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5:47 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Joe Burrow knows what the top tier of NFL quarterbacks looks like. The Cincinnati Bengals quarterback has Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers firmly in that category after Rodgers won his fourth Associated Press Most Valuable Player award. Two days before playing in Super Bowl LVI, Burrow cited Rodgers as the

4:31 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel, clarifying comments this week in which he said he identified “as a human being,” affirmed that his racial background is not something he simply identifies as — it’s what he is. “First and foremost, I’m biracial. My mom’s white, my dad’s Black. I’ve been

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff Super Bowl LVI kicks off on Sunday at 6:30 p.m. ET, with the Cincinnati Bengals facing the Los Angeles Rams. The two teams each emerged from their conference’s No. 4 seeds after winning their respective divisions. The matchup represents the first time since 2003 that participant teams enter with a

9:21 PM ET Tying the NFL’s single-season sack record earned Pittsburgh Steelers outside linebacker T.J. Watt the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award. His brother, J.J. Watt — a three-time defensive player of the year himself — presented him with the award, which was the first one announced at Thursday’s NFL Honors awards show

7:00 AM ET NFL NationESPN In preparing for his first Super Bowl in February 2014, Seattle Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner didn’t really stress about facing Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos‘ record-setting offense. Wagner’s nervousness surfaced at the opening kickoff. “I was more nervous about that moment when all the flashes happen,” Wagner told ESPN

7:00 AM ET ESPN staff The season finale is upon us. The Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams will square off Sunday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, for Super Bowl LVI. Many questions will be answered. Can the Rams capitalize on playing in their home stadium, something few teams get to experience? Will 2020

5:35 PM ET Washington Commanders defensive tackle Jonathan Allen apologized for a since-deleted tweet in which he said Adolf Hitler was one of three people living or dead with whom he’d like to have dinner. Allen, Washington’s nominee for the Walter Payton Man of the Year Award for the second consecutive year, had told his

3:27 PM ET Associated Press INGLEWOOD, Calif. — NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said he’s frustrated that the league is still facing questions about diversity in hiring of coaches and executives despite efforts to improve. Goodell, in his annual Super Bowl news conference, said the league “fell short” in terms of increasing the number of minority

6:00 AM ET CINCINNATI — During one practice this season, something didn’t feel right between Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase. A couple of passes missed the mark. So, the two stayed after for four or five extra throws. Chase instructed Burrow where to put the ball, and Burrow, the most

4:21 PM ET Washington Commanders safety Deshazor Everett has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of his girlfriend following a car crash two days before Christmas. Everett appeared at the Loudoun County Magistrate’s Office on Tuesday and was released on a $10,000 bond, according to his attorney. Everett was the driver of a

4:57 PM ET SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Former Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald wasn’t sure what to make of quarterback Kyler Murray scrubbing his Instagram account of all but two posts while also unfollowing the Cardinals, but he hopes the two sides have a harmonious relationship and get whatever they both want — whatever that

10:27 AM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady is “happy” with his decision to retire and is looking forward to “doing things other than playing” football, but he also said “never say never” when asked about potentially returning to the NFL next season. “I’m just going to take things as they come. I think that’s

3:35 PM ET Video surveillance shows New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara punching a man approximately eight times before Kamara’s associates proceeded to stomp on him several more times on the ground in a Las Vegas casino Saturday morning, according to the police report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Kamara was later

6:16 PM ET The New Orleans Saints have informed defensive coordinator Dennis Allen that they are hiring him as their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. Allen, 49, will replace his longtime boss, Sean Payton, who stepped away two weeks ago. This will be Allen’s second stint as a head coach

10:52 PM ET New Orleans Saints running back Alvin Kamara was arrested on a battery charge Sunday in Las Vegas after being accused of injuring someone at a nightclub on the eve of the Pro Bowl, according to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. Police say they were dispatched around 5:50 p.m. local time Saturday

7:45 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins‘ latest coaching hire might have a familiar feel to fans. They have seen their franchise hire eight head coaches since the turn of the century, and only one had prior NFL head-coaching experience. And of those seven first-time head coaches, five had backgrounds on offense.

6:09 PM ET Marcel Louis-JacquesESPN The Dolphins are working on a deal with San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel to make him their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter. When a deal is done it will mark the end of a nearly month-long search since the Dolphins fired Brian Flores on Jan.

6:00 AM ET ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Every time Von Miller walked into the Denver Broncos‘ complex over the past six seasons, he was greeted by a reminder — or 10 — of his playing-career pinnacle: Super Bowl 50. That February day in 2016, Miller dipped and ripped the Lombardi trophy from the Carolina Panthers. He