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One of the most frequent questions I get from people goes something like this: "So what do you do in the offseason?" It's true the regular season runs from September to January, but I think we all recognize the NFL has become this country's first ...

We're Black and Blue All Over: On the morning of Super Bowl XLVI, someone finally got around to asking NFL commissioner Roger Goodell about the quality of the Jan. 29 Pro Bowl, which Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers brought attention to...

Want to see President Obama host a second NFC North/Central team in three months at the White House? Check out the highlights of the 1985 Chicago Bears' visit Friday afternoon....

We're Black and Blue All Over: For the second time in three months, an NFC North team will be honored at the White House. The Green Bay Packers visited President Obama in August to celebrate their victory in Super Bowl XLV. And Friday, the 1985...

Now I know why I prefer sports over politics. Earlier Friday, President Barack Obama jokingly suggested his Chicago Bears should acquire Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers. But it appears Obama wasn't willing to stand on what seemed like ...

Before Friday, I had never had the remote inclination to watch a championship team's visit to the White House. So while I have no context for comparison, the Green Bay Packers' visit Friday afternoon was fun and particularly interesting for its NFC N...

The Green Bay Packers will make a brief detour on the way to their Aug. 13 preseason opener in Cleveland. Yes, they'll make a long-awaited visit to the White House on Aug. 12 to celebrate their Super Bowl XLV championship with President Barack Oba...

We're Black and Blue All Over: It's already clear that NFL team executives will need their heads on a swivel during this unprecedented transition from the lockout. Here's an example: Monday afternoon, the NFL announced that teams would be eligi...

We cynics have long assumed that player opposition to a proposed 18-game regular season is based as much on finances as it is on health and safety issues. So I thought it was interesting Wednesday to hear Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy's view ...

Moments after the Green Bay Packers clinched the NFC Championship Game last Sunday, it was time for someone to step forward and provide some postgame words in the locker room. The identity of that person was revealing. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is...

We're Black and Blue All Over: Wednesday marked the 25th anniversary of the Chicago Bears' triumph in Super Bowl XX. To commemorate the event, ESPN.com produced a really cool "Moment in Time" feature that broke down one that game's most famous pla...

You don't get to be President of the United States by rolling over at the first sign of adversity. So I guess we shouldn't be surprised that President Barack Obama -- a noted Chicago Bears fan -- had some tough talk for Green Bay Packers fans as he a...

Perhaps President Barack Obama doesn't need to attend Sunday's NFC Championship Game after all. It appears he has already learned the final score. Full security clearance can do that for a guy. The Chicago Tribune reports Obama has predicted...

As you've probably heard by now, President Barack Obama said Wednesday he plans to attend Super Bowl XLV if his hometown Chicago Bears are playing in it. According to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello, Obama would be the first sitting president to watch a...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert Thursday was a busy day by the NFL's standards in July, and hopefully we can catch up here on Friday. We had a major contract extension, the signing of a draft pick, another installment of the Brett Favre sa...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert While the rest of us are munching frozen dinners and bonbons, Chicago coach Lovie Smith and quarterback Jay Cutler are scheduled to attend a dinner party Thursday night for President Barack Obama at the Chicago-...