Steelers fans hate it when their team travels to Denver. They don't necessarily fear the Broncos, but anyone who's followed the Steelers in recent years knows that when the Steelers head up to Denver, safety Ryan Clark doesn't play. According to an ESPN report, that fact will stay true this Sunday. Clark suffers from sickle […]

Indianapolis Colts wide receiver, Austin Collie, could be ready to go next Sunday when the Colts play the Bears in their season opener. Collie, one of the most concussed players in the league, is coming off his 4th concussion in under 2 years. Since his most recent blow to the head, many, including us here […]

Don't pretend you know. That's the theme this week, ladies and gentlemen. The funny thing about the lead up to Week 1 is that it's the exact time in which the highest percentage of fans feel confident that a) they know who's going to be good, bad and average, and b) their team is going […]

Maurice Jones-Drew has ended his holdout, reporting to the Jaguars earlier today according Albert Breer of the NFL Network. Jones-Drew's holdout was a largely unproductive venture that will cost him the starting position next Sunday when the Jaguars play the Minnesota Vikings. Mike Mularkey has indicated that Rashad Jennings will be the starting running back, […]

We're at the end of the NFL preseason, and we're all ready to get the regular season going. It seems appropriate to give out a few NFL superlatives for everyone's efforts this preseason. Here we go. Team Most likely to succeed – New England Patriots The Patriots have the best quarterback and the best head […]

Last night, during the Texans, Vikings preseason finale, a 25 year old man died after falling from a fifth floor escalator to the ground floor. It's a shame, it should never happen, but it does. NFL stadiums, or any sporting arena for that matter, are viewed as a place to go for a good time. […]

    Throughout the 2012 season, This Given Sunday will examine the biggest injury questions before each week of the NFL season.  With the preseason thankfully behind us, it's time to examine the most important injury concerns heading into Week 1.  These are superstar players who have battled preseason knocks, faced a history of sitting […]

According to Jeff Duncan of the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Superdome in New Orleans will be ready for Tulane's Saturday night game against Rutgers, and by extension, it will be ready for the regular season following hurricane Isaac. Isaac wasn't expected to complicate the beginning of the Saints' home schedule on September 9th, it's never safe […]

At TGS we don’t necessarily promote gambling, but let’s be real the reason the NFL is king is 1) because it’s the best game in the world 2) people love to bet on football. While there are people who will be trading in their ford escape for a Mercedes Bens after a year of successful […]

Last offseason NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell were the bane of my existence. They essentially killed the NFL offseason following the draft until the early days of August. Fortunately, the current lockout of NFL officials doesn't threaten the NFL season, despite what the NFLPA would have you believe. In a […]

The Pittsburgh Steelers undoubtedly receive a nice boost on offense with speedster Mike Wallace returning after a lengthy holdout, but there's still some concern that Wallace will take some time to readjust.  Ultimately, Wallace's holdout was poorly timed. He and his agent might have figured that the circumstances in Pittsburgh — you know, the fact […]

Every once in a while, we have teams that seem to implode once they're eliminated from the playoff race. Those types of implosions raise questions about the team's intent, but they ultimately fade away once the playoffs begin. Now, the Dolphins are causing some, including players on their own team, to question their motives in […]