6:09 PM ET The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to make Steve Spagnuolo the team’s new defensive coordinator, a source told ESPN’s Dan Graziano. Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton was fired by the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday, two days after Sunday’s loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. Spagnuolo, a former
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5:38 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton on Thursday underwent surgery on his right shoulder for the second time in three offseasons. Team physician Dr. Pat Connor, who repaired Newton’s partially torn rotator cuff in March of 2017, performed what the team described as arthroscopic surgery. Newton missed the final two
1:32 PM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 The NFL says that the number of concussions in games and practices dropped 23.8 percent in 2018. According to figures the league released Thursday, there were a combined 214 recorded concussions in
12:56 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Former Indianapolis Colts head coach and current Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano said Thursday that he’s not interested in any future NFL head coaching jobs. “I’m not. I’ve done it,” Pagano at his introductory press conference. “I’m motivated to just help coach Matt Nagy be successful. Help
12:11 AM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Bill Belichick kept it short and to the point. Asked what stood out to him about Los Angeles Rams defensive tackle Aaron Donald, Belichick said: “Everything. He’s pretty much unblockable.” The New England Patriots coach didn’t expound further. After all, not much else needs to be said, as it
1:07 AM ET Kevin SeifertNFL Nation Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 There is less to ridicule about the NFL’s Pro Bowl these days, thanks to a series of ancillary events and innovations that bleed attention away from the game itself. But one (rather
12:00 AM ET ESPN.com staff It was the non-call heard round the football world, from the French Quarter to Hollywood & Vine. Los Angeles Rams defensive back Nickell Robey-Coleman hit New Orleans Saints receiver Tommylee Lewis early on a Drew Brees pass attempt with less than two minutes remaining and the NFC Championship Game tied
10:00 PM ET LOS ANGELES — The genesis of Sean McVay’s renowned clairvoyance dates to December 2003, near the goal line of a state quarterfinal game, on third down, his high school team trailing by five with only a couple of minutes remaining. McVay, now the Los Angeles Rams coach, was a short, stocky triple-option
10:30 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Sean McVay turns 33 years old on Thursday. The Los Angeles Rams coach has come a long way in his young life. What do you get the ultra-handsome offensive mastermind with the exceptional memory, who already has running back Todd Gurley II and pass-rusher Aaron Donald? Sean
9:44 PM ET ORLANDO, Fla. — The Fritz Pollard Alliance, the diversity group responsible for implementation of the NFL’s Rooney Rule, is proposing even more changes for 2019 that will create more opportunities for minorities in both coaching and scouting. Pollard Alliance chairman John Wooten, a former player and front office executive, told ESPN that