7:00 AM ET Multiple Contributors The 2022 NFL season‘s rookie class was truly impressive. Two running backs broke 1,000 rushing yards, while two receivers hit 1,000 receiving yards. Seven players scored at least five times from scrimmage. Twelve first-year defenders had three or more sacks, four had 100-plus tackles, and nine had three or more

9:23 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN DETROIT — After experiencing the first winning season in the Motor City since 2017, Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has informed the team that he’ll return for the 2023 season, a league source confirmed to ESPN’s David Newton on Tuesday night. Johnson had received serious interest for multiple head-coaching

6:21 PM ET Turron DavenportESPN Close Covered Eagles for USA Today Covered the Ravens for Baltimore Times Played college football at Cheyney University NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Titans are hiring Ran Carthon, the San Francisco 49ers director of player personnel, as their new general manager, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini and Jeff Darlington on Tuesday.

4:25 PM ET Last June, Aaron Rodgers said he “definitely” planned to finish his career with the Green Bay Packers. Less than eight months later, he didn’t sound quite as sure. First things first, Rodgers must decide whether he wants to play a 19th NFL season. He said Tuesday that he hasn’t reached that decision

7:34 PM ET FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys will go into the divisional round of the playoffs at the San Francisco 49ers with kicker Brett Maher battling the yips. Maher became the first player in any NFL game since 1932 — a span of 16,207 regular-season and playoff contests — to miss four extra

3:00 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — It’s well known that Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts is playing through a sprained throwing shoulder, which could become a target of the New York Giants in the high-stakes divisional round playoff game this weekend. Hurts seemed unfazed when asked about that possibility Tuesday. “It’s football. I’ve got a bounty

10:59 AM ET Lindsey ThiryESPN Close Covered Rams for two years for Los Angeles Times Previously covered the Falcons Has covered the NBA and college football and basketball COSTA MESA, Calif. — The Los Angeles Chargers have fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi and quarterbacks coach Shane Day, the team announced Tuesday. Changes have been expected

9:55 AM ET BEREA, Ohio — The Cleveland Browns have hired Jim Schwartz to be their defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Schwartz replaces Joe Woods, who was fired last week after the Browns ranked 19th in defensive efficiency, finished with a record of 7-10 and missed the playoffs for a second consecutive season.

10:22 AM ET CINCINNATI — Bengals team president Mike Brown said he hopes quarterback Joe Burrow enjoys a long career in Cincinnati, but he understands that it will come at a price for the reigning AFC champions. In a pregame interview that aired on the team’s radio broadcast Sunday, Brown echoed Burrow’s recent comments about

Jan 16, 2023 ESPN NFL experts Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been eliminated from the 2022 NFL playoffs — in a 31-14 blowout loss to the Dallas Cowboys in the wild-card round — which means the greatest quarterback in league history is again an unrestricted free agent. The 45-year-old Brady has been