1:44 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — Washington Football Team quarterback Alex Smith decided long ago that he wanted to push hard during his recovery to see where it could take him. It took him back to the starting lineup. Now he has one more decision to make: Does he want to keep playing? Smith said
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11:48 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Doug Pederson’s status as Philadelphia Eagles head coach is not firm, and he could be out if owner Jeffrey Lurie is not confident about Pederson’s vision for the team after they meet again soon, sources told ESPN. Pederson and Lurie are expected to meet again early this week in Florida
10:41 AM ET Had the Houston Texans stayed the course and followed the recommendation of the search firm Korn Ferry, they likely would have hired Pittsburgh Steelers vice president of football and business administration Omar Khan as their next general manager, league sources told ESPN. Khan and ESPN Monday Night Football analyst Louis Riddick, who
8:59 AM ET New Orleans Saints vice president/assistant general manager of pro personnel Terry Fontenot is one of “two or three finalists” for the Atlanta Falcons GM job, league sources tell ESPN. If New Orleans loses Fontenot to division rival Atlanta, it could turn out to be the first test case of the NFL’s new
6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets: 1. Sam’s (Fan) Club: Listening to general manager Joe Douglas, it doesn’t sound like he will be swayed by how Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields plays Monday night in the College Football Playoff championship. Douglas believes the bulk
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Free-agent WRs, TEs: In recent years, coach Bill Belichick has sometimes described the end of Patriots seasons as a “crash landing” because of its suddenness in the playoffs, which makes this one a bit different. Call it
7:52 AM ET The NFL’s annual scouting combine, used for teams to gather valuable information about the top prospects in the upcoming draft, is questionable for this winter, with its status expected to be decided in the next week, according to league sources. After weeks of discussion, the NFL plans to finally decide whether there
12:26 AM ET When the 7-9 Washington Football Team had to take on Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first round of the National Football League playoffs, little did they know that their best shot at pulling off an upset would rely upon journeyman quarterback Taylor Heinicke, making just his second career
1:52 AM ET LANDOVER, Md. — Washington Football Team quarterback Taylor Heinicke didn’t win the game; he did, however, win over a team — and maybe more. Heinicke, starting for the injured Alex Smith, made plays with his arm and legs — just not enough of them — in Washington’s 31-23 loss to the Tampa
12:40 AM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — Russell Wilson‘s 2020 season began with a record touchdown pace and talk of his first career MVP award. It ended abruptly with a thud and a question: What happened to the quarterback and the high-scoring Seattle Seahawks offense that couldn’t be stopped over the first two months? The