11:21 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars plan to hire Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebackers coach Mike Caldwell as defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Caldwell, 50, will become the first coordinator hired to new head coach Doug Pederson’s staff, and a deal between Caldwell and the Jaguars should be done
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6:26 AM ET Super Bowl LVI is setting up to be the most heavily bet game ever with an estimated $7.61 billion potentially on the line, according to survey results released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association (AGA). An estimated 31.4 million American adults plan to bet on Sunday’s game between the underdog Cincinnati Bengals
6:00 AM ET JUST BEFORE THE Cincinnati Bengals began their postseason march to Super Bowl LVI, rookie kicker Evan McPherson saw a photo of a football on Pat McAfee’s desk. On it was a list of records broken by former Indianapolis Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri. McPherson grinned when he saw it and made a mental
6:00 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Cam Newton doesn’t have any immediate plans to join fellow quarterbacks Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady in retirement. The 2015 NFL MVP still believes he can play at a high level, whether that’s for the Carolina Panthers or another team. When Carolina general manager Scott Fitterer last spoke to
10:37 PM ET METAIRIE, La. – It’s not hard to see why the New Orleans Saints chose Dennis Allen to replace Sean Payton as its head coach. Allen, 49, brings a continuity the franchise valued after spending 12 of the past 16 years in New Orleans. General manager Mickey Loomis insisted the Saints weren’t looking
9:36 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Detroit Lions tight ends coach Ben Johnson has been promoted to offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN on Monday, confirming a report by NFL Network. His promotion comes after Lions head coach Dan Campbell officially opened up the search in Mobile, Alabama, during the week of the Senior Bowl, where
8:30 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN Starting tight end Tyler Higbee remains the Los Angeles Rams‘ biggest injury question mark for Super Bowl LVI against the Cincinnati Bengals. Asked Monday whether Higbee will be able to practice at all in the coming days with his injured knee, coach Sean McVay said, “I don’t think so.” “We’ll
8:02 PM ET Los Angeles Rams cornerback Jalen Ramsey isn’t sure — or at least isn’t saying — how he’ll be deployed against the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI on Sunday. But, speaking Monday via Zoom conference, Ramsey didn’t leave much doubt about what he’d like his role to be: covering star Bengals rookie
8:14 PM ET Associated Press LOS ANGELES — A group of civil rights leaders called for replacing the Rooney Rule in a meeting Monday with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. Seeking specific recruiting and hiring procedures for NFL executive and coaching positions, they also sought “meaningful consequences for teams that do not abide by the rules.”
2:49 PM ET The Houston Texans have hired Lovie Smith as their next head coach, the team announced Monday. Smith was the Texans’ associate head coach and defensive coordinator this past season. “[Smith] is one of the most respected coaches in the NFL and an established leader,” Texans general manager Nick Caserio said in a