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DJ Bien-AimeFeb 13, 2025, 05:32 PM ET
Close- DJ Bien-Aime covers the Houston Texans for ESPN. He joined ESPN in July of 2022 after covering the New York Jets for the New York Daily News. He’s a former athlete who finished his college career at Louisville. You can catch DJ on ESPN Radio on his show “Talkin’ Texans.”
HOUSTON — Coach DeMeco Ryans said Thursday he believes his new offensive coordinator, Nick Caley, can help get the Houston Texans “over the hump.”
In Ryans’ two seasons in Houston, the result has been the same. Both seasons, the Texans clinched the AFC South title and won a wild-card playoff game. But they suffered losses in the divisional round as the Texans’ offense struggled to score points.
“We’ve had a lot of good success these first two years,” Ryans said Thursday. “The reason we’re doing this is I think there’s another level that we can go to. And as I said earlier, my job is to take this organization to new heights, and I think hiring Nick will help us to get there.”
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Ben BabyFeb 12, 2025, 06:15 PM ET
Close- Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports.
He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while making appearances on SportsCenter, ESPN’s NFL shows and ESPN Radio programs.
A native of Grapevine, Texas, he graduated from the University of North Texas with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. He is an adjunct journalism professor at Southern Methodist University and a member of the Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA).
CINCINNATI — A longtime Cincinnati Bengals starter is looking for a new team.
Linebacker Germaine Pratt has requested a trade, a source told ESPN on Wednesday, confirming an NFL Network report.
The move comes as Pratt enters the final year of a three-year contract worth just over $20 million that he signed in 2023.
Pratt, 28, is one of the longest-tenured players on the roster. A fourth-round draft pick in 2019, Pratt has started since the middle of his rookie season. In six seasons, Pratt has started in 88 games, including 47 consecutive starts dating back to Week 3 of the 2022 season.
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Most notably, Pratt had the game-sealing interception in a 2021 wild-card playoff victory over the
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley said he doesn’t understand why fans booed pop superstar Taylor Swift when she was shown on the videoboards at the Caesars Superdome during Super Bowl LIX.
“I remember that they showed her on the jumbotron, and she got booed. I don’t get it. I don’t get why she was getting hate there,” Barkley said Wednesday during an appearance on “The Howard Stern Show” on SiriusXM.
Barkley’s response came after he was asked if he thought Swift and her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, would get engaged. He didn’t have an opinion on that question but, unprompted, came to the defense of Swift.
“We’re trying to expand the game, and her being a part of it is only helping it. I don’t get the dislike she’s getting.”
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Swift, who grew up near Philadelphia but now roots for the Chiefs and Kelce, was booed when shown alongside rapper Ice Spice during the first quarter Sunday night. She appeared to mouth “What’s going on” in response to the booing.
Many of the boos Sunday night likely came from Eagles fans. Barkley, however, has been embraced by the team’s supporters after leaving the
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Todd ArcherFeb 10, 2025, 08:46 PM ET
Close- Todd Archer is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Dallas Cowboys. Archer has covered the NFL since 1997 and Dallas since 2003. He joined ESPN in 2010. You can follow him on Twitter at @toddarcher.
FRISCO, Texas — As Dallas Cowboys coach Brian Schottenheimer closes in on finalizing his staff, he is expected to add Ken Dorsey, the former offensive coordinator with the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns, as a pass-game specialist, a source told ESPN on Monday.
Dorsey was fired by the Browns last month after Cleveland ranked 28th in total offense and 32nd in scoring. In 2023, he was the Bills’ offensive coordinator but was let go during the season.
Dorsey will have an on-field role with the Cowboys, working with Schottenheimer and offensive coordinator Klayton Adams. Chase Haslett was the Cowboys’ pass-game specialist in 2024 under coach Mike McCarthy after working with the tight ends from 2020 to 2023.
Browns coach Kevin Stefanski turned over playcalling duties to Dorsey days after Deshaun Watson suffered a season-ending right Achilles tendon tear Oct. 20. With Jameis Winston inserted as the starter and Dorsey calling plays, the offense showed some improvement as the Browns upset the Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers.
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But Winston was benched after throwing eight interceptions in three games. Cleveland started 2023 fifth-round pick