10:26 PM ET Jordan Ranaan EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants and new coach Brian Daboll are adding Laura Young as the team’s director of coaching operations, sources told ESPN. It is believed to be the Giants’ first known hire of a woman on the coaching side. Young comes from the Buffalo Bills,
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12:26 AM ET Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross responded late Wednesday night to allegations made by Brian Flores in a lawsuit a day earlier, calling them “false, malicious and defamatory” and promising to defend his “personal integrity” as well as that of the organization. On Tuesday, Flores filed a lawsuit in Manhattan against the NFL
10:28 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Spike Lee will direct a multipart documentary for ESPN on Colin Kaepernick that features extensive interviews with the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback and access to his personal archive. ESPN Films announced Tuesday that Lee would weave never-before-seen footage from Kaepernick’s archive to provide “a full, first-person
9:39 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick paid Tom Brady the highest compliment on Wednesday, a day after the quarterback announced his retirement. Referring to Brady as the “ultimate competitor and winner,” Belichick said in a statement: “Tom’s humble beginning in professional football ultimately ended with him becoming the best
9:30 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — Three days after being photographed without a face mask at the NFC Championship Game, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti joined other officials Wednesday to urge fans headed for the Super Bowl to strictly adhere to pandemic safety protocols that include staying masked, except while eating or drinking.
7:35 PM ET Jim Harbaugh called Michigan to inform the school that, despite interviewing with the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday, he will be returning to the school for the 2022 season, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Michigan was, in the words of one source, “elated” to get Harbaugh’s decision. Los Angeles Rams offensive coordinator Kevin
7:27 PM ET Associated Press SANTA ANA, Calif. — A New Jersey man pleaded guilty to fraud for posing as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom Brady’s family. Scott V. Spina Jr., 24, of Roseland entered pleas in federal
4:40 PM ET Former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores filed a class-action lawsuit against the NFL and its teams this week, accusing them of sham interviews, incentivizing losses and pressure to improperly recruit players. The league and three of the teams involved — the Dolphins, New York Giants and Denver Broncos — denied his allegations
3:55 PM ET Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson and the head of his foundation accused the Browns of paying Jackson to lose games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The allegation came on the heels of Brian Flores suing the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants — alleging discrimination regarding
2:59 PM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Washington Commanders coach Ron Rivera expressed support for former Miami Dolphins coach Brian Flores, saying he deserves another head-coaching job on merit alone. Flores filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the NFL, the New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and the Denver Broncos. Rivera said it was a situation he wanted