Come for the football, stay for the commercials. The Super Bowl has become synonymous with ads through the years, with no shortage of commercials making into the annals of the TV hall of fame, whether it’s for their humor or emotion or technical innovation. This is no secret anymore, but the Super Bowl 55 ad space is going to be a […]

As Super Bowl 55 draws nigh, the NFL is poised to pull off what once seemed impossible: deliver a full-scale football season amid a global pandemic, on schedule and without interruption or major outbreak. No one could have truly predicted this. Not the highest-ranking NFL officials and medical experts, not the most head-strong and influential owners, not the coaches, staffers and players. […]

This is the Morning Win, by Andy Nesbitt. Patrick Reed put on a masterclass over the weekend on how to be a villain on the PGA Tour and not only get away with it, but also walk away with over a million bucks and a trophy in the process. Reed, in case you missed it, was the central figure in yet […]

Welcome to This Week in NFL History! Every week, the Research team will spotlight the anniversaries of notable events and birthdays. Feb. 1 Super Bowl MVP WR Santonio Holmes game-winning receiving TD with 35 seconds to play lifts the Pittsburgh Steelers to a 27-23 win vs the Arizona Cardinals in Super Bowl XLIII to conclude the 2008 season – Steelers […]

ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Former Michigan quarterback Dylan McCaffrey is transferring to Northern Colorado, where he will have the chance to play for his father, Ed McCaffrey. Dylan had been an ESPN 300 recruit in the 2017 class but was never able to win the starting job at Michigan. He only attempted 15 […]

ESPN staff writer Joined ESPN in 2011 Graduated from Central Michigan Former LSU tight end Arik Gilbert announced on social media on Sunday that he’s transferring to Florida. Gilbert was the No. 6 ranked prospect in the 2020 class out of Marietta, Georgia, and initially entered the transfer portal on Jan. 5. He was fourth in receiving yards for LSU […]

Portland, Maine: The Super Bowl is going to look different this year for three friends who have attended every instalment of the big game. But Don Crisman, Tom Henschel and Gregory Eaton have tickets in hand and say they will be there, as they have every year since the first AFL-NFL World Championship Game in 1967. The trio, who range […]

The conversation didn’t last long. When Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay phoned Jared Goff Saturday night to tell the quarterback he was being traded to the Detroit Lions, Goff had barely uttered “OK” when he saw that his father, Jerry, was calling on the other line. As a man accustomed to making quick decisions in the heat of the […]

The mental and physical grind of rehabilitating an anterior cruciate ligament injury is about small victories. Full extension of the leg. Achieving time thresholds on the stationary bike and treadmill. Less and less post-workout soreness. Re-learning to trust your body. “Get 1% better every day,” has been the mantra of Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton. But Jan. 14 felt different. Under […]