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More of your Monday mail: David from Grand Rapids, Mich., writes: I believe that Gene Wojo's article "Work in Progress" was right on. What do you the odds of this happening are? Additionally, do you think the fact that this is going on in public w...

Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is from Wisconsin, a region of the country that's produced about the same number of famous rappers as The Villages, Fla., the country's largest retirement community (no rappers, to be exact, although Justin Vern...

NEW YORK -- J.J. Watt received a mohawk haircut Tuesday at a hair salon in Manhattan to promote AXE Hair products. We sat down with him in his barber chair to speak about all of the important things in life. What's up with the mohawk? They said...

Ray Lewis added a ray of sunshine to the football proceedings this week, while the Green Bay Packers, Seattle Seahawks and Houston Texans experienced their own special moments. But they weren't the only ones to make for great images in the past fe...

Friday, Scott Van Pelt hosts from the Bristol, CT studios with Ryen Russillo co-hosting from Eugene, OR. They'll welcome ESPN NFL analyst Tedy Bruschi (1:30 p.m. ET), Texans defensive end JJ Watt (1:45) and ESPN director of college scouting Todd McSh...

This past August, with the blessing of the boss, I took Simmons's annual Trade Value Column and applied it to the NFL, a league that never has any trades and is subject to more career-altering injuries among its top players than any other sport. That...

The NFL is filled with parity, and it's also filled with players making unexpected contributions -- be they MVP-caliber (like J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans), or occurring in a single game (or on a single play). Here's a photographic look at 14 ...

1.Houston Texans: Wade Phillips did some great things with this defense a year ago. But he's not the only member of the Texans' organization who deserves credit for an incredibly improved defense from 2010 to 2011. Houston's front office was very ag...

Welcome to SportsNation! On Thursday, we'll be ramping up the hype on Super Bowl XLVI when we have several analysts, players stopping by to chat about the big game. Thursday's schedule: (all times ET) 9:45am: JJ Watt, Houston Texans DE, Pizza ...

Todd McShay watched the Rose Bowl in person and came away with plenty of observations on the top NFL prospects who took the field for TCU and Wisconsin.

Blog | Conversation | January 04, 2011

Kevin Weidl looks at the top 10 NFL prospects to watch during New Year's Day bowl games, including several standout defenders.

Blog | Conversation | December 31, 2010

Todd McShay looks at the top prospects who will be taking the field for Wisconsin in the Badgers' Rose Bowl matchup with TCU.

Blog | Conversation | December 15, 2010

J.J. Watt of Wisconsinreceived the award named for Hall of Fame defensive back Ronnie Lott on Sunday night at the Pacific Club. It honors on-field performance and personal character among defensive players.

Scouts Inc.'s Todd McShay looks at five underclassmen who could cash in on big performances in bowl games, including Oklahoma State WR Justin Blackmon.

Blog | Conversation | December 08, 2010

Todd McShay offers his stock report after Week 13 of the college football season, including offensive skill players rising and a big-name defense falling.

Story | Conversation | November 29, 2010

Adam Rittenberg talks with Wisconsin defensive end JJ Watt about containing Pryor in the win over Ohio State....