8:45 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — This is one way to make sure the communication problems New York Giants co-owner John Mara admitted were an issue over the past few years won’t last much longer. The Giants hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll on Friday night to be their head coach. This comes
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7:22 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Amped up and ready to start the hunt for touchdowns, Nathaniel Hackett was formally introduced Friday as the Denver Broncos‘ 18th head coach in franchise history. Hackett, who’d been the Green Bay Packers‘ offensive coordinator for the past three seasons, called his hiring “a dream.” The 42-year-old arrives as
6:34 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have hired former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their new head coach, the team announced on Friday. Daboll replaces Joe Judge, who went 10-23 and was fired after two seasons. He was the third consecutive Giants coach to be fired after two
6:39 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For the third straight day, San Francisco 49ers left tackle Trent Williams did not participate in practice Friday as he continues to recover from a right ankle injury. Williams, who suffered the ankle sprain in the second half of last week’s win against the Green Bay Packers, is
6:11 PM ET Public perception varies in the way that three athletes — Kyrie Irving, Aaron Rodgers and Novak Djokovic — have handled their decision not to be vaccinated for COVID-19 over the past several months, according to a survey conducted for ESPN. A majority of fans approve of how Irving has handled his decision,
2:19 PM ET CINCINNATI — Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow knows that his ears will probably be ringing on Sunday. One of the loudest stadiums in the NFL has been a main topic of conversation as Cincinnati prepares for Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Burrow said it’s par for the course
2:03 PM ET PITTSBURGH — Longtime Pittsburgh Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert will step down after the 2022 NFL draft in April, team owner Art Rooney II said Friday. “We have left the door open, Kevin and I, to possibly have him fill an ongoing role after the draft,” Rooney said. “We will be conducting
12:06 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones on Friday said Mike McCarthy’s future as head coach was never in question and that he and McCarthy worked together to make sure defensive coordinator Dan Quinn would remain with the team. “The idea of Mike twisting in the wind wasn’t
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL’s conference championship round for the 2021 season is stacked, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know for Sunday’s NFC and AFC championships. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to both games, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course, final
11:48 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens hired Mike Macdonald as their new defensive coordinator Thursday night, creating some team history in the process. Macdonald, 34, becomes the youngest coordinator in the franchise’s 26-year existence, taking over a defense that has built a reputation for ranking among the NFL’s best. He’s believed