Moore is bullish on the Saints, but noncommittal on Carr, as his 1st head-coaching gig startsVideo
METAIRIE, La. — Kellen Moore figures his upbringing as a coach’s son outweighs any concerns about his relative youth as he begins his first NFL head coaching job with the New Orleans Saints. “Everyone likes to say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert,” the 36-year-old Moore said during...
Jets announce they’ve told Aaron Rodgers they’re moving forward without him
The New York Jets announced Thursday they told quarterback Aaron Rodgers they are moving on without him next season. While Rodgers hasn’t said whether he intends to continue playing for a 21st NFL season, the Jets — with new general manager Darren Mougey and coach Aaron Glenn in charge —...
Kadarius Toney charged with assaulting woman
DOUGLASVILLE, Ga. — NFL wide receiver Kadarius Toney was charged with assaulting a woman in Georgia and preventing her from calling for help. Toney, 26, was arrested and booked into the Douglas County Jail on Feb. 6 on charges of aggravated assault and obstructing or hindering an emergency call, according...
King Charles gets QB lesson at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
LONDON — King Charles III learned how to throw an American football like a quarterback. Thankfully, there was no tush push. The 76-year-old monarch visited Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London as part of a community event sponsored by the Premier League club and the NFL on Wednesday. The king...
Eagles’ roster overhaul between 2 Super Bowl titles is NFL rarity
NEW ORLEANS — Seven years after Doug Pederson and Nick Foles delivered Philadelphia its first Super Bowl title, Nick Sirianni and Jalen Hurts did it again with a 40-22 win over Kansas City in Super Bowl 59. Winning multiple titles in that short a time period is far from rare...
Philadelphia plans for huge crowd to cheer on Eagles at Super Bowl parade FridayVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia officials are expecting a huge turnout of fans in the city Friday for a parade honoring the Philadelphia Eagles after their Super Bowl win. The team plans to descend the Rocky steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art at around 2 p.m. for a 75-minute ceremony, city...
Raiders, Cowboys and Dolphins go another season long removed from their championship daysVideo
HENDERSON, Nev. — The sayings “commitment to excellence” and “just win, baby” encapsulated what the Raiders represented as they bulldozed their way to three Super Bowl titles with a take-no-prisoners style that endeared and villainized them. Dallas became the self-proclaimed “America’s Team” as the Cowboys built one of the NFL’s...
Eagles’ Super Bowl-winning coordinator Kellen Moore will become the Saints head coachVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Kellen Moore, who oversaw the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles ’ offense this season, has agreed to return to the site of his latest triumph as the next coach of the New Orleans Saints. The 36-year-old Moore will join an organization that has been floundering since the...
It’s time to revalue running backs after Saquon Barkley caps best rushing year with Super Bowl win
It’s time to revalue the devalued running back position in the NFL after Saquon Barkley’s mere presence, if not his production, helped the Philadelphia Eagles dismantle the Kansas City Chiefs in one of the most lopsided Super Bowls ever. Barkley capped a great year for free-agent running backs by hoisting...
Fox projects the Super Bowl averaged a record 126 million U.S. viewers
Fox Sports is projecting a Super Bowl record average audience of 126 million U.S. viewers across television and streaming platforms for Philadelphia’s 40-22 victory over Kansas City on Sunday night. The game was televised by Fox, Fox Deportes and Telemundo and streamed on Tubi as well as the NFL’s digital...
After Super Bowl flop, the Chiefs look toward the future with massive changes on the horizonVideo
NEW ORLEANS — Even as the confetti was flying and the Philadelphia Eagles were celebrating their Super Bowl triumph on the field of the Superdome, Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs already were thinking about getting back to the big game next year. They just might look a whole...
NFL offseason priorities include health and safety, kickoff evaluation and expanding replay assistVideo
NEW ORLEANS — The NFL offseason won’t last long. By the time the Philadelphia Eagles complete their Super Bowl victory parade Friday, it will be less than two weeks until the scouting combine kicks off in Indianapolis. Some of the league’s offseason priorities include player health and safety and conversations...
