3:40 PM ET ESPN staff The NFC comes down to the top two seeds in the conference as the No. 2-seeded San Francisco 49ers visit the No. 1-seeded Philadelphia Eagles. This is just the second postseason meeting between the two teams, the last coming in 1996. Both teams have young quarterbacks. Jalen Hurts, the Eagles’
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1:46 PM ET San Francisco 49ers running back Elijah Mitchell is inactive for Sunday’s NFC Championship Game because of a groin injury. Mitchell, who had been listed as questionable for the game, did not practice last week because of the injury. He led the 49ers with 51 rushing yards on 14 carries in their 19-12
2:47 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Former Denver Broncos head coach Vic Fangio has reached an agreement with the Miami Dolphins to be the team’s defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN. Fangio, 64, sat out this season after Denver fired him last January. Fangio was 19-30 in three seasons as the Broncos’ coach
2:56 PM ET Los Angeles Chargers star quarterback Justin Herbert has undergone surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder, the team announced Sunday. Herbert, 24, is expected to be fully cleared for participation in offseason activities this spring. It’s unclear when Herbert suffered the injury. The Chargers were eliminated from the playoffs
3:55 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Already down to their third-string quarterback, the San Francisco 49ers had to turn to their fourth option in the first quarter of Sunday’s NFC Championship Game against the Philadelphia Eagles. And then, in the third quarter, back to their third-stringer. Niners quarterback Brock Purdy suffered a right elbow injury on
10:14 AM ET An offseason trade of Aaron Rodgers remains an option for the Green Bay Packers for a variety of reasons, league sources told ESPN. A scenario that once seemed unthinkable, a Rodgers trade could be driven by financial reasons, the state of the Packers franchise and ultimately the feelings of both the team
7:55 AM ET The Miami Dolphins are not expected to pursue Tom Brady should the star quarterback decide he wants to return for the 2023 season, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Brady stated he is undecided on his plans for next season, but the seven-time Super Bowl winner is set to become an unrestricted
8:45 AM ET San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans is considered the favorite for the Houston Texans‘ head coaching job, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Ryans, who interviewed with the Texans on Jan. 20, also has been linked to head-coaching vacancies with the Denver Broncos and Indianapolis Colts. But after overseeing the NFL’s No.
12:49 AM ET Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is expected to play in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Arrowhead Stadium, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday. Editor’s Picks Kelce is listed as questionable after experiencing back spasms during Friday’s practice. The star tight end dominated the Chiefs’
7:54 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills safety Damar Hamlin shared his first public comments since suffering cardiac arrest on Jan. 2 by posting a nearly six-minute video to his Instagram account on Saturday night thanking everyone for the continued support and well wishes over the past month. Captioning the video “From The