12:01 AM ET When all was said and done last April, 256 NFL hopefuls were selected in the league’s draft. The quarterbacks, especially the five who were selected in the first round, fueled much of the discussion. But as the season unfolded, the best defenders in the draft showed just how much impact they could
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8:00 AM ET LOS ANGELES RAMS OFFENSIVE TACKLE Andrew Whitworth looks like he’d be employee of the month — every month — at the feed store. Everyone would just stand around and marvel as he heaved bales and emptied pallets, and they’d tell stories about him years after he moved on. Remember that time Andrew
12:24 AM ET David Purdum Close ESPN Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2014 Journalist covering gambling industry since 2008 Ben Fawkes Close ESPN Staff Writer Runs day-to-day editorial operations at Chalk, ESPN.com’s gambling section Joined ESPN in 2010 A national sports betting handicapping contest with a $2.5 million prize pool ended in controversy Sunday in
10:18 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Receiver Alshon Jeffery took responsibility for the Philadelphia Eagles‘ divisional-round loss to the New Orleans Saints on Sunday following a dropped pass late in the game that led to a critical interception. “That’s on me. I’ll take that loss. It’s on me,” he said. “I let my teammates down,
9:50 PM ET The New England Patriots are poised to be underdogs in the playoffs for only the second time since 2007, when they travel to Kansas City next Sunday to face the Chiefs in the AFC Championship Game. The Chiefs opened as 3-point favorites over the Patriots at the SuperBook at Westgate Las Vegas.
4:13 PM ET Four more teams down, four still left in pursuit of a Super Bowl title. As we did last week, we say goodbye to the four teams that lost their playoff games this weekend in true “Overreaction Monday” style. And for the four teams remaining, we try to answer one big question still
9:04 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — Philadelphia Eagles Pro Bowl right guard Brandon Brooks was ruled out of Sunday’s divisional-round game against the New Orleans Saints in the first quarter after suffering a right leg injury, which he later revealed on Twitter was a torn Achilles tendon. Wanted to take a minute to thank everyone
9:25 PM ET ESPN News Services The Cleveland Browns are hiring former Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Todd Monken to the same position, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Browns are also hiring former Arizona Cardinals head coach Steve Wilks to be their defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Pat McManamon. Monken interviewed for
12:20 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — The drive had a little bit of everything. Most importantly, it had a lot of New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas. It took 18 plays, gained 92 yards and lasted 11 minutes, 29 seconds — the longest postseason drive by any team in at least 20 years, according to
8:00 PM ET FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Tom Brady had to make it back to Kansas City with his job very much intact, didn’t he? If his football obituary was not written at Arrowhead Stadium in the fall of 2014, critics did at least start warming up that obit in the bullpen. Brady was 37 back