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DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 05:31 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:46 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs plan to activate starting cornerback Jaylen Watson off the injured reserve list in time to play in Saturday’s divisional-round playoff game against

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:22 PM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 03:39 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Viewer audiences for the first weekend of the NFL playoffs were down 9.3% from last year, a bigger decline than what the league experienced during the regular season. According to the league and Nielsen, the six wild-card round games averaged 28.3 million viewers on

Associated Press Jan 16, 2025, 10:42 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — Minnesota Vikings running back Aaron Jones, San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle and Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Morgan Fox are the finalists for the NFL’s 14th annual Salute to Service award presented by USAA. The award is part of

Kalyn Kahler, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DETROIT — JUMBO 13! After three plays spent standing on the sideline to start the Lions’ first drive, Dan Skipper’s number is called. He runs onto the field with one white-gloved hand raised. “It’s calm until it’s not,” he says of his job as

Bill Barnwell, ESPN Staff WriterJan 16, 2025, 06:20 AM ET Close Bill Barnwell is a senior NFL writer for ESPN.com. He analyzes football on and off the field like no one else on the planet, writing about in-season X’s and O’s, offseason transactions and so much more. He is the host of the Bill Barnwell

Tisha Thompson, ESPNJan 16, 2025, 07:23 AM ET Close Tisha Thompson is an investigative reporter for ESPN based in Washington, D.C. Her work appears on all platforms, both domestically and internationally. Open Extended Reactions The NFL and federal law enforcement are increasing security for Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans in response to the New

Jan 15, 2025, 04:50 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Baltimore Ravens claimed their former wide receiver Diontae Johnson on waivers from the Houston Texans, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday. This a procedural move and Johnson won’t officially be awarded to the Ravens until after the Super Bowl, but he qualifies as an

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterJan 15, 2025, 04:36 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff

Kris Rhim, ESPNJan 15, 2025, 06:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Days after one of the worst games of Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert‘s career, which included four interceptions in a 32-12 wild-card playoff loss to the Houston Texans, coach Jim Harbaugh blamed himself for Herbert’s performance. “We did him

Kris Rhim, ESPNJan 15, 2025, 05:07 PM ET EL SEGUNO, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh said Wednesday that he will have a cardiac ablation this offseason and hip replacement surgery. Harbaugh, 61, briefly left the Chargers’ Week 6 game against the Denver Broncos after a flare-up with atrial flutter, a type of

ESPN News Services Jan 15, 2025, 04:10 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MARIETTA, Ga. — Bo Jackson is giving up a $21 million judgment against his niece and nephew, who the former football and baseball star said harassed and tried to extort money from him. A judge in February ruled in Jackson’s favor in the

Courtney Cronin, ESPN Staff WriterJan 15, 2025, 01:01 PM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast

ASHBURN, Va. — As the Washington Commanders celebrated their first playoff win in nearly 20 years late Sunday night in Tampa, Florida, Magic Johnson embraced the owner, the star receiver and the moment. Johnson, wearing a black Commanders hoodie and a thousand-watt smile, listed the multiple reasons the franchise had gotten to this point. With

Daniel Oyefusi, ESPNJan 15, 2025, 10:51 AM ET Close Daniel Oyefusi covers the Cleveland Browns for ESPN. Prior to ESPN, he covered the Miami Dolphins for the Miami Herald, as well as the Baltimore Ravens for The Baltimore Sun. Open Extended Reactions The city of Cleveland has filed a lawsuit to stop the Browns from

Jan 15, 2025, 10:04 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Star Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Micah Parsons expressed his disappointment with head coach Mike McCarthy’s departure from the franchise, calling the development “devastating” on Tuesday. “I’m obviously very sad because of the relationships we had with Coach McCarthy and everything he’s done for our program,” Parsons