This is the last news that I ever like posting, but according to confirmed news reports, former Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Steve McNair has been shot and killed in Nashville. He was 36. Not a lot of information is available right now, but a female victim is also reportedly dead as well. No telling what the circumstances were, and there's really no need to speculate, but this is shocking news, to say the least. ...Read More

Recent reports out of the Seattle Seahawks' Organized Team Activities suggest Mike Hass is a Pro Bowler waiting to happen. Tell that to T.J. Houshmandzadeh. Tell that to Deion Branch and Nate Burleson. Hell, send Logan Payne an e-mail. The fact is, this isn't news. In fact, to anyone who knows about Mike Hass and his under valued abilities, it's getting fairly repetitive. Let's be honest. Receivers aren't what they used to be. No longer do they make rosters based on being able to actually catch ...Read More

The Kansas City Chiefs will retire the number 58 in honor of the late Derrick Thomas, who will be inducted posthumously into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August. His number will be retired on December 6, when the Chiefs play the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium. Thomas was one of the most dominant pass rushing linebackers during his 11 seasons in the NFL. The 6'3," 255 pound linebacker amassed 126.5 sacks over his shortened career, which is ...Read More

Sure, there's a small part of Brett Favre that is going to love facing his former team twice in 2009. There's a part of him, deep down, that gets added fuel to the fire from his disdain for Ted Thompson and the Green Bay front office. After all, he's a Packers legend, holds all their records, brought them a Super Bowl, and dispersed his magic throughout the city for 16 seasons. And while I can see why many feel it's betrayal that he's ...Read More

I was in a deep slumber last week when my phone rang.  It was about 10 am and I was resting comfortably on my couch, trying to pretend the Orlando Magic meltdown the night before never happened.   The Commish was on the other end of the phone.  He had landed tickets to a special Buccaneers function and invited me to attend.  New head coach Raheem Morris would be speaking and the event would certainly be worth writing about.  Little did I know ...Read More

The top ten picks of a Fantasy Football draft is fairly self-explanatory, no matter the format or scoring settings. It's simply, really. If you have a league the has two quarterbacks starting, getting Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, or Tom Brady with your top pick isn't a bad move. If your league has three running backs starting, you would be doing yourself a favor to get the best three running backs available—and so on and so forth. But what few people realize, is that ...Read More

One of the most difficult things to guess is a team's starting receiving line-up, especially this early in the season. Rookies can gain huge strides due to injuries or poor performances from veterans, while lackluster efforts from the corps can cause the front office to panic and sign someone off the street, or even try to pull a trade. There are a lot of questions regarding Plaxico Burress, Matt Jones, Marvin Harrison, and now even Brandon Marshall. With the AFC out of ...Read More

After Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth received his sentence in court on Tuesday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has acted swiftly to hand down his own sentence. Goodell suspended Stallworth indefinitely, with the suspension coming into effect immediately. Excerpts from Goodell's letter to Stallworth are available in a release on the NFL's official website, and they convey just how disappointed, to say the least, that Goodell is with the latest and most tragic instance of one of his ...Read More

I broke the news about Brandon Marshall's trade demands shortly after rotoworld.com did, and before ESPN was able to. But now we're dealing with an entirely different type of monster. While owner Pat Bowlen lead the rest of us to believe that Denver would try to resolve this matter, it appears the front office has already given up and will attempt to trade their star receiver. Marshall wants a fat paycheck after turning in two seasons with 100+ catches, and Denver wants ...Read More

The running back position has been covered. Now to the prima donnas, the popcorn, and the drama. Or should I say, the gun-hoarding, gold grill flashing, girlfriend abusing, fantasy all-stars? At this point, yes, I could say that. But it's June, it's warm out, and I'm feeling good about most of the top receivers in this league, even if they are in legal trouble and flirting with costing themselves 3-4 games in 2009. Regardless, if they made the list, they're probably worth taking ...Read More