There was widespread speculation last year when the new CBA was signed that it would facilitate an increased number of draft day trades. I don’t know whether that will pan out over the entire draft or not, but it does almost guarantee that teams will be more willing to trade up into the top 10 […]

Breath easy Panthers fans, Cam Newton will not be on the cover this year’s Madden. The same cannot be said for Lions fans and Calvin Johnson fantasy football dynasty owners. The infamous Madden cover curse has hit Megatron this year. While it is hard to believe that Calvin won’t dominate cornerbacks like he did all […]

On Tuesday, Colts GM Ryan Grigson told us what we’ve known since around Thanksgiving of 2011. The Colts will be taking Andrew Luck with the first pick of the 2012 NFL draft. The announcement is no surprise to anyone who’s been following the Colts since Peyton Manning was unable to play at the beginning of […]

Some point to the blue turf. Some point to the game management skills of Kellen Moore. But many realize that Boise has been churning out talent in the past few years, and Shea McClellin is the latest elite talent to come out of Chris Petersen’s system. Titus Young and Ryan Clady came before him, but […]

With the NFL schedule now out, all draft buzz has practically faded away. While some couldn’t contain their excitement over discussing the possible fun 2012-2013 matchups, everyone knows that you win games in September to January and not in April. April is draft season! With that being said here hoping that this article will get folks […]

ESPN reported today, unsurprisingly, that the Steelers received no offers for restricted free agent Mike Wallace. Steelers fans can now breathe a sigh of relief as Wallace will be staying with the team for the low cost of $2.7 million. Many believed early on that the Steelers would choose to franchise Wallace, locking him in […]

Since Nike unveiled its version of NFL uniforms, teams have been working on their alternate uniforms. The Steelers may have picked the ugliest, most repulsive uniforms in the history of the league to be their alternates. I’m a huge fan of the throwback uniform — when that throwback is actually a cool design. For example, […]

Part of my responsibilities here at This Given Sunday is to cover the AFC North and help with the AFC South, specifically the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Indianapolis Colts. I enjoy my work, and I say what I feel. I don’t say things I don’t believe in, and I don’t say things just to be […]

A week from this evening, the NFL will kick off its biggest offseason event, the NFL draft. Andrew Luck will be the first player taken in the draft, and he’ll be headed off to Indianapolis to immediately begin trying to rebuild that franchise after we watched the Colts implode in 2011. Robert Griffin III will […]

10. Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills, week 2 Both of these teams might be good in 2012, but the past decade has trained me to know better. As with many of the teams on this list, I just don’t find these teams fun to watch. The Bills don’t have a defense to speak of, and […]

The NFL schedule was released a day ago, and we’ve had time to look it over and compile a list of the juiciest games of 2012. You may not agree with all of the games on this list, but we assure you that most of these games will be absolutely amazing contests. 10. New York […]