Eagles defense smothers Patrick Mahomes, dominates Kansas City in franchise’s 2nd Super Bowl win
NEW ORLEANS — Cooper DeJean took an interception back for a touchdown, Zack Baun made a pick in his old professional home and the Eagles so thoroughly thrashed Patrick Mahomes that by the time Kendrick Lamar had “Game Over” brightened in the Superdome stands to end his halftime set, it...
Jalen Hurts quiets any doubters with a Super Bowl MVP
NEW ORLEANS — Jalen Hurts often has been judged by his failings more than his successes over the course of his career. Getting benched at halftime of a college football championship game. Being forced to transfer from Alabama to Oklahoma just to be able to regain a starting job. Getting...
A presidential first: Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part...
Eagles deny Chiefs a Super Bowl 3-peat with dominant defense
NEW ORLEANS — Cooper DeJean, Josh Sweat and the Philadelphia Eagles’ ferocious defense denied Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs a Super Bowl three-peat. It wasn’t even close. DeJean got a pick-6 on his 22nd birthday, Sweat tormented Mahomes and the Eagles routed the Chiefs, 40-22, on...
49ers receiver Deebo Samuel has permission to seek a trade
The San Francisco 49ers have given receiver Deebo Samuel permission to seek a trade, according to a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not made it public. ESPN first reported that Samuel and his agent had permission to pursue a...
Farm towns rally around native Super Bowl son Cooper DeJean
ODEBOLT, Iowa — In the farm town where Cooper DeJean drew up football plays in elementary school and taught classmates to run them at recess, residents plan a huge party to watch the town’s native son in the Super Bowl. The Philadelphia Eagles defensive back has lifted spirits in Odebolt,...
Report: Jets tell Aaron Rodgers they’re moving on without him
NEW YORK — Aaron Rodgers’ tumultuous tenure with the Jets is reportedly coming to an end. The Jets informed the 41-year-old quarterback they plan to move on without him next season, according to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer. Rodgers reportedly flew to New Jersey last week to discuss his future with...
Eagles’ path to the Super Bowl was paved by the prowess of offensive line
NEW ORLEANS — Travis Kelce is an unusual example of an offensive star who has a keen interest in his next opponent’s offensive line. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end won’t even be on the field at the same time as Philadelphia’s offensive front during Sunday’s Super Bowl, but it’s...
Trump at the Super Bowl, latest chapter in a complicated legacy with football
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — As a student, Donald Trump played high school football. As a business baron, he owned a team in an upstart rival to the NFL and then sued the established league. As president, he denigrated pros who took a knee during the national anthem as part...
Steelers fans pick sides for the Super Bowl
Steelers fan Joe Seneca of South Greensburg wants to see NFL history made Sunday, even if it overshadows those Super Steelers teams of the 1970s. “I like Kansas City. I want to see history made in my lifetime. I did not get to see it in the 1970s,” when the...
Chiefs think they have answer for Eagles’ vaunted tush push in Super BowlVideo
NEW ORLEANS — They are two of the more delightful — in Philadelphia — and detestable — to the rest of the league — words that have escalated into the fast-evolving NFL lexicon. Tush push. No team has taken advantage of the rugby-style scrum — deemed so unstoppable that the...
Chiefs QBs coach David Girardi, a New Kensington native, no stranger to big stage
One of the patriarchs of a football-coaching family, Frank Girardi has been so ingrained in football for so long that he isn’t necessarily subjected to a commonly shared parental experience of watching one of his sons during a game. Nervousness. “As a father, I really never had the butterflies that...
With K.C. win, South Fayette’s Justin Watson would be 1st to earn 4 Super Bowl rings in 5-year span
Justin Watson already boasts quite the collection of championship rings. If his Kansas City Chiefs win Sunday night, the South Fayette native can make a claim no player in the history of the game can top. Watson can be part of a Super Bowl-winning team for a fourth time in...
