7:00 AM ET Patrick Mahomes‘ tape in the lead-up to the 2017 NFL draft was scary. It was littered with off-balance passes, sidearm deliveries, leaning throws, backward drifts and lots of improvisation. His footwork was frantic, he didn’t consistently step through to his target and he looked more like shortstop hurling a baseball across the
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10:37 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Brown and his attorney, Sean Burstyn, said Tuesday that they intend to pursue legal action against the Buccaneers for releasing him after he said he was too injured to continue playing against the New York Jets earlier this month and claimed coach
6:50 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Sean Payton has opted to walk away from coaching the New Orleans Saints. Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones deferred when asked if Mike McCarthy would be his team’s coach in 2022. You don’t have to connect many dots to see Payton coaching the Cowboys, which is
4:46 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Not only might Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams be a package deal, but the timing on whether both will return to the Green Bay Packers could happen almost simultaneously. While Rodgers originally said he would likely have a decision by the time free agency begins, which is March
2:07 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Sean Payton has decided to step away from the New Orleans Saints‘ coach after 16 years, a source confirmed to ESPN. Payton is not necessarily permanently retiring but deciding to take a break after 16 years as the Saints’ coach, the source said. It’s not immediately clear what Payton
1:24 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens are nearing an extension with coach John Harbaugh, a source said Tuesday. Team officials are currently in talks with Harbaugh’s agent, and an extension should get completed in a few weeks, the source told ESPN. Harbaugh, 59, is entering the final year of a four-year
2:14 PM ET Kwesi Adofo-Mensah is the favorite to become the new general manager of the Minnesota Vikings, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter and Courtney Cronin on Tuesday. Adofo-Mensah, the Cleveland Browns‘ vice president of football operations, was expected to have his second interview with the Vikings on Tuesday. He would succeed Rick Spielman, who
1:54 PM ET Ronald Torbert will serve as the lead referee for Super Bowl LVI, the NFL announced Tuesday. Torbert joined the NFL in 2010 as a side judge and was promoted to referee in 2014. He has been the referee for six playoff games since then, including twice in the wild-card round and four
7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN The NFL playoffs are down to just four teams, which means the 28 others are giving a hard look at their rosters and planning to make some decisions regarding free agents in 2022. It may seem like the regular season just finished, but we are a mere month and change
2:12 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN Los Angeles Rams safety Taylor Rapp and left tackle Andrew Whitworth appear to be on track to play in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers, coach Sean McVay said Monday. Rapp has yet to play in the playoffs because of a concussion he suffered in Week