Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 01:56 PM ET Close Michael Rothstein is a reporter for NFL Nation at ESPN. Rothstein covers the Atlanta Falcons. You can follow him via Twitter @MikeRothstein. Open Extended Reactions FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — The last time Taylor Heinicke found out he was going to become the starting quarterback

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 03:03 PM ET Close Katherine Terrell came back to ESPN to cover the New Orleans Saints in the summer of 2022. She left the company in 2019 after joining in 2016 to cover the Cincinnati Bengals. Katherine is a graduate of LSU and a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, native,

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

Tim McManus, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 10:09 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 guard Landon

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

Tom Junod, ESPN Senior WriterDec 20, 2023, 07:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DUDE’S STILL AT IT. It’s late in the game, late in the season, late in his career, but he’s still hungry for the ball, so he gets it one more time. He’s a Jet now, his uniform the color of algae, but

Nick Wagoner, ESPN Staff WriterDec 20, 2023, 06:00 AM ET Close Nick Wagoner is an NFL reporter at ESPN. Nick has covered the San Francisco 49ers and the NFL at ESPN since 2016, having previously covered the St. Louis Rams for 12 years, including three years (2013 to 2015) at ESPN. In his 10 years

Rich Cimini, ESPN Staff WriterDec 19, 2023, 03:07 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