NFL Nation, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 09:00 PM ET The 2023 NFL schedule was released Thursday. Can quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs repeat as champs? The Chiefs will kick off the NFL season Thursday, Sept. 7, by hosting the Detroit Lions. ESPN’s Monday Night Football opener is Sept. 11 and will feature the

Associated Press May 11, 2023, 02:09 PM ET SECAUCUS, N.J. — A sports integrity monitor launched a tool Thursday to help athletes, coaches and staff to anonymously report suspicions about gambling activity to regulators and law enforcement. The tip hotline “Athlete Alert Powered by RealResponse” was announced by U.S. Integrity, a sports data integrity company

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2023, 08:41 AM ET Close Longtime Jets beat writer for New York Daily News Syracuse University graduate FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets will begin the Aaron Rodgers era in prime time against an AFC East rival, as they face the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2023, 08:44 AM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will begin the 2023 NFL season with a game against the Lions on Sept. 7 at Arrowhead Stadium in the traditional Thursday prime-time season opener

Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comMay 11, 2023, 03:20 PM ET Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre said Thursday that he is no longer suing former NFL player and national sports commentator Pat McAfee for defamation. “I’m happy that Pat McAfee and I have settled this litigation,” Favre tweeted. “Like Pat said, he was attempting to be funny

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterMay 11, 2023, 10:13 AM ET Close Covered Patriots since 1997 Joined ESPN in 2009 FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft announced Thursday morning that Tom Brady will be honored at the team’s 2023 home opener. “I invited him back to be with us at the opening game

NFL experts May 11, 2023, 06:55 AM ET With the 2023 NFL draft more than a week behind us and rookie camps starting up around the league, our NFL experts have had plenty of time to assess the class. So we asked 10 of them to weigh in on some of the draft’s biggest questions.

Kevin Seifert, ESPN Staff WriterMay 10, 2023, 07:01 AM ET Close ESPN.com national NFL writer ESPN.com NFC North reporter, 2008-2013 Covered Vikings for Minneapolis Star Tribune, 1999-2008 Perhaps the most notable accomplishment of the XFL’s season is it will conclude this weekend with no questions about its immediate future. The 2001 version of the league

The 2023 XFL season has reached its pinnacle — the XFL Championship Game. After 10 weeks of the regular season and a round of semifinal playoff games, two teams have made it to the end. The D.C. Defenders (9-1) will take on the Arlington Renegades (4-6) at the Alamodome in San Antonio on Saturday. Catch

Brady Henderson, ESPNMay 11, 2023, 06:00 AM ET RENTON, Wash. — Jalen Carter and Tyree Wilson were both available when the Seahawks made the No. 5 pick in this year’s NFL draft, there to help fill the glaring need for impact players along Seattle’s defensive line. But in addition to concerns about Wilson’s foot and