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4:42 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady will undergo a minor surgical procedure on his knee this offseason, a source confirmed to ESPN. The upcoming surgery was first reported by the Tampa Bay Times. A source close to the situation told ESPN that this was not a recent injury and

6:55 AM ET NFL NationESPN With Super Bowl LV in the rearview, the 2021 NFL offseason is here, albeit an odd one. Amid the continuation of the COVID-19 pandemic, much — if not all — of the offseason will be virtual. While the annual scouting combine is essentially scrapped this year, the NFL draft will

3:00 PM ET ESPN News Services TAMPA, Fla. — The Super Bowl champion Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated their victory Wednesday with a boat parade amid continued concern over the coronavirus pandemic. The parade got started around 1 p.m. on the Hillsborough River near downtown Tampa. Thousands of fans decked out in Buccaneers gear lined the

4:06 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz has still not been traded, and that has people antsy. There appeared to be momentum toward a deal over the Super Bowl weekend, then it seemed to ebb, and everyone is trying to figure out what all of it means. Deep breaths. It’s early February. A

10:31 AM ET It took less than two games to transform quarterback Taylor Heinicke from a guy whose NFL career appeared over to signing a multi-year contract. The Washington Football Team announced Wednesday that it signed Heinicke to a two-year deal, which is worth up to $8.75 million, a source confirmed. Heinicke would have been

6:00 AM ET WEBBERVILLE, Mich. — Calvin Johnson walks into the brightly lit, orange-hued Flower Room 1 and begins to get excited. In front of him are 180 marijuana plants, all lined up in rows of three or four, broken down in identical, segmented trays for optimal growth. Clad in a mask, black scrubs and

7:08 PM ET KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs placed outside linebackers coach Britt Reid on administrative leave following last week’s three-car accident that left a 5-year-old girl in critical condition. “We remain in the process of gathering information on the incident, and we will continue to assist local authorities as requested,” the

7:15 AM ET A most unique and exhausting NFL season — one that followed a most unique and exhausting offseason — is over. The NFL and the NFL Players Association can take a breath. They just better make it a quick one. The COVID-19 pandemic will shape the 2021 offseason as well, and both the

9:19 AM ET ESPN News Services Former NFL head coach Marty Schottenheimer died Monday after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s disease. He was 77. Schottenheimer was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in 2014. He was moved to a hospice facility near his home in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Jan. 3o due to complications from the irreversible, progressive

1:09 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Immediately after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 31-9 in Super Bowl LV Sunday, Bucs quarterback Tom Brady texted an apology to Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu for several on-field verbal altercations, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Brady apologized to Mathieu for losing

10:10 PM ET NFL NationESPN Now that Super Bowl LV is in the books and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the champions, we can move on from a challenging 2020 season and look forward to 2021. That’s exactly what we’re looking to do with these way-too-early NFL Power Rankings. How does our panel view Tom

10:36 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Tom Brady isn’t passing the torch yet. Brady, the 43-year-old quarterback who came to Tampa Bay for the final chapter in a first-ballot Hall of Fame career, proved he’s still the most dominant quarterback in the league, throwing for 201 yards and three touchdowns as he earned his fifth

10:11 PM ET TAMPA, Fla. — Eleven months ago, it was inconceivable that quarterback Tom Brady would choose, of all teams, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to continue his football journey. Equally implausible was this partnership — forged in an offseason ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic, with little time to connect with new teammates or master

11:43 AM ET Adam SchefterESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN NFL Insider Joined ESPN in 2009 Former president of the Pro Football Writers of America and the author of four books Follow on Twitter Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email print The Carolina Panthers made a serious offer to the Detroit Lions in an effort to

8:00 AM ET At a time when quarterback trade talks across the league already have heated up, multiple teams have reached out to the New York Jets and expressed interest in trading for the former No. 3 overall pick Sam Darnold, per league sources. The Jets haven’t turned away the calls, per sources, but they

8:24 PM ET Former Raiders and Seattle Seahawks coach Tom Flores has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame as member of the Class of 2021, a source told ESPN’s Paul Gutierrez. Flores was the lone finalist in the coach category for the Class of 2021. Flores won Super Bowl rings as a

11:35 PM ET METAIRIE, La. — In the latest signal that Drew Brees is preparing to retire after 20 seasons, the New Orleans Saints quarterback has agreed to reduce his 2021 salary from $25 million to the veterans minimum of $1.075 million, a source confirmed to ESPN. The move will free up nearly $24 million

6:11 PM ET Britt Reid, the son of Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid and the team’s outside linebackers coach, was involved in a multi-car accident Thursday night that has left a 5-year-old child with life-threatening injuries, according to a team statement and the police report. According to an incident report provided by the