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

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

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

In the name of Jay Cutler, what the heck is happening in Denver? After a meeting with owner Pat Bowlen on Friday, Brandon Marshall emerged with trade demands. The story was originally reported by NFL insider, Adam Schefter, who is generally an extremely reliable source. Marshall has been griping about not wanting Denver's medical staff to treat his injured hip for some time now, and the word has been out for even longer than he is unhappy with his contract. After the way Josh ...Read More

Above: Another huge season for Thomas Jones? In continuation of my early fantasy overview, I pick up at the running back spot where I left off at the quarterback position; still excited about the fantasy season, but bewildered over all the possibilities that still remain. There are now more RBBC in NFL backfields than ever, and in Denver, we also have to worry about Peyton Hillis stealing touches from rookie, Knowshon Moreno. That's why there's a little thing called handcuffs, baby. Let it be ...Read More

It's June, which means all of those premature NFL power rankings and fantasy football rankings are no longer, well, quite as premature. While everyone (including myself) is discussing LeBron James and his handshake phobia, the Magic and the Lakers, or Bruno's fall into Eminem's lap, I've decided to take that free fall dive into the loving arms of fantasy football. And yes, the fantasy realm loves me back. However, let's pace ourselves. After all, it is in fact the first month of summer ...Read More

Several NFL teams have had a successful offseason up to this point, but not every team should be feeling proud of themselves for the moves that they made or didn't make in the last couple of months. Which five teams should be second-guessing themselves right about now? 1. Green Bay Packers Like usual, the Packers went into hibernation during free agency. Emerging from their sloth-like slumber to nab one meaningful player, Anthony Smith, hardly counted as "waking the bear". Their draft ...Read More

Michael Vick was one of the NFL's most popular players before he went to jail for dog fighting charges in 2007. It's hard to believe how fall he's fallen. Can you believe there was once a time when kids from all over the nation, who cheered for teams other than the Atlanta Falcons, were wearing Vick's number seven jersey? He is expected to be released from prison as early as today or tomorrow, Wednesday, May 20. There is no doubt what ...Read More