Dec 20, 2023, 12:03 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Fresh off a disappointing loss to the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, Atlanta Falcons owner Arthur Blank said the team will “let the season play out and go from there” when asked about head coach Arthur Smith’s future. Speaking to Georgia Public Broadcasting on Tuesday, Blank said

Dec 19, 2023, 05:45 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Tommy DeVito made good on an apparent agreement with a New Jersey-based pizzeria to make an appearance on Tuesday after the restaurant announced it had to cancel the event because the New York Giants quarterback doubled his appearance fee. Coniglio’s Old Fashioned pizzeria in Morristown announced

Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 19, 2023, 09:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions COSTA MESA, Calif. — As the Los Angeles Chargers head into the final three games of their season after firing their head coach and general manager, running back Austin Ekeler told reporters Tuesday he wouldn’t lose focus because of how much he has at

DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNDec 19, 2023, 07:56 PM ET Close DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show, “Talkin’ Texans.” Open Extended

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterDec 19, 2023, 06:55 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver George Pickens said he was trying to avoid an injury when he stopped engaging with Indianapolis Colts cornerback

Stephen Holder, ESPNDec 19, 2023, 03:42 PM ET Close Stephen joined ESPN in 2022, covering the Indianapolis Colts and NFL at large. Stephen finished first place in column writing in the 2015 Indiana Associated Press Media Editors competition, and he is a previous top-10 winner in explanatory journalism in the Associated Press Sports Editors national

Associated Press Dec 19, 2023, 10:17 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Derrick Ward, a former running back and one-time member of the 2008 Super Bowl-winning New York Giants team, has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of robbery. Ward, 43, was arrested Monday in the North Hollywood area, police said. He was being held

Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterDec 19, 2023, 06:41 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterDec 19, 2023, 05:00 PM ET Close Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for

FRISCO, Texas — When they were strangers brought together by a common friend and the thought that one day they would be Dallas Cowboys teammates was unfathomable, Dak Prescott was doing his best to distract Brandon Aubrey. This was about a year into Aubrey’s journey to the NFL — when dreaming of playing for his