The Red Zone Report

NFL commish Roger Goodell doesn't think rookies should be given big-money deals when they haven't proved themselves in the NFL, and Matt Gentile agrees, as you can read inside.

The NFL season is still nearly four months away, but fantasy football enthusiasts are no doubt thinking ahead and strategizing. For a couple of pre-draft radio spots, I was asked a few fantasy-related questions,

By the time the draft reaches the final two or three rounds, only the most fanatical of draft lovers are still following on ESPN or online draft trackers. But, the late rounds, while they produce a lot of guys who fade out of our memory quickly, if they were ever even in it to [...]

We revealed moments 6-10 of our Top 10 yesterday, and because we don’t want to make you wait too long, here’s moments 5-1.

The Giants win the pennant! The Giants win the pennant! Well, these gridiron Giants actually did the 1951 baseball Giants one better, as Eli Manning and his merry band of G-Men struck down the Patriots’ hopes of a 19-0 season, claiming Super Bowl XLII with a thrilling 17-14 win.

The Giants, two-touchdown underdogs as they may be, are the only obstacle left in the way of a 19-0 season for New England. What do the G-Men have to do to give themselves a fighting chance to culminate their unlikely playoff run by toppling the Pats to claim the Lombardi Trophy?

While Plaxico Burress and plenty of other people are busy predicting that the Giants are going to knock off the Patriots on Sunday, guest contributor and diehard Patriots fan John Cyr has his views on why and how the Patriots will take home their fourth Lombardi Trophy in this decade, and wrap up a perfect season.

Every year, only 2 teams in the NFL make their way to the Super Bowl.  Each team must overcome tumultuous times and heart breaking defeats (usually) to make their way to the pinnacle of the American sports world.  This year the New York Giants will take on the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.  [...]

Eli’s Coming…to Arizona: Eli’s finally got something to brag about in the Manning household. Papa Manning, cursed with playing with bad teams all of his career, never sniffed a Super Bowl. It took Peyton nine seasons and three AFC Championship games to finally reach a Super Bowl last season. But, Eli, as [...]

From 32, to 12, to 8, and now 4. By the end of today, only two teams will be left standing in the NFL, with their eyes on the prize that all thirst for, but few ever get their hands on. We know who one of those teams will be, and it’s no [...]