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Ohio State has found a former NFL head coach to be its next defensive coordinator. According to ESPN, the school is finalizing a deal with former Detroit Lions coach Matt Patricia to replace Jim Knowles after its national title-winning season. Knowles, a Pennsylvania native, left Ohio State to take the same position at Penn State

Let’s be honest — there’s no such thing as an offseason in the NFL. Now that the 2024 season is over and the Philadelphia Eagles have been crowned Super Bowl champions, it’s time to turn our attention to who can knock them off next season. And how they can re-load for another shot at a

2024 season: 10-7, second in AFC North, lost to Ravens in wild-card round Overview: The Steelers rode a 10-3 start to another playoff berth under head coach Mike Tomlin despite lingering questions at quarterback. An 0-5 finish, including a wild-card loss to the rival Ravens, was a truer embodiment of this Steelers team that ultimately

2024 season: 9-8, third in AFC North, missed playoffs Overview: It was an organizational failure for the Cincinnati Bengals to miss the playoffs. Joe Burrow was an MVP finalist. It’s hard to miss the playoffs when your quarterback plays at that level, but the Bengals did it. The biggest culprit was a defense that fell

Katherine TerrellFeb 11, 2025, 12:09 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native, and she has

What next for Travis Kelce, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs after such a damaging Super Bowl defeat? [Getty Images] The Kansas City Chiefs went into Super Bowl 59 chasing greatness, but they came out of it with serious questions over whether their dynasty years have come to a devastatingly abrupt end. It was not losing

Ben SolakFeb 10, 2025, 01:20 PM ET Close Ben Solak joined ESPN in 2024 as a national NFL analyst. He previously covered the NFL at The Ringer, Bleeding Green Nation and The Draft Network. Open Extended Reactions One day later there’s still only one word to describe Super Bowl LIX: disbelief. The final scoreboard read

Talk of a “three-peat” may have inspired the Kansas City Chiefs to pursue a third consecutive Super Bowl title. But boasting of it and speaking as if a third consecutive championship might be a foregone conclusion provided significant motivation for the Philadelphia Eagles in their 40-22 victory on Sunday. “Definitely,” Eagles defensive tackle Milton Williams

NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Hurts danced his way through the locker room, a cigar between his teeth and a beer can in his right hand. He sprayed a shirtless Saquon Barkley until the can held nothing left to spray, one last handoff from the Philadelphia Eagles quarterback to his star running back as they celebrated

Open Extended Reactions There may be no better host for Super Bowl LIX than New Orleans, a city rich in supernatural lore. Either the Chiefs will complete their mystical season with an unprecedented three-peat, or the Eagles will revisit history by avenging their Super Bowl LVII loss to Patrick Mahomes & Co. Editor’s Picks 2

Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs have reached their fifth Super Bowl in six years, reigniting speculation that this might be the tight end’s last. As Kelce is finishing up his 12th NFL season, many are wondering if a retirement announcement is on its way — especially if he’s able to claim a third

Philadelphia Eagles offensive coordinator Kellen Moore is expected to be hired as the new head coach of the New Orleans Saints, according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Moore, 36, would take over a Saints team that finished 5-12 last season and ended in last place of the NFC South. Head coach Dennis Allen was fired after

Xuan ThaiFeb 8, 2025, 06:14 AM ET Close Xuan Thai is a senior writer and producer in ESPN’s investigative and enterprise unit. She was previously deputy bureau chief of the south region for NBC News. Open Extended Reactions Two original founders of the NFL’s Rooney Rule told ESPN they agree with commissioner Roger Goodell that

It’s a very unscientific, eyeballs-based assessment. As of Friday night, it’s not even close. Based on what I saw at dinner on Friday night and during the one-mile walk back to the hotel (with a quick stop for a hand-rolled cigar), Eagles fans outnumber Chiefs fans in New Orleans. And it’s not even close. It

Open Extended Reactions The Super Bowl is one of the biggest athletic stages in the world. All-Pro selections and steady contributors are expected to make an impact, but every so often a player comes out of nowhere and rises to the occasion — even if it is their only great NFL performance. ESPN looked back

The Pittsburgh Steelers will host the NFL’s first game in Ireland at Dublin’s Croke Park. (Photo By Seb Daly/Sportsfile via Getty Images) The NFL’s international presence keeps growing, with the league announcing a game in Ireland next season. The Pittsburgh Steelers will be the designated team for the matchup, which will take place in Dublin’s