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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A failing marriage in Houston has sparked near-hysteria in the New York/New Jersey area. With the NFL’s speculation machine working at high speed, the New York Jets have been linked to Deshaun Watson in potential trade scenarios for the disgruntled Houston Texans quarterback. The talk shows, local and national, were buzzing

SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers said goodbye to two of their top assistants last week but are keeping two more with a couple of in-house promotions that had been in the works for a while. With former defensive coordinator Robert Saleh and passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur headed to the New York

Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields is headed to the NFL draft after two seasons with the Buckeyes, he announced Monday. Fields made the announcement on Twitter, writing, “My path to The Ohio State University was not a direct one, but I could not have asked for a better final destination.” Fields played his freshman season

With starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes out of the game because of a concussion, the Kansas City Chiefs edged past the Cleveland Browns thanks to a gutsy call by coach Andy Reid and solid execution from … Chad Henne? Yes, that Chad Henne. Prior to playing in place of Mahomes in Week 17 of this season,

10:30 PM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball Editors’s note: A version of this story originally ran on Jan. 7, 2021. On Jan. 17, 2021, the Los Angeles Chargers hired Brandon Staley to be their

6:10 PM ET NFL NationESPN The divisional round of the 2020 NFL playoffs continued on Sunday, meaning the end of the NFL season for two more teams. The Cleveland Browns closed out their season after a 22-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. They join the Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Rams, Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks,

TAMPA, Fla. – One week after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Washington Football Team 31-23 in the wild-card round of the playoffs, quarterback Tom Brady made good on his word, sending rookie defensive end Chase Young an autographed jersey, which Young posted about on Instagram Saturday. On it, Brady wrote “Good Luck!” and “Go

10:55 PM ET ESPN staff After two divisional-round games of the NFL playoffs on Saturday, there are two more games on Sunday. Our NFL Nation reporters bring us the keys to the games, a bold prediction for each matchup and final score picks. Additionally, ESPN Stats & Information provides a stat to know for each

Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator Brandon Staley, who has the Green Bay Packers waiting for him in Saturday’s divisional playoff, also has the Philadelphia Eagles waiting for him whenever this season ends, per league sources. The Eagles already have received permission to interview Staley at the appropriate time, which could be as early as Sunday

6:00 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — This has been a weird 2020 NFL season. There aren’t many other ways to put it, particularly for Buffalo Bills fans, as the coronavirus pandemic has kept them from witnessing the team’s playoff run in person until last weekend. While 6,772 fans will be inside Bills Stadium

6:00 AM ET Jamison Hensley Close ESPN Staff Writer University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son Marcel Louis-Jacques Saturday’s AFC divisional game between the Baltimore Ravens and Buffalo Bills represents a historical matchup between Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen, the fourth postseason meeting in the past three decades

4:58 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University The Atlanta Falcons wanted a bright mind to revitalize their offense — so they turned to Arthur Smith. The 38-year-old has been running one of the most balanced and successful offenses in

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN If an NFL team has made it this far in the 2020 NFL playoffs, then it’s safe to say the organization has made more good decisions than bad. But for each of the remaining eight teams in this weekend’s games, there’s one change that played a much bigger role in

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets‘ decision to make Robert Saleh their head coach was predictable in that it followed a popular formula: He’s completely different in style and substance than the guy they just booted out of the building. In other words, he’s the anti-Adam Gase. That’s how it works in the

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon entered a plea of not guilty in his DUI case Thursday in a virtual appearance in Denver County Court. Gordon’s next hearing is scheduled for Feb. 24, with a potential jury trial on April 8 if the case is not resolved before then. Gordon, who could still face league

This is the first time the Chiefs and Packers both had the best outright record in their league/conference since 1966, when Kansas City had the best record in the AFL and Green Bay had the best record in the NFL and they met in Super Bowl I. Will history repeat itself? Here are betting nuggets

5:45 PM ET NFL NationESPN The Cleveland Browns get back their head coach, Kevin Stefanski — who missed the wild-card game due to COVID-19 — for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs. Quarterbacks continue to deal with injuries, most notably in Los Angeles, where Jared Goff is recovering from surgery on his throwing-hand thumb

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — The Chicago Bears‘ never-ending search for a franchise quarterback could have another chapter after general manager Ryan Pace declined to say that the team intends to re-sign 2017 second overall pick Mitchell Trubisky. “As far as the plan at quarterback, to get to where we want to go, we definitely need