10:00 AM ET OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Willie Gay on Thursday afternoon pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of criminal property damage of less than $1,000 after he was arrested Wednesday night by police. Gay, 23, was released from the detention center in Johnson County, Kansas on Thursday afternoon. Gay’s

4:51 PM ET PITTSBURGH — While Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says all options are on the table in adding another quarterback to fight for the starting job next season, the in-house candidates are prepared to compete for the position themselves. Ben Roethlisberger hasn’t formally announced his retirement, but Tomlin said Tuesday he is proceeding

6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Football Team won seven games this season, as it did in 2020, and remains in the same position as last offseason — searching for a quarterback. But for the team’s decision-makers, there is a big difference: They can be more aggressive trying to obtain one. Last offseason

1:00 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan said balancing the prep work for Saturday’s playoff game against the Tennessee Titans and his upcoming interview for the Denver Broncos’ coaching vacancy is really easy. “My focus is 100% on this game and to our players,” Callahan said. “There’s no other focus for

6:00 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — If one moment captured how soundly the Los Angeles Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals, it was Odell Beckham Jr.’s completion to Cam Akers down the right sideline. Everything seemed to work for the Rams’ offense, even a receiver throwing deep to a running back on a trick

6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — As Sunday’s wild-card game against the Dallas Cowboys appeared to be slipping away in the closing moments, a quiet sense of calm remained on the San Francisco 49ers‘ sideline. On four possessions since receiver Deebo Samuel‘s 26-yard touchdown run, the Niners’ offense went punt, interception, punt, punt and

5:19 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN The Seattle Seahawks have fired defensive coordinator Ken Norton Jr. and defensive passing game coordinator Andre Curtis, a significant shake-up to Pete Carroll’s coaching staff on the heels of the team’s worst season in more than a decade. The Seahawks announced the moves Tuesday. Seattle has already begun its search

6:45 AM ET NFL NationESPN Six NFL playoff games down, and seven to go. The offseason is nearly here — and for 24 teams, it already is — bringing the opportunity for every team to get better and make changes as they prepare for the 2022 season. There are question marks surrounding current quarterbacks —

12:45 AM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. And just like that, with the Los Angeles Rams‘ 34-11 wild-card-round victory over the Arizona Cardinals, the

4:08 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Arizona Cardinals activated defensive lineman J.J. Watt off injured reserve on Monday afternoon, just hours before playing the Los Angeles Rams in the last NFC wild-card game of the weekend. It was the next formal step for Watt to play Monday night, completing another fast recovery from a