12:26 AM ET Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross responded late Wednesday night to allegations made by Brian Flores in a lawsuit a day earlier, calling them “false, malicious and defamatory” and promising to defend his “personal integrity” as well as that of the organization. On Tuesday, Flores filed a lawsuit in Manhattan against the NFL
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3:55 PM ET Former Cleveland Browns coach Hue Jackson and the head of his foundation accused the Browns of paying Jackson to lose games during the 2016 and 2017 seasons. The allegation came on the heels of Brian Flores suing the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, Broncos and Giants — alleging discrimination regarding
11:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN The day after announcing his lawsuit against the NFL, New York Giants, Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos, Brian Flores elaborated on his allegations of racial discrimination and unethical practices. Specifically pertaining to his time with the Dolphins, Flores, the team’s former coach, said owner Stephen Ross explicitly offered him $100,000
5:40 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — At the end of a 17-plus minute Zoom media session Tuesday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo stopped, looked into the camera and delivered what was unmistakably a farewell message to Niners fans. “It’s been a hell of a ride,” Garoppolo said to the 49ers fans. “I love
4:16 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN NEW YORK — Brian Flores has sued the NFL and three teams — the Dolphins, the Broncos and the Giants — alleging discrimination regarding his interview processes with Denver and New York and his firing last month by Miami. The 58-page lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court Tuesday and
9:43 AM ET Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady has officially announced his retirement from the NFL, saying Tuesday in an Instagram post that he is “not going to make that competitive commitment anymore.” “I have always believed the sport of football is an ‘all-in’ proposition — if a 100% competitive commitment isn’t there, you
7:46 PM ET Tom Brady said on his podcast that he’s “still going through the process” and hasn’t decided when to announce his plans on whether to play or retire. “Sometimes it takes some time to really evaluate how you feel and what you want to do,” Brady said on the latest episode of his
9:50 PM ET ESPN staff Well now. Super Bowl LVI is going to give us a matchup that almost none of us expected when the 2021 season began. The Cincinnati Bengals were 125-1 preseason long shots to reach the Super Bowl, having won an NFL-worst two games in 2019 and then only four games last
12:59 AM ET INGLEWOOD, Calif. — As quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo walked slowly to the locker room for, perhaps, the final time as a member of the San Francisco 49ers, he stopped and embraced general manager John Lynch. Garoppolo and the Niners’ latest comeback attempt had just been derailed when his last-gasp fling to JaMycal Hasty
9:42 PM ET Brady HendersonESPN INGLEWOOD, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams and their roster full of stars are headed to Super Bowl LVI, where they’ll try to win a world championship on their home field. And it was three of their biggest stars who helped get them there. Matthew Stafford and Cooper Kupp connected
7:45 PM ET Tory BarronESPN Editor Close Tory Barron is a Bristol-based writer and editor for ESPN.com. After retiring from playing lacrosse at UConn, the DC native decided to try her hand at writing about people playing sports. The Los Angeles Rams went all in this season. Now, Matthew Stafford, Odell Beckham Jr. & Co.
2:32 PM ET Jeff Darlington Adam Schefter Close ESPN Senior Writer ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Tom Brady is retiring from football after 22 seasons in which he won a historic seven Super Bowl titles, sources told ESPN.
11:33 PM ET Kansas City Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu is “good to go” for Sunday’s AFC title game against the Cincinnati Bengals, a source told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. Mathieu suffered a concussion in Kansas City’s win over the Buffalo Bills last week, but has had no setbacks in the concussion protocol and is set to
6:00 PM ET Dear Tom, Thank you. These were the first words that came to mind. They aren’t too profound. But when thinking about what covers the bases for all in the NFL community — fans, reporters, rivals and the like — it seems to do it in the clearest, most concise and compelling manner.
6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — In the private room of a restaurant in the Cincinnati neighborhood of Hyde Park, Bengals coach Zac Taylor went with his gut. And that meant trusting the gut of the chef at E+O Kitchen. It was a fall night in 2021, and as Taylor’s party settled in, he knew one
8:45 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — This is one way to make sure the communication problems New York Giants co-owner John Mara admitted were an issue over the past few years won’t last much longer. The Giants hired Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll on Friday night to be their head coach. This comes
6:34 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants have hired former Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll as their new head coach, the team announced on Friday. Daboll replaces Joe Judge, who went 10-23 and was fired after two seasons. He was the third consecutive Giants coach to be fired after two
7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The NFL’s conference championship round for the 2021 season is stacked, and we’ve got you covered with what you need to know for Sunday’s NFC and AFC championships. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to both games, a bold prediction for each matchup and, of course, final