5:46 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have formally requested, and received, permission from the New Orleans Saints to interview Sean Payton for the Broncos’ vacant head coaching job. Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Saturday that the Broncos, who fired Nathaniel Hackett Dec. 26 after a 4-11 record in his 15-game tenure,
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7:33 PM ET Paul Gutierrez Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Oakland Raiders for CSNBayArea.com and Sacramento Bee for eight years Member of Pro Football Writers Association Previously worked at Los Angeles Times, Las Vegas Review-Journal and Sports Illustrated Adam Teicher Close ESPN Staff Writer Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN
4:10 PM ET Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has a “strong chance” of playing in the team’s wild-card game next week, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Jackson has been sidelined for over a month with a sprained knee suffered in a win over the Denver Broncos in Week 13. He has been ruled out
2:51 PM ET Bengals coach Zac Taylor already has voiced his opposition to the NFL’s new playoff scenarios, but many in the Cincinnati organization are livid about a decision they feel penalizes the Bengals and rewards the Ravens, per sources. The league told Cincinnati it should be happy it has been declared the AFC North
2:33 PM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bills safety Damar Hamlin continues to make progress in his recovery as he remains breathing on his own and his “neurological function is excellent,” according to physicians at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center via a statement from the team Saturday. Hamlin remains in critical condition, the
Jan 6, 2023 HENDERSON, Nev. — Quarterback Jarrett Stidham did more than thrill fans with his swashbuckling, gunslinger-type play against the NFL’s top defense in his first NFL start this past Sunday; he also gave the Las Vegas Raiders‘ regime something to chew on as it prepares to embark upon an offseason rife with change
Jan 6, 2023 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jerick McKinnon hardly seemed like a strong candidate to enter the NFL record book this season, not with the Kansas City Chiefs returning Clyde Edwards-Helaire as their featured running back and adding two additional players at the position, veteran Ronald Jones and rookie Isiah Pacheco. But McKinnon tied
11:16 AM ET Field YatesESPN Insider Close Field Yates has previous experience interning with the New England Patriots on both their coaching and scouting staffs. A graduate of Wesleyan University (CT), he is a regular contributor to ESPN Boston’s Patriots coverage and ESPN Insider. The New Orleans Saints and wide receiver Michael Thomas agreed to
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7:00 AM ET PITTSBURGH — The conversation that changed the Pittsburgh Steelers‘ season lasted less than 30 seconds. It wasn’t even really a conversation. Trailing 10-6 at halftime of the Week 4 game against the New York Jets, the Steelers entered the locker room feeling frustration and discontent, sentiments loudly echoed by the Acrisure Stadium