9:49 PM ET HOUSTON — The Houston Texans are hiring longtime New England Patriots director of player personnel Nick Caserio as their next general manager, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday. Caserio was in Houston to interview with the team earlier in the day. He was expected to fly back home to New
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6:49 PM ET Cleveland Browns left tackle Jedrick Wills Jr. and wide receiver Rashard Higgins were both cited for drag racing Tuesday morning. “We are aware of the incident, will gather more information and handle this matter appropriately,” a team spokesman said. The citation occurred in Westlake, Ohio, about 10 miles from the Browns’ practice
8:12 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Patrick Graham will return for a second season as the New York Giants‘ defensive coordinator and assistant head coach after signing a contract extension with the team Tuesday. Graham decided against pursuing any head-coaching opportunities for 2021, including with the New York Jets, who had requested permission on
8:54 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay has no intention of revealing before kickoff whether Jared Goff or John Wolford will start at quarterback
6:48 PM ET Four players in their first year of eligibility are among the 15 finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2021. Quarterback Peyton Manning, defensive back Charles Woodson, wide receiver Calvin Johnson and defensive end Jared Allen lead the list of finalists. As many as five of the finalists will
6:18 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jets general manager Joe Douglas, who once deemed Sam Darnold untouchable, was noncommittal Tuesday on whether Darnold will return as the starting quarterback in 2021. Douglas deferred, saying the next coach will be “a big part of that” decision — one that could have a huge
6:36 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — The Seahawks won’t know if they’ll have All-Pro strong safety Jamal Adams for Saturday’s wild-card matchup with the Los Angeles Rams until game day, according to coach Pete Carroll. Adams hurt his left shoulder in the fourth quarter of Seattle’s regular-season finale against the San Francisco 49ers on
4:23 PM ET DAVIE, Fla. — Miami general manager Chris Grier made clear Tuesday that Tua Tagovailoa is the Dolphins’ 2021 starting quarterback, and they’re happy with his progress amid speculation they could be a candidate to draft another first-round quarterback. “Tua, we’re very happy with. He’s our starting quarterback,” Grier said. “He did a
12:46 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles running back Miles Sanders said “nobody” on the team was in favor of the decision to pull quarterback Jalen Hurts in favor of Nate Sudfeld during a three-point game early in the fourth quarter against the Washington Football Team Sunday night. “If I’m being honest, nobody liked the decision.
12:39 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — Vikings coach Mike Zimmer did not confirm whether Gary Kubiak plans to retire after 25 seasons coaching in the NFL, but Zimmer shed light on the offensive coordinator’s mindset headed into the offseason. “He’s taking some time to mentally think about the season and where he’s at healthwise and he’ll