6:12 PM ET Dallas Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy has been told that he will return in 2022, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Ed Werder on Thursday. Cowboys owner/general manager Jerry Jones has so far declined to commit to McCarthy’s return publicly after Dallas’ playoff exit with a wild-card round loss to the San Francisco
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7:00 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. – Los Angeles Rams receiver Odell Beckham Jr. caught a backward pass, shuffled, then planted his feet during a wild-card playoff game against the
2:55 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Not even a full day into his tenure as the general manager of the Minnesota Vikings, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is already “deeply involved” in the team’s search for its next head coach, according to co-owner Mark Wilf. Speaking at his introductory news conference Thursday, Adofo-Mensah reiterated that the conversations he
2:20 PM ET ESPN News Services Former NFL head coach Jeff Fisher and former North Carolina head coach Larry Fedora were named coaches by USFL teams Thursday, filling the final two vacancies in the league. Fisher was named the head coach of the Michigan Panthers and Fedora the head coach of the New Orleans Breakers.
10:59 AM ET The Chicago Bears will hire Indianapolis Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus as their head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Eberflus, 51, also was considered a candidate for the Jacksonville Jaguars‘ head-coaching vacancy. He will join new general manager Ryan Poles in taking over a Bears team that went 6-11 in 2021
11:19 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Having interviewed for the head-coaching vacancies of the Chicago Bears, Denver Broncos, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins and New York Giants, defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is returning to the Dallas Cowboys, sources told Adam Schefter and Dianna Russini. A source told Schefter that Quinn withdrew his name from consideration from
11:22 AM ET Former Washington Football Team employees will share their allegations of sexual harassment and verbal abuse with members of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on Feb. 3 in what is being called a “roundtable” discussion, the committee announced Thursday morning. Former employees who plan to participate include Emily Applegate, the team’s
10:13 AM ET PITTSBURGH — After 18 seasons as the quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger officially announced his retirement Thursday morning. In a video posted to his Twitter account, Roethlisberger announced what became obvious over the final weeks of the 2021 season. “The journey has been exhilarating, fueled by a spirit of competition,”
7:09 AM ET The Denver Broncos are hiring Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett to be the team’s new head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. Hackett, who has worked with quarterbacks at all phases on the developmental curve, was scheduled to interview with the Jaguars on Thursday, but the Broncos stepped in
6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — There was a subtle tip of the cap Sunday — or perhaps it was an adjustment, depending on who you ask — and then Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady put his head down and walked off into the south end zone corner of Raymond James Stadium, perhaps for the last