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Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wrote a heck of a profile on Green Bay Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop. You should by all means check out Dunne's deep dive into Bishop's life story and how it has impacted his recovery from a torn hams...

As we await Day 3 of the 2013 draft, I think most Green Bay Packers fans will appreciate this E:60 profile of running back Eddie Lacy, whom the Packers drafted Friday with the No. 61 overall pick. The piece centers around Lacy's upbringing in Louisia...

Here is a recipe for extraordinary discontent: Take another offseason of relative inactivity, add another high-profile departure to a division rival, and top it off with the loss of a popular backup tight end. Voila! So goes the concoction current...

If you caught Sunday's "Outside the Lines" episode, you saw a 30-minute discussion about the performance of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in anticipation of Don Van Natta Jr.'s profile in this week's ESPN The Magazine. For our purposes, it's wort...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. -- Thursday was Adrian Peterson day at ESPN.com. We brought you Jeffri Chadiha's Hot Read profile of Peterson's pursuit of history, a ranking of the top 10 individual seasons in NFL history, a chance to rank those seasons yourself...

In this week's Inside Slant podcast , Mike Sando and I tried to de-mystify the concussion protocols we've heard so much about this season while awaiting the return of some high-profile NFC North players. How exactly does a medical staff diagnose a...

It's rare when a sports figure, let alone an NFC North player, is profiled on the venerable "60 Minutes" news magazine. So while Sunday night's piece on Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers didn't break a ton of new ground, I thought I would p...

Six years ago, I spent some time with Adrian Peterson while working on a profile for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Our conversation turned to his career goals, and a relatively lighthearted conversation grew serious. If he were an actor, I would g...

We'll soon be turning our attention to the Chicago Bears' matchup at the Dallas Cowboys on ESPN's Monday Night Football. Before we do that, however, I want you to take a look at this ESPN profile about the very personal ordeal former Bears tight end ...

Longtime readers know we have often cited the projections of AccuScore, which uses digital profiles of NFL players and coaches to predict outcomes based on game and season simulations. ESPN.com includes AccuScore in our panel of weekly experts, and w...

In case you haven't noticed, ESPN.com is going a little Calvin Johnson-crazy lately. The Detroit Lions receiver graced the cover of ESPN The Magazine's 2012 NFL preview. Here's the photo shoot, cover and cover story. Tuesday night, he was also the su...

As you know, Detroit Lions receiver Calvin Johnson graces the cover of ESPN The Magazine's 2012 NFL preview. We revealed the cover Tuesday as well as a behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot. Wednesday, we have Elizabeth Merrill's accompanying...

We've referred to the work of Jeanne Marie Laskas before on the blog. Among other things, she wrote a profile for late Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman Korey Stringer that appeared in Esquire magazine a month after his death in August 2001. A deca...

Already, evidence is stacking up to suggest that Adrian Peterson isn't looking to make his arrest over the weekend go away quickly and quietly. Peterson has hired high-profile attorney Rusty Hardin, and his father has now offered the first official g...

I've seen some interesting reactions already to news that Minnesota Vikings tailback Adrian Peterson hired high-profile attorney Rusty Hardin following his arrest this past weekend in Houston. Peterson was charged with resisting arrest at a Housto...

PALM BEACH, Fla. -- On Sunday, we told you the Minnesota Vikings were committed to a slow and deliberate rebuild of their depleted secondary. General manager Rick Spielman said he was focused on the draft for "our top-of-the-line, blue-chip players" ...