Why the NFL stood by Bad Bunny for Super Bowl half…

Kalyn KahlerJan 30, 2026, 08:27 AM ET

CloseKalyn Kahler is a senior NFL writer at ESPN. Kalyn reports on a range of NFL topics. She reported about the influence of coaching agents on NFL hiring and found out what current and former Cowboys players really think about the tour groups of fans that roam about The Star every day. Before joining ESPN in July of 2024, Kalyn wrote for The Athletic, Defector, Bleacher Report and Sports Illustrated. She began her career at Sports Illustrated as NFL columnist Peter King’s assistant. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, where she was a

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Robert Saleh is hopeful Brian Daboll can unlock Ca…

Turron DavenportJan 30, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — New Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh experienced a lot of success as a defensive coordinator working alongside San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, one of the NFL’s best offensive minds.

The 49ers made a Super Bowl appearance in the 2019 season with

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Patriots invested big in Super Bowl champ Milton W…

Mike ReissJan 30, 2026, 06:00 AM ET

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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots had just finished a frigid and snowy on-field celebration after being crowned AFC champions in Denver when defensive tackle Milton Williams walked toward the tunnel, took a left and approached the team’s locker room.

As one of the Patriots’ best players,

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Five NFL teams with interesting contract extension…

Dan GrazianoJan 30, 2026, 06:40 AM ET

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We’re heading into NFL contract extension season, and every year around this time we like to predict where some of these big deals will land.

Will wide receivers such as Puka Nacua and Jaxon

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NFL betting wrapped: Seahawks-Patriots Super Bowl fitting end to ‘off-the-charts’ season

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Is there anything more disappointing than seeing that one pop song that completely infiltrated your music recaps of 2025?

If you regularly bet on the NFL, it’s probably seeing how much you lost on the Lions.

The thrilling 2025 NFL regular season featured plenty of unexpected results, and bettors weren’t spared. Of the seven teams that entered the campaign with +2000 odds or shorter to

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Sources: Cunningham set to become Falcons’ GM

Marc RaimondiJan 29, 2026, 08:33 PM ET

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Seahawks GM: Darnold ‘hasn’t flinched’ over injury…

Brady HendersonJan 29, 2026, 07:39 PM ET

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RENTON, Wash. — Sam Darnold‘s oblique injury might have fueled nervousness inside team headquarters when it happened two days before the Seattle Seahawks‘ divisional round victory, but general manager John Schneider said Thursday that Darnold wasn’t worried.

Schneider said that Darnold “hasn’t flinched” about his injury this postseason, not even while playing through it for the second week in a row last

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Saleh plans to call defensive plays for Titans

Turron DavenportJan 29, 2026, 05:31 PM ET

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Robert Saleh said Thursday that he will call the defensive plays for the Tennessee Titans, something he didn’t do in his first go-round as head coach of the New York Jets from 2021 to 2024.

Saleh said not calling plays for the

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Eagles hire Packers QB coach Mannion as OC

Tim McManusJan 29, 2026, 05:44 PM ET

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PHILADELPHIA — The Eagles are hiring Sean Mannion as offensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday.

Mannion, 33, has coached for just two years, breaking in as an offensive assistant for the Green Bay Packers in 2024 before being promoted to quarterbacks coach this past season.

“It was quickly apparent in meeting with Sean that he is a bright young coach with a

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Bills’ Allen has surgery, expects quick recovery

Alaina GetzenbergJan 29, 2026, 05:26 PM ET

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen‘s walk up to his front row seat for new Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady’s news conference Thursday was not a fast one.

He was on crutches with his right foot in a walking boot following surgery Monday morning

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