6:00 AM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Alex Smith‘s season was capped in the most predictable way Saturday: With him winning the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award. It had become a foregone conclusion the Washington Football Team quarterback would win. Which leads to one question: Now what? Last season, Smith was the guy who
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6:19 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Mike Pettine did not have far to go to find his next job. The Chicago Bears hired the former Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator as a senior defensive assistant Wednesday. Pettine spent the past three years running the Packers’ defense but was not retained after he let his
4:06 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has still not been traded, and that has people antsy. There appeared to be momentum toward a deal over the Super Bowl weekend, then it seemed to ebb, and everyone is trying to figure out what all of it means. Deep breaths. It’s early February. A
4:24 PM ET The Washington Football Team reached a settlement with its former cheerleaders, who appeared in lewd videos made without their knowledge during swimsuit calendar photo shoots in 2008 and 2010. Attorneys for both sides confirmed the settlement, which, one source said, was actually reached in 2020, though they declined to say exactly when.
3:00 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated their victory Wednesday with a boat parade amid continued concern over the coronavirus pandemic. The parade got started around 1 p.m. on the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa. Thousands of fans decked out in Buccaneers gear lined the
2:23 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have released cornerback A.J. Bouye. The move is the first of several that will have to be made at cornerback as the Broncos rebuild their depth chart at the position after a season that saw four cornerbacks, including Bryce Callahan, finish the year on injured reserve.
1:21 PM ET The Tampa Bay Lightning did it. Now it’s the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ turn. To celebrate their 31-9 win in Super Bowl LV, the Bucs have taken to the water for a victory parade that’s more friendly to social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Lightning did the same thing to celebrate their
6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — The 2021 NFL draft is a few months away, but there already seems to be a path for the Dallas Cowboys to help their defense this coming season. The scouting process has many more chapters to play out, especially without the traditional combine and pre-draft visits, so a tried-and-true
12:28 PM ET Alleah Taylor, the ex-girlfriend of Chad Wheeler, said she’s unsure whether the alleged assault by the former Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman was related to his mental health. Wheeler, who has bipolar disorder, pleaded not guilty last week to criminal charges of first-degree domestic violence assault, domestic violence unlawful imprisonment. He said in
11:47 AM ET HOUSTON — Texans president Jamey Rootes has resigned from the team, it was announced Wednesday. “The past two decades have been an amazing blessing for me and my family and I have the [McNair family] to thank for that,” Rootes said in a statement. “It has been an honor to serve them