1:37 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. – It lasted almost seven weeks. They held more than a dozen interviews with more chatting over computers than anyone would likely want. When Sheila Ford Hamp fired general manager Bob Quinn on Nov. 28, she promised the Lions would do “an extremely thorough and comprehensive search” for the
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2:56 PM ET THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — There will be no mystery leading to kickoff regarding who will start at quarterback for the Los Angeles Rams in an NFC divisional-round playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Quarterback John Wolford has been ruled out because of a neck injury, so Jared Goff will
3:36 PM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The Colts and Philip Rivers are going to take about the next month to self-examine what they believe is best for each side when it comes to the quarterback position, general manager Chris Ballard said during his season-ending media session Thursday. Rivers, for the second straight offseason, is contemplating retiring
1:42 PM ET Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon entered a plea of not guilty in his DUI case Thursday in a virtual appearance in Denver County Court. Gordon’s next hearing is scheduled for Feb. 24, with a potential jury trial on April 8 if the case is not resolved before then. Gordon, who could
11:21 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Following through on Mike Tomlin’s promise to make changes after a first-round exit in the playoffs, the Steelers announced Thursday that offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner is out. The Steelers will not renew his contract or the contracts of offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett and defensive backs coach Tom Bradley. The
11:33 AM ET Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jaylon Smith will undergo left wrist surgery Thursday, multiple sources told ESPN’s Todd Archer. Smith did not miss a game in 2020, leading the Cowboys with 154 tackles. He was on the injury report in Week 16 with a wrist injury but was a full practice participant. Smith should
11:36 AM ET The Detroit Lions are expected to hire Los Angeles Rams director of college scouting Brad Holmes as the team’s new general manager, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Holmes becomes the second Black general manager in team history, following Martin Mayhew, who was the team’s general manager from 2009-15. The Rams will
10:07 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — While on the road recruiting seven years ago, Bob Stoops kept hearing the same strange rumor — that Baker Mayfield, then a freshman at Texas Tech, was transferring to Oklahoma. “I’m like, well, he hadn’t called me, I hadn’t heard from him,” Stoops recalled. “And then I asked my
7:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s not an arduous task to watch all of Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers‘ career interceptions. There are only 89 of them over 16 NFL regular seasons, and the technology is readily available. There’s one, however, that seems to have escaped the permanence of NFL Game Pass
8:24 AM ET The Jacksonville Jaguars and Urban Meyer are in advanced talks to see whether they can finalize a deal this week, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Following another meeting with the Jaguars on Wednesday, Meyer is highly interested in the possibility of coaching in the NFL, sources said. There has been regular