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Hindsight makes it easy to judge the Jahvid Best Era, right? A pair of concussions ended his tenure at Cal, after all, and now two more concussions are threatening his career with the Detroit Lions. So is it that easy? Can we wrap up the Lions' de...

As we discussed Saturday night -- or was it early Sunday morning? -- the Detroit Lions deserve to get big-boy treatment and analysis moving forward. First up: what appears to be a sizable conundrum on the financial future of All-Pro wide receiver Cal...

Amateur doctors can look at the facts of Jahvid Best's concussion history. They are documented. One resulted from a frightening fall while playing at Cal in 2009. Two have come in the past two months for the Detroit Lions, following hits that were mi...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Is Cal safety Chris Conte a smart find or an untested reach? That's the question Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune explores of the Chicago Bears' third-round draft selection. Biggs: "There was a wide range of opinio...

Cleaning out my notebook with the 2011 NFL draft in the books: The Chicago Bears love their safeties. Cal's Chris Conte is the ninth they've drafted since general manager Jerry Angelo took over in 2002. (Extra credit if you can name all nine. T...

We're Black and Blue All Over: As draft preparations continue around the NFL, the Detroit Lions hosted Nebraska cornerback Prince Amukamara and Cal defensive end Cameron Jordan at their workout facility Tuesday. According to the team's website, it...

You might have noticed this week's Double Coverage with ESPN.com senior national columnist Gene Wojciechowski and I. As Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre faces the possible end of his 291-game consecutive starts streak, we tried to put it in ...

The first of our two Minnesota-Wisconsin border battles is upon us. On Sunday night at Lambeau Field, the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers will square off mano a mano. Ali vs. Frazier. Ricky vs. Cal. Balboa vs. Drago... Two worlds collide, ...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Here's an interesting question now that Brett Favre has overtly connected his recent inaccuracy to the onset of elbow tendinitis: Who would make the decision to pull him from the lineup if it continues to impact his performance...

THE FOX RIVER VALLEY, Wis. -- Greetings from just outside Green Bay, where it's chilly but dry as we prepare for the Packers' matchup with Baltimore. Sorry to disappoint those who were hoping for a Winter Wonderland, but as of now the forecast cal...