12:15 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — The Minnesota Vikings are handing offensive coordinator duties to Gary Kubiak, multiple league sources confirmed to ESPN. Kubiak served as the team’s assistant head coach/offensive adviser during the 2019 season. Kubiak will take over the role held by Kevin Stefanski since Week 15 of the 2018 season. Stefanski left
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6:00 AM ET Twenty years ago today — on Jan. 23, 2000, in the NFC Championship Game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and St. Louis Rams — wide receiver Bert Emanuel caught a pass he thought would propel the Bucs to the Super Bowl. Instead, a controversial ruling determined it was incomplete, snuffing out Tampa
10:58 PM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — There was a thought, in the midst of immediate success under Sean McVay, that the Los Angeles Rams were peaking too early. They went from 4-12 in 2016 to 11-5 in 2017, then surged into the Super Bowl the following season with a nucleus that appeared to be in
9:22 PM ET LAS VEGAS — Yes, Derek Carr saw the shot of Mark Davis chatting with Tom Brady at a UFC card last weekend in Las Vegas — a photo that quickly went viral. Carr took a certain pride in participating in Wednesday’s ceremony to officially rename the franchise the “Las Vegas Raiders” outside
7:45 PM ET It’s a career like no other. Eli Manning finished with a .500 record in the regular season but won a pair of Super Bowl MVPs. Along the way, there were some other magical moments, such as his welcome-to-the-NFL moment his rookie year in the season finale against the Dallas Cowboys and his
8:00 PM ET An arrest warrant has been issued for Antonio Brown by Hollywood, Florida police on a felony charge of burglary and battery, ESPN has confirmed. The charge relates to a Tuesday afternoon incident outside of Brown’s home where a moving truck driver alleges he was assaulted by both Brown and his trainer, Glenn
5:29 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — Drew Brees said he won’t make a decision anytime soon on whether he is coming back for a 20th season at age 41. But New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis said the Saints “obviously” want him back. Brees is scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent. But he
7:28 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers outside linebacker Shaq Barrett, who finished with an NFL-leading 19.5 sacks this season — a franchise record — isn’t sure when a new contract will get done this offseason, but he believes it will happen, and it will happen with the Bucs. “I don’t know where
5:03 PM ET Longtime New England Patriots captain Matthew Slater, who set the record for special-teams players with his eighth Pro Bowl berth this season, said Wednesday that he has informed the Patriots he would like to finish his career with them. Slater, 34, is scheduled to become an unrestricted free agent on March 18.
4:57 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning is retiring after 16 seasons and two Super Bowl MVPs. Manning, 39, steps away holding almost every passing record in team history and a pair of Super Bowl rings. His victories over the New England Patriots after the 2007 and ’11 seasons