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One of the most impressive things I've seen out of Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera is his honesty. The latest example of that came in this radio interview with Chicago's WSCR, Rivera was asked about his departure from the Chicago Bears' coachin...

There's an ancient NFL proverb that says you shouldn't play a rookie quarterback right away. If you do, the logic goes, you might ruin him. In breaking and somewhat related news: The world is flat. Yeah, Christopher Columbus shot the second one...

Take a look at the Total Quarterback Rankings for Week 1 because they tell a story that goes beyond the basic statistics. This new system takes into account passing, rushing, sacks, fumbles, penalties and it also takes into account at what point i...

CHICAGO - One game into the season, the Atlanta Falcons have an identity they don't want. "Sloppy ball," linebacker Mike Peterson said. "We played sloppy ball." That might be putting it kindly. A team that has spent the past three seasons win...

NFL.com has started to reveal its 75 most valuable draft picks of all time, as voted on by fans. Nos. 51 through 75 were released Monday and I'm seeing a handful of players with NFC South ties. Warren Sapp (No. 54), Darren Sharper (No. 64), Jul...

Our John Clayton is reporting the Bears and Julius Peppers are in the final stages of putting a contract together. My take on this one? There are no guarantees when it comes to Peppers, but I think he put himself in the best possible situation. ...

Julius Peppers hasn't seen a full-court press since he was playing basketball at the University of North Carolina. But he's seeing one in the middle of the early morning hours Friday. It's coming from the Chicago Bears, who appear to be the early ...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Say what you want about Warren Sapp, but one thing that's always been admirable about him is he never has been afraid to speak his mind. That happened again when Sapp was a guest on WSCR (670 AM) in Chicago. H...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas Time for a quick look at some headlines across the NFC South: SAINTS Ten years after the fact, Paul Augustin Jr. looks back at how trading a slew of draft picks to get Ricky Williams impacted the Saints over the...