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We're Black and Blue All Over: Now that we've dissected Brian Urlacher's retirement and assessed his chances at enshrinement in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, we should ask the next question: Will the Bears retire his No. 54? That issue might b...

Aaron Rodgers said Wednesday that it's time for the "healing process to begin" between the Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre, adding that he hopes the quarterback's No. 4 can be retired by the team before he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Reviewing the Pro Football Hall of Fame's list of middle linebackers is a sobering experience. The position is well-represented, but almost all of the enshrinees -- Dick Butkus, Jack Lambert and Willie Lanier among them -- are drawn from a long-go...

Jersey No. 81 wasn't bad for Art Monk, Carl Eller, Tim Brown, Dick "Night Train" Lane, Jackie Smith, Roy Green, Andy Robustelli or Terrell Owens. Each was an NFL star, and several are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. So, No. 81 isn't hexed. Un...

Lots of odds and ends around the division on this Monday. Let's take a look: ATLANTA FALCONS Marc Sessler ranks the Falcons and Saints as the fifth-best rivalry in the NFL. I think you could rank it a little higher. With both teams being good i...

When I heard about Pittsburgh Steelers great Jack Butler passing away Saturday after a lengthy battle with a staph infection, I immediately flashed back to February 2012, when he was voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He was so excited by the ...

Let's take a morning jog through the headlines from around the NFC South: ATLANTA FALCONS Although some teams have started signing their draft picks, I don't expect the Falcons to move too quickly in this department. D. Orlando Ledbetter writes...

Time for an afternoon run through some news and notes from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS The Bucs did more than make the official announcement that Warren Sapp will be the next inductee into the team's Ring of Honor. The Bucs also a...

Time for a cruise through the headlines from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS As expected, Warren Sapp confirmed he will be inducted into the team's Ring of Honor at some point during the season. Sapp is the logical choice this year si...

It's been a fairly quiet news day in the NFC South. But there were a few odds and ends, so let's take a run around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The Georgia World Congress Center Authority board voted to approve the hiring of a Kansas City-base...

The ESPN Blog Network mock draft is coming next week and I've got some good ideas of what I plan to do for all four teams. But this isn't like the 2011 draft when I knew weeks in advance that I'd be taking Cam Newton for the Carolina Panthers at N...

It's time for the Atlanta Falcons' Class of 2008 to move on past graduate school and get the most advanced of degrees. Almost a year ago, I wrote a column about how the members of that draft class were headed for a crucial season that could define...

The Pro Football Hall of Fame expects a record turnout of members for its inductions celebrating its 50th anniversary.

In the days since place-kicker Jason Hanson announced his retirement from the Detroit Lions, I've received a steady stream of the same question: Will he be elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame? Hanson, after all, finished his 21-year career wi...

Mike Haynes credits late Pats coach Chuck Fairbanks for his development.

Jack Pardee left a big imprint on Houston and on the franchise that went on to become the Tennessee Titans. Pardee, who coached the run-and-shoot Houston Oilers, passed away Monday. Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon had high pra...