1:59 PM ET Jason Pierre-Paul may not be hurt that the New York Giants traded him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last offseason. He still found it “shocking” that all he received upon his exit were phone calls from general manager Dave Gettleman and quarterback Eli Manning. Nothing from ownership. “I wouldn’t say hurt. Just
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2:32 PM ET Think what you will about Le’Veon Bell‘s decision to sit out the season in pursuit of free-agent riches, but the key word is “think.” It’s tempting right now to retreat to your corner and settle into some insta-conclusion supported by decades of old, established NFL thinking: Bell’s crazy. He overplayed his hand.
1:25 PM ET Lamar Jackson doesn’t know who is starting at quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, but he’s set to make his first NFL start if called upon. “I feel like I’d be very prepared,” he said. “I’m trying to sponge everything in. Whatever happens, will happen.” The Ravens are desperate for a
11:29 AM ET Doug KezirianESPN Close SportsCenter anchor Behind The Bets podcast host While Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes is the consensus favorite to win the NFL MVP, Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady are the most critical quarterbacks to a point spread. That is the opinion of one respected Las Vegas oddsmaker. Ed Salmons of the
12:39 PM ET BEREA, Ohio — Interim coach Gregg Williams will be interviewed for the Cleveland Browns coaching job, general manager John Dorsey said Wednesday. “I think Gregg Williams has done a really nice job,” Dorsey said of Williams’ two games in charge. Williams took over Oct. 22 when Hue Jackson was fired along with
11:34 AM ET PITTSBURGH — Ben Roethlisberger left the window open for Le’Veon Bell, just in case. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback said he texted Bell before Tuesday’s 4 p.m. reporting deadline but didn’t hear back. By not showing up, Bell forfeited the 2018 season — and $14.5 million in earnings on the franchise tag —
8:00 AM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When the Kansas City Chiefs were informed by NFL officials that they would be playing in Mexico City and wouldn’t have to give up a home game to do it, team chairman Clark Hunt and president Mark Donovan cheered enthusiastically. The game on Monday night against the Los
12:50 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Angel Fabela learned Spanish as a teenager so that she could communicate with her grandfather and has spent most of her adult life trying to connect with her Mexican heritage. This wasn’t just a football game. This wasn’t just her Los Angeles Rams playing in a potential Super Bowl
9:48 AM ET PITTSBURGH — No one wanted it to come to this. &• How we got here with the Bell saga&• How Steelers, Bell both win the divorce&• Execs predict what’s next for Bell &• Roethlisberger has Steelers on a roll&• Inside tumultuous week with Steelers Not Le’Veon Bell, who, money aside, wanted to
The first time I saw Goff play quarterback, he was a sophomore in high school, so skinny he had to wave his arms to make a shadow. Even then, with his Marin Catholic jersey billowing around him, the ball left his hand and traveled audibly through the air, and those watching lifted their heads and