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In the middle of a cold January night, the Chicago Bears hit a brilliant home run. Either that, or they struck out wildly. I just don't see much gray area in their decision to hire Marc Trestman as their next head coach, a man who was once a hot coac...

Over the weekend, we acknowledged a stunning and regrettable admission from former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Lomas Brown. If you missed it, Brown said on ESPN radio last week that he intentionally missed a block in 1994 in an attempt to get Lio...

Former Detroit Lions offensive lineman Lomas Brown has apologized for recent comments he made about Scott Mitchell, claiming he regrets intentionally missing a block that resulted in the quarterback suffering an injury.

I don't know Lomas Brown, the former Detroit Lions offensive lineman who is now an ESPN analyst. Everything I know about him, however, reflects the classic lovable-giant persona he has cultivated in his post-playing career. "Santa Lomas," is a ter...

Regular blog commenter 4949Centennial hit the NFC West mailbag after watching the San Francisco 49ers' defense struggle against Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos in the team's third preseason game. "How concerned 49ers fans should be after Den...

San Francisco 49ers fans were skipping along toward training camp when Aaron Schatz threw the book at them. The book, all 574 pages of it, knocked some of them off their stride. 2012 Football Outsiders Forecast Win Range SF SEA AR...

Quarterback Peyton Manning's pending availability won't have too much impact on the NFC North. It should, however, influence the landing spot of what is arguably our top free agent. Had Manning remained with the Indianapolis Colts or retired, Gree...

During his 2009 job interview with the Detroit Lions, coach Jim Schwartz famously said it was time to find a replacement for quarterback Bobby Layne. The best quarterback in team history last donned a Lions uniform in 1958. Matthew Stafford has a ...

Five nuggets of knowledge on Week 3: Early positioning: Last season, the Chicago Bears took the early advantage in the NFC North race with a Week 3 victory over the Green Bay Packers at Soldier Field. This season, the Packers are hoping to put som...

The two biggest jumps in passer rating since 1980 have been recorded by current NFC South starting quarterbacks. New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees set the season-over-season record back when he was with San Diego, making a 37.3 point improvement ...

MIAMI -- With nearly a full quarter left to play Monday night, Miami Dolphins fans started shuffling up the Sun Life Stadium steps and out the tunnels. The Dolphins had been ahead at halftime yet were down by only 20 points. It might as well have ...

Of all the reasons Brett Favre might cite for playing one more season, I think we've found the most interesting. Jason Vida of ESPN's Stats & Information points out that Favre certainly won't want to be known as the best quarterback in the histor...

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham When it comes to carrying a team, Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of the past 35 years. So says research done by Mark Wald of the underrated and often fascinating ColdHardFootballFacts.com. Because a high num...

Former NFL quarterback Scott Mitchell talks about the pressure facing Matt Cassel....

With free agency around the corner, Page 2 scoured the history of bloated NFL contracts to pick the 10 worst ever.

MIAMI -- A Miami judge will not free one of the suspects in the killing of Washington Redskins star Sean Taylor.