2:09 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — Forget “Philly Special,” the Super Bowl run or aggressiveness on fourth down. When Matt Nagy thinks of Doug Pederson, he thinks of late-night raids of the Eagles cafeteria back when they were just a couple of fledgling assistants trying to earn their stripes. “At night time when we’re drawing cards,
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8:00 AM ET MITCHELL TRUBISKY’S POSTGAME media conferences are mind-numbing exercises in amiable banality. He greets every question with a cheery and time-buying “For sure” and then proceeds to break it down to its least interesting parts. This is by design — he’d never allow himself to give anything away. Apart from the crowd, Trubisky
8:00 AM ET Anthony Gulizia It’s a less-than-ideal week to be a middling coach with a subpar record and a great one to be a hot-ticket candidate pegged for the next big gig. Eight coaches have been fired, topping the seven from last year. Here’s what you need to know about each opening. 2018 season
12:00 AM ET Patrick Mahomes had a season for the ages in his first year as the Kansas City Chiefs‘ starting quarterback. He wound up as the second player in NFL history to throw for 50 touchdowns and 5,000 yards, and he led the Chiefs to a 12-4 record, the AFC West championship and AFC’s
5:16 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 NFL television ratings rose by 5 percent in 2018 compared to the 2017 season, according to figures released Wednesday by the league. The uptick partially stemmed two years of ratings slides for
4:48 PM ET Michael Wells INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Colts are on their way to having their starting offensive line back together for the AFC wild-card playoff game against the Houston Texans on Saturday. Center Ryan Kelly, the anchor of the offensive line, was a full participant in practice Wednesday. The Pro Bowl alternate said
3:32 PM ET NFL Nation reporters assess the biggest injuries across the league for wild-card weekend. Read through all 12 teams (including those on a bye this weekend), or skip ahead to a particular matchup by clicking on the logos here: Colts: Starting center Ryan Kelly and safety Clayton Geathers were both full participants in
2:06 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants made it clear that wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. is part of their current plans, while quarterback Eli Manning‘s future remains uncertain. General manager Dave Gettleman on Wednesday declined to commit to Manning for next season, despite being complimentary of his ability and statistics
12:57 PM ET Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin denied reports that Antonio Brown has requested to be traded and said the Steelers would handle the star receiver’s absence from the team as an in-house matter. Ben Roethlisberger said Tuesday on 93.7 The Fan that he has no problems with Antonio Brown in the wake of
1:49 AM ET The members of the NFL rookie class of 2018 have finished their first lap as pros. Their production showed plenty of reasons for optimism, with more than a few glimpses at the brightest of futures. &• The many ways Derwin James affects games&• Cowboys value Dak, but at what price?&• The one