the right directions. But for some reason, PFF lists Gannon as one of 10 head coaches on the hot seat in 2025. Why? Gannon has mustered only a 12-22 cumulative record with the Cardinals, and his defensive background hasn't extrapolated. Arizona has ranked 32nd and 27th in defensive EPA per play during Gannon's first two years, respectively. The team also faces questions about the long-term future of Kyler Murray (82.1 PFF overall grade), who has fluctuated between MVP candidate and question mark. Arizona's roster has been extremely lackluster throughout Gannon's tenure, which is why it's hard to fully blame him for the team's performance. A much-needed infusion of talent was added this offseason via Josh Sweat (70.0 PFF overall grade), Calais Campbell (85.9 PFF run-defense grade), Walter Nolen (88.9 PFF overall grade) and Will Johnson (76.7 PFF coverage grade). The improved roster should mean a more competitive team, and Gannon needs to assert that the Cardinals can battle both divisional and NFC powerhouses in the near future. If Arizona finishes below .500 for a third straight season, it wouldn't be shocking if Gannon were fired, even if progress is displayed. After all, owner Michael Bidwill canned Kliff Kingsbury in his fourth season despite finishing 11-6 the year before. While one could say that no NFL head coaching job is completely secure, to say Gannon is on the hot seat is not paying attention. The Cardinals fired Kliff Kingsbury after the 11-win team became a four-win dumpster fire. The team was bad. Everything went bad. There was conflict with the starting quarterback. Things were spiraling. You can't look at Gannon's record in a vacuum. In 2023, his first year as head coach, they went from being a four-win dumpster fire team to a very tough, competitive four-win team. I liked to call them a good bad team. They were a bad team with a lack of talent, but they were good in terms of competition. They weren't a good team. They were a good bad team. In 2024, they doubled their win total to eight, which was, based on national expectations, a best-case scenario. They were a perfectly mediocre team, losing to playoff teams and winning almost all the games they should have. They were even 6-4 and leading the NFC West at their bye before struggling down the stretch. With an improved roster, especially on defense, they can legitimately compete in the division. Now, if they fall short of expectations, then 2026 will be Gannon's hot-seat year. But short of an absolute dumpster fire season like 2022, Gannon is as secure as a coach can be this year. Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
Irish Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Politics
- Irish Daily Mirror
Failed asylum seekers kept in overcrowded prisons before deportation flights
Failed asylum seekers are being held in overcrowded prisons before being put on deportation flights, Justice Minister Jim O'Callaghan has confirmed. Social Democrats TD Gary Gannon has now raised concerns about more people being added to overcrowded prisons and the 'performative cruelty' of flights. On Friday, May 30, capacity in prisons across the country was at 115 per cent. Mr Gannon, who is the Soc Dems spokesman on Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, asked Minister O'Callaghan to outline the policy governing the detention of individuals pending deportation on chartered flights. The Minister confirmed that, to date this year, two charter flight operations have removed 71 people who were subject to deportation orders from the State. A further 48 were removed on commercial airlines. Some 20 people verified with the Department of Justice that they have left the State following a deportation order being issued against them. He also stated that 119 enforced deportations requiring escort have occurred so far this year, up to May 23. The Minister confirmed: 'The majority of these cases have involved periods of detention prior to Departure. 'Of the 71 people removed by charter flight, 56 were held in custody immediately prior to the flight. Any children removed were part of family groups and were not detained. 'When a person does not comply with a deportation order, they can be arrested and detained for the purposes of ensuring their deportation. 'The enforcement of deportation orders and the detention of people prior to their removal is an operational matter for the Garda National Immigration Bureau. 'Most people have been detained in Cloverhill Remand Prison or the Dóchas Centre as appropriate. People have also been detained in Cork prison, Limerick prison and Midlands prison.' On Friday, prison capacity at Cloverhill was 111 per cent. In the Dóchas Centre, the women's prison in Mountjoy, the capacity was at 127 per cent. Cork (118 per cent), Limerick men's prison (119 per cent), Limerick women's prison (141 per cent) and Midlands Prison (116 per cent) were all also overfilled, according to daily figures produced by the Irish Prison Service. Deputy Gannon told the Irish Mirror that it is 'unjust' to put failed asylum applications in these overcrowded prisons before deportation. He said: 'Our prisons are overcrowded to the point that we have recorded the highest level of deaths in the prison systems in decades. 'Adding an entirely different cohort of people into an already broken system is entirely unjust. 'These deportation flights are clearly an attempt at performative cruelty. 'For that purpose, an already broken prison system is being stretched further and the effects of that will leave a lasting impression on all of us.' Minister O'Callaghan further confirmed to Deputy Gannon that the number of deportation orders signed in 2024 increased by 180 per cent compared to 2023, rising to 2,403 from 857. He continued: 'This year, 1,816 deportation orders have been signed up to May 23 2025. 'Last year, 1,116 people departed from the State under various mechanisms (i.e. enforced deportation, voluntary return etc.), an increase of 252 per cent compared to 2023 (317). 'This year, 796 persons have had their departure confirmed through these pathways up to 23 May 2025.'
