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When NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced plans for possibly expanding the regular season to 18 games, several experts said the change was on the horizon years ago. Not only does it increase revenue, but it may draw even more fans in the long run. Extending the schedule of the regular season is nothing new for [...]

The 2009 Washington Redskins season was not just hampered by an injury bug that often revels on numerous rosters each year, having a fan expect it to be wearing a jersey of its own. The offensive line was a weak point of the roster from opening day, and it only eroded daily as injuries took [...]

Ben Roethlisberger is back in camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers and has been talking about his sexual assault accusations to reporters recently. He has taken NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s preferred path by choosing his words carefully in his journey of seeking contrition from observers. While Roethlisberger has six regular season games to continue his quest [...]

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The Minnesota Vikings organization has been on pins and needles the last month waiting on their 2009 starting quarterback, Brett Favre, to tell them if he intends to play the 2010 season.

Favre followers are used to this approach.

Indianapolis Colts @ Buffalo Bills The Colts are playing it safe heading into the playoffs, but they need to try to get a little work in on a Buffalo team looking to head home at the final gun. Colts 27 * Bills 13 New York Giants @ Minnesota Vikings The Giants are embarrassed right now, [...]

When Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder finally rid the franchise of Vinny Cerrato, he decided to stay with the umbrella of Redskins legacy without losing his seemed mission of building his own legacy. He hired Bruce Allen as to become the seventh general manager in the team’s 78 years of existence. Three of the previous [...]

All the newborns recently crawled out from under their rocks to chastise Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress for wanting to upgrade his team’s performance by benching the media deity Brett Favre in last weeks 26-7 loss to the Carolina Panthers. Favre, of course, butted heads with Childress and refused to come off the field. [...]

Death is the only guarantee in life, and the game of football is not exempt from this reality. There have been quite a few people associated with the game who passed away during a season. The impact of their deaths has varied throughout the history of the game, but most remember the teams that rallied [...]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Atlanta Falcons

The Bucs are an ugly football team right now, and are led by a coach who appears clueless and out of his league. Atlanta is desperately trying to get into the playoffs since their division appears to have been won by New Orleans.

Matthew Stafford, of the Detroit Lions, has had a rookie season that can best be described as trying. Both he and his team have struggled all season, which was expected by all observers. There was a time this season some thought Stafford would be shut down for the season as he struggled with a knee [...]