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Rich CiminiJan 29, 2025, 07:44 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York

Jan 29, 2025, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Super Bowl trophy is named after Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach who led his team to wins in the first two Super Bowls. However, Bill Belichick said coaches can’t win games without the players and suggested the Lombardi Trophy be renamed after

Open Extended Reactions The offseason has arrived for 30 NFL teams while the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for Super Bowl LIX — so we’re taking a look at what lies ahead over the next two months, with free agency set to begin on March 12. We asked our NFL Nation reporters

Jan 28, 2025, 10:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Mike McCarthy, the former Dallas Cowboys coach who was in the running for the New Orleans Saints job, is now not planning to coach this year and will focus on the 2026 hiring cycle instead, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Tuesday night. McCarthy had

Katherine Terrell Close Katherine Terrell ESPN Staff Writer Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has

Kevin SeifertJan 25, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate

Rich CiminiJan 27, 2025, 04:11 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York

Open Extended Reactions The Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles are officially headed to Super Bowl LIX, which kicks off at 6:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, Feb. 9, at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. With two weeks until the big rematch, we’re taking an early look at what you can expect in the matchup.

Associated Press Jan 26, 2025, 10:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes threw for 245 yards and a touchdown, ran through the Buffalo defense for two more scores, and relied on his defense at key moments to help the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Bills 32-29 on Sunday night and

Adam Teicher Close Adam Teicher ESPN Staff Writer Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Alaina Getzenberg Close Alaina Getzenberg ESPN Alaina Getzenberg is a staff writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte

Lindsey ThiryJan 26, 2025, 04:06 PM ET Close Lindsey Thiry is a national NFL reporter for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2018 to cover the Los Angeles Rams after two years of covering them for the Los Angeles Times, and has also covered the Chargers for ESPN. She previously covered the Atlanta Falcons. You can

Open Extended Reactions For all those complaining that Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes gets too many calls, relief soon could be on the way. NFL replay assist is expected to expand this offseason into plays that could include the quarterback slide, league sources told ESPN. The NFL enacted replay assist in 2021 to allow replay officials

Open Extended Reactions The AFC and NFC conference championships are here! Sunday’s slate starts with surging rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Washington Commanders taking on the Philadelphia Eagles. Then the Kansas City Chiefs will host MVP contender Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the biggest keys to both

Michael DiRocco Close Michael DiRocco ESPN Staff Writer Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow DiRocco on Twitter

Todd ArcherJan 24, 2025, 10:46 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — From Tom Landry to

Todd ArcherJan 24, 2025, 10:04 PM ET Close Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher. Open Extended Reactions FRISCO, Texas — After looking outside the

Multiple Contributors Jan 24, 2025, 01:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders and Pete Carroll have reached an agreement for the veteran coach to become the franchise’s head coach on a three-year deal with a fourth-year team option, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Carroll, who turns 74 on Sept.

Multiple Contributors Jan 24, 2025, 12:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive coordinator Liam Coen has informed the Bucs of his intention to become the head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars after a surprising twist that included him initially backing out of the interview pool, but then reconsidering the