10:58 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — There was a thought, in the midst of immediate success under Sean McVay, that the Los Angeles Rams were peaking too early. They went from 4-12 in 2016 to 11-5 in 2017, then surged into the Super Bowl the following season with a nucleus that appeared to be in
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5:29 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — Drew Brees said he won’t make a decision anytime soon on whether he is coming back for a 20th season at age 41. But New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said the Saints “obviously” want him back. Brees is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent. But he
9:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Fate has finally favored the Kansas City Chiefs, who are AFC champions for the first time after beating the Tennessee Titans in the conference title game Sunday. The win allowed team chairman Clark Hunt to hoist the Lamar Hunt Trophy, named for his father, the late Chiefs founder.
10:09 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are close to hiring former Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden as their offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN. A deal, which NFL Network first reported as being close to completion, is likely to be finalized on Wednesday. Marrone also interviewed former NFL head coaches Ben
6:19 PM ET Former Wisconsin and Arkansas coach Bret Bielema is joining the New York Giants staff, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. Bielema spent the past two seasons as a defensive assistant with the New England Patriots, where he worked with new Giants coach Joe Judge. Bielema served as New England’s defensive line coach
10:15 AM ET The NFL will experiment with an alternative to the onside kick during Sunday’s Pro Bowl, an indication that the league is still considering the option despite the fact that owners rejected it last year. As in past years, there will be no kickoffs at all in the Pro Bowl. The twist this
8:55 PM ET Bengals director of player personnel Duke Tobin disputed ESPN’s report that Cincinnati would not trade the No. 1 pick in the draft, telling the team website on Monday that the report was “news to him.” “I don’t know that any decision has been made for what we’re going to do in April,”
6:31 PM ET 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said running back Tevin Coleman has a dislocated right shoulder. The team is awaiting more imaging on the shoulder, Shanahan said at his Monday news conference. Shanahan said he “expects him to have a good chance to play” in Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2 against the Kansas
9:31 AM ET HOUSTON — Romeo Crennel will not return as the Houston Texans‘ defensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Texans have promoted defensive line coach Anthony Weaver to replace him, the sources tell Schefter. Crennel has been on head coach Bill O’Brien’s staff in Houston since 2014. He served as defensive
12:10 PM ET Chris Mortensen Close NFL reporter ESPN Senior NFL Analyst Joined ESPN in 1991 George Polk Award winner; Twice nominated for Pulitzer Prize 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 Philip Rivers