12:05 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady said Sunday night that it was too soon for him to think about his future and that his emotions were still tied to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ heart-breaking, last-second playoff loss to the Los Angeles Rams that had occurred just minutes earlier. “Truthfully guys, I’m thinking about

8:15 PM ET Your instincts were correct if you felt like NFL officials were throwing more flags in 2021. Penalties ticked up to 13.88 per game during the regular season, a bit higher than in the 2020 season (13.14) but still way below where they were in 2019 (16.17) and 2018 (15.87). That’s the longer-term

4:55 AM ET Jeff Darlington Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers enter the reality that their season is, at most, three weeks from its conclusion, there is another

Jan 21, 2022 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay will play in Sunday’s AFC divisional-round playoff game against the Buffalo Bills, coach Andy Reid said. Gay pleaded not guilty on Thursday in Johnson County, Kansas, District Court to a misdemeanor charge of criminal property damage of less than $1,000. He had

Jan 21, 2022 FRISCO, Texas — Asked if he has made a decision on Mike McCarthy’s future as Dallas Cowboys head coach, owner and general manager Jerry Jones deferred while speaking to 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Friday. “I’m not going to get into any conversations that I’ve had with anybody relative to anything

Jan 21, 2022 Alaina Getzenberg Adam Teicher Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Patrick Mahomes can’t seem to avoid Josh Allen. Josh Allen can’t seem to avoid Patrick Mahomes. The two quarterbacks and their respective teams, the Kansas City Chiefs and Buffalo Bills, will

11:59 AM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Titans will activate running back Derrick Henry for their AFC divisional-round playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Saturday, and he is expected to start when the

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL divisional round for the 2021 season is stacked with four great matchups, and we got you covered with what you need to know heading into the second weekend of playoff football. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to every game, a bold prediction for each

7:00 AM 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 LOS ANGELES — Wednesday nights featured dollar beers at Rokko’s Teriyaki. That meant a hectic evening for the local eatery in the small college town of Cheney,

7:45 PM ET Associated Press GRETNA, La. — A woman who had a son with former NFL defensive lineman Norman Hand was arrested Thursday on allegations of defrauding a health-care fund for retired players and their dependents out of about $60,000. A Louisiana State Police investigation alleges that Toni Charles, 53, submitted false claims for