6:00 AM ET There have been short bursts of intentions — a quick quip followed by a photo or a GIF or a meme. Many of the tweets all center around the same thing for Atlanta Falcons running back Cordarrelle Patterson. His desire to stay in Atlanta. This isn’t entirely new – starting in the
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3:37 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In a shocking move, Buccaneers Pro Bowl left guard Ali Marpet is retiring, he announced on Instagram. Marpet is just 28 years old and finished off his first Pro Bowl season. He is considered arguably one of the top, if not the top, Buccaneers offensive linemen. A source told
12:18 PM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals linebacker Logan Wilson had successful surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Wilson had the procedure last week and is expected to make a full recovery, sources told ESPN. The second-year player out of Wyoming suffered the injury in a Week
6:00 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Quiet at combine: The NFL scouting combine takes place March 1-7 in Indianapolis, and true to form, Bill Belichick plans to keep a lower media profile. The Patriots are the only NFL team not scheduled to have
11:37 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints moved more than $26 million in salary-cap charges into future years by restructuring the contracts of wide receiver Michael Thomas and offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk, a source told ESPN’s Field Yates on Saturday. Expect several more of these moves in the coming days, as New
7:00 AM ET Marquice Williams was nervous and excited. It was Sunday morning, Jan. 17, 2021. The next day was potentially the biggest of his professional life. After years of meandering through colleges and bouncing among NFL teams, moving from positions as a Bill Walsh diversity coaching fellow to one as an assistant special teams
7:25 PM ET Coach Sean McVay is not pursuing any television opportunities and is committed to helping the Los Angeles Rams defend their Super Bowl title, he told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. The New York Post, citing sources, reported Friday that McVay was set to meet with Amazon next week, with Amazon possibly willing
2:09 PM ET San Francisco 49ers assistant Rich Scangarello was named the new offensive coordinator for the Kentucky Wildcats, the school announced on Friday. Scangarello agreed to a three-year contract, sources told ESPN’s Pete Thamel. Scangarello, 49, spent last season as the 49ers’ quarterbacks coach — his second stint with the team — after stops
4:37 PM ET Associated Press AUBURN, Ala. — Former Auburn and San Diego Chargers running back Lionel James, who made a name for himself for being unstoppable despite his small stature, died Friday after a lengthy illness, the university said. He was 59. Auburn announced the death of James, a 5-foot-6 player nicknamed “Little Train,”
2:13 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Matt Nagy has reunited with Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Nagy, fired last month after four seasons as head coach of the Chicago Bears, returned to the Chiefs on Friday as senior assistant and quarterbacks coach. 1 Related Nagy, 43, was with the Chiefs