Vikings CB Antoine Winfield is universally regarded as one of the league’s top defenders, so having him miss a second week of action thanks to a foot injury he suffered earlier in the season isn’t what Minnesota wants to see, especially headed into a big showdown on Sunday against their arch-rivals in Green Bay.
While the [...]

Bills WR Terrell Owens has never been one to shy away from the limelight. Yesterday he did his best to get back into it, calling his 2009 stats “pathetic.”
According to the Associated Press, Owens still believes in his ability as a receiver, despite not having a single game this season where he has totalled more [...]

The NFL has long avoided claims showing a link between brain injuries and its physical play on the field, but that tactic may not work any longer.
According to the Associated Press, Commissioner Roger Goodell testified to a Congressional committee earlier today, trying hard to stay away from any admission that indicated as much, and defended [...]

Despite a report from Minnesota earlier in the week that indicated otherwise, former Vikings safety Orlando Thomas has not succumbed in his battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease, and is continuing to fight for his survival at home in Louisiana, according to ESPN.
Thomas’ agent quickly responded to the claim that he had passed on, stating emphatically [...]

Wednesday – 9:40 pm: The Chiefs have officially suspended Johnson without pay until November 9th, according to the Associated Press. He’ll lose an estimated $213,000 for missing the team’s next game and could very well find himself deactivated for the remainder of the year, depending on what the league decides to do with his case.
Johnson’s [...]

Tennessee’s dreadful 0-6 start to their season has made headlines for all the wrong reasons, but through it all, head coach Jeff Fisher has steadfastly refused to turn back to a young quarterback the team invested its hopes and dreams in just two seasons ago.
In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past [...]

Here’s how I see the league breaking down, heading into week eight of the season.
Feel free to leave your thoughts in the comment section!
* Home games are capitalized
Top Shelf Contenders
1. New Orleans (6-0)
Great teams find ways to win in the clutch and that’s exactly what the Saints did last Sunday. This team is for real.
Next [...]

9:00 pm: The actual figures from Ware’s new contract are out, thanks to the Dallas Morning News: Ware will make $78 million over six seasons, including a $20 million signing bonus.
Wow. Those numbers are certainly much larger than I initially thought. Ware is now in elite company, contract wise, joining Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha as [...]

49ers QB Alex Smith led a valiant effort to get his team back into their game against Houston yesterday, and even though he couldn’t quite seal the victory, he was rewarded with the starting nod at quarterback from here on out by head coach Mike Singletary, barring injury or poor play.
Smith is a former #1 [...]

With all the negative publicity surrounding Chiefs RB Larry Johnson these days, you would think he’d have learned to keep his head down and his mouth shut, but apparently, LJ is doing the exact opposite of that.
According to Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports, Johnson hurled several insults at reporters in the locker room today, [...]