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ESPN's purchase of NFL Network and other league digital assets has been finalized after government regulators approved the transaction. The league and ESPN officially announced the closing of the deal Saturday night after the Justice Department and other non-US antitrust authorities completed their reviews. ESPN acquired NFL Network, NFL Fantasy and the rights to distribute the RedZone channel to cable and satellite operators and the league will get a 10% equity stake in ESPN.

Call the guys and tell them I'm trying to come back. Don't play. Tell them I'm trying to be here.

After going unselected in the 2023 NFL Draft, Durden played in just eight games between the New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams through his first two seasons in the league, registering 13 tackles, one tackle for loss, 1.5 stuffs, and zero quarterback hits. However, since initially joining the Patriots practice squad in late-August before being signed to the active roster prior to Week 1, Durden has more than doubled all of those totals.

The Seattle Seahawks are wearing all-college-navy while New England Patriots are wearing all-white. Therefore, this marks the first Super Bowl ever with both teams rocking monochromatic looks. It also marks the first time a team donning all-white will face a team wearing one color. In fact, there have been only 15 instances where a team has donned all-white in the big game, the last time being in Super Bowl 50 by the Denver Broncos.

During a recent appearance on "Up & Adams," Alexander spoke about picking the Seahawks to walk out with the Lombardi Trophy, but made sure to send a message to his former team about not overlooking a key aspect of the Patriots, despite the ongoing narrative surrounding the roster: the offense. While defending Drake Maye's performance in the playoffs, Alexander also reminded the Seahawks not to overlook the quarterback's position and not to take the Patriots' offense for granted, even though that is the current trend.

Mack Hollins hasn't consistently worn shoes in the past decade, not since he started working with a cadre of holistic Australian trainers who extol the virtues of naked feet. He's barefoot today, as normal, or at least his normal, and the cafeteria staffers need him to freeze in his tracks. They'd like to clean up the mess, lest one of the team's newest wide receivers land on the injury report: downgraded to out (glass shards).

On the first possession of the extra period, Seattle was eyeing a sudden-death touchdown. The Seahawks needed less than a yard from the Rams' 16 to move the chains, but Kenneth Walker III was stuffed on third-and-1 and again on fourth-and-1. Penetration killed both plays, even as then-offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb fielded a heavy package on the second attempt. After the turnover on downs, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford ended the game with a four-play touchdown drive.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- New Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh experienced a lot of success as a defensive coordinator working alongside San Francisco 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan, one of the NFL's best offensive minds. The 49ers made a Super Bowl appearance in the 2019 season with Saleh and Shanahan leading the way before Saleh landed his first NFL head coaching position. Ultimately, Saleh's tenure with the New York Jets ended with a 20-36 record, but that wasn't because his defense wasn't good.

Some blind and low-vision fans will have unprecedented access to the Super Bowl thanks to a tactile device that tracks the ball, vibrates on key plays and provides real-time audio. The NFL teamed up with OneCourt and Ticketmaster to pilot the game-enhancing experience 15 times during the regular-season during games hosted by the Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, San Francisco 49ers, Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings.

Washington, 41, has been the defensive line coach at Notre Dame the past four seasons and was switching this year to coach linebackers. He has also been the Fighting Irish's defensive run game coordinator. A defensive tackle in his playing days at Boston College, Washington was linebackers coach at Ohio State from 2019 through 2021 and at Michigan in 2018. He also has previous stops at Cincinnati, BC, Elon and Slippery Rock.

If last offseason was about rebuilding the Chicago Bears' offense, this one is shaping up to be about stabilizing and reshaping the defense. A year ago, Ryan Poles attacked the offensive line from every angle, adding four new starters through a mix of the draft, free agency, and trades. The result was tangible progress. This offseason calls for a similar approach on the other side of the ball, where needs are both obvious and unavoidable. That's what makes this weekend in Mobile so important.

Is there anything more disappointing than seeing that one pop song that completely infiltrated your music recaps of 2025? If you regularly bet on the NFL, it's probably seeing how much you lost on the Lions. The thrilling 2025 NFL regular season featured plenty of unexpected results, and bettors weren't spared. Of the seven teams that entered the campaign with +2000 odds or shorter to win the Super Bowl, only three made the playoffs. None got to the conference championship round.

Aukerman is not a choice that will cause Falcons fans to party, but that would probably be true of any special teams coordinator. What he does bring to the table is a raft of experience-Aukerman has been coaching special teams off and on in the pros and college since 2003 and has been either an assistant or head special teams coordinator in the NFL since 2012-and a pretty solid history in those roles.

[Marshon] Lattimore was given the benefit of the doubt for his subpar play in 2024 because of a hamstring injury that limited him to five games, including the playoffs, after the Commanders acquired him. He never regained the form that led to four Pro Bowl berths with the Saints before tearing the ACL in his left knee nine games into the season.