Fox Sports
4 days ago
- Sport
- Fox Sports
2025 NFL odds: Back Jonathan Gannon to win Coach of the Year
We are now less than 100 days away from the start of the NFL season, with the Hall of Fame Game between the Chargers and Lions just two months away. Football is coming! We've had over a month to digest the NFL Draft, as well as some time to analyze the release of the schedule. With football so close to returning, books have done a good job of providing betting options not just on season win totals for each team or odds on who will win the Super Bowl, but markets for all the NFL awards. What is fun about betting on these awards, is you can get long odds and jumbo payouts if you pick correctly. It gives you something to root for over the course of the entire NFL season — you essentially have action on every game that involves your awards bet. With all of these awards open for betting, let's take a look at one wager I have already made. Jonathan Gannon 20-1 to win Coach of the Year (DraftKings) The Cardinals have been a plucky team under head coach Jonathan Gannon so far in his brief two-year tenure. After going 4-13 in 2023 without quarterback Kyler Murray for much of the season, the team improved to 8-9 in 2024. At one point, the Cardinals were 6-4 and looked like an NFC West contender before fading down the stretch. Can they finish the job this year and actually win the division? Well, if they do, Gannon will be squarely in the mix for NFL Coach of the Year, and with their division odds at +390, plus Gannon's odds at 20-1, Gannon is the better bet. My enthusiasm for the Cardinals comes from the attention and resources they've committed to their defense this offseason. They signed pass-rusher Josh Sweat away from the Eagles after he nearly won Super Bowl MVP with his performance against the Chiefs in February. Then in April, the draft was dedicated almost entirely to defense. Walter Nolen, Will Johnson, Jordan Burch, Cody Simon, and Denzel Burke are five defensive players that college football fans watched dominate on Saturdays the last few falls in college football. They all look to improve a defense that was 22nd in yards per play allowed in 2024. The Cardinals also have a schedule that's conducive to getting off to a hot start. In the first six weeks, they will likely see the following opposing quarterbacks: rookies Tyler Shough and Cam Ward, Bryce Young, Sam Darnold and whoever the Colts decide to play between Daniel Jones and Anthony Richardson. Coach of the Year often goes to the coach of a team that makes it to the playoffs after missing the playoffs the previous year. Gannon checks that box and plenty of others, as the Cardinals could be much-improved in 2025. Will Hill, a contributor on the Bears Bets Podcast, has been betting on sports for over a decade. He is a betting analyst who has been a host on VSiN, as well as the Goldboys Network. Want great stories delivered right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, and follow leagues, teams and players to receive a personalized newsletter daily! recommended Get more from National Football League Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more
USA Today
5 days ago
- Sport
- USA Today
Arizona Cardinals to accomplish offseason goals with fewer OTAs
Arizona Cardinals to accomplish offseason goals with fewer OTAs Jonathan Gannon is balancing health and team goals with his shortened Phase 3 of the offseason. The Arizona Cardinals began Phase 3 of their offseason on Wednesday with their first practice of OTAs. This phase of the offseason can be four weeks. Teams are allowed to have 10 practices for OTAs over three weeks, all of which are voluntary. Then they can have a three-day minicamp, a total of 13 practices allowed. However, the Cardinals are opting for a shortened schedule. Rather than the three weeks of OTAs for 10 practices, they will have only two weeks and six, followed by the week of minicamp, a total of nine practices. "I just felt good with the nine," head coach Jonathan Gannon said on Wednesday. "I look at the global view of that and the nine practices, I feel like we can get done what we need to get done. "You guys will see some different things today that you haven't seen in two years. But you know, we tweak some things for development and health, you know what I mean? So that's kind of the teeter totter that I live in, you know. The Cardinals have cut the offseason short. In 2023, they only had two minicamp practices. They only had one last year. So this is just a planned reduction to get the players off for their summer break earlier. Gannon believes they will accomplish what they want to accomplish in the three weeks. "I feel really good about the plan in place. We'll take it day by day though. We'll have to make adjustments. We'll see how the day goes and go from there." Get more Cardinals and NFL coverage from Cards Wire's Jess Root and others by listening to the latest on the Rise Up, See Red podcast. Subscribe on Spotify, YouTube or Apple podcasts.
