2:49 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will play without wide receiver Sammy Watkins in Sunday’s divisional round playoff game against the Cleveland Browns at Arrowhead Stadium. Watkins has a calf injury that prevented him from practicing all week. The Chiefs also listed their leading rusher, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, as questionable for Sunday’s game

5:21 PM ET Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson has been ordered to pay almost $8.3 million in summary judgment to a Pennsylvania loan company after a defaulted loan in 2016, New York State Supreme Court records show. DeAngelo Vehicle Sales LLC sued Peterson in 2018 after the running back failed to pay back an

6:43 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars have hired Urban Meyer as their new head coach, turning to one of the most successful college coaches in NCAA history to help spur a turnaround of one of the NFL’s worst franchises. “This is a great day for Jacksonville and Jaguars fans everywhere,” team owner Shad

10:40 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ decision to make Robert Saleh their head coach was predictable in that it followed a popular formula: He’s completely different in style and substance than the guy they just booted out of the building. In other words, he’s the anti-Adam Gase. That’s how it

1:37 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. – It lasted almost seven weeks. They held more than a dozen interviews with more chatting over computers than anyone would likely want. When Sheila Ford Hamp fired general manager Bob Quinn on Nov. 28, she promised the Lions would do “an extremely thorough and comprehensive search” for the

11:42 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tom Brady meme team struck again this week. Thanks to a suggestion from Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Rob Gronkowski, it’s getting the narration treatment it deserves. It started out as a tweet from former MLB third baseman Danny Valencia on Monday, where he said, “Every future @TomBrady

5:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN The Cleveland Browns get back their head coach, Kevin Stefanski — who missed the wild-card game due to COVID-19 — for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Quarterbacks continue to deal with injuries, most notably in Los Angeles, where Jared Goff is recovering from surgery on his throwing-hand thumb

1:27 PM ET The Denver Broncos are finalizing a six-year deal with Minnesota Vikings personnel man George Paton to become the team’s general manager, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Broncos were searching for a GM after Broncos president of football operations John Elway relinquished his role as GM, ceding control of the roster. Elway

7:15 AM ET Well, they made it. A strange, weird, never-anything-like-it-before 2020 NFL regular season is in the books. And the rookies? They didn’t get an on-field offseason or preseason games, but plenty of them flourished throughout the year. How does the rookie class stack up? Nine ESPN writers and analysts ranked their top 10

6:00 AM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans took a step toward moving past their 4-12 season and previous regime when they hired former Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio as their general manager on Thursday. But instead of getting to celebrate the hire, Texans chairman and CEO Cal McNair reportedly upset his franchise