The partnership of quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick resulted in the dynamic duo, leading the New England Patriots to an NFL record six Super Bowl championships, stamping them as the most dominant team of the 21st Century.  However, that doesn’t mean they always worked in harmony. An exclusive clip from the eighth episode of the 10-part documentary, …

The Oregon Ducks are making an addition to their coaching staff, hiring former Missouri State coach Donte Ellington. Ellington worked as a wide receiver coach and special teams coordinator for Missouri State, and per 247Sports’ Matt Zenitz, he will come to Eugene as an analyst. In 2023, three of Ellington’s wide receivers at Missouri State gathered over 500 receiving yards, …

USATSI Travis Kelce had to wait until 62 other players were selected before his name was ultimately called during the 2013 NFL Draft. Based on all the success he’s had with the Chiefs, it’s safe to say that Kelce has made the teams who considered but didn’t draft him regret their decision.  One of those teams was apparently the Dallas …

Ralph Vacchiano NFC East Reporter When Jerry Jones recently announced he was “all-in” on the 2024 season, it was easy to picture him standing at his vault, welcoming in an A-list of NFL free agents. He made it sound like he’d do whatever it takes to get the Cowboys to Super Bowl LIX, no matter the hefty cost. But that’s …

Deebo confident Aiyuk won’t leave 49ers despite speculation originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Deebo Samuel is confident his right-hand man isn’t going anywhere any time soon. While Brandon Aiyuk’s 49ers future has been a hot topic this NFL offseason, Samuel downplayed all the speculation Tuesday on the “Up & Adams Show.” “My dog. The season that he just …

Getty Images The spring practice schedule is getting underway across college football, so now is the time to do a hard reset on depth charts and player rankings. We’ll be spending the coming weeks looking at the top teams, biggest questions that need to be answered and position battles of note. But it’s also important for us to establish a …

Getty Images After not being able to come to terms on a restructured contact, the Miami Dolphins are releasing linebacker Jerome Ford, according to ESPN. The Dolphins will clear $9.8 million in cap space by releasing Ford.  The Dolphins have left the door open for Ford to return, per the report, but with free agency looming, it appears that Ford …

Getty Images Eric Kendricks is hitting the open market. The former All-Pro linebacker has been released by the Los Angeles Chargers just one year into his two-year, $13.25 million contract.  The move is clearly a cost-cutting one, as Kendricks is still playing at a high level. During his only season in Los Angeles, the 31-year-old recorded 117 tackles, 3.5 sacks, …

Notre Dame football will have a new starter at quarterback this fall, but who may seem like an obvious choice, Duke transfer Riley Leonard. That might not be the case, especially considering how well Steve Angeli performed in the Sun Bowl, throwing for 232 yards with 3 touchdowns, while leading the Irish offense to 40-points. ESPN looked at some of …

Eric Williams NFC West Writer Stability along the offensive line leads to chemistry, cohesion and a physically dominant group up front. The last time the Los Angeles Chargers had an imposing group that used fewer than four different offensive line combinations during a regular season was in 2018. So it’s no surprise that’s the last time the Chargers made a …

For tags applied to potential free agents, nine is the number. And there’s nothing lucky about it, not for the players. More than one fourth of the league used in 2024 the device that keeps a player whose contract has expired from becoming an unrestricted free agent. The tag deadline has come and gone. The NFL has announced the moves …

The spring is big for recruiting, and Notre Dame football will once again host a variety of prospects from different class and positions over the next few weeks. One of those visitors will be 2026 Florida safety Zech Fort. The 5-foot, 10-inch and 185-pound member of the secondary is ranked as one of the top players in the country at …

Welcome to the Tuesday edition of the Pick Six newsletter! The most exciting day on the NFL offseason calendar is finally here: It’s franchise tag deadline day!  OK, so I might be slightly exaggerating here. It’s not the most exciting day on the offseason calendar — you could argue that it’s not even in the top five — but we’re …

Free agency is on the horizon around the NFL, even though some players are awaiting to see whether they’ll hit the open market. Some free agents were taken off the board by having the franchise tag placed on them, giving teams more time to negotiate long-term deals with the player while keeping them under team control for the next season.  …

Greg Wyshynski, ESPNMar 5, 2024, 01:12 PM ET CloseGreg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. NEWARK, N.J. — The New Jersey Devils still believe they can make the Stanley Cup playoffs despite long odds, a ticking clock to the trade deadline and the dismissal of coach Lindy Ruff. “The runway’s not that long, so we’ve got to really be desperate,” …