7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Super Bowl LVII kicks off on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles. These franchises are used to the big stage, as the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV after the 2019 season and are making their third appearance in the big game in
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8:00 AM ET Chris BermanNFL Studio Host, SportsCenter Anchor, Baseball Commentator Close Since October 1979, ESPN’s Chris Berman has become one of America’s most respected, popular and beloved sportscasters of his era. A six-time National Sportscaster of the Year, Berman’s shows have won eight Emmy Awards and 12 CableACEs. Chris Berman is back for his
11:55 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN While NFL Honors is mostly about celebrating the league’s top stars, the crowd at this year’s event saved some of its biggest applause for the heroes who too often go unrecognized. The medical and athletic training staff of the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals and some of the staff from
11:34 PM ET In the wake of a historical Hall of Fame enshrinement class on defense for 2023, one of the league’s all-time sack leaders is among those eligible for the first time in the potential Class of 2024. Defensive end Julius Peppers, who is fourth all-time in sacks and was a rare two-time All-Decade
10:49 PM ET Patrick Mahomes has picked up the first of what he hopes are two victories this week in Arizona. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was the clear winner of the Associated Press’ Most Valuable Player award, announced Thursday evening at the NFL Honors program. Mahomes got 48 of 50 first-place votes; the other
10:39 PM ET With a rare lean toward defense, the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s class of 2023 features two of the best cornerbacks in league history, one of the all-time sack leaders and a linebacker who frustrated some of the game’s best quarterbacks on his way to multiple 100-tackle seasons. Cornerbacks Ronde Barber and
10:40 PM ET Cornerbacks Ronde Barber and Darrelle Revis, outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware and linebacker Zach Thomas were named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2023 as modern-era candidates along with tackle Joe Thomas, a 10-time Pro Bowl selection with the Cleveland Browns. It is the first time, other than the Hall’s
9:00 PM ET NFL NationESPN Before the Kansas City Chiefs (16-3) and Philadelphia Eagles (16-3) meet at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, for Super Bowl LVII (Sunday, 6:30 p.m. ET, Fox), the best of the NFL will gather in Phoenix for Thursday’s NFL Honors. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who will appear in his third
6:44 PM ET John Barr Close John Barr ESPN.com Joined ESPN in June 2003 Winner: 2013 Peabody Award; 2011 Edward R. Murrow Award/Video Investigative Reporting Covers breaking news, investigative pieces and human interest features Anthony Olivieri Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, who remains embroiled in the largest welfare fraud scandal in Mississippi state history,
1:22 PM ET Ten retired NFL players have sued the league’s benefits plan, board of trustees and commissioner Roger Goodell as part of a class action lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday. The complaint, which was filed in the U.S. District Court for Maryland, accuses the defendants of a “disturbing pattern of erroneous and arbitrary