1:41 AM ET Talk to anyone about Drew Brees, from family to longtime friends to past and present teammates — and you’ll get some awesome stories about his legendary competitiveness. Before the New Orleans Saints quarterback became the NFL’s all-time passing leader, he was a multisport star who once beat a younger Andy Roddick in
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12:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas – Amari Cooper‘s on-field persona was formed before he played his first game as a kid. “I overheard one of my friends say, ‘If Amari scores, I bet he’s real happy and he’ll get real excited,’” Cooper said. “I just so happened to score, and since I heard him say
10:00 AM ET Paul LukasESPN.com Close Sports journalism’s foremost uniform reporter ESPN.com columnist since 2004 Also blogs at uni-watch.com It’s beginning to look like the future of football helmets will be all about customized fits. In 2017, Riddell, the leading helmet manufacturer, unveiled its Precision-Fit system, which uses digital scans of a player’s head to
7:13 AM ET Every single team to win a Super Bowl has needed to get lucky along the way. A key fumble bounced into their hands. A dangerous would-be opponent was eliminated before they could ever match up. A star player narrowly avoided an injury. Luck might be the residue of design, but in the
7:39 AM ET The Los Angeles Chargers are signing Nick Rose to handle kickoff duties in Sunday’s wild-card game against the New England Patriots, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The Chargers QB didn’t have a great first half at the 2011 Pro Bowl, and even in Hawaii, the Patriots coach’s competitiveness shined through. The
12:03 AM ET ESPN.com Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print Some postseason awards seem pretty easy to pick — defensive player of the year in the NFC West? It’s easily Los Angeles Rams DT Aaron Donald. But who wins rookie of the year in the NFC South or MVP in the AFC East? Did
11:14 PM ET The Oakland A’s expect Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray to declare for the 2019 NFL draft before Monday’s deadline, the San Francisco Chronicle reports, citing multiple sources. Murray, a two-sport star, was chosen by the A’s with the ninth pick of the MLB draft in 2018 and signed a $4.66 million contract in
10:49 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pro Bowl outside linebacker Thomas Davis plans to play at least one more season, but it won’t be for the Carolina Panthers. Davis, 35, announced Wednesday night in a video on social media that the Panthers informed him on Monday they were going in “a different direction at the
10:43 PM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Former Packers coach Mike McCarthy said he plans to coach in the NFL again. It just won’t be next season. McCarthy, 55, said Wednesday that he will sit out the 2019 season. “I’ll be locked and loaded and ready to go for next year,” McCarthy told ESPN. Adam
12:41 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets joined the new craze in the NFL, hiring their version of Sean McVay, according to sources. Actually, their new coach is an older, dented version of the Los Angeles Rams‘ so-called genius. Say hello to Adam Gase, who was McVay before McVay. In 2016,