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4:09 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons released Dante Fowler Jr. on Wednesday, moving on from the outside linebacker with one year left on his contract. Fowler had taken a pay cut entering the 2021 season as part of a reconfigured contract and then failed to hit any of the incentives that were placed in the

11:30 AM ET THE DALLAS COWBOYS paid a confidential settlement of $2.4 million after four members of their iconic cheerleading squad accused a senior team executive of voyeurism in their locker room as they undressed during a 2015 event at AT&T Stadium, according to documents obtained by ESPN and people with knowledge of the situation.

11:50 AM ET ESPN News Services The Vikings officially hired Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell as the 10th head coach in franchise history Wednesday. Vikings co-owner and president Mark Wilf called O’Connell “a strong leader, an innovative coach and an excellent communicator” in a statement issued from the team. “Kevin played the game at all

10:10 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals have extended the contract of coach Zac Taylor through the 2026 season, the team announced Wednesday. The deal comes days from Super Bowl LVI, where the Bengals lost to the Los Angeles Rams 23-20. It was the franchise’s first appearance in the game since 1989. “Zac has come

10:45 AM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will not need surgery to repair a right knee injury he suffered in Super Bowl LVI. Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Burrow will simply need rest after he aggravated a sprained MCL in his right knee in the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams on

9:30 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Watch quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ speech when he accepted the MVP award on Saturday night and you might conclude one thing about his future with the Green Bay Packers. Listen to what he said in his 11-minute news conference moments later when he walked off the NFL Honors stage

6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The season is officially over. The Super Bowl champion has been crowned. Now it’s on to the offseason — which will be a more pivotal time for some teams. The Indianapolis Colts are one of those teams. The coaching staff and front office were likely thinking about this offseason long

6:00 AM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Life after the NFL has been a steady adjustment for Larry Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald, who played 17 seasons for the Arizona Cardinals and ranks second all time in receiving yards and receptions, said at first he’d watch games, see plays being made and yearn to get out there. Now, after

6:54 PM ET The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office has decided not to charge Adrian Peterson in connection to his arrest at Los Angeles International Airport on Sunday for what airport officials said was domestic violence, a representative told TMZ Sports. Peterson’s case will now be referred to the Los Angeles City Attorney, who

6:00 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — In a city where success is measured only in titles, the Los Angeles Rams arrived at their own palatial stadium for Sunday’s Super Bowl LVI with plenty of catching up to do. When the Rams picked up and left St. Louis in 2016 to return to Los Angeles, they

1:11 PM ET The Vikings are planning to introduce Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell as their next head coach Thursday, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Vikings had not been permitted to announce that they were hiring O’Connell while the Rams were still playing in the postseason but can do so anytime now that

12:11 PM ET Kelly CohenESPN Simone Biles, the most accomplished American gymnast in history, revealed she has a new piece of hardware for her large collection: an engagement ring. Biles, 24, announced her engagement to Houston Texans defensive back Jonathan Owens on social media Tuesday. “THE EASIEST YES,” Biles wrote in the caption on Instagram,

11:43 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — An estimated 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl over the Cincinnati Bengals on NBC and Telemundo, up from 2021 and capping a stirring playoff schedule for the NFL. Last year’s game had a television audience of 92 million, the lowest since

11:31 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close ESPN Sports Betting Analyst Host of Daily Wager Behind The Bets podcast host After winning back-to-back MVP awards, Aaron Rodgers is a +700 betting co-favorite to win again at Caesars Sportsbook, even with such uncertainty surrounding where he will play. “If he stays in Green Bay, he will probably

7:25 AM ET It’s almost wrong to refer to the time period between the Super Bowl and training camp as the NFL offseason. Packed with tentpole events designed to keep fans interested for the next five months, it’s more accurate to call it the NFL’s second season. The spring of 2022 will be just as

10:55 PM ET Associated Press OAKLAND, Calif. — When John Madden died in December, his widow Virginia knew exactly where she wanted to honor her late husband’s life. The place where Madden first came to fame, prowling the sideline at the Oakland Coliseum as the Super Bowl-winning coach of the Raiders. “John believed in the

6:33 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN LOS ANGELES — At around 9 a.m. PT Monday, some 14 hours after the Los Angeles Rams won Super Bowl LVI, Sean McVay posed for pictures with the Vince Lombardi Trophy and called it an “incredible honor” to be standing at the podium reserved for the game’s winning coach and

6:02 PM ET Kyler Murray posted to Instagram Monday that “nonsense is not what I’m about” and vowed to “grow and get better,” a day after sources had described the Arizona Cardinals quarterback as self-centered, immature and someone who points fingers to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. “I play this game for the love of it, my