7:12 AM ET The Los Angeles Chargers are hiring Denver Broncos defensive backs coach Renaldo Hill to be their defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN. The news of Hill’s hiring was first reported by the MMQB. Hill, who played safety for 10 years in the NFL, worked with new Chargers head coach Brandon Staley in
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6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Asked about the future at quarterback, San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan and general manager John Lynch have repeatedly said they expect Jimmy Garoppolo to be the starter in 2021. But Shanahan and Lynch have also left wiggle room in case something better pops up. Something like, say,
8:35 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — On fourth-and-4 against the Green Bay Packers in Sunday’s NFC Championship, with 13 seconds left before halftime and looking to pad a 14-10 lead, Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians told his punt team to get off the field — they were going for it. “I was like, ‘We
12:38 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN The Buffalo Bills played it safe in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, all while the Kansas City Chiefs ran away with the win. Buffalo’s dreams of a first Super Bowl appearance since the 1993 season ended with a 38-24 loss to the defending NFL champions, as only one team in the
10:17 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two days after being cleared from the NFL’s concussion protocol, Patrick Mahomes guided the Kansas City Chiefs to another Super Bowl. Mahomes led the Chiefs back from an early 9-0 deficit to a 38-24 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium in the AFC
10:13 PM ET The GOAT is a dog in the Super Bowl. The Kansas City Chiefs opened as consensus 3-point favorites over Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. The line was trending up Sunday night, with some sportsbooks moving to Kansas City -3.5. Barring significant line movement, it will be
10:04 PM ET HOUSTON — Houstonians everywhere are hoping the Texans and Deshaun Watson can reconcile before the 2021 season begins. Even in the mayor’s office. On Sunday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner tweeted that the city “loves” Watson and the Houston Texans and as the mayor, “I pray we move forward together.” Later in the
9:05 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Even Aaron Rodgers doesn’t know what the future holds for him with the Green Bay Packers. That’s how he left things after Sunday’s 31-26 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game. “[The Packers have] a lot of guys’ futures that are uncertain — myself
8:13 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Matt LaFleur said that while he did end up regretting his decision to take the ball out of Aaron Rodgers‘ hands and kick a field goal with 2:09 left in the Green Bay Packers‘ 31-26 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday,
8:40 PM ET New Orleans Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi is tracking to become the new offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Chargers, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. New Chargers coach Brandon Staley played under Lombardi for one year when he was the quarterback at Mercyhurst University in 2005 and Lombardi was the offensive coordinator.