Yahoo
23-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Ayotte signs two anti-illegal immigration bills
Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed into law Thursday a pair of bills opposing sanctuary city policies and embracing agreements local police and prison departments have with federal authorities regarding the detention of suspected illegal immigrants. The signing ceremony Thursday during lunch hour in the Executive Council chambers capped off a decade-long campaign by Republican legislative leaders and GOP governors to achieve the anti-illegal immigration measures. 'This is a big step forward. There will be no sanctuary cities in New Hampshire, period, end of story,' Ayotte said to loud applause from the roomful of leaders from the legislature and law enforcement. Senate Majority Leader Regina Birdsell, R-Hampstead, was the first to author legislation on the topic a decade ago. 'We got our heads handed to us in the House,' recalled state Rep. John Potucek, R-Derry. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Bill Gannon, R-Sandown, authored one of the bills (SB 62) that became law while House Deputy Majority Leader Joe Sweeney, R-Salem, championed the other (HB 511). 'I look at the governor, she has made promises, kept them. Bail reform, check, (anti) sanctuary city legislation, check,' Gannon said. He cited the case of Jose Miguel Ramirez Vasquez, 33, of Nashua, a twice-deported immigrant from Honduras, sentenced to 33 years to life in prison for the August 2022 murder of Julie Graichen. 'We can't let that happen again and we won't let that happen,' Gannon said. The earliest change to take effect from Ayotte's signature is the anti-sanctuary city language in Gannon's bill that begins in two months; the rest of it kicks in Jan. 1. Sweeney said there have been 'nine to 12' communities over the years to adopt welcoming ordinances that anti-illegal immigrant groups equate to sanctuary city policies. 'We are sending a strong message that if you came here illegally, you are not welcome here,' Sweeney said. Earlier this week, the North Country town of Franconia adopted a sanctuary city ordinance, but Ayotte said these laws will stop their efforts. 'They are going to follow state law, and they are no longer going to be able to do that,' Ayotte said. Ceremony had a campaign event feel to it During her campaign for governor, Ayotte hammered Democratic nominee and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig for having signed up in opposition to similar legislation. There were no Democratic lawmakers in the large crowd behind Ayotte Thursday as she signed the bills. For the event, Ayotte brought back another campaign theme with one sign that read, 'Don't Mass Up N.H.,' a reference to the Bay State spending more than $2 billion to house illegal immigrants who have come to that state. Standing in the back of the hall was state Rep. David Meuse, D-Portsmouth who had led opposition to the bills when they came before the House Criminal Justice and Public Safety Committee on which he sits. 'This is really a sad day,' Meuse said. 'There was a real crisis at the southern border, but this issue became a manufactured crisis here. This completely takes away local control and locks cities and towns in that sign these federal agreements to all kinds of costs and time taken away from their duties in the community.' State Police, sheriffs in three counties and police in six towns have already applied or received approval from the Department of Homeland Security for cooperative agreements with Ayotte's blessing. Some have alleged that the Section 287G Agreements have led to racial profiling, but Ayotte said that won't happen here. 'I have great confidence in our law enforcement officers in this state to do it lawfully and fairly,' Ayotte said. The governor insisted the laws will not worsen the relationship that local law enforcement agencies have with advocates for legal immigrants. 'I say this respects our legal immigration process by saying if you follow that process, you belong here. We are showing respect to them. We welcome legal immigration in this country,' Ayotte added. Former Gov. Chris Sununu had also supported this cause but in 2023 the narrowly divided House of Representatives rejected a final deal on the issue by a small margin. What's Next: Now that both have become law, the Department of Safety and State Police will lead enforcement of them. Prospects: This marks a big win for Ayotte who had championed both proposals as a candidate and a new governor. klandrigan@
