Paul, one of my college buddies, grew up in Chicago and still lives there today. He used to tell me that when he was growing up, any time the Bears lost a game, everyone in the house would be too pissed to speak to each other — especially his parents. There are going to be […]Read More

Here’s a quote from Panthers’ offensive coordinator Dan Henning on rookie running back Eric Shelton: Somewhere along the line, we would like to see Eric Shelton become a featured back in the NFL. There is a lot of road that has to be traveled before we see that and can be sure of that. We are […]Read More

All is not looking well in Latrobe. First, the Steelers drag Hines Ward’s heart around with a weak contract offer. Then, Duce Staley tears up his meniscus and is out a month. Now comes word that linebacker Joey Porter will be out five weeks with a hyperextended knee. Pittsburgh opens the season at home against Tennessee, […]Read More

Pound for pound, News Corporation spreads the hate better than any media conglomerate on the planet. Just look at FoxSports.com, where Randy Hill serves up a list of the 10 easiest teams to hate in the NFL. Three guesses as to who’s at the top of that list, by the way…Read More

Looks like the Saints aren’t the only team considering a move to SoCal. Pete Prisco writes: The Jaguars are struggling to sell season tickets, even after covering up seats in Alltel Stadium. The passion for the team does not seem to be there, even though this can be a Super Bowl contender. Winning can change that. […]Read More

Yes, indeed, we can look forward to another season of Chris Berman singing, “I fought the law, and the law won!” on NFL Prime Time. Ty Law signed a contract with the New York Jets over the weekend, giving him the honor and privilege of playing on the same team as Chad Pennington. Unless some Giants go headhunting […]Read More

Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis is announcing to the world that he willbe the MVP of the NFL this season, and if he doesn’t get the votes to win the award, it’ll be “highway robbery.” Whatever. This is just Ray-Ray’s way of diverting attention from his team’s quarterback. The Ravens spent the offseason surrounding Kyle Boller with all […]Read More

he verdict on Duce? Torn meniscus. He’ll be out for a month. Good thing it’s still the preseason. Everyone’s looking at Jerome Bettis right now, but I think they’re looking in the wrong direction. There’s a reason this is the Bus’ last season. If the Steelers rely too heavily on Bettis and don’t get Hines Ward into […]Read More

Looks like Willie Parker is going to get the ball a little sooner than we all thought. Duce Staley’s MRI proved inconclusive, and he’ll be getting his knee scoped later this week. I’m not worried. I wasn’t worried when Stephen Davis got hurt for the Panthers last season, because it gave DeShaun Foster a chance to […]Read More

Steelers RB Duce Staley will undergo an MRI to determine why his knee has been swelling so much during practice this past week. Hopefully, the Steelers don’t have a Stephen Davis-like problem on their hands. This seems like it would it be a bad situation for the Steelers, since Staley is the lead workhorse among Pittsburgh running […]Read More