The Baltimore Ravens took an improbable route to the Super Bowl in January before defeating the San Francisco 49ers to claim the Lombardi Trophy, but that accomplishment hasn't pushed them any closer to being the AFC's darling team in 2013. The Broncos and the Patriots remain as the top teams in the conference, and that's […]

Elvis Dumervil never should have hit the free agent market, but that's exactly what happened due to a faxing error on his agent's part. Despite the mishap, the Broncos still put in an offer that would have kept Dumervil in Denver, but it seems it wasn't enough. Mike Klis of the Denver Post reports that […]

Jaguars star running back is back in school at UCLA this spring, hoping to work towards a history degree that was put on hold by his NFL career. The sight of an NFL star on campus likely leaves some students somewhat giddy, but it's Jones-Drew that has the real adjustment to make. "So much has […]

Last season was nothing short of disastrous for the Detroit Lions. Coming off a rare playoff appearance, the Lions were never able to put together complete games, and their 4-12 record reflected that. At times, the offense or the defense would play well, but it was never for an extended period of time, and they […]

Earlier today, on "Mike and Mike in the morning," Jerome Bettis added his name to the growing list of current and former players speaking out against a new rule that will penalize ball carriers for initiating contact with the crown of their helmet. "It really makes no sense," Bettis said today. "The running back now […]

Free agency has entered its second wave, with things becoming extremely slow on the open market. Soon, the prices will begin to drop for a group of fairly talented players still lingering. Here are the top 20… 1. Sebastian Vollmer: The market hasn't evolved properly for right tackles.  2. Andre Smith: Vollmer and Smith will […]

On one hand, defensive players have possessed the short straw for quite some time when it comes to the NFL's continued effort to introduce rules that better protect players from their peers. And thus it's nice to see things creep closer toward being balanced with a new rule that will penalize ball carriers for lowering […]

Draft season is usually dominated by the discussion of where high ranked quarterbacks will be drafted, but that hasn't been the case this year. It's widely believed that Geno Smith will be selected inside the top ten in April's draft, but beyond that it's a crapshoot. Matt Barkley will likely be drafted at some point […]

Tom Brady pretty much confirmed earlier this offseason that he'll never be the highest-paid player in NFL history, signing a team-friendly extension in order to ensure that Peyton Manning keeps pulling away in that category.  But maybe Brady was only doing so in order to be completely sure that he'll be able to keep teaming […]

Earlier this week, Bears running back Matt Forte spoke out against a proposed rule change that would make it illegal for a ball carrier to lower his head as contact was initiated. Now, former Rams running back and Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk is piling on as well. "This is a joke," Faulk said on […]

Pandora's box is wide-freakin'-open now. The NFL went and awarded the Giants and Jets for building a new stadium by granting them the Super Bowl in 2014 and now every NFL owner from a cold-weather city is lobbying for the game.  Stop it. Stop it right now. This open-air, cold-weather game in New Jersey is […]

James Harrison is one of the most feared defensive players in the NFL. He consistently levels ball carriers, often resulting in fines levied by the NFL. He's a great 3-4 linebacker that demands top dollar for his services. The problem is, no one is willing to pay him. According to Peter King of Sports Illustrated, […]

Under Roger Goodell, the NFL has made a number of rule changes in the name of player safety. Many of these changes have been unpopular with fans, but the owners love them. These changes protect owners from lawsuits, but they also change the way the game is played. While owners are aware that fans don't […]