In sports, true coincidences are rarely, if ever, actually observed. It was no coincidence that Pete Carroll left a great gig at USC to coach the Seattle Seahawks, and now it appears that Chip Kelly left Oregon for similar reasons. According to Adam Jude of the Oregonian, the University of Oregon is now admitting that its […]

Peyton Manning and Brandon Stokley have a long history together, first in Indianapolis and last season in Denver. Still, the addition of Wes Welker seemed to close the door on Brandon Stokley returning to the Broncos for another season with Manning. Even so, Peyton Manning is not ready to concede that Stokley won't be back […]

Darrelle Revis is one of the best cornerbacks in the NFL, or at least he was until he suffered a torn ACL. Revis has been rehabbing his injury, and he'd prefer to continue his rehab by himself, far removed from the Jets, but that's not something the Jets are willing to allow to happen. Revis […]

Despite the recent acquisition of quarterback Matt Flynn, the Raiders aren't sitting on their hands in relation to the quarterback position. Flynn was brought into Seattle to be the probable starting quarterback there, but Russell Wilson proved he, not Flynn, deserved to start. With the same scenario possible, but not probable, in Oakland, the Raiders […]

Since being released by the Pittsburgh Steelers, James Harrison has had very limited, if any, employment opportunities in the NFL. The Steelers and Harrison tried to negotiate a lower salary for the 35-year-old linebacker, but the two sides couldn't agree on terms, and Harrison effectively decided to take his chances in free agency. Now, James […]

Yesterday, it was brought to my attention that the Bears had issued the number 50, the number worn by Mike Singletary, to James Anderson. The significance was that Singletary's former number has not been issued by the Bears in two decades. The Bears have 13 numbers retired, the most in the NFL, and it got […]

Nick Saban didn't exactly leave the NFL on good terms. After repeatedly saying he wouldn't be going to Alabama to become the school's new head coach, he left Miami and joined Alabama. Still, Nick Saban is a great college coach, and he knows how to run a great college defense. In college, that also means […]

The Buccaneers are entering their second season under head coach Greg Schiano, and their biggest question remains unanswered. What is the right move in regards to their starting quarterback Josh Freeman? Should they move on? Should they simply add a challenger to their roster? Over the past couple seasons, Josh Freeman's progression has stopped, and […]

Colts owner Jim Irsay and his team have been very active in free agency this year, but the team won't be active in paying for a suite upgrade at Lucas Oil Stadium. According to Jon Murray of the Indianapolis Star, the city, not the team, will be paying the $2 million bill for upgrades to […]

Free agency has been strange this offseason. It started with some of the normal big-name contracts, but has sense cooled. The remaining big-name players that didn't sign quickly seem to be left out in the cold. Teams just aren't willing to sign aging veterans to huge contracts. Eric Winston is one such veteran. Winston said […]

JaMarcus Russell was supposed to be wooing potential employers with a pro day this week, but those plans have been canceled according to Vic Tafur of the San Francisco Chronicle. The pro day was supposed to be held on Wednesday. Pro days are a generally overrated aspect of the draft process. Scouts generally prefer to […]

Kevin Kolb was initially thought to be the successor to Donovan McNabb in Philadelphia, but that never panned out. Then, he was supposed to help the Arizona Cardinals get back to competitive football. Once again, that never happened. Now, Kolb is in Buffalo as their current de-facto starting quarterback, but his past shortcomings aren't deterring […]

Bears head coach Marc Trestman isn't afraid of making some changes around his team. One of the changes we'll see when football returns later in the year is Devin Hester back returning kicks as his primary job. The move makes a lot of sense, but until now, we weren't sure how Hester felt about the […]

The preseason is always a time for teams to do a little experimentation. It's also used by coaches, especially new head coaches, to find out exactly what they have in their teams. This is a short list consisting of the best match-ups from each week of the preseason. Week One, New York Jets at Detroit […]