1:01 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger knows his team probably isn’t supposed to be here, the No. 7 seed in the playoffs preparing to face the No. 2 seed Kansas City Chiefs. And yet, the 39-year-old knows from experience that wild things can happen once a team gets into the postseason — no matter
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12:56 PM ET Associated Press An extra week of games, close finishes and not being in an election year helped propel the NFL to its highest regular-season ratings in six years. The 272 regular-season games averaged 17.1 million viewers across television and digital platforms, that is a 10% increase over 2020 and is the league’s
11:18 AM ET Safety Eric Weddle is coming out of retirement to sign with the Los Angeles Rams for the playoffs after the season-ending injury to Jordan Fuller. Weddle’s return to the Rams was announced by his agent, David Canter, on Wednesday. Fuller, the Rams’ defensive signal-caller, suffered an ankle injury that will require season-ending
10:31 AM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reworked Ndamukong Suh‘s contract before the regular-season
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — It’s Sept. 13, 2020, and San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams hasn’t played a meaningful snap of football in 623 days. Getting through the opener against the visiting Arizona Cardinals without incident would be cause for celebration for Williams, who was diagnosed with a rare cancerous growth
7:54 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — A Denver judge ruled Tuesday the heirs of former Broncos owner Edgar Kaiser Jr. cannot buy back any portion of the franchise as part of a right of first refusal agreement, clearing the way for a potential sale of the team. A holdings group, representing Kaiser’s estate, had petitioned
6:57 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have placed veteran cornerback Richard Sherman on injured reserve with an Achilles injury, the team announced Tuesday. Because it’s his second stint on IR, Sherman will not return this season, per league rules. He will, however, remain with the team throughout the postseason, continuing to
5:35 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants fired coach Joe Judge on Tuesday after two losing seasons with the team. The move comes a day after general manager Dave Gettleman retired after four seasons on the job. “(Co-owner) Steve (Tisch) and I both believe it is in the best interest of
3:53 PM ET Associated Press BELLEVUE, Wash. — Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith‘s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence came after the Washington State Patrol pulled him over for going 96 mph in a 60 mph zone and driving erratically across several lanes of traffic, according to an arrest report released Tuesday.
1:52 PM ET PITTSBURGH — While the rest of Pittsburgh was on the edge of its collective seat watching the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders late Sunday night, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was asleep. Tomlin admitted he didn’t see the game-winning field goal in overtime by Raiders kicker Daniel Carlson that ultimately sent
11:38 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — General manager Andrew Berry said Tuesday that the Cleveland Browns “fully expect” Baker Mayfield to be their starting quarterback in 2022 and “bounce back” after struggling through an injury-plagued season. “It’s easy to forget at this point of the year what we’ve seen with Baker over the past several
12:28 PM ET Coaches for the Detroit Lions and New York Jets were selected by the NFL on Tuesday as the coaching staffs for the 73rd Reese’s Senior Bowl next month in Mobile, Alabama. For the first time in the college all-star game’s history, the head coaches will serve in an advisory role. Lions head
10:51 AM ET New York Giants offensive line coach Rob Sale is leaving to become the offensive coordinator for the Florida Gators, sources told ESPN on Tuesday. Sale heads back to the SEC and reunites with new Florida coach Billy Napier, who he worked with at Arizona State and Louisiana. Sale was Napier’s offensive coordinator/offensive
8:31 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL will have 13 athletes from nine countries competing for a spot in the league’s International Player Pathway program. The league announced Tuesday the athletes who will start training in the United States in February before getting a chance to work for team scouts in March,
Jan 9, 2022 NFL NationESPN The 2021 NFL regular season — the first with each team playing 17 regular-season games — comes to a close Sunday. All 16 playoff spots will be locked in with the Green Bay Packers as the No. 1 seed in the NFC and the Tennessee Titans the No. 1 seed
7:00 AM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — With the ups and downs of the Las Vegas Raiders‘ season rivaled only by the sheer ridiculousness of it all, books (plural) should be written about it, a 30 for 30 ESPN documentary filmed, a how-to-survive-the-utter-chaos-of-it-all instruction guide printed. That the Raiders made it to the finish line contending
2:10 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN RENTON, Wash. — After a talk with Pete Carroll, Adrian Peterson has started to consider a post-playing career in coaching. For now, though, the 36-year-old running back plans to continue his Hall of Fame career in 2022. Peterson finished his 15th NFL season on injured reserve with the Seattle Seahawks,
11:29 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — A day after clinching the NFC West but losing a regular-season finale to the division rival San Francisco 49ers, coach Sean McVay said