On Monday evening, the Las Vegas Raiders dropped to 1-1 on the young 2025 NFL season with a home loss to the divisional rival Los Angeles Chargers. It was a tough evening for Geno Smith, whose electrifying performance against the New England Patriots in Week 1 turned out to be fools’ gold, at least for the time being.
Derrick Henry began his age-31 season last Sunday night by ripping the Buffalo Bills for 169 yards and a pair of touchdowns, proving that he is still likely to be stiff-arming Father Time for at least another season.
The Baltimore Ravens moved and ran the ball at will for the first three quarters of Sunday’s Week 1 road game against the Buffalo Bills. Their last three drives in the fourth quarter was a different story.
How many of the active NFL players to catch at least three touchdowns in a single contest can you name in five minutes?
Fast forward several years and imagine Marcus Spears Jr. and the Kentucky Wildcats tipping off in college basketball’s Final Four against Malik Olajuwon’s Houston Cougars.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2025 season.
ESPN’s Marcus Spears did not like the way the Cleveland Browns handled their QB competition, especially how it impacted Shedeur Sanders. Injuries caused a lot of shuffling around, when it came to reps in practice.
The stakes are high for the Dallas Cowboys entering this season, and Marcus Spears believes they must deliver. The ESPN analyst and former Cowboys defensive end explained that he sees this year as a “boom or bust” of sorts for the franchise.
The New York Giants are entering the 2025 NFL season with renewed optimism, despite a difficult 3-14 campaign last year. Former Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Marcus Spears has added to the excitement, predicting that the team will be a nightmare matchup for opponents this season.
Marcus Spears Jr. is getting a lot of attention. Spears Jr. was named ESPN’s top 2027 college basketball recruit yesterday. Spears moved into the top spot after their previous No.
Athleticism runs strong in the Spears household. This week, it was announced that Marcus Spears Jr., the son of former Dallas Cowboys star turned ESPN NFL analyst Marcus Spears, is the No.
Jones raised eyebrows when he admitted on Tuesday that he "absolutely" couldn't say for sure that Parsons will feature in Dallas' Week 1 game against the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 4.
As years go by, it's easy to forget some of the players who suited up on the gridiron. While the quarterback is the one position in the NFL that is under
LSU head coach Brian Kelly has a ton of pressure on him heading into he 2025 season. Whether he knows it or not doesn't matter. Whether he feels it or not doesn't matter either.
Duke basketball interest in Marcus Spears Jr. is by no means new. In fact, the Dynamic Prep (Texas) forward recently confirmed the Blue Devils are among his most active suitors, although he hasn't reported an offer out of Durham just yet.
We’ve reached the final installment of my All-Quarter Century Dallas Cowboys Team, celebrating the best players and contributors from the 2000 season through the end of 2024.
In terms of immediate impact, it’s hard to top what Jayden Daniels did for the Washington Commanders as a rookie quarterback in 2024. Daniels, the No. 2 overall pick in last year’s draft, led Washington to its first NFC Championship Game since the 1991 season.
Entering the 2025 NFL Draft, the Dallas Cowboys had a clear need at running back. They let it slide Thursday and Friday before taking Jaydon Blue in the fifth round out of Texas.
The Denver Broncos are a team on the rise and will be a threat to make the playoffs once again this season. They are led by an elite defense and a young and talented quarterback, which is a recipe for success.
The Dallas Cowboys entered the offseason in need of a WR2 to complement All-Pro wideout CeeDee Lamb. Dallas did not address the position in free agency and then the team left the NFL draft without adding a receiver.
The Miami Dolphins are making offseason headlines for all the wrong reasons — again. This time, it’s star wide receiver Tyreek Hill stirring the pot by leaving quarterback Tua Tagovailoa off his list of top NFL quarterbacks.
The San Francisco 49ers lost significant talent this offseason, leading many to declare that their Super Bowl window had slammed shut. While the team hopes its 11 draft picks from last week can help restock the roster and spark another run, one ESPN analyst remains unconvinced.
One of the biggest talking points heading into the draft is who, between the Browns and Giants, will sign Travis Hunter. Abdul Carter is also in contention to be picked by either of these teams.
NIL and the transfer portal have started to heavily impact conferences. While the SEC and Big Ten are still head and shoulders above every other conference, the SEC might not be what it once was.
The Pittsburgh Steelers, a franchise with a storied history of success, found themselves exiting the 2023 NFL season in a less-than-ideal fashion. Their
One day after Dan Orlovsky floated the idea that Kirk Cousins should be among the calls the Steelers make this offseason to upgrade at quarterback, one of his co-analysts on NFL Live, Marcus Spears, made a similar point.
If there is one word to describe the Pittsburgh Steelers offense in 2023, that would be a mess. With the team going on their third quarterback of the season, an offensive line that continues to struggle, and wide receivers who act like divas, the Steelers offense looks like the laughingstock of the NFL.
ESPN analyst Marcus Spears believes he knows why quarterback Tom Brady returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
ESPN's "First Take" tackled this Sunday's Los Angeles Rams-Tampa Bay Buccaneers game and analyst Marcus Spears gave a passionate defense of his position that the game is much more of a must-win for Tampa Bay than Los Angeles.
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