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PHOENIX — Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was named the NFLPA Alan Page Community Award winner Wednesday for his work raising more than $9 million for his Chasing M’s Foundation in the days after he collapsed on the field during a Jan. 2 game against the Cincinnati Bengals. Hamlin took the stage with his parents

MY LATE FATHER bought me a Joe Montana jersey when I was a boy. Home red with white stripes. I don’t remember when he gave it to me, or why, but I’ll never forget the way the mesh sleeves felt against my arms. The last time I visited my mom, I looked for it in

HENDERSON, Nev. — The star-crossed Derek Carr era with the Las Vegas Raiders is over … unless it isn’t. The most polarizing figure in franchise history — his fans adore him, his detractors abhor him and there is no middle ground — was benched with two games to go in the regular season and left

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Sean Payton’s formal introduction as Denver Broncos coach Monday touched on the importance of keeping an open mind on players, a promise of discipline, an eye for details and a focused pursuit of winning that “is not for everybody.” And perhaps nothing punctuated all of it more than Payton’s steadfast belief in

PHILADELPHIA — Receiver A.J. Brown was asked whether he examined the Philadelphia Eagles‘ roster before agreeing to a four-year, $100 million extension in April to finalize his trade from the Tennessee Titans. “No, unfortunately,” he said last week, as preparations for Super Bowl LVII got underway. “All I needed to know was who was going

A record 50.4 million adults in the United States — roughly 20% of the population — are expected to combine to bet approximately $16 billion on Super Bowl LVII, according to survey results released Tuesday by the American Gaming Association. The number of expected Super Bowl bettors is up 61% from last year’s survey and

Quarterback Tom Brady, who announced his retirement Feb. 1, said Monday that he won’t begin his work as a sports broadcaster at Fox Sports until the fall of 2024. “That’s great for me,” Brady in an appearance on FS1’s “The Herd With Colin Cowherd.” “Take some time to really learn, be great at what I

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Kansas City Chiefs and general manager Brett Veach expected skepticism about their plan for the 2022 season after they traded a premier wide receiver in Tyreek Hill and assembled a post-draft depth chart that included six defensive rookies in significant positions. But they were puzzled by suggestions that after four straight

The countdown to Super Bowl LVII between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs has begun, and the betting at sportsbooks on a game that’s expected to have billions of dollars riding on it is heating up. We’ll follow it all right here, the biggest bets, the wackiest wagers and the prolific prop bets.

2:34 PM ET Stephen HolderESPN LAS VEGAS — The revamped Pro Bowl Games get underway Sunday at 3 p.m. ET at Allegiant Stadium on ABC/ESPN/ESPN+, as some of the NFL’s brightest stars square off in a series of competitive skills challenges and three flag football games that will cap the week’s events. On tap is

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL: 1. Barmore’s offseason: Most Patriots coaches were at college all-star games last week in Las Vegas and Mobile, Alabama, while many players have returned to their offseason homes and warmer climates, giving their bodies a chance to heal from the grind

Inspired by the lifesaving medical attention Damar Hamlin received on the field during a game last month, the NFL and the American Heart Association will provide free CPR education in Arizona throughout Super Bowl week as part of the NFL Experience at the Phoenix Convention Center. Hamlin, the 24-year-old Buffalo Bills defensive back, needed to

8:22 AM ET Stephen HolderESPN LAS VEGAS – When Eli Manning reflects on his four trips to the Pro Bowl, he doesn’t dwell on whether his conference won or lost, or how many yards he passed for. The former New York Giants quarterback can barely remember either, if he’s being honest. Instead, what comes to

Super Bowl LVII is just over a week away and now is the perfect time to get ahead on all of the bets that will coming in up until kickoff from State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, at 6:30 p.m. ET. Much of the game might come down to the performances of the star QBs

The Raiders have granted Derek Carr permission to speak with teams that have already agreed to the compensation Las Vegas is looking for in a potential trade for the quarterback, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday. It’s the same arrangement the Houston Texans had with quarterback Deshaun Watson last offseason. Editor’s Picks 2 Related

The NFL acknowledged Friday that concussions rose significantly during the 2022 regular season, a sobering outcome that aligned with a season-long public conversation about head injuries. According to data released by the league, there were 149 concussions suffered over 271 games this season. That’s an 18% jump from 2021 (126) and 14% higher than the

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Frank Clark has no simple explanation for why he becomes one of the NFL’s all-time great pass-rushers in the postseason. But he readily acknowledges that it does happen. “It just all comes together at that point,” Clark said after he logged 1.5 sacks in the AFC

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — For more than five years — through injuries, trade attempts and much more — the San Francisco 49ers and quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo have always found their way back to each other. But as San Francisco heads into yet another offseason filled with quarterback uncertainty, coach Kyle Shanahan made it clear Wednesday