5:45 PM ET HOUSTON — Texans special-teams coordinator Brad Seely is retiring after 31 seasons as an NFL coach, the team announced Friday. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to spend over 30 years in the NFL coaching the game I love,” Seely said in a statement. “I want to thank each and every coach, player and
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11:51 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — It seemed almost impossible after the fires that were ignited throughout the New Orleans Saints‘ roster on Wednesday that by 9 a.m. Thursday, coach Sean Payton could be tweeting the words, “This is another example of why I love OUR team. #ChangeIsComing” Payton was applauding team captain and NFL
3:52 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 A worker at the SoFi Stadium construction site in Inglewood, California, died at the scene after falling from the roof Friday, Inglewood police told Fox 11 Los
3:20 PM ET Associated Press More than half of the 32 NFL teams will not have their coaching staffs back at their facilities Friday even though the league has approved such returns where local governments allow them. Clubs with coaches in place at their training complexes were Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Houston, Denver, Dallas and Atlanta.
12:24 PM ET ESPN News Services The Jacksonville Jaguars held their own protest Friday against inequality and police brutality, marching from their stadium to the steps of the local sheriff’s department. “Today we say, ‘No more,'” wide receiver Chris Conley said. “Today we see a nation that can’t await change, a city that won’t sit
10:15 AM ET In the aftermath of George Floyd’s death, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is donating $500,000 toward a GoFundMe fundraiser he established, aimed at advancing lives in the black community of Atlanta. Ryan, who wears jersey No. 2, has set a goal of raising $2 million. Floyd, who was black, died last week
9:57 AM ET They might not receive the same fanfare as the throwing sessions that Tom Brady organized with his new Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammates, but Brady’s potential successor with the New England Patriots, Jarrett Stidham, has quietly done something similar in recent weeks. On a recent day in Massachusetts, Stidham and a group of
12:26 AM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Patrick Mahomes, Saquon Barkley and Michael Thomas are among more than a dozen NFL stars who united to send a passionate video message to the league about racial inequality. The 70-second video was released on social media platforms Thursday night and includes Odell Beckham Jr., Deshaun Watson,
4:59 PM ET MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Vikings canceled all virtual team meetings on Thursday and ended the business day at noon to allow players, coaches and staff members the opportunity to view a local memorial service for George Floyd, who died while in custody of the Minneapolis Police Department on Memorial Day. Several Vikings
5:33 PM ET Kyle Shanahan was not yet the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers when quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem in protest of systemic racism and oppression in 2016. From afar, Shanahan said, he watched and understood the message Kaepernick was trying to convey. But now, nearly four years