8:12 AM ET LANDOVER, Md. — It’s the Washington Commanders. After 87 years with its former name and two years as the Washington Football Team, the franchise announced Wednesday morning its new name would be the Commanders. The team also unveiled its new logo and uniforms. One legacy. One unified future. We are the Washington
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7:24 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — With quarterback Tom Brady officially retired, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers must set their sights on finding his replacement. “Operation Shoeless Joe Jackson” was the code name Bucs director of player personnel John Spytek coined for the organization’s pursuit of Brady two years ago. Can they lure a top free
5:40 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At the end of a 17-plus minute Zoom media session Tuesday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stopped, looked into the camera and delivered what was unmistakably a farewell message to Niners fans. “It’s been a hell of a ride,” Garoppolo said to the 49ers fans. “I love
4:30 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — New York Jets left tackle Mekhi Becton, a former first-round pick whose career has been marked by injuries and concerns about his weight, will have to fight for his old starting job in training camp. Coach Robert Saleh applied some pressure, telling reporters Tuesday at the Senior Bowl that
4:16 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN NEW YORK — Brian Flores has sued the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, the Broncos and the Giants — alleging discrimination regarding his interview processes with Denver and New York and his firing last month by Miami. The 58-page lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday and
2:15 PM ET NFL NationESPN Tom Brady retired Tuesday after 22 seasons, seven Super Bowl rings and 84,520 passing yards — the most in NFL history. The former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback played every NFL team at least once, with a .500 or better career record against every team in the
2:13 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — For the second straight offseason, the Green Bay Packers have made a change at special teams coordinator. It means coach Matt LaFleur will have his third different person running those units as he heads into his fourth season as the head coach. Maurice Drayton is out from the
3:09 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are officially up for sale and will likely have the biggest price tag in North American sports history. The sale was announced Tuesday by the Pat Bowlen Trust, which has operated the team since Bowlen stepped away from day-to-day operations of the team in 2014 due
3:11 PM ET Associated Press SCARBOROUGH, Maine — A rare football card featuring Tom Brady in the year he won his first Super Bowl sold for $118,000 at auction in Maine. The 2002 Topps Finest X-Fractor card was one of only 20 featuring the NFL quarterback who’d won his first Super Bowl on Feb. 3,
1:21 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Josh Allen got his wish. The Buffalo Bills have promoted quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator Ken Dorsey to offensive coordinator, filling the role now-New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll vacated last week. Daboll was interested in bringing Dorsey with him to the Giants as his