Multiple contributors Jan 9, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There was a delayed dance, the promise of gifts and even a secret agreement with a head coach. The last week of the NFL’s regular season featured storylines that weren’t readily apparent to the casual viewer. For instance, why did Baltimore Ravens linebacker Jadeveon

Open Extended Reactions The Tennessee Titans fired coach Mike Vrabel on Tuesday, marking the end of a six-year run. Vrabel had winning records in his first four seasons and started 7-3 in his fifth before the wheels came off in Nashville. The Titans lost their final seven games of the 2022 season and missed the

Jan 9, 2024, 12:39 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The Tennessee Titans fired coach Mike Vrabel on Tuesday after back-to-back losing seasons and although he might have had trade value to other teams with a head-coaching vacancy, the team’s owner said she didn’t want to wait out such a scenario. In an interview posted by

Jeff Legwold, ESPN Senior WriterJan 9, 2024, 04:50 PM ET Close Jeff Legwold is a senior writer who covers the Denver Broncos and the NFL at ESPN. Jeff has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years, joining ESPN in 2013. He also assists with NFL draft coverage, including his annual top 100 prospects. Jeff

Brooke Pryor, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 12:17 PM ET Close Previously covered the Kansas City Chiefs for the Kansas City Star and Oklahoma University for the Oklahoman. Open Extended Reactions PITTSBURGH — Steelers star outside linebacker T.J. Watt won’t be available for Sunday’s wild-card game against the Buffalo Bills because of a knee injury,

Katherine Terrell, ESPN Staff WriterJan 9, 2024, 03:38 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,

Jan 9, 2024, 10:27 AM ET Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay is being treated for a severe respiratory illness, the team said Tuesday. The team said Irsay, 64, would not be appearing with his band at the Irsay Collection event in Los Angeles this week as a result. “He is receiving excellent care and looks

Marcel Louis-Jacques, ESPNJan 9, 2024, 01:15 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

Michael DiRocco, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 08:33 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

Michael Rothstein, ESPN Staff WriterJan 8, 2024, 08:41 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 ATLANTA — Falcons owner Arthur Blank said it was not just one factor — not one thing or game