2024 NFL season
The season began on September 5, 2024, with reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City defeating Baltimore in the NFL Kickoff Game.
The playoffs started on January 11 and concluded with Philadelphia defeating Kansas City in Super Bowl LIX, the league's championship game, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, on February 9.
On March 11, teams were allowed to exercise options for 2024 on players with option clauses in their contracts, submit qualifying offers to their pending restricted free agents, and submit a Minimum Salary Tender to retain exclusive negotiating rights to their players with expiring 2023 contracts and fewer than three accrued seasons of free agent credit.
Five other quarterbacks—Jayden Daniels, Drake Maye, Michael Penix Jr., J. J. McCarthy, and Bo Nix—were taken in the first round, tying the 1983 draft for the most in NFL history.
The following rule changes were approved at the NFL Owners' Meeting on March 25–26:[91] The majority of training camps were opened on July 24.
The preseason began on August 1 with the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game, in which the Chicago Bears (represented in the 2024 Hall of Fame class by Devin Hester, Steve McMichael, and Julius Peppers) "defeated" the Houston Texans (represented by Andre Johnson).
Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles was held on February 9 at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana.
This is his second NFL coaching position, previously coaching the San Francisco 49ers from 2011–2014, leading them to two NFC West division titles, three consecutive NFC Championship Game appearances and a Super Bowl appearance, ending his tenure with a regular season record of 44–19–1 (.695).
He was most recently the head coach at Michigan from 2015–2023, leading the Wolverines to three College Football Playoff appearances and a National Championship in 2023.
He was most recently the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys from 2021–2023, with his unit leading the league in takeaways all three years.
[239] Kelly, the team's assistant general manager, would serve as interim GM for the rest of the season.
[240] Telesco, who spent the last 11 seasons as general manager of the Los Angeles Chargers, was hired on January 23.
He previously served for the Baltimore Ravens from 1998 to 2023 in various executive roles and as director of player personnel the last five seasons.
NBC will air the Sunday night game under the fourth year of its seven-year deal.
[311][312][313] ESPN/ABC will broadcast the Monday night Wild Card game, its fourth in a five-year deal.
[320] Tom Brady began his broadcasting career as Fox's lead color commentator, working alongside Kevin Burkhardt.
[323][324] Longtime CBS analysts Phil Simms and Boomer Esiason departed The NFL Today after 26 and 22 years, respectively.
