Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 04:49 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

Anthony Olivieri, ESPN.comOct 3, 2023, 06:18 PM ET The Mississippi Department of Human Services has filed notice of its intent to depose former NFL quarterback Brett Favre as part of its lawsuit seeking to recover millions of dollars in misspent welfare funds. In a court filing Monday, the agency said its lawyers were scheduled to

Jordan Raanan, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 11:36 AM ET Close Jordan Raanan is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Raanan covers the New York Giants. You can follow him via Twitter @JordanRaanan. EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The New York Giants not only were unsuccessful with the “tush push” but also lost two players

Oct 3, 2023, 11:41 AM ET Jerry Jones sees this Sunday’s showdown against the San Francisco 49ers as a measuring stick of where the Dallas Cowboys stack up against what he considers the team “most likely” right now to win the Super Bowl. “They are, right now, probably the most likely team to go win

Eric Woodyard, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 05:38 PM ET Close Eric Woodyard covers the Detroit Lions for ESPN. He joined ESPN in September 2019 as an NBA reporter dedicated to the Midwest region before switching to his current role in April 2021. The Flint, Mich. native is a graduate of Western Michigan University and has authored/co-authored

Associated Press Oct 3, 2023, 06:03 PM ET LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — The small plane crash that killed former NFL tight end Russ Francis and another man at an Adirondack Mountains airport occurred after the craft’s engine apparently lost power, a federal investigator said Tuesday. Francis, 70, and Richard McSpadden, 63, had just taken off

Mike Reiss, ESPN Staff WriterOct 3, 2023, 03:29 PM ET Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can

DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 05:46 PM ET Close D.J. Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He is the newest reporter to join ESPN Nation, as he moved over to ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets previously. He’s a former athlete that finished his college career at Louisville. You

NFL Nation, ESPNOct 3, 2023, 06:55 AM ET Welcome to Week 5 of the 2023 season. After four weeks, we have more of an idea how teams stack up against each other. The San Francisco 49ers and Philadelphia Eagles are the only undefeated teams left, and the Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers remain winless. The

Stephen Holder, ESPNOct 2, 2023, 02:51 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