Aaron Rodgers has emerged from his darkness retreat, according to the owner of the facility in southern Oregon where the Green Bay Packers quarterback spent the past several days and nights. Scott Berman, who owns Sky Cave Retreats, said Rodgers left the dark room and the facility Wednesday. Before entering the retreat, Rodgers said on “The Pat McAfee Show” on […]

Covered Panthers, NFL for 11 years More than 25 years experience covering NFL, college football and NASCAR Joined ESPN in 2006 Carolina Panthers senior assistant Jim Caldwell, one of the faces of the NFL in terms of Black head-coaching hires the past few decades, said he doesn’t plan to pursue another head-coaching job. “Right now, the only job that I’m […]

IRVING, Texas — The American Athletic Conference on Tuesday released its 2023 football schedule that includes the league’s six incoming teams. Each of the 14 AAC teams will play eight conference games in a single-division format. The top two teams in the standings will play in the conference championship game on Dec. 2. Charlotte, Florida Atlantic, North Texas, Rice, UAB […]

Derek Carr’s free agency is going to be a “long process,” according to the veteran quarterback’s brother, who says the four-time Pro Bowler will “do his due diligence” in choosing a new team. Carr visited with the Jets last weekend and also spent multiple days with the Saints earlier this month but still is a free agent as of Tuesday, […]

The Broncos’ longest-tenured assistant coach is headed to New York. Zach Azzanni, Denver’s receivers coach for the past five seasons, is joining the Jets staff in the same position, league sources confirmed. With New York, Azzanni reunites with former Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett, who is the new Jets offensive coordinator. Azzanni survived the firings of three head coaches during […]

Cursed? Doomed? Lost season? These Avs? If that’s what it says in the script, then somebody in the production office forgot to send Mikko Rantanen a copy. “We never put our heads down when we go down,” Rantanen said Sunday after slotting home the game-winner with 21.1 seconds left in overtime as the Avalanche rallied for a wild, woolly 6-5 […]

New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones is in the process of making an agent change with a new contract and free agency on the horizon, multiple sources told ESPN on Sunday. Jones has been represented by CAA since being the sixth overall draft pick out of Duke in 2019. The expectation, according to the sources, is that he will join […]

Covered the Cardinals since 2012 Graduate of Indiana University Member of Pro Football Writers of America TEMPE, Ariz. — Philadelphia Eagles linebackers coach Nick Rallis will be the Arizona Cardinals’ defensive coordinator under new coach Jonathan Gannon, a source confirmed to ESPN. Rallis, 29, worked with Gannon in Philadelphia for the past two seasons before joining him in Arizona. Gannon […]