7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Super Bowl LVII kicks off on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles. These franchises are used to the big stage, as the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV after the 2019 season and are making their third appearance in the big game in

4:40 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady filed paperwork with the NFL and NFL Players Association on Friday to confirm his Feb. 1 retirement, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. The letter — which begins processing NFLPA benefits — silences any questions about a potential return

6:22 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa shed light on his 36-dayslong stay in concussion protocol, admitting it was by design. Speaking to USA Today, Tagovailoa said the Dolphins effectively shut him down after he was placed into concussion protocol Dec. 26 for the second time last season. He missed Miami’s final

4:55 PM ET ESPN News Services CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns owners Dee and Jimmy Haslam are in talks to buy a minority stake in the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. The Haslams, who have explored expanding their pro sports portfolio outside Ohio in the past, are seeking to acquire the 25%

11:29 AM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN HOUSTON — The Texans have reached a deal with Matt Burke to be the team’s defensive coordinator, a source confirmed to ESPN on Friday. It was unclear whether new Texans coach DeMeco Ryans or Burke will call the defensive plays. Burke, 46, spent the 2022 season as the Arizona Cardinals‘

9:06 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Dom Capers, the original head coach of the Carolina Panthers from 1995-98, will rejoin the team as a senior defensive consultant to new defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero, the team announced Friday night. He will join a staff being put together by new coach Frank Reich, the original starting quarterback

7:43 PM ET Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — Brett Favre’s lawyers filed papers Friday again asking a Mississippi judge to dismiss the retired NFL quarterback from a lawsuit that demands repayment of millions of dollars of welfare money intended to help some of the poorest people in the U.S. The Mississippi Department of Human Services

6:27 PM ET Associated Press McKINNEY, Texas — Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages, alleging he was falsely accused of misconduct by a female employee at a Phoenix hotel. Irvin, 56, was pulled off the remainder of NFL

9:21 PM ET Associated Press NEW YORK — The on-again, off-again Super Bowl interview between President Joe Biden and a Fox Corp. streaming service appears to be off again. A White House official said Friday evening that it was “inaccurate” to say the interview had been rescheduled, contradicting a Fox Corp. spokesperson who said earlier

Feb 10, 2023 William E. Ricks The Philadelphia Eagles will face the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII, but Chiefs fans should be wary about participating in any pregame antics involving Philly’s Rocky Balboa statue. Editor’s Picks 1 Related Over the past several years, the nearly 9-foot-tall figure has been the subject of pregame