10:35 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints will retain longtime offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael Jr. under new head coach Dennis Allen, sources confirmed to ESPN on Wednesday. The news was first reported by NFL Network. The Saints considered external candidates, including reported interviews with former Washington head coach Jay Gruden and current
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6:11 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay playfully used the jubilation of Wednesday’s Super Bowl parade to coax the NFL’s best defensive player out of potential retirement, however faint those thoughts might have been in the first place. On a makeshift stage in front of the L.A. Coliseum, with the
5:55 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The NFL has hired a law firm that includes former U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch to defend it and its teams in Brian Flores’ race discrimination lawsuit. Lynch, the attorney general in the latter part of the Obama administration, will work with Brad Karp, chairman at Paul,
4:09 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons released Dante Fowler Jr. on Wednesday, moving on from the outside linebacker with one year left on his contract. Fowler had taken a pay cut entering the 2021 season as part of a reconfigured contract and then failed to hit any of the incentives that were placed in the
10:45 AM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow will not need surgery to repair a right knee injury he suffered in Super Bowl LVI. Bengals coach Zac Taylor said Burrow will simply need rest after he aggravated a sprained MCL in his right knee in the team’s loss to the Los Angeles Rams on
11:30 AM ET THE DALLAS COWBOYS paid a confidential settlement of $2.4 million after four members of their iconic cheerleading squad accused a senior team executive of voyeurism in their locker room as they undressed during a 2015 event at AT&T Stadium, according to documents obtained by ESPN and people with knowledge of the situation.
11:50 AM ET ESPN News Services The Vikings officially hired Rams offensive coordinator Kevin O’Connell as the 10th head coach in franchise history Wednesday. Vikings co-owner and president Mark Wilf called O’Connell “a strong leader, an innovative coach and an excellent communicator” in a statement issued from the team. “Kevin played the game at all
10:10 AM ET CINCINNATI — The Bengals have extended the contract of coach Zac Taylor through the 2026 season, the team announced Wednesday. The deal comes days from Super Bowl LVI, where the Bengals lost to the Los Angeles Rams 23-20. It was the franchise’s first appearance in the game since 1989. “Zac has come
9:30 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Watch quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ speech when he accepted the MVP award on Saturday night and you might conclude one thing about his future with the Green Bay Packers. Listen to what he said in his 11-minute news conference moments later when he walked off the NFL Honors stage
6:00 AM ET INDIANAPOLIS — The season is officially over. The Super Bowl champion has been crowned. Now it’s on to the offseason — which will be a more pivotal time for some teams. The Indianapolis Colts are one of those teams. The coaching staff and front office were likely thinking about this offseason long