The big game this week? Daniel Jones vs. Sam Darnold in cornhole. It's free on Friday night 9-10 pm at the Broward Convention Center. The ACL's warmup for the 2020 Johnsonville Cornhole Championships. Being from Charlotte, Jones is quite familiar with cornhole. Darnold said he's been practicing. The rivalry grows. The match will air on ESPN at 5 pm on Super Bowl Sunday and again at 11:30 pm.
Michael Gallup took his game to another level. Justin Simmons boosted his free-agent stock. Aaron Jones dominated -- and stayed healthy.
The Giants are hiring former Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens to be their tight ends coach, a source confirmed to ESPN.
Former Browns head coach Freddie Kitchens is joining the Giants as their tight ends coach, per source. Kitchens and new Giants head coach Joe Judge worked together back at Mississippi State.
Saquon Barkley's idol was Kobe Bryant. We talked about it on multiple occasions. He was a student of the Mamba Mentality. Said even if they talked he would already know all Kobe's answers. They never had the opportunity to sit down and talk. Barkley was hoping it would happen. "I would love to sit down with Kobe Bryant," he said in October. Thought for sure it would happen. Sadly, life had other plans.
The explosive rookie receiver, who caught eight touchdown passes and could be a long-term fixture with the Giants, is just getting started.
Eli Manning ended his 16-year NFL career on his own terms. He was classy, well-prepared and walked away as a New York Giant.
This were the closing lines from Eli Manning's retirement speech: "Wellington Mara always said, Once a Giant always a Giant. But for me it's ONLY a Giant. Thank you so much." Great way to close.
The New York Giants QB's sendoff was punctuated with messages from some of the league's top names, including Tom Brady.
If Tom Brady, Ben Roethlisberger and Drew Brees play this fall as expected, the Giants' two-time Super Bowl MVP has a cleaner path to first-ballot induction.
John Mara says Eli Manning will be placed into the Ring of Honor this year. "No Giant will ever wear No. 10 again."
Eli Manning's retirement press conference is taking place in the Giants field house to accommodate the expected large crowd. Never in my eight years covering the team have I seen a setup like this in the field house. But the auditorium wouldn't have provided enough room for this farewell.
Bomani shares his takeaways from Zion Williamson's debut for the Pelicans (2:13) and why he doesn't think Eli Manning is a Hall of Famer in light of his retirement from football (9:07). Plus, Dan Wetzel of Yahoo! Sports joins to discuss the Netflix documentary he executive produced "Killer Inside: The Mind of Hernandez" (14:52). Together they delve into the scope of the doc including Aaron's motive for the murder of Odin Lloyd, what role the Patriots played in monitoring Hernandez's behavior and more.
Marc Colombo is expected to be the Giants new offensive line coach, per source. He reunites with Jason Garrett in New York. This is a key hire for Joe Judge at a position group that has struggled in recent years.
Incredible Super Bowl throws to David Tyree and Mario Manningham were among the plays that cemented Eli Manning's legacy.
Giants quarterback Eli Manning announced his retirement on Wednesday after 16 NFL seasons and two Super Bowl MVP awards.
Eli Manning will hold a news conference Friday to announce his retirement, sources tell ESPN's Dan Graziano and Jordan Raanan.
They're big and small. They've been lost while surfing in Hawaii and dancing at Studio 54. They've been found in taxis and hotel nightstands. Each ring, and its wearer, has a unique story to tell.
Bret Bielema, who has spent the past two seasons as an assistant under Patriots coach Bill Belichick following head coaching stints at Arkansas and Wisconsin, is joining the Giants staff under Joe Judge, a source told ESPN.
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 385 | 354 |
| Dallas | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 434 | 321 |
| New York | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 341 | 451 |
| Washington | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 266 | 435 |
