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Over the past few years, we've seen countless stories of former NFL players suffering from debilitating pain and depression they attribute to the violence of their careers. So I appreciated the approach ESPN's Kelly Naqi took in this "Outside the Lin...

Mike Hill and Robert Smith welcome ESPN NBA analyst Jeff Van Gundy (7:15 a.m. ET), ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter (7:45), ESPN NBA analyst Antonio Davis (8:15), ESPN NFL analyst Damien Woody (8:30) and ESPN NFL Insider John Clayton (9:15) to the show...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 6: Blitzing Joe Flacco: The Texans generally get good pass pressure without extra rushers. A lot of that has been because of end-turned-linebacker Mario Williams. According to ESPN Stats & Info, the Texans ...

A team-by-team look at the most indispensable players (non-quarterbacks) in the division. No team can win consistently without a good quarterback. That's a given. So we remove that position from the equation for an exercise designed to identify ot...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Nobody defends the run in suit and tie like Tedy Bruschi. He and fellow "NFL Live" crew members Mark Schlereth and Robert Smith demonstrate how the Miami Dolphins can stop the New York Jets' zone running attack Sund...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert We spent most of our postgame time in Chicago's locker room Monday night, but Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel hit on a Green Bay point I was wondering about during the game. Namely: Why, after atta...

Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert PHOENIX -- With the dust settled Monday morning, we can now take a look at the playoff scenarios for the NFC North's two eligible teams. At 9-5, Minnesota's situation is unchanged from what we discussed Sunday night...

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas NEW ORLEANS -- Just came back from the Superdome where I attended ESPN Monday Night Football's Chalk Talk. It was a luncheon with some ESPN television personalities, a couple of former Saints (Pat Swilling and Joe J...

Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley In his Q&A on what's next for the NFLPA, John Clayton mentions several potential candidates to replace Gene Upshaw, including former NFLPA presidents Trace Armstong and Troy Vincent. He also brought up former ...

Gene Upshaw has reached out to former players about rejoining the union in a significant advisory capacity that will strategically fortify his front during unrest within the player ranks and a looming confrontation with owners.

Robert "Texas Bob" Smith, a running back who helped the Detroit Lions win the 1953 NFL championship, died following a brief illness. He was 74.

Former OSU RB Robert Smith believes Maurice Clarett is telling the truth about booster cash

Robert Smith was rarely seen or heard from since he quit, but he has resurfaced this summer to talk about his soon-to-be-available autobiography, "The Rest of the Iceberg: An Insider's View on the World of Sport and Celebrity.

Minnesota's Michael Bennett has been added to the NFC's Pro Bowl team, becoming the first Vikings running back to play in the game since Robert Smith in 1998.

Here's the transcript from Show 126 of weekly Outside The Lines - Robert Smith: My Piece of the Pie

ESPN's Sean Salisbury says Robert Smith has plenty of worthwhile options away from football.