12:16 AM ET ESPN.com staff Tom Brady and the New England Patriots are the Super Bowl champions for the sixth time with a 13-3 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. We tracked everything you needed to know about Super Bowl LIII, from the memorable plays on the field to the scene at Mercedes-Benz
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1:28 PM ET For all the talk of more strife between owners and NFL players’ union on the horizon, there is a core group on both sides who have an optimistic view that negotiations to extend the current collective bargaining agreement could get jump-started within the next six months, according to league and union sources.
11:49 AM ET The fan who shined a laser on Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the AFC Championship Game has been identified, apprehended, banned from Arrowhead Stadium for life and soon will face charges from the Kansas City district attorney, league sources told ESPN. After a Kansas City television station identified a fan shining a
10:54 AM ET As Russell Wilson heads into the final year of his deal, the Pro Bowl quarterback and the Seattle Seahawks have not engaged in a single contract discussion since the day they announced their last deal in 2015, league sources told ESPN. Neither Wilson nor the Seahawks have mentioned to each other whether
10:55 AM ET The Carolina Panthers believe Cam Newton could be ready for training camp after last month’s arthroscopic shoulder surgery and certainly expect the star quarterback to be ready to start the 2019 NFL regular season, a league source told ESPN. A week after he had surgery on his right shoulder, Panthers quarterback Cam
10:17 AM ET The NFL’s regular-season opener in 2019 could well be a conference championship game rematch, no matter what happens in Super Bowl LIII. If the Rams win the Super Bowl, they could host the Saints in the 2019 Kickoff game, a league source told ESPN. And if the Patriots win on Sunday, they
Feb 1, 2019 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — It was the offseason after his rookie year in 2009 and receiver Julian Edelman was on a quest for quarterback Tom Brady‘s attention — and trust. Edelman had his agents find him a spot near Manhattan Beach, California, close enough so Brady, his New England Patriots teammate, could call
7:34 PM ET Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long was named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year on Saturday for his activities off the field. Long donated the entire amount of his first four game checks to fund his “First Quarter for Literacy” program, which gives free books and mentoring services to families.
11:00 AM ET Indianapolis Colts linebacker Darius Leonard has gone from a relatively unknown player to the NFL’s rookie of the year. Some questioned why the Colts selected Leonard, who played at South Carolina State, a Football Championship Subdivision school, in the second round of the draft. It didn’t take long to realize why the
11:42 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball ATLANTA — It comes as no surprise that Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald has been named the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year for a