7:00 AM ET Dan OrlovskyESPN When the NFL playoffs for the 2022 season kick off Saturday, we will see some of the league’s best talent under center. Eleven of the top 15 finishers in Total QBR made the field. Eight of the 14 playoff teams’ projected starters were first-round picks (along with two of the

6:28 PM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — After a season marked by profound struggles on offense and the regression of quarterback Zach Wilson, the New York Jets and offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur parted ways on Wednesday, according to a source. The recent speculation about LaFleur’s job status prompted teams to inquire about his availability, a

11:44 AM ET Alaina GetzenbergESPN BUFFALO, N.Y. — After more than nine days in two hospitals, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin was discharged from Buffalo General Medical Center/Gates Vascular Institute, the team announced Wednesday. Hamlin is now back at his home in Buffalo with his family. He went through a series of comprehensive medical evaluations

11:50 AM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa has been ruled out for Sunday’s wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills, coach Mike McDaniel said Wednesday. The third-year pro has been in the concussion protocol since Dec. 26 after suffering his second documented concussion of the season the day before in a loss

11:10 PM ET Former Stanford coach David Shaw interviewed Wednesday with the Denver Broncos regarding their vacant head-coaching position, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Shaw spent nine years in the NFL, from 1997 to 2005, with the Philadelphia Eagles, then-Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens, and is considering a return to the pro game after resigning

2:23 PM ET OWINGS MILLS, Md. — It looks as if Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is a major question mark to return for the start of the playoffs. Jackson was not present during the media viewing portion of Wednesday’s practice, which significantly decreases his chances of playing in Sunday night’s wild-card game at the

5:52 PM ET CINCINNATI — Call it confidence or arrogance. Whatever the description, Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow said his self-belief is necessary when it comes to beating teams when the game is on the line. As Burrow prepares for his second playoff run in the NFL, Burrow said the preparation and inner confidence is

5:24 PM ET EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — After his first three seasons resulted in him sitting at home this time of year, New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones says he isn’t content with simply making the playoffs. He wants more. He’s not viewing a surprising first playoff appearance as playing with house money. The underdog

6:30 AM ET Elizabeth Merrill Close Elizabeth Merrill ESPN Senior Writer Elizabeth Merrill is a senior writer for ESPN.com and ESPN The Magazine. She previously wrote for The Kansas City Star and The Omaha World-Herald. Marcel Louis-Jacques In the moments before and after Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa was taken away on a stretcher, his

Jan 10, 2023 Brady HendersonESPN SEATTLE — After the Seahawks kept their playoff hopes alive with an overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams in Week 18, none of them followed the Sunday night game with more on the line than Geno Smith. The quarterback had a $1 million contract incentive riding on the Seahawks