Category: Football

Nov 20, 2024, 10:19 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis has been floated as a candidate to become the next head coach at Florida Atlantic, though sources told ESPN that any talk of hiring Lewis is premature.

Sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday that Lewis had emerged as a candidate for his first head-coaching job. However, other sources told ESPN that FAU is not expected to hire the former Baltimore Ravens great.

The Owls are looking to replace Tom Herman, who was fired Monday after going 6-16 over two seasons and 0-6 in the American Athletic

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Associated Press

Nov 20, 2024, 09:22 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

Two-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning, prolific tight end Antonio Gates and dominant pass rusher Jared Allen are among the 25 modern-era candidates for the 2025 Pro Football Hall of Fame class.

The Hall announced the semifinalists Wednesday after the selection committee cut down a list of 50 nominees made by a newly created screening committee. The list includes six players in their first year of eligibility and 10 players who were finalists last year.

The full selection committee will next reduce the list of candidates to 15 finalists who will be voted on

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Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

CloseNick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years with the company, Nick has led ESPN’s coverage of the Niners’ 2019 Super Bowl run, Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the Rams making Michael Sam the first openly gay player drafted to the NFL, Sam’s subsequent pursuit of a roster spot and the team’s relocation and stadium saga. You

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Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNNov 20, 2024, 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 — The Miami Dolphins offense may not look familiar this season; a lot of the same pieces are in place from last season’s NFL leader in total yards, but the process looks markedly different.

That’s by design.

A team

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Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 06:00 AM ET

CloseTim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus.Open Extended Reactions

PHILADELPHIA — Shortly after drafting University of Toledo cornerback Quinyon Mitchell with the 22nd overall pick in April, the Philadelphia Eagles brass Face-Timed Mitchell and cast the call on a large projector screen in the front of their draft room.

General manager Howie Roseman had a message for him.

“I want you

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Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 06:00 AM 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

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers nailed it with dead-on accuracy — not a pass, but a prediction.

“If I don’t do what I

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Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterNov 20, 2024, 06:55 AM ET

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We’re more than halfway through the 2024 regular season, so it’s a good time to look at the leading candidates for the NFL’s Most Valuable Player award.

Our panel — which includes Jeremy Fowler, Mike Tannenbaum, Matt Miller, Jordan Reid, Kalyn Kahler, Seth Walder, Dan Graziano, Field Yates, Matt Bowen, Aaron Schatz, Dan Orlovsky, Ben Solak and myself — ranked the top players in the MVP race through 11 weeks. We used those 13

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Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 06:12 PM ET

CloseMichael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein.Open Extended Reactions

The metal sheet that fell to the surface of AT&T Stadium before Monday night’s Dallas Cowboys–Houston Texans game was a covering lid to a cable tray, and crews determined there are no structural issues, a city of Arlington spokeswoman told ESPN on Tuesday.

Communications coordinator Susan Schrock said the city, which owns the stadium, considers the matter closed and “no further inspection was needed.”

There were

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Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterNov 19, 2024, 05:28 PM ET

CloseBen Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs. A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of

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ESPN News Services

Nov 19, 2024, 04:59 PM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The NFL has “no issue” with its players incorporating the “Trump dance” into their on-field celebrations.

San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa celebrated a sack of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield in Week 10 by performing President-elect Donald Trump’s signature dance that has gone viral.

He was joined this past weekend by Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers, Tennessee Titans wide receivers Calvin Ridley and Nick Westbrook-Ikhine and Detroit Lions defenders Za’Darius Smith and <a data-player-guid="bc27760a-55ce-b049-7ab8-104e5db2e4ba"

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