Category: Football

Todd ArcherJan 31, 2025, 05:40 PM ET

CloseTodd 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 — While Brian Schottenheimer will call plays in his first year as the Dallas Cowboys‘ coach, he has hired his offensive coordinator in former Arizona Cardinals offensive line coach Klayton Adams.

Adams, 41, spent the past two seasons in that role for the Cardinals and is well regarded across the league for his

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Jenna LaineJan 31, 2025, 04:36 PM ET

CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Follow Jenna on Twitter: @JennaLaineESPN.Open Extended Reactions

TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers stayed in-house to fill the void left by Liam Coen at offensive coordinator, hiring passing game coordinator Josh Grizzard for the role Friday.

Grizzard has spent only one season with the team, but he was responsible for a third-down offense that converted at a 50.9% rate, the highest in the NFL and a franchise record, and

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Rich CiminiJan 31, 2025, 04:04 PM ET

CloseRich 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 Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.Open Extended Reactions

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — If he’s back with the New York Jets in 2025, Aaron Rodgers‘ new offensive coordinator will be former Detroit Lions

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Everything that happens in sports has additional context when viewed from a sports betting perspective. From season-changing injuries to record-setting moments and so much more, the sports news cycle will constantly and significantly affect the sports betting industry.

Our Super Bowl betting buzz file, with contributions from David Purdum, Doug Greenberg and others, aims to provide fans a look at the sports betting stories that are driving the conversation leading up to the big game.

Key links: Sports betting home | NFL odds page | ESPN BET

Jan. 31: A big Kelce MVP bet

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Marcel Louis-JacquesJan 31, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseMarcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award for enterprise writing in 2018.Open Extended Reactions

MIAMI GARDENS — After an explosive 2023 rookie season in which he led the NFL in yards per carry, Miami Dolphins running back De’Von Achane seemed destined for a larger role within the team’s offense in 2024.

On a

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David NewtonJan 31, 2025, 06:00 AM ET

CloseDavid Newton is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Carolina Panthers. Newton began covering Carolina in 1995 and came to ESPN in 2006 as a NASCAR reporter before joining NFL Nation in 2013. You can follow Newton on Twitter at @DNewtonespn.Open Extended Reactions

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — As inside linebacker Shaq Thompson spoke to media for the last time before players broke for the offseason, you could see a blown-up photograph of former Carolina Panthers great Thomas Davis Sr. behind him and the team training room to his right.

The symbolism spoke volumes about where

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On the eve of Super Bowl XX, Caesars Sportsbook bookmaker Art Manteris wanted to capitalize on the interest surrounding the famed 1985 Chicago Bears, who would be playing the New England Patriots in New Orleans for the Lombardi Trophy.

Bears coach Mike Ditka had been using defensive tackle William “The Refrigerator” Perry in the backfield on certain short-yardage plays all season, so Manteris thought offering a proposition bet on the rookie to score a touchdown would be a good way to generate handle and potential profit. Longtime Las Vegas bookmaker and current DraftKings sportsbook director

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The Kansas City Chiefs are chasing history. Only the Philadelphia Eagles are standing in their way.

The Chiefs are the NFL ninth team to win back-to-back Super Bowls and are trying to become the first to win three straight championships in the Super Bowl era when they meet the Eagles on Feb. 9 in New Orleans for Super Bowl LIX (6:30 p.m. ET, Fox).

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Michael DiRoccoJan 30, 2025, 11:50 PM ET

CloseMichael 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 at @ESPNdirocco.Open Extended Reactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jaguars head coach Liam Coen has hired Green Bay Packers linebackers coach/run game coordinator Anthony Campanile to be the team’s defensive coordinator.

“Anthony Campanile represents exactly what we want to be as a defensive unit and football team,”

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Kevin SeifertJan 30, 2025, 05:24 PM ET

CloseKevin 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 of the University of Virginia. You can follow him via Twitter @SeifertESPN.Open Extended Reactions

The NFL this season recorded its fewest number of concussions since it began tracking the data in 2015, the league announced Thursday.

The total of 182 concussions during games and practices in both the preseason

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