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Ask the average American sports fan to name the venues they most want to visit, and the Superdome isn’t likely to crack many bucket lists. It doesn’t have Wrigley Field’s ivy-covered walls or Fenway Park’s quirky, asymmetrical design. It can’t match the game-day atmosphere of a Saturday afternoon at the Big House or a clash

Courtney CroninFeb 3, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000.

Yes, the Pro Bowl Games is still a thing. So someone had to win the event. On Sunday, the NFC gained a measure of bragging rights over their AFC counterparts, winning the all-star games 76-63 as Detroit Lions quarterback Jared Goff won offensive MVP honors and Pro Bowl teammate Byron Murphy was awarded defensive MVP

Feb 2, 2025, 02:31 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The 2025 Pro Bowl Games features NFC coach Eli Manning going for a three-peat against his brother, AFC coach Peyton Manning. Defending Pro Bowl Games MVP Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will try to make it happen in the flag-football game.

Practicing flag football during the NFL Pro Bowl Games has Mike Evans thinking about the 2028 Summer Olympics. During Pro Bowl Games practices, Evans told reporters that he’s considering playing for the Team USA flag football squad in Los Angeles. NFL fans shouldn’t worry if Evans could get hurt when he would be 35 years

Eric Bieniemy is returning to the NFL after a year in college football. The former Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Commanders offensive coordinator is joining Ben Johnson’s new staff with the Chicago Bears as running backs coach, CBS’ Jonathan Jones reports. After being fired by Washington as an assistant head coach on Ron Rivera’s staff

Turron DavenportFeb 1, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Turron Davenport covers the Tennessee Titans for ESPN. Turron is a former collegiate football player at Cheyney University and is a native of Philadelphia, and he has authored/co-authored four books. You can catch Turron on ESPN Radio on his show “Talking with TD” and you can follow

It’s unclear what the NFL or the Ravens will do in the aftermath of allegations from six women that Ravens kicker Justin Tucker engaged in inappropriate behavior during massage-therapy sessions. (Tucker strongly denies the accusations.) However, after the NFL imposed an 11-game suspension on Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson in 2022, Ravens coach John Harbaugh addressed

MOBILE, Ala. — By Thursday, Blaine Gautier had seen a shift. The Senior Bowl’s American team quarterbacks coach watched Alabama prospect Jalen Milroe under center in team drills for the third day. Gautier wondered how many onlookers viewed Milroe’s performance as dipping when his target depth declined. Gautier thought differently about the player who’d kept

Open Extended Reactions On the eve of Super Bowl XX, Caesars Sportsbook bookmaker Art Manteris wanted to capitalize on the interest surrounding the famed 1985 Chicago Bears, who would be playing the New England Patriots in New Orleans for the Lombardi Trophy. Bears coach Mike Ditka had been using defensive tackle William “The Refrigerator” Perry

MOBILE, Ala. — NFL coaches, general managers, scouts and prospects descended on Mobile, Alabama, this week to watch 2025 NFL Draft prospects compete in drills and live play against similar-caliber competition. The interviews and on-field assessments of prospects brought teams one step closer to determining their draft boards. But in gathering so many decision-makers in

The Raiders are hiring John Glenn as their linebackers coach, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Glenn was Washington’s assistant special teams coach last season. He reunites with Raiders head coach Pete Carroll as Glenn worked as Carroll’s linebackers coach for six seasons in Seattle. He leaves Commanders head coach Dan Quinn, who was the

Jan 29, 2025, 12:40 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Super Bowl trophy is named after Vince Lombardi, the legendary Green Bay Packers coach who led his team to wins in the first two Super Bowls. However, Bill Belichick said coaches can’t win games without the players and suggested the Lombardi Trophy be renamed after

The Super Bowl is set! The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will square off in New Orleans … and pick last in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft. If you’re not a fan of either team, you’re still in luck. Here’s how your squad can start making the climb to the big

Steve Wilks will join Aaron Glenn’s staff in New York. (Erick W. Rasco/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) Steve Wilks is back in the game. The longtime defensive assistant and former Arizona Cardinals head coach struck a deal to become the next defensive coordinator with the New York Jets on Wednesday afternoon, according to the NFL Network’s Tom

Open Extended Reactions The offseason has arrived for 30 NFL teams while the Philadelphia Eagles and Kansas City Chiefs are preparing for Super Bowl LIX — so we’re taking a look at what lies ahead over the next two months, with free agency set to begin on March 12. We asked our NFL Nation reporters

MOBILE, Ala. — The Dallas Cowboys took an important step for their 2025 defense on Tuesday. Another major puzzle piece now looms. As Dallas named former Chicago Bears head coach Matt Eberflus its defensive coordinator, the franchise expects Eberflus to install a system that puts a premium on aggressive pressure from its defensive front. The

Kevin SeifertJan 25, 2025, 06:00 AM ET Close Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate