10:24 AM ET The betting action on Super Bowl LVI was heavy and split at sportsbooks entering Sunday. The Los Angeles Rams remain consensus 4-point favorites, but there has been plenty of support for the underdog Cincinnati Bengals. DraftKings reported that it had taken more spread bets on the Bengals than on the Rams in
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8:09 AM ET Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy’s one-year contract is set to expire, as has been the case in recent seasons, and his future in Kansas City is uncertain, sources told ESPN. Bieniemy and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid are expected to soon meet and discuss their futures, whether they envision them together in
8:24 AM ET Los Angeles Rams victories this season will result in losses after the season. Offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell is set to become the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings after Super Bowl LVI, and he is expected to take Rams tight ends coach/passing game coordinator Wes Phillips with him as his offensive coordinator
6:50 AM ET Cincinnati Bengals tight end C.J. Uzomah will play in Super Bowl LVI despite being listed as questionable with a knee injury, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Uzomah is dealing with a sprained MCL in his left knee, an injury he suffered in the first half of the AFC Championship Game against
8:58 PM ET Before Joe Burrow led his team to a Super Bowl or even played an NFL regular-season snap, the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback “won the team over” during an emotional meeting about racial injustice back in the summer of 2020. The Bengals were holding a meeting at team headquarters around August, in the wake
7:14 PM ET ESPN News Services The Las Vegas Raiders have hired New England Patriots wide receivers coach Mick Lombardi as their offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Raiders also hired former Patriots offensive line coach Carmen Bricillo for the same job in Las Vegas, a source said. Lombardi, 33, replaces Greg
8:57 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — As he enters the biggest game of his professional life followed by the biggest summer of his personal life, Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay spent time Friday pondering what all of that means for his future. McVay doesn’t yet have the answer to the ideal work/life balance
10:36 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — With another $1 million worth of incentives in his contract and free agency a month away, Odell Beckham Jr. could stand to make a lot of money in Super Bowl LVI. So could Drake. According to his Instagram account, the rapper and close friend of Beckham’s
7:03 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Dolphins will retain defensive coordinator Josh Boyer for the 2022 season, head coach Mike McDaniel confirmed Friday, clearing the way for his third season with the team. Boyer first came to Miami in 2019 under then-head coach Brian Flores. Prior to his arrival in south Florida, Boyer
4:45 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Rams will be without starting tight end Tyler Higbee and backup offensive lineman Joe Noteboom in Super Bowl LVI, as both players were placed on injured reserve Friday. The team activated running back Darrell Henderson and defensive lineman Sebastian Joseph-Day off IR in corresponding