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Peyton Manning might be a four-time NFL MVP, but a country singer? Not so much. Just a few weeks ago, Manning joined country star Luke Bryan on stage at Manning's Children's Hospital gala in Indianapolis to sing a few songs, including Johnny Cash'...

Hall of Fame running back Barry Sanders beat out reigning NFL MVP Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings to land the coveted cover of "Madden NFL 25."

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is among the most popular athletes in New England, but his local appeal wasn't enough for him to overtake 2012 NFL MVP Adrian Peterson in the quarterfinal vote for the "Madden NFL 25" cover. Peterson, who came wit...

Getty Images, AP PhotoRajon Rondo (left) wants a speedy recovery like NFL MVP Adrian Peterson (right).With Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo quietly expressing a desire to mimic the lightning-fast ACL-tear recovery that Minnesota Vikings running back A...

I'm grateful to all of you who wrote emails to me in reaction to my columns lately. Yes, many of them were hateful and venomous and involved me acquiring nose cancer, but a full 17 percent of you spelled every word correctly, up 3 percent from the la...

Let's wrap up the 2012 NFL season by giving our annual AFC West awards: MVP: Denver quarterback Peyton Manning: Manning finsished second in the voting for the NFL MVP behind Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson. Manning was outstanding in his fi...

This vote was nowhere as close as the real vote was in the NFL MVP race. Our AFC West poll question this week was whether or not Denver quarterback Peyton Manning was snubbed for the NFL MVP award? On Saturday, he placed second to Minnesota runnin...

Our colleagues at RecruitingNation counted down the top 10 recruiting battles of all-time , and the No. 1 name on the list might be a name some of you remember. He did, after all, just win the NFL MVP after rushing for 2,097 yards. The man known a...

Denver quarterback Peyton Manning finished second to Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson in the 2012 NFL MVP award voting, What do you think? Do you think Manning was snubbed or do you think the voters got it right by tabbing Peterson as the...

For a running back, it is hard to not like the idea of playing under one of the coaches who prepped 2012 NFL MVP Adrian Peterson for his professional career. Junior running back Chris James (Niles, Ill./Notre Dame) got to meet that person Saturday. ...

Blog | February 04, 2013

If I had a vote for the NFL MVP award, I'd probably vote for Peyton Manning over Adrian Peterson. But I can't sit here and argue that Manning was disrespected or robbed by Peterson's victory Saturday night. Peterson was tremendously deserving o...

Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins has won The Associated Press 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, beating out two other sensational first-year quarterbacks.

Saturday is an important day in the AFC West. Major 2012 season individual awards will be given and the 2013 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will be announced. One of the key events will be the announcement of the NFL MVP award. Denver q...

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers says injuries to "multiple lower extremities" will keep him out of the Pro Bowl later this month.

Five things to know and my all-division team. Division MVP: This is not difficult: Denver quarterback Peyton Manning. There is a strong chance Manning will win his fifth NFL MVP award in his first season with Denver. His biggest competition is lik...

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady droped a spot today to No. 3 in Mike Sando's NFL MVP watch on ESPN.com. Broncos QB Peyton Manning holds the top spot, followed by Falcons QB Matt Ryan. Here's Sando's take on Brady:...