3:57 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Chiefs starting cornerback Bashaud Breeland has cleared the concussion protocol and will be available to play in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Buffalo Bills. Breeland was knocked out of last week’s divisional round win over the Cleveland Browns in the second half and entered the concussion protocol.
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8:00 AM ET NOBODY BESIDES A quarterback or a nose tackle has ever seen more of a center than the entire world saw of Tampa Bay’s Ryan Jensen in the NFC divisional-round playoff against New Orleans. His red hair flying outside his helmet like a contrail, Jensen bounced from defensive tackle to linebacker to safety
7:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Standing in the shotgun position late in the first half of Sunday’s divisional playoff game, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes used his gravelly voice to draw Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett offside with a hard count. The free play gave Mahomes free rein to throw a
9:00 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Tony Jones, a starting tackle on two of the Denver Broncos‘ championship teams, has died, the team announced Friday. He was 54. Jones, who started at right tackle in the Broncos’ win in Super Bowl XXXII and started at left tackle when the team won Super Bowl XXXIII the
5:16 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have interviewed quarterback Josh McCown for their head coach opening, the team announced on Friday. Houston signed the quarterback to a two-year contract on Nov. 4 from the Philadelphia Eagles‘ practice squad, with him joining Deshaun Watson and AJ McCarron on the active roster. The Texans also
5:18 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Matt Patricia, who was fired as Detroit Lions head coach in November before the completion of his third year on the job, is returning to the New England Patriots‘ coaching staff in 2021, a source confirmed. Patricia had been an assistant on Bill Belichick’s staff from 2004 to 2017
5:51 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears promoted safeties coach Sean Desai to defensive coordinator, sources confirmed to ESPN on Friday. Desai, 37, replaces Chuck Pagano, who announced his retirement following the Bears’ first-round playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints. Desai has been a member of the Bears’ coaching staff since 2013, when
5:16 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans have interviewed quarterback Josh McCown and former Lions and Colts head coach Jim Caldwell for their head coach opening, the team announced on Friday. Houston signed the quarterback to a two-year contract on Nov. 4 from the Philadelphia Eagles‘ practice squad, with him joining Deshaun Watson and
3:39 PM ET Associated Press Ohio State junior quarterback Justin Fields is among 98 players granted special eligibility by the NFL into the league’s draft, while national championship-winning QBs Mac Jones from Alabama and Trevor Lawrence from Clemson are among another 30 players eligible after completing their degrees and deciding not to play more in
3:40 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Scott Fitterer looked the part of general manager, dressed in the dark blue suit he bought 12 days ago in Charlotte because the clothes he brought from Seattle for his interview with the Carolina Panthers were tight after nearly a year in a pandemic. He sounded like a GM,