Category: Football

Rich CiminiApr 4, 2026, 03:20 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.Open Extended Reactions

For eight to nine months per year, the New York Jets and Buffalo Sabres shared the ignominious title of “longest active playoff drought in North American sports.”

No longer are they linked in infamy,

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

Michael DiRoccoApr 4, 2026, 01:56 PM ET

CloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL Nation reporter at ESPN and covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner.Open Extended Reactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Travon Walker instantly got the message when head coach Liam Coen used an Aaron Donald comparison during their end-of-season meeting.

Coen wasn’t comparing Walker to Donald, one of the greatest defensive linemen in NFL history, as a player, but to

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

Adam RittenbergApr 4, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseCollege football reporter; joined ESPN in 2008. Graduate of Northwestern University.Open Extended Reactions

WHEN NOTRE DAME running back Jadarian Price went through the speed dating-like gauntlet of NFL combine interviews in February, he heard two questions more than any others.

Teams peppered him about his role in a multiback offense at Notre Dame — specifically what it was like sharing the spotlight with Jeremiyah Love, the jet engine who last season won the Doak Walker Award as the top college running back.

“The other half asked: Why didn’t

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

DJ Bien-AimeApr 4, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseDJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.”Open Extended Reactions

HOUSTON — DeMeco Ryans feels confident that quarterback C.J. Stroud has learned from his most recent playoff woes.

When the Houston Texans coach spoke to reporters at the annual league meetings earlier this week, he acknowledged his quarterback had a

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

Marcel Louis-JacquesApr 4, 2026, 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

PHOENIX — Miami Dolphins general manager Jon-Eric Sullivan has been busy over the past month.

He began the process of reshaping the Dolphins roster last month when he released prominent veterans Bradley Chubb (DE), Tua Tagovailoa (QB),

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

Aaron SchatzApr 4, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

CloseAaron Schatz is an NFL analyst for ESPN.com. He has more than 20 years of experience working in NFL analytics and is the creator of the DVOA and DYAR metric. He also serves as the Chief Analytics Officer at FTN Network.Open Extended Reactions

The conventional wisdom about the running backs in the 2026 NFL draft is that Jeremiyah Love (Notre Dame) is far ahead of the rest of a somewhat disappointing class. The opinion of my BackCAST projection system is the same.

Last year, nine running backs had a BackCAST over 40%. This year,

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

Jenna LaineApr 3, 2026, 09:19 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. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.Open Extended Reactions

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are re-signing defensive tackle Rakeem Nunez-Roches on one-year deal, a source confirmed Friday.

Nunez-Roches, 32, had spent the last three seasons with the New York Giants

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The NFL announced Friday that it concluded its own investigation into Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice, stating that he “has not engaged in conduct that violates the personal conduct policy.” The NFL also said its investigation into the accusations from Dacoda Jones, Rice’s former girlfriend, is closed.

At this time, Rice, 25, is not going to be disciplined by the league, which determined that “there was insufficient evidence to support a finding that he violated the personal conduct policy.”

“Mr. Rice wants to thank the NFL for their thorough investigation, and looks forward to the start of

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

Alaina GetzenbergApr 2, 2026, 11:56 AM ET

CloseAlaina Getzenberg covers the Buffalo Bills for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a beat reporter for the Charlotte Observer and has also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley.Open Extended Reactions

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The newest member of the Buffalo Bills‘ extended family has officially arrived, as quarterback Josh Allen and his wife, actress-singer Hailee Steinfeld, announced the birth of their daughter.

Editor’s Picks

The announcement came via Steinfeld’s newsletter, Beau Society, on Thursday morning. The subject

Link to Original Article - on ESPN

Michael DiRoccoApr 3, 2026, 05:07 PM ET

CloseMichael DiRocco is an NFL Nation reporter at ESPN and covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN and the Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner.Open Extended Reactions

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars signed defensive end Travon Walker to a four-year, $110 million contract extension, his agency announced Friday.

The deal includes $77 million guaranteed and $50 million fully guaranteed at signing, Elite Loyalty Sports announced on X.

The contract averages $27.5 million annually, which

Link to Original Article - on ESPN