5:13 PM ET ESPN News Services Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin said Wednesday that he never intended to offend anyone by attending the Super Bowl wearing a jacket that critics deemed to feature an offensive depiction of Jesus. “After talking with my parents I understand how my coat could have offended some people,” Hamlin wrote

4:47 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes walked on to the stage in front of Kansas City’s Union Station, his Super Bowl LVII MVP trophy in one hand, a can of Coors Light in the other. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback then grabbed a microphone and made a promise to a crowd of

1:35 PM ET JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Calvin Ridley has applied to the NFL to be reinstated from his indefinite suspension for gambling, a league source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Wednesday was the first day Ridley was eligible to apply for reinstatement. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will review Ridley’s petition and make

8:55 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are hiring Seattle Seahawks quarterback coach Dave Canales as their new offensive coordinator, sources told ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler on Wednesday. The move comes one day after he interviewed with the team. Canales was the 10th candidate to interview with Tampa Bay for the position since

11:53 PM ET Former NFL coach Ken Whisenhunt has joined Alabama‘s football staff as the special assistant to head coach Nick Saban. Whisenhunt’s name appeared in Alabama’s staff directory Wednesday night. He spent the past two seasons as an offensive analyst at Penn State. The former Arizona Cardinals and Tennessee Titans head coach last held

4:22 PM ET EAGAN, Minn. — Amid a job search this winter that included interviews for NFL head-coach and defensive coordinator positions, Brian Flores visited a Pittsburgh-area church. The pastor’s message that day was clear: There are times in life when you can have control or growth, but you can’t have both. That message, Flores

5:17 PM ET CHICAGO — The Chicago Bears took another step toward leaving Soldier Field on Wednesday when the team announced it has officially closed on its purchase of the 326-acre Arlington Park property. The latest milestone for the Bears was delivered in an open letter from the team’s Twitter account. The Bears again stated

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Feb 15, 2023 FRISCO, Texas — The Dallas Cowboys’ season ended nearly a month ago in a similarly disappointing fashion as the previous 26: without a Super Bowl. Since the loss in the divisional round of the playoffs to the San Francisco 49ers, Mike McCarthy has become the offensive playcaller, Dan Quinn has stayed as

3:40 PM ET HENDERSON, Nev. — The Las Vegas Raiders released Derek Carr on Tuesday after the veteran quarterback declined to waive his no-trade clause and just before more than $40 million of his contract would have become guaranteed. “We wish the @Raiders the best of luck,” Carr’s agent, Tim Younger, said in a tweeted