6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Even when San Francisco 49ers left tackle Joe Staley is in the locker room, he finds ways to protect his teammates. Staley and wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders‘ lockers are next to the basketball hoop in the Niners’ locker room. Staley’s locker is next to Sanders’, but one spot
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6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Amari Cooper will be in Orlando, Florida, this week, getting ready to play in the Pro Bowl. Based on the numbers he put up for the Dallas Cowboys in 2019 — 79 catches, 1,189 yards and eight touchdowns — he should be hobnobbing with the NFC’s best, even as
10:09 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars are close to hiring former Washington Redskins head coach Jay Gruden as their offensive coordinator, league sources told ESPN. A deal, which NFL Network first reported as being close to completion, is likely to be finalized on Wednesday. Marrone also interviewed former NFL head coaches Ben
10:09 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jaguars have hired former Washington Redskins coach Jay Gruden as their offensive coordinator, the team announced Wednesday. The Redskins fired Gruden in October after an 0-5 start in his sixth season. He led the Redskins to a 35-49-1 record that included an NFC East title and playoff appearance
6:19 PM ET Former Wisconsin and Arkansas coach Bret Bielema is joining the New York Giants staff, a source told ESPN on Tuesday. Bielema spent the past two seasons as a defensive assistant with the New England Patriots, where he worked with new Giants coach Joe Judge. Bielema served as New England’s defensive line coach
6:04 PM ET Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt will host “Saturday Night Live” on Feb. 1, the show announced Tuesday on Twitter. Watt will host the show, with musical guest Luke Combs, the day before Super Bowl LIV. “SNL!!!! I can’t even pretend to hide my excitement about this haha! This is something truly
7:30 AM ET Hindsight is the most wondrous of evaluation tools. Just look back on all the “best offseason moves” lists from last summer if you’re looking for a laugh. Almost none of what we expected came true. But that’s the essence of sports anyway, so it’s fine. With only one game left in the
4:10 PM ET MOBILE, Ala. — Justin Herbert quickly rattled off the list of names: Carson Wentz, Baker Mayfield, Daniel Jones. Those are quarterbacks who reversed the trend of skipping the Senior Bowl in recent years — and used the January showcase to help turn them into top-six overall draft picks. Of course Herbert would
3:57 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Corey Liuget settled a lawsuit against his former trainer, who he alleged injected him with a substance banned by the NFL. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed, but Liuget initially sued for $15 million. Liuget was suspended four games by the
4:28 PM ET HOLLYWOOD, Fla. — Police are investigating a possible battery outside the home of free-agent wide receiver Antonio Brown on Tuesday afternoon. The alleged victim — a driver of a moving truck seen outside Brown’s home — said that he was “battered” by Brown and his trainer, Glen Holt. According to police, Holt