Nearly every year there's one or two surprise playoff teams that no one expected to be in contention. At the end of the 2012 season, the Colts and the Vikings were making surprise playoff appearances, but their success was as much a testament to the inconsistent nature of last season's wildcard contenders as it was […]

Last year was supposed to be Tony Gonzalez's swan song, but the Falcons were able to lure him back to football for one more run at a championship. That "one more run" will be his last run. At least, that's what Gonzalez told PFT after he was 95% sure that last year was his final run […]

In his bid to get back into football, former Dolphins quarterback Pat White has abandoned his lawsuit against the NFL that resulted from a blow dealt by Ike Taylor in January of 2010. The hit left White with a concussion and "irregular symptoms" a source told NFL.com's Jeff Darlington. Now that White is feeling better, […]

The NFL continues to search for ways to improve the in-stadium experience, and that means coming up with innovative ways to give content to fans at the game that you can't get elsewhere. Chalk the NFL's latest move up in the column of such innovation. According to the Associated Press, the NFL has ordered teams […]

In his introductory press conference with the San Francisco 49ers, Colt McCoy was given a golden opportunity to throw the Cleveland Browns under the proverbial bus, but the usually classy McCoy passed on a slam dunk burn. "I’d really rather stay away from that topic," McCoy said, [via the Cleveland Plain Dealer]. "There were some very positive, […]

Nnamdi Asomugha spent eight seasons in the Bay Area. Now he's heading back, although this time he'll be on the San Francisco side, playing for a team looking to get back to the Super Bowl after a disappointing loss in February to the Ravens in the big game. Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports that Asomugha […]

Coming into this offseason, the Cardinals had one of the worst set of quarterbacks in the NFL. That set got a little better today. According to NFL.com's Ian Rapoport, the rumored trade that will send Raiders quarterback Carson Palmer to the Cardinal is now official. The report also states that the Cardinals only gave up […]

One of the biggest problems that current athletes in all sports have is often their own ability to manage money. It's a problem that the NFL's taken note of, and they're working on helping current and former players make better investments. According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, Brady Quinn (yes that one) and […]

It's no secret that this year's draft class is weak, especially at the quarterback position. That assessment is, obviously, based solely on college observations, but there seems to be a lack of confidence in this year's quarterback class to perform at a high level in the NFL. Consider what Gil Brandt told Peter King of […]

According to Gregg Rosenthal of NFL.com, the Raiders have struck a deal with the Seattle Seahawks that will send quarterback Matt Flynn to Oakland for a "late round" pick in 2014 and a conditional pick in 2015. Once again, the Raiders will be trying to start over with a different quarterback. Reports had been circulating […]

If I would have told you at the beginning of the offseason that a quarterback would get a six year, $108 million extensions with $55 million guaranteed, you probably wouldn't have guessed that the mystery quarterback was indeed Tony Romo. In the grand scheme of things, the deal probably won't matter much. The Cowboys are […]

When Osi Umenyiora signed with the Atlanta Falcons for a base earning of $8.5 million, Dwight Freeney was taking notes. Freeney, now 33 years old, is looking for a deal that exceeds that of Umenyiora, who is just 31 years of age, according to a report by Ian Rapoport. The knee-jerk reaction would be to […]