7:51 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson released a lengthy statement on Monday evening to “bring clarity to questions about my relationship” with New Orleans’ Roman Catholic Church Archdiocese amid the church’s sexual abuse scandal. Benson and team executives have been accused by attorneys of plaintiffs suing the
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6:13 PM ET COSTA MESA, Calif. — Asked if Philip Rivers still can play quarterback in the NFL, Los Angeles Chargers receiver Keenan Allen did not hesitate to back the only starting signal-caller he’s ever played with. “He comes to work every day still the same way,” Allen said. “You never question his work ethic.
5:26 PM ET After 18 years of suppressing his true feelings, former New York Jets star pass-rusher Mark Gastineau has decided to go public with his belief that the NFL single-season sack record should belong to him, not Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan. “It’s my record, and I want it to be known
4:37 PM ET The most recent tests on former Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa show that his fractured hip has healed and he has good range of motion, sources confirmed to ESPN. Tagovailoa, projected as a first-round pick in April’s NFL draft, could get back to football activities in a month if he continues to progress
3:12 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — A Connecticut teenager didn’t remember professing her love for Aaron Rodgers in a post-surgery video that showed her crying and wishing the Green Bay Packers quarterback was there, but Danica Patrick did what she could to grant the girl’s wishes. Patrick, Rodgers’ girlfriend, saw Callie Kessler’s post on
3:00 PM ET Veteran coach Dom Capers was hired by the Minnesota Vikings on Monday as a senior defensive assistant on head coach Mike Zimmer’s staff. Capers, 69, will be entering his 33rd season as an NFL coach. He has spent 24 years as a defensive coordinator or head coach. Capers was the head coach
2:39 PM ET Suspended Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett met with the NFL on Monday morning about his reinstatement into the league, sources confirmed to ESPN. According to Cleveland.com, which first reported the news, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was in attendance at the meeting. Garrett was suspended indefinitely for his role in a fight
1:08 PM ET Philip Rivers will enter free agency this year, officially ending his 16-year run with the Los Angeles Chargers. The Chargers and Rivers jointly announced the veteran quarterback’s decision Monday, with general manager Tom Telesco saying that the timing of the announcement will “allow everyone to put themselves in the best position for
12:24 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Sean Lee has made a decision on his status for 2020. “I’m playing,” he told ESPN. While a return to the Dallas Cowboys for an 11th season is not out of the question, Lee is set to become a free agent in March. Lee, who will turn 34 in
7:00 AM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Guardians are running late. The digital clock on their locker room wall at MetLife Stadium says it’s time to get on the field, but this opening-day moment deserves extra time. Coach Kevin Gilbride, standing in the middle of the room, gives the pregame pep talk