Category: Football

Rich CiminiMar 29, 2026, 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.Open Extended Reactions

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A look at what’s happening around the New York Jets:

1. Going deep: The great quarterback search — ongoing for about, oh, 50 years — ramped up over the last 10 days

John KeimMar 28, 2026, 09:10 PM ET

CloseJohn Keim covers the Washington Commanders for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2013 after a stint with the Washington Post. He started covering the team in 1994 for the Journal Newspapers and later for the Washington Examiner. He has authored/co-authored four books. You can also listen to him on ‘The John Keim Report’, which airs on ESPN Richmond radio.Open Extended Reactions

PHOENIX — The Washington Commanders haven’t ruled out a return by veteran linebacker Bobby Wagner — but they also have moved forward with players at his position.

“We would never shut

Ryan McFaddenMar 27, 2026, 01:41 PM ET

CloseRyan McFadden covers the Las Vegas Raiders for ESPN’s NFL Nation. Prior to ESPN, McFadden was a Denver Broncos beat reporter for the Denver Post. McFadden also wrote about the Baltimore Ravens and University of Maryland athletics for The Baltimore Sun.

HENDERSON, Nev. — Former Raiders center Barret Robbins has died at age 52, according to the team.

The cause of death was not made known.

Robbins’ former teammate — Hall of Fame wide receiver Tim Brown — was first to deliver the news of Robbins’ death in a heartfelt post on X.

Sad to hear of the

Mar 27, 2026, 11:39 AM ETOpen Extended Reactions

The Buffalo Bills have re-signed safety Damar Hamlin to a one-year contract after his 2025 season was cut short by injury, the team announced Friday.

Hamlin, 28, played in only five games last year after he suffered a pectoral injury in practice that required surgery and ultimately ended his season in October. He returns to a Bills safeties room that has added C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Geno Stone in free agency this offseason.

A 2021 sixth-round pick, Hamlin began his career as a Bills backup and special teams player. He had opportunities to start

Alaina GetzenbergMar 27, 2026, 06:00 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 months that lay ahead are quite significant for the Buffalo Bills.

The team’s new Highmark Stadium is in the final months of substantial work and is set to open this summer. New coach Joe Brady is just over a week away from his

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With less than a month until the 2026 NFL draft, teams are working on their prospect boards. It’s tough for each of them to come to a consensus because there are always a lot of opinions across front offices, coaching staffs and scouting departments. Everyone has their guys — the players they’re standing on the table for and arguing must be in the team’s plans.

These spirited debates were always fun when I was the general manager and executive vice president of the Jets (2006-12) and then executive vice president of football operations for the Dolphins (2015-18). I remember