Ben Baby, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2023, 01:42 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

Sarah Barshop, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2023, 03:05 PM ET Close Sarah Barshop covers the Los Angeles Rams for ESPN. She joined ESPN in 2016 to cover the Green Bay Packers for ESPN Milwaukee. She then moved to Houston to cover the Texans. She came to ESPN after working as a writer and editor for

Dec 16, 2023, 08:06 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Detroit Lions quarterback Teddy Bridgewater is winding down his NFL career, telling the Detroit Free Press he plans to retire after the season. Bridgewater has been a little-used backup to Jared Goff in his single season with the Lions, appearing in one game to kneel out

Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterDec 16, 2023, 11:23 AM ET Close Tim McManus covers the Philadelphia Eagles for ESPN. He joined ESPN in 2016 after covering the Eagles for Philadelphia Magazine’s Birds 24/7, a site he helped create, since 2010. You can follow him on Twitter @Tim_McManus. Open Extended Reactions Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Darius Slay

Associated Press Dec 16, 2023, 11:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Cleveland Browns star defensive end Myles Garrett was fined $25,000 by the NFL for “public criticism of officiating” after he made pointed remarks following last week’s game against Jacksonville, a person familiar with the punishment told The Associated Press. Garrett was informed

Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 12:17 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — After 2½ seasons highlighted by lofty expectations and routine letdowns, the Los Angeles Chargers have fired coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco, the team announced Friday. Giff Smith, the team’s outside linebackers coach, has been named interim head coach.

NFL Nation reporters Dec 16, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions In the AFC, you can have a winning record with four weeks left in the regular season and still be on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. A good team or three likely will miss the postseason. It’s the opposite in

Kris Rhim, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 12:49 PM ET Open Extended Reactions LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Chargers put out a statement Friday about why they fired coach Brandon Staley and general manager Tom Telesco. But based on the team’s performance Thursday night, not much explanation was needed. The Chargers lost 63-21 to the Las

Adam Teicher, ESPN Staff WriterDec 15, 2023, 02:51 PM ET Close Covered Chiefs for 20 seasons for Kansas City Star Joined ESPN in 2013 Open Extended Reactions KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs running back Isiah Pacheco had surgery on his injured shoulder and will not play in Sunday’s game at the New England

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNDec 15, 2023, 01:07 PM ET Close Marcel Louis-Jacques joined ESPN in 2019 as a beat reporter covering the Buffalo Bills, before switching to the Miami Dolphins in 2021. The former Carolina Panthers beat writer for the Charlotte Observer won the APSE award for breaking news and the South Carolina Press Association award