3:01 AM ET The New York Jets are moving closer to naming their next head coach, as the first round of interviews is over — or so it appears. The next step is to determine which candidate can lead the franchise out of the Todd Bowles abyss and return it to relevancy. Big job, big
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1:17 AM ET Michael C. Wright FRISCO, Texas — As Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett rattled off the rundown of attributes, you wouldn’t know which running back he was describing looking ahead to Saturday’s divisional showdown featuring Todd Gurley and Ezekiel Elliott. “He has everything you want in a running back,” Garrett said. “He’s quick,
9:48 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A joint investigation by the NFL and NFL Players Association determined there was no evidence that Carolina Panthers safety Eric Reid was targeted in the performance-enhancing drug testing program. Reid claimed after a Dec. 17 loss to New Orleans that he’d been selected for testing for the seventh time
2:17 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Almost every time the Kansas City Chiefs readied themselves for a playoff game in the past 25 years, they had more reason to fear the rival quarterback than their opponents. Their fears, it turned out, were not unfounded. The Chiefs have lost 11 of their past 12 postseason
7:00 AM ET It’s the offseason already for 24 of the NFL’s 32 teams, and as the league’s Elite Eight get ready for another round of playoffs this weekend, three-quarters of the league is about the look-ahead business: hiring coaches, assessing salary-cap situations, figuring out what they do and don’t have at quarterback. That last
12:00 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 THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — In the spotlight of a prime-time NFL showdown, Robert Woods caught a touchdown pass and never broke stride as he approached the end
11:39 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 year in NFL officiating was marked by more than the usual number of complaints about missed calls, bad calls and replay interpretations. It was stacked with unprecedented administration brought on by
5:41 PM ET The Atlanta Falcons have hired former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter to once again be their offensive coordinator, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter, confirming multiple reports. Koetter, who turns 60 next month, previously was the Falcons’ offensive coordinator from 2012 to 2014. He helped the Falcons to the NFC
5:42 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are finalizing a deal to make Bruce Arians their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Arians, who retired following the 2017 season coaching the Arizona Cardinals, has spent the 2018 NFL season working as a game analyst for CBS. In Tampa Bay, he
4:44 PM ET The Denver Broncos are deciding between Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and Pittsburgh Steelers offensive line coach Mike Munchak for their head-coaching job, sources confirmed to ESPN on Tuesday. The Broncos have blocked other teams from trying to hire away former head coach Gary Kubiak, now with Denver as a personnel