Bill Walsh wasn't above pulling Bill Belichick-like shenanigans to win football games. That's the new revelation coming from legendary Giants coach Bill Parcells in a new book written by Newsday columnist Bob Glauber. Parcells in the book out next week - "Guts and Genius: The Story of Three Unlikely...
Las Vegas has been wrong about the Philadelphia Eagles just about every week this year. Perhaps as a result comes a rather drastic adjustment for this week’s game against the New Orleans Saints. For the first time this season, they not only are underdogs but historic ones. According to Bovada Sports...
There’s no containing Patrick Mahomes II. The future Kansas City Chiefs quarterback proved that at the World Series at age 5, when his father was pitching for the New York Mets. Young Patrick would assume his stance at one end of the Shea Stadium bullpen, and knock lobbed pitches back at his dad...
Former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Jeff Rohrer will marry boyfriend Joshua Ross in Los Angeles this weekend, becoming the first NFL player known to be part of a same-sex marriage. But it was a long road to get to this point. Rohrer was drafted by the Cowboys out of Yale in the second round of the...
It wasn’t until Joey Bosa arrived in StubHub Center for the Sept. 9 season opener that the severity of his left-foot injury struck him like one of his crunching blows to a quarterback. “When I walked into the locker room before the Kansas City game, it just hit me that I wasn’t playing,” the Chargers...
When Le’Veon Bell opted not to sign his franchise tender with the Pittsburgh Steelers this year, the Pro Bowl running back left behind a locker full of shoes, clothing and other personal items. That locker apparently isn’t so full anymore. After practice on Wednesday, the day after it became known...
The NFL trade deadline has passed, but Odell Beckham Jr.’s name continues to come up in trade chatter. Boomer Esiason, the former NFL quarterback and WFAN morning radio host, said toward the end of Wednesday’s “Boomer and Gio” show that he had heard “legitimate discussion” of the Cleveland Browns...
MEXICO CITY — The NFL's decision to move the regular-season game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Los Angeles Rams due to the poor condition of the turf at Azteca Stadium has left many Mexicans disappointed, angered and wondering how it will affect the relationship with the league for the...
The young quarterback’s potential was obvious to linebacker Ramik Wilson during 2017 practices with the Kansas City Chiefs, so Wilson is not surprised by Patrick Mahomes’ MVP-caliber performance this season. Mahomes, a second-year pro, has passed for a league-leading 31 touchdowns, with seven interceptions,...
The Chargers have zero Super Bowl wins. That’s not the same as having zero Super Bowl winners, Michael Schofield, Virgil Green and Russell Okung among the current Chargers who have experienced NFL championships elsewhere. Also, coach Anthony Lynn won a pair of Super Bowls as a player with Denver....
Any perceived doubts Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz may have projected after Sunday’s loss about the plays coach Doug Pederson and his staff script for the offense to open games were addressed with more clarity on Wednesday. Asked if he felt he plays better without scripted plays,...
ESPN's equipment trucks already were headed for Mexico when the network found out next Monday night's mega-matchup between the Chiefs and Rams was being switched to Los Angeles. And the scramble was on. Those trucks had been dispatched from Santa Clara, California, and were making their way through...
What’s happened to the Philadelphia Eagles this season has little or perhaps nothing to do with the talent level, center Jason Kelce suggested Wednesday. Rather, it’s the experience level and loss of key leaders, which has affected everything else, especially accountability. It’s an interesting...