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

With only around five "elite" tight ends in the league, and only another 10 that could be deemed "solid" fantasy starters, it'd be a waste of time to run through two separate conferences. Here at The Red Zone Report, we're all about delivering fast, accurate knowledge. We don't beat around the bush. Here's a quick look at every team's situation at the tight end spot, with some analysis on which "unheard-of" players could step up this year. AFC East Buffalo Bills - Derek Schouman, ...Read More

By now, if you tune in to ESPN or do much browsing around the Internet, you’ve heard or read about the firestorm created by an article on Midwest Sports Fans about Philadelphia Phillies slugger Raul Ibanez linking the amazing year that he’s having at 37 to performance-enhancing drugs. The article has landed the writer, Jerod Morris (or JRod, as is his alias on MSF), in a lot of hot water with Ibanez, Phillies fans, and incensed sports fans, and ...Read More

Before NFL teams gear up for the summer and head into pre-season battles, let's take a look at the fresh faces around the league, and gauge what we can expect from them. Will we have the pleasure of seeing another group like Mike Smith and Matt Ryan, or John Harbuagh and Joe Flacco? Those pairs of rookie coaches and quarterbacks made a splash in their first season by reaching the playoffs, so can we expect the same from the Lions ...Read More

The best sports related soap opera looks like it will continue in the summer of 2009. Could the Brett Favre soap opera and a possible return hurt his legacy?

One of the more interesting sports debates of all time is… what is the greatest sports movie ever made.  Hoosiers, The Longest Yard, Rocky, Raging Bull, Cinderella Man, The Natural, Field of Dreams, Caddyshack, Slapshot and yes, even Talladega Nights all have their merit.   But what makes a great sports movie?  Is it the plot?  A hero’s plight against insurmountable odds?  Which is better, a depiction of actual events or fictional story-telling?  In many sports films, one individual is often relied ...Read More

I haven’t had too much time to work on previews for Sunday’s Super Bowl showdown in Tampa between Arizona and Pittsburgh, but never fear, I’ll have some Of course, just as important as what happens during the game itself is making your Super Sunday festivities as memorable as possible, and to follow up on Chris’ party-centric post earlier this week, here’s a little press release I got from the lovely folks at TiVo. Unfortunately, they weren’t able to throw in ...Read More

I coached youth sports a few years back. I was living in Orlando and decided to volunteer some of my spare time at the downtown YMCA.  I coached boys 11-13 years old and can say without hesitation, it was one of the most rewarding experiences of my life. I’ll spare you the details of how my team ended up winning the championship or how I wrote a letter to our team captain’s school headmaster asking to allow him to play in the ...Read More

You and your buddies have been planning your Super Bowl party for months.  Deep down inside, you know the party with its canned beer, half-eaten bag of stale chips and a couch that seats three will suck, but at least you’ll be around your boys for the most hallowed of all sports days. Then your girlfriend gets a call from the doctor’s office where she works part-time and guess what…. her boss is having a Super Bowl party.  You’ve met him ...Read More

If you’re going to be in the Atlanta area on Super Bowl Sunday, I highly recommend that you try to make it out to Luckie Food Lounge on Super Sunday for the first annual ‘Stewper Bowl,’ presented by Crown Royal, State Farm, Verizon Wireless, and Coors Light, and hosted by Atlanta sports radio’s 2 Live Stews. Not only will you be able to watch the showdown between Arizona and Pittsburgh on one of many, many televisions, but there will ...Read More