1:07 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa remains in the concussion protocol and will not participate in next week’s Pro Bowl Games, a source told ESPN on Friday. Tagovailoa had been named a first alternate Pro Bowler and was set to replace either Joe Burrow or Patrick Mahomes, with both quarterbacks

10:50 AM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Steve Wilks on Friday said he was “disappointed but not defeated” after being passed over for the Carolina Panthers‘ head-coaching job, which went to former Indianapolis Colts coach Frank Reich. There was no mention of a potential discrimination lawsuit like the one Wilks filed against the NFL after being

11:01 AM ET After several days of erratic line movement at sportsbooks, the point spread on the AFC Championship Game had settled Friday morning with the Kansas City Chiefs listed as consensus 1.5-point favorites over the Cincinnati Bengals. Kansas City went from favorite to underdog and back to favorite during the week, with each update

6:00 AM ET FRISCO, Texas — Quarterback news will dominate the NFL landscape this offseason. Will the Tampa Bay Buccaneers‘ Tom Brady continue to play and for which team? Will the Green Bay Packers‘ Aaron Rodgers continue to play and for which team? Will Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens finally come to terms on

6:00 AM ET FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Fifteen years ago, the New York Jets made the splashiest trade in franchise history, acquiring a legendary, late-30s quarterback from the Green Bay Packers with the hope of energizing the franchise, saving a third-year coach from doom and satisfying a success-starved owner. Brett Favre led them to an

Jan 27, 2023 Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The postgame vibe in the visitors locker room was less despondent than resolute. The visiting Miami Dolphins had just given the Buffalo Bills more of a challenge than expected from a 14-point underdog, especially one without its starting quarterback. The 34-31 wild-card loss ended Mike McDaniel’s first season

6:45 AM ET SANTA CLARA, Calif. — In the minutes after the San Francisco 49ers had pulled off the biggest trade of the season, phones started ringing on opposite ends of the country. At around 9:30 p.m. ET on Oct. 20 in the Bay Area, Niners general manager John Lynch had just hung up with

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3:07 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The focus for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has shifted from whether he can play in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals to how effective he can be. Mahomes indicated that his high ankle sprain has improved throughout the week and that he was able

2:08 PM ET CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Frank Reich, the starting quarterback for the first game in Carolina Panthers history in 1995, is now the team’s sixth head coach. Reich agreed to a four-year deal that is expected to be finalized by Monday, a league source told ESPN. Owner David Tepper chose Reich, 61, after a