5:33 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — Veteran referee Bill Vinovich will head the crew for the Super Bowl in Miami. Vinovich is in his 15th season as an NFL official. He previously worked the 2015 game between New England and Seattle. It’s been a difficult season for NFL officials and the league went
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4:57 PM ET Adam TeicherESPN Staff Writer Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs practiced without injured defensive tackle Chris Jones Wednesday as they began on-field preparations for Sunday’s AFC
3:46 PM ET The money that Cleveland Browns wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. distributed on the field after LSU‘s national championship victory Monday was real, Tigers quarterback Joe Burrow said in a podcast interview released Wednesday. “I’m not a student-athlete anymore, so I can say yeah,” Burrow said on the most recent episode of Barstool
3:06 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Denny and Kristi LaFleur will have their loyalties divided in Sunday’s NFC Championship Game. With sons on both sides, one thing is certain. “Well, I know they’re going to the Super Bowl, one way or the other,” their oldest son, Matt, said. Matt LaFleur wants to be the
2:07 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants interviewed former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett on Wednesday to be their offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN, confirming an NFL Network report. The Giants had requested permission to speak with Garrett about their head-coaching position before hiring Joe Judge. They needed permission
2:07 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants are interviewing former Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett on Wednesday to be their offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN, confirming an NFL Network report. The Giants recently requested permission to speak with Garrett about their head coaching position prior to hiring Joe Judge.
1:06 PM ET Drew Pearson could not hide his disappointment in not being selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Centennial Class on Wednesday, but the Dallas Cowboys great remains hopeful his time will come. “It’ll stick with me until later today and after all these texts and internet stuff stops coming through, and
7:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers‘ path to Super Bowl XXIX was paved in blowouts, record-setting numbers and unrelenting swagger. But five days before the biggest game of the year, it was clogged by traffic, and Deion Sanders was late. It’s almost 25 years later, and Hall of Fame quarterback
12:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN Carolina Panthers linebacker Luke Kuechly stunned the NFL on Tuesday night when he announced his retirement at the age of 28. Kuechly was the 2013 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, and he was named first-team All-Pro five times. His 1,092 tackles over his eight-year career were the most since
9:38 AM ET Larry Fitzgerald will return for a 17th season with the Arizona Cardinals. The team announced Wednesday that the star wide receiver has signed a one-year contract. 1 Related Fitzgerald, who will turn 37 in August, led the Cardinals last season with 74 catches for 804 yards and four touchdowns. Fitzgerald, an 11-time