BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns are planning to hire Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski as their head coach, a source confirmed to ESPN. Stefanski, 37, will replace Freddie Kitchens, whom the Browns fired on Dec. 29 after he posted a 6-10 record in his one season at the helm. Stefanski was a finalist for […]
Continue readingST. ROSE, La. — Justin Jefferson stood on the field in Atlanta two weeks ago, cradling an oversized trophy in both hands as he spoke about getting one step closer to a national championship. LSU’s star receiver had just finished catching a career-high four touchdown passes during the Tigers’ 63-28 dismantling of Oklahoma in the […]
Continue readingFormer LSU receiver Odell Beckham Jr. sent a gift of headphones to each of the championship-hopeful Tigers while encouraging them in a note that “this is your opportunity to leave behind your legacy.” Each LSU player received a set of Beats on Thursday. Beckham has a marketing deal with the company. Beckham sent an accompanying […]
Continue readingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — New York Giants general manager Dave Gettleman pointed to the “progress” the team has made on and off the field that has set the foundation for the future as justification for being retained for a third year, despite the firing of coach Pat Shurmur. His list of reasons include: Finding a […]
Continue readingTHE VENN DIAGRAM of men who are professional cornerbacks and men who deeply enjoy talking about themselves is very nearly just one circle on top of another circle. But there is, toward the bottom of the diagram, a tiny sliver of arc where the lines bend and the overlap gets a little bit blurry, and […]
Continue readingGeneral manager John Dorsey and the Cleveland Browns have “mutually agreed to part ways,” according to a team statement. The 59-year-old Dorsey was the Kansas City Chiefs’ general manager from 2013 to 2016. He became the Browns’ general manager in December 2017 as the team was finishing an 0-16 season. Dorsey had overseen the past […]
Continue readingEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants fired coach Pat Shurmur on Monday after two seasons on the job, but the team is keeping general manager Dave Gettleman. Shurmur was told of his dismissal a little before 9 a.m., according to a source. He then had an 11 a.m. ET team meeting that some […]
Continue readingTo help you set your lineups and avoid starting a player who won’t take the field, we will post fantasy-relevant updates and analysis here as NFL teams release their inactives lists, typically about 90 minutes before kickoff. Any rankings cited in this column come from our ESPN Fantasy staff ranks. Refresh often for the latest […]
Continue readingBEREA, Ohio — Even after a dispiriting loss to the lowly Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday, Cleveland Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens spoke like he’d have a job to come to on Monday. Turned out, he would not. Shortly after the team landed from Cincinnati, owner Jimmy Haslam and general manager John Dorsey met with Kitchens […]
Continue readingAFC EAST | AFC NORTH | AFC SOUTH | AFC WEST NFC EAST | NFC NORTH | NFC SOUTH | NFC WEST What went wrong: The Dolphins’ season was doomed from the start in terms of competing for a playoff spot. Miami had arguably the NFL’s least talented roster thanks to an offseason full of […]
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