6:51 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — As Jerry Jones sought the ninth coach in the history of the Dallas Cowboys, winning experience mattered. The Cowboys are entering their third decade since their last Super Bowl win. And in introducing Mike McCarthy as coach on Wednesday, it was clear Jones believes McCarthy will get his team
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5:41 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — It’s been nearly 10 years since Aaron Rodgers won his first — and only — Super Bowl. After missing the playoffs the past two seasons, experiencing a coaching change for the first time since he’s been an NFL starter and turning 36 years old last month, it’s worth
5:04 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — New Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule didn’t rule out having Cam Newton as his quarterback in 2020. Newton, 30, is recovering from Lisfranc surgery and there is uncertainty on how long the recovery will take. The 2015 NFL MVP also is entering the final year of his contract. The
4:16 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Already without Stefon Diggs for a second straight day, the Minnesota Vikings got more bad news at the wide receiver position with Adam Thielen suffering an ankle injury in practice Wednesday. Thielen, whose overtime catch set the Vikings up for a 26-20 win against the New Orleans Saints in
8:15 AM ET Roster turnover is a fact of life in the NFL. In a league in which many players don’t have guaranteed money due in the upcoming season and somewhere between five and eight organizations typically swap out their football personnel each offseason, just about every player is on a short leash. Even the
10:59 AM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens signed former first-round pick Andre Smith on Wednesday, adding veteran depth along the offensive line. Smith, 32, was the No. 6 overall pick of the 2009 draft by the Cincinnati Bengals. He started 98 games, playing for the Bengals, Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals. The
6:00 AM ET METAIRIE, La. — The New Orleans Saints had the NFL’s most loaded quarterback room in 2019, with Drew Brees, Teddy Bridgewater and Taysom Hill. But none of them is under contract for 2020, with Brees and Bridgewater both scheduled to become unrestricted free agents and Hill a restricted free agent. In a
10:10 AM ET Marvin Lewis, who was one of only two known candidates to interview for the Dallas Cowboys‘ head-coaching position, says he is fine with how the process went despite not getting the job. “There’s a lot bigger problems than myself out there,” Lewis told ESPN’s Golic and Wingo on Wednesday when asked about
9:42 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady had said in the immediate aftermath of Saturday’s playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans that it was “probably unlikely” and “hopefully unlikely” that he would retire, and now he has expanded on the topic, writing on social media that he has more to
6:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Trailing by one point with 53 seconds left in a pivotal game at the New Orleans Saints in December, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo strolled to the huddle, looked his teammates in the eyes, raised his voice just enough to be heard above the earsplitting din of