7:54 AM ET Aaron Rodgers has emerged from his darkness retreat, according to the owner of the facility in southern Oregon where the Green Bay Packers quarterback spent the past several days and nights. Scott Berman, who owns Sky Cave Retreats, said Rodgers left the dark room and the facility Wednesday. Before entering the retreat,

12:36 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 Tennessee Titans made several moves to get under the salary cap Wednesday, releasing longtime left tackle Taylor Lewan, wide receiver Robert Woods, inside linebacker Zach Cunningham and kicker

12:15 PM ET The Baltimore Ravens have hired longtime college coach Willie Taggart to oversee their running backs, the team announced Wednesday. Taggart is the former head coach at Florida State, Oregon, Western Kentucky, South Florida and Florida Atlantic, which he led for the past three seasons before being fired in November. He had been

3:22 PM ET Associated Press CAMBRIDGE, Ohio — Josh Sills, a reserve offensive lineman for the NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles, will make his initial court appearance in Ohio on rape and kidnapping charges next month after waiving his arraignment in the case. Sills, an undrafted free agent who appeared in just one game this season,

4:04 PM ET Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs was among three NFL quarterbacks to wear a microphone for every game of the 2022 season. That access will be turned into a Netflix documentary series this summer. The series, titled “Quarterback,” will also feature Kirk Cousins of the Minnesota Vikings and Marcus Mariota of

9:30 AM ET DJ Bien-AimeESPN The newly reimagined XFL kicked off its season-opener last weekend and between its interesting rules and notable NFL names, it didn’t disappoint with competitive matchups and impact plays. Week 1 featured an improbable comeback from the St. Louis BattleHawks, led by quarterback AJ McCarron. McCarron threw two touchdown passes and

8:35 AM ET ESPN staff The XFL is back, with the spring football league beginning its season in mid-February. The eight XFL teams play 10 regular-season games on their schedule, and two rounds of playoffs will follow. Every game will air on ESPN, ESPN2, ABC or FX and be streamed on ESPN+. The XFL had

7:00 AM ET Jeremy Fowler Close Jeremy Fowler ESPN Staff Writer ESPN staff writer Previously a college football reporter for CBSSports.com University of Florida graduate Jamison Hensley Close Jamison Hensley ESPN Staff Writer University of Maryland graduate Lives in the Baltimore area with his wife and son OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens entered

10:47 PM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy has been waiting for swelling in his right elbow to reduce so he can have the torn ulnar collateral ligament in it repaired. That procedure was supposed to happen Wednesday in Arlington, Texas. But, after Purdy met with Dr. Keith Meister on

1:42 PM ET Carolina Panthers senior assistant Jim Caldwell, one of the faces of the NFL in terms of Black head-coaching hires the past few decades, said he doesn’t plan to pursue another head-coaching job. “Right now, the only job that I’m concerned about is the job I do here, right here and now,” the