Open Extended Reactions The six matchups for the wild-card round of the 2023 NFL playoffs are set, with the Cleveland Browns at the Houston Texans as the first matchup of the weekend. The San Francisco 49ers (NFC) and Baltimore Ravens (AFC) are the 1-seeds in their respective conferences and earned byes through to the divisional

DJ Bien-Aime, ESPNJan 7, 2024, 02:30 AM 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

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Adam Schefter, ESPN Senior WriterJan 6, 2024, 07:56 AM ET Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Open Extended Reactions New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick and team owner Robert Kraft are expected to meet soon to discuss their

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Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2024, 02:48 PM ET Close Michael DiRocco is an NFL reporter at ESPN. DiRocco covers the Jacksonville Jaguars. He previously covered the University of Florida for over a decade for ESPN.com and Florida Times-Union. DiRocco graduated from Jacksonville University and is a multiple APSE award winner. You can follow

Field Level Media Jan 7, 2024, 12:07 AM ET Former NFL linebacker Jack Squirek, who won a Super Bowl with the Los Angeles Raiders in 1984, has died, the team announced. He was 64. Squirek was instrumental to Los Angeles’ victory in Super Bowl XVIII, picking off Washington quarterback Joe Theismann and scampering to the

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 6, 2024, 10:39 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions BALTIMORE — Walking off a rain-soaked field at M&T Bank Stadium on Saturday night, Mike Tomlin shouted three words over and over as he