Jan 28, 2021 THE CLEVELAND BROWNS were in the middle of their best season in decades, and Malcolm Pridgeon was sitting alone in his Dodge Durango outside the Berkshire Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in West Babylon, New York, thinking about better times. When there was no pandemic, and the doors to the nursing home were

7:01 AM ET BALTIMORE — Jan. 28, 2001 will forever represent coronation day for the Baltimore Ravens‘ defense. In the minds of Ravens players, their 34-7 triumph over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV crowned the 2000 squad as the greatest single-season defense in NFL history. On this 20-year anniversary, this Baltimore defense

6:00 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Raheem Morris was Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay’s top target to take over at defensive coordinator following Brandon Staley’s departure earlier this

10:03 AM ET HOUSTON — Quarterback Deshaun Watson has requested a trade from the Houston Texans, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Watson made the request to the team weeks ago, sources told ESPN. The Texans’ new head-coaching hire, David Culley, has not and will not alter Watson’s thinking, sources told ESPN. Watson

9:54 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have hired Baltimore Ravens assistant David Culley to be their next head coach, sources told ESPN, confirming a report by the Houston Chronicle. Culley, 65, who has spent the past two seasons in Baltimore, just completed his 27th season as an NFL coach. Along with serving as

1:28 PM ET Florida offensive coordinator Brian Johnson is headed to the Philadelphia Eagles as quarterbacks coach, a source told ESPN. Johnson, 33, will join the staff of new Eagles coach Nick Sirianni and offensive coordinator Shane Steichen. He spent the past three seasons under Dan Mullen at Florida, and was promoted from quarterbacks coach

7:12 AM ET Let’s start in the living room of Robert Saleh’s parents’ home in Dearborn, Michigan. On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Saleh and his family sat in front of the TV, horrified by the images they saw on CNN. His mother was crying. His sisters were crying. His father, Sam, refused to

6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers‘ comments after Sunday’s NFC Championship Game loss turned the Green Bay Packers‘ offseason into a watch party that could last until the 37-year-old quarterback shows up for the offseason program — if there is one — or the start of training camp. In one videoconference, he

Jan 25, 2021 OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Baltimore Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said Monday that the team could strike a long-term contract extension with quarterback Lamar Jackson this offseason, and he will speak to the reigning NFL MVP within the next 10 days. Jackson completed his third NFL season, which is the time when

12:40 PM ET Wide receiver Martavis Bryant, who has not played in the NFL since 2018 because of an indefinite suspension for multiple drug policy violations, has signed with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Bryant’s last season in the NFL was with the then-Oakland Raiders