Feb 17, 2023 ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders have named Eric Bieniemy as the team’s new offensive coordinator and assistant head coach. The sides agreed on a two-year deal that includes a “promotion in title, contractual structure” and a pay raise, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Bieniemy spent Friday talking to Washington’s current

11:31 PM ET ESPN staff Football season continued this weekend, as the XFL debuted with Saturday’s game between the Vegas Vipers and Arlington Renegades at Choctaw Stadium in Arlington, Texas. This is the third iteration of the XFL, following the original season in 2001 and a reboot in 2020 that was canceled amid the COVID-19

6:00 AM ET TEMPE, Ariz. — Jonathan Gannon’s journey to becoming the Arizona Cardinals‘ new head coach started long before general manager Monti Ossenfort picked him up at his hotel around 11 a.m. on Monday morning to take Gannon to the Cardinals’ headquarters in Tempe for the start of what became a two-day interview. It

6:00 AM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Jaguars’ surge in the second half of the 2022 season to an AFC South title was a surprise to most people. Not to Trevor, though — both Trevor Lawrence the quarterback and Trevor the ghost. Trevor the ghost is a character on the CBS sitcom “Ghosts”, which

Feb 17, 2023 DJ Bien-AimeESPN This weekend kicks off the newly reimagined XFL under a new ownership group, headed up by Dany Garcia, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and RedBird Capital Partners. The league will feature eight teams split into two divisions, North and South, and some familiar faces, some of whom saw significant NFL action.

Feb 16, 2023 Here’s a snapshot of the United States in 2023. The NFL completed its season Sunday with a Super Bowl that was viewed by 113 million people, making it the third-most-watched television show of all time. On Saturday, the XFL will return to the field to kick off its 10-week regular-season schedule. On

5:18 PM ET ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Commanders have finalized a deal to make Eric Bieniemy the team’s new offensive coordinator and assistant head coach, sources told ESPN on Friday, confirming multiple reports. The sides agreed on a two-year deal that includes a “promotion in title, contractual structure” and a pay raise, a source

1:31 PM ET Free agent quarterback Derek Carr will visit with the New York Jets, sources told ESPN. Carr was released by the Las Vegas Raiders on Tuesday after the veteran quarterback declined to waive his no-trade clause and just before more than $40 million of his contract would have become guaranteed. Carr, who turns

3:25 PM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton has hired long-time NFL assistant/special teams coach Mike Westhoff to be the assistant head coach. According to league and team sources, Westhoff, who turned 75 last month, will oversee the Broncos’ special teams with Ben Kotwica having been hired as special teams coordinator. Westhoff

1:53 PM ET Longtime NFL special teams coordinator and former Central Michigan head coach John Bonamego told ESPN on Friday he is retiring from coaching. Bonamego, 59, spent 19 years as a special teams assistant or coordinator in the NFL and another 16 as a college coach, including a four-year stint as the head coach