10:22 AM ET For the second consecutive year, youth was emphatically served in the newest class for the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Sunday, August 3 | ESPN &• Ed Reed, Ty Law, Champ Bailey, Tony Gonzalez make Hall of Fame&• Our Hall of Fame votes: 48 NFL analysts pick their 2019 class &• Trailblazer
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12:00 AM ET ATLANTA — New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick was asked by a reporter Wednesday whether he would consider writing a book when his career is over. As he often does, Belichick deflected the topic by mentioning that his only focus is the upcoming game against the Los Angeles Rams. Then there was
9:14 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Limousine companies are blaming the state of Georgia for leaving them 300 to 400 vehicles short of what’s needed to transport NFL owners, corporate clients and others this Super Bowl weekend. Amy Patterson, vice president of operations and logistics with Atlanta’s Super Bowl Host Committee, said in a
7:40 PM 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 — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay said running back Todd Gurley II is feeling “100 percent” and expected to play a big role against the
4:53 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — Wade Wilson, a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback and assistant coach, died Friday, on his birthday, the team announced. He was 60. The Dallas Cowboys are not expected to extend the contract of Jason Garrett, who is in the final year of his deal, sources tell ESPN. Wilson served as
4:23 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Football helmets could be getting another boost toward enhanced safety features with announcements by two major manufacturers Friday. Riddell has partnered with Carbon, a tech company that features 3D printing, to bring digital design innovation and customization to head protection through its new Diamond helmets. And VICIS is
3:03 PM ET Associated Press ATLANTA — Who’s No. 1 in football? When it comes to merchandise sales, who else but Tom Brady? According to the NFLPA Top 50 Player Sales List, based on total sales of all officially licensed NFL player merchandise from March-November 2018 — the most updated survey available — the quarterback
7:30 AM ET We asked 48 of our NFL analysts — reporters, editors and former players — which top five modern-era finalists they would vote into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. That’s how we ended up with our edition of the Class of 2019. (We went 5-for-5 in last year’s survey.) Tom Flores coached
1:21 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — Drew Brees took issue with the fact that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell waited 10 days to publicly address the officiating error that went against the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship Game. Brees made the media rounds Friday at the Super Bowl. And while he repeatedly stressed that
11:27 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Antonio Brown delivered a brief message from the Super Bowl in his first public appearance since the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season ended. “I just want to win,” said Brown in a short interview posted on USA Today Sports’ Twitter. “I just want to win, play with a team that’s gonna win.