9:18 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Pro Bowl middle linebacker Roquan Smith is set to remain the centerpiece of the Baltimore Ravens‘ defense beyond half a season. Smith reached an agreement on a five-year extension on Tuesday, a team source confirmed. The NFL Network is reporting the deal is worth $100 million, which would
NFL
5:32 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN ALLEN PARK, Mich. — Before exiting Lambeau Field on Sunday night, quarterback Jared Goff took a victory lap around the stadium to slap hands with Detroit Lions fans who were hanging around to celebrate. After leading Detroit (9-8) to its first winning season since 2017, which included a 20-16 win
4:41 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders fired offensive coordinator Scott Turner on Tuesday after yet another disappointing season offensively. Turner, who signed a three-year extension last offseason, had been with coach Ron Rivera for seven years, including the past three in Washington. He coached under Rivera for parts of four seasons with
4:27 PM 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 COSTA MESA, Calif. — Los Angeles Chargers left tackle Rashawn Slater will return to practice this week, opening the 21-day window for his potential activation off injured
2:17 PM ET LAKE FOREST, Ill. — Bears general manager Ryan Poles backed Justin Fields as Chicago’s starting quarterback for 2023 and said he would have to be “absolutely blown away” to take a quarterback with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s draft. “Yeah. We had good conversations,” Poles said during his season-ending
2:26 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN INDIANAPOLIS — Colts general manager Chris Ballard, admitting he “failed” by taking a flawed approach to the 2022 season, laid out a plan Tuesday that includes considering Jeff Saturday as a candidate in the team’s coaching search and displayed a willingness to trade up to the first pick in the
10:47 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has backed Mike McCarthy one more time. Asked on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas on Tuesday whether a wild-card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on “Monday Night Football” could impact McCarthy’s status as head coach, Jones was emphatic. “No. I
7:00 AM ET EAGAN, Minn. — In his first team meeting as coach of the Minnesota Vikings, Kevin O’Connell did what coaches typically do: He turned on the film. It was the spring of 2022, and O’Connell wanted everyone — players, assistant coaches and staff members — to know what he thought of the starting
7:00 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Moments after San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo broke his left foot in a Dec. 4 win against the Miami Dolphins, general manager John Lynch’s phone pinged. The message was from Tony Dungy, one of Lynch’s mentors and his former coach from his time as a safety for
9:05 PM ET An hour after Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field and about 35 minutes after he was rushed to a Cincinnati hospital, a small knot of people gathered amid a chaotic scene outside the locker rooms beneath Paycor Stadium. Bills’ coach Sean McDermott, Bengals coach Zac Taylor, referee Shawn Smith and