Free agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress should be eligible to play in 2009. On Monday, June 15, his weapons-possession case was adjourned until September 23. Burress, who shot himself in the thigh with an unlicensed gun at a nightclub last November, was charged with criminal possession of a weapon and could face a minimum of three and a half years in prison if convicted. His attorney, Benjamin Brafman, believes a plea agreement is unlikely. Now, you're probably thinking, "Matt, his case ...Read More

I went to a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game a few weeks ago over Thanksgiving weekend.  I was visiting family for the holiday and that Sunday, the Bucs were hosting the New Orleans Saints.  Back then, the Bucs were 9-3 and a shoo-in for the playoffs.  Now?  After consecutive losses, not so much. The chances for rain that day were about 80%.  As my stepdad, step-bro and I drove up Himes Ave toward Raymond James Stadium, we kept a watchful eye at ...Read More

Because I'm dumb, I forgot to post it up before the Thursday night game. Sorry to all those who missed out on his selection of Quinn, which proved to be quite the hit. It seems this week is all about change. Our country has changed presidents. The Lions have changed quarterbacks. The NFL has changed back to Thursday night games (hence the earliness of this week’s column). But what probably won’t change is my slightly better than 50% accuracy in ...Read More

Before we get started on our week four projections, I’ve got a bone to pick with Matthew Berry a.k.a. “The talented Mr. Roto” who works over at ESPN. While I will admit that he’s probably better at this than I am, he does just about everything I hate when it comes to his “Love ‘em, Hate ‘em” column. He picks about 50 guys for each, he says he doesn’t pick the obvious ones (even though this week he loves Marshawn ...Read More

A proper title for week 3 is "Rise and Fall." Besides the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL's unbeaten teams are a list of unusual suspects. The Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, New York Giants, and Denver Broncos stand at 3-0, and the Baltimore Ravens stay unbeaten as well at 2-0. Some of the other teams on the rise after week 3 are not unbeaten, but are pretty close to it. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and San Francisco 49ers ...Read More

Last season, Tampa Bay RB Cadillac Williams suffered a serious knee injury that ended his season early--and put his career in doubt. But could he be on track to make an impact in 2008? Matt Severance gives an update on Cadillac's recovery.