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5:44 PM ET Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford considers the Los Angeles Rams a viable contender in his trade market, sources told ESPN on Friday. While it’s unclear what the Rams can do with quarterback Jared Goff‘s long-term deal on the books, they’ve inquired about Stafford’s services and explored what it would take to get

8:08 PM ET The NFL expanded the Rooney Rule to give more minority candidates opportunities to become a head coach and reward teams who develop them. More interviews didn’t equal more hirings this offseason. According to an analysis of candidates known to have interviewed for seven head-coaching openings this month, 11 were minorities and 16

3:13 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette must have known something, when he tweeted on Feb. 2, 2014, that it wasn’t a matter of if, but when he’d play in the Super Bowl. That day, the Seattle Seahawks defeated the Denver Broncos in Super Bowl XLVIII and he wrote,

9:51 AM ET The Detroit Lions have hired Mark Brunell as quarterbacks coach, the first NFL coaching job for the 19-year veteran who last played in the league in 2011. Brunell is expected to tutor the Lions’ first new full-time starting quarterback in over a decade, as Detroit is seeking to trade Matthew Stafford, the

6:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The move to the NFL was something Urban Meyer had been contemplating for a decade and seriously considering for the past year. Meyer — who spent a total of 17 seasons in the college ranks as head coach of Bowling Green, Utah, Florida and Ohio State — did significant

7:01 AM ET BALTIMORE — Jan. 28, 2001 will forever represent coronation day for the Baltimore Ravens‘ defense. In the minds of Ravens players, their 34-7 triumph over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV crowned the 2000 squad as the greatest single-season defense in NFL history. On this 20-year anniversary, this Baltimore defense

5:54 PM ET Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera was declared cancer-free after a checkup Thursday, according to tweets from his wife Stephanie and daughter Courtney. Stephanie Rivera tweeted that, “Prayers have been answered. Thx to all the Drs & nurses who “Coached up” @RiverboatRonHC and me and gave us the winning game plan to

10:03 AM ET Quarterback Deshaun Watson has requested a trade from the Houston Texans, league sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Thursday. Watson made the request to the team weeks ago, sources told ESPN. The Texans’ new head coaching hire, David Culley, has not and will not alter Watson’s thinking, sources told ESPN. Watson hasn’t

11:23 PM ET HOUSTON — Before all of the trade talk and reports about his future, Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson was asked what he was looking for in his next head coach. “I mean, we just need a whole culture shift,” Watson said earlier in the month. “We just need new energy. We need

6:00 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — In what will go down as one of the most unlikely free-agent signings in NFL history, quarterback Tom Brady, winner of six Super Bowls with the New England Patriots, became a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a franchise synonymous with losing for the past decade-plus. But as far-fetched

11:24 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Even if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers win it all in Super Bowl LV, coach Bruce Arians said there is no way he will consider retirement, despite already having retired once, after the 2017 season with the Arizona Cardinals. “Hell no. I’m going for two,” Arians told 95.3 WDAE on

6:00 AM ET GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers‘ comments after Sunday’s NFC Championship Game loss turned the Green Bay Packers‘ offseason into a watch party that could last until the 37-year-old quarterback shows up for the offseason program — if there is one — or the start of training camp. In one videoconference, he

7:40 AM ET NFL NationESPN There’s still three months until the 2021 NFL draft, and anything can happen in that time. Team needs will change, prospect rankings will fluctuate and the direction of many franchises will pivot. Even once we get to draft night, we could be in for some surprises. We asked our NFL

6:00 AM ET Let’s get this straight from the jump: This is a celebration, not a list making fun of short players. It’s not a hey-isn’t-it-cute pat on the head, it’s a by-gawd confetti-tossin’, piñata-bustin’ celebration. Why? Because as any of the hundreds of NFL players I have interviewed have seen, I am short. Vertically

12:00 PM ET ALLEN PARK, Mich. – Inside Ford Field toward the end of last season, there was a large white mural with Matthew Stafford on it, his back turned with his left arm raised — index finger pointed in the air. It was a striking image then, what with few fans allowed inside the

2:06 PM ET Tom Brady‘s father says both he and his wife battled COVID-19 last year, which “stressed out” the star quarterback as he was beginning his first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tom Brady Sr., in an interview Monday with ESPN Radio’s #Greeny, said he was hospitalized for three weeks at one point

10:17 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Two days after being cleared from the NFL’s concussion protocol, Patrick Mahomes guided the Kansas City Chiefs to another Super Bowl. Mahomes led the Chiefs back from an early 9-0 deficit to a 38-24 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night at Arrowhead Stadium in the AFC

10:10 PM ET The most unusual season in NFL history will end with something (else) that has never happened: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will become the first team in league history to compete for a Super Bowl title in their home stadium. Super Bowl LV will be played on Feb. 7 at the Buccaneers’ Raymond