The season may be over, but the NFL never stops. The combine is just a few weeks away, and free agency follows shortly thereafter. Player acquisitions this offseason might not be as attention-grabbing as player departures. Let's look at 10 storylines for the offseason, with...
Feb 9, 2010 | Steve Wyche
NEW ORLEANS -- Another jolt of Saints euphoria is on tap Tuesday when the Super Bowl champions board floats borrowed from Mardi Gras krewes for a victory parade through their grateful city. On NFL Network: Watch the Saints' Super Bowl XLIV victory parade live on NFL...
Feb 9, 2010
In 1997, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was tired of offensive coordinator Jon Gruden's flirtations with the Oakland Raiders' head-coaching job and instructed me to find a young coach the organization could groom to become the next offensive coordinator. ...
Feb 8, 2010 | Michael Lombardi
Dwight Freeney was on the Indianapolis Colts' active roster for Sunday's Super Bowl against the New Orleans Saints, despite his injured right ankle. NFL Network's Jason La Canfora reported that Colts president Bill Polian said he believes Freeney likely will play for...
Feb 7, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Super Bowl predictions are in the fabric of the game itself. And it seems like everyone has one for Super Bowl XLIV. As the hours before kickoff are being counted down, we asked our football experts at NFL.com and NFL Network who will win the...
Feb 6, 2010
The fantasy value of receivers has increased in recent seasons, so it's no shock that three of the past five Super Bowl MVPs are wideouts. A total of six have won a Super Bowl MVP award, and 27 receivers have recorded 100-plus yards in the 43 championships. In the third and...
Feb 5, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
Michael Vick wants to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, but that might not happen next season. And contrary to popular belief, the Philadelphia Eagles plan on keeping Vick in 2010, NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi reported Tuesday. Eagles hire Jauron ...
Feb 4, 2010
Running backs have been considered the lifeblood of fantasy football, but a select few have found immense statistical success in the Super Bowl. In fact, a mere seven backs have won the MVP honor in 43 championships -- the last was Terrell Davis in Super Bowl XXXII -- and a total...
Feb 4, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
I've been hearing reports about Michael Vick being traded to either Buffalo or St. Louis. If one of those scenarios happens, what sort of fantasy value do you think he will have in 2010? - F. Daulus, Memphis, Tenn. Michael Fabiano: NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi...
Feb 3, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
Being a fan of historical facts and statistical success, I decided to do a little research and create a one-man, three-round all-time mock draft. Rather than look at career numbers, which can be a bit deceptive for players with longer careers, I've based this draft on...
Feb 3, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Defense might win championships, but it's offense that got New Orleans and Indianapolis to Super Bowl XLIV. Peyton Manning and Drew Brees have led the Colts and Saints here, in a game that has the potential to approach 100 combined points.
Feb 3, 2010 | Steve Wyche
2009 reviews: Quarterbacks | Wide receivers | Tight ends Where have you gone Marshall Faulk, Terrell Davis and Priest Holmes? The featured running back used to be the single-most important position in fantasy football. The first two to three rounds of drafts...
Feb 2, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
In an effort to combine two of the greatest passions of sports fans -- the Super Bowl and fantasy football -- we've ranked the top 10 greatest Super Bowl performances of all time per position, based on fantasy points. Players were rewarded four points for touchdown passes,...
Feb 2, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
One of the best fantasy quarterbacks in the last decade has decided to hang up his cleats. Kurt Warner announced his retirement from the National Football League on Friday. The decision ended what some consider a Hall-of-Fame career as one of the league's most...
Feb 2, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
2009 reviews: Quarterbacks | Running backs | Tight ends Football fans and fantasy enthusiasts alike have seen the NFL turn into a passing league in recent seasons. No longer is it all about running the ball and controlling the clock. Instead, many teams now look...
Feb 2, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Steady rain forced the NFL to take the unusual step of moving its annual Super Bowl Media Day from the field at Sun Life Stadium to the indoor concourse area. All players and coaches from the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts still will be available...
Feb 1, 2010
Curses, hexes, jinxes. Are they real, or just some fabrication of the human mind? Everyone has their own opinion on the topic. In my years of covering fantasy football, though, I have seen some odd coincidences that the superstitious would use to build their case for...
Feb 1, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
The NFL's annual Pro Bowl is a celebration of the season's best. The 2010 version also was a chance to honor some of the decade's biggest stars. Twelve players selected to the 2000s NFL All-Decade Team competed in the Pro Bowl before a sellout crowd Sunday at Sun...
Feb 1, 2010
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Rain drove the New Orleans Saints indoors Monday. The NFL scrambled to move Tuesday's Media Day activities under cover. And tourism officials tried to shrug off the public-relations blow of a soggy start to Super Bowl week. "Sometimes you need...
Feb 1, 2010
Miles Austin, who opened last season as a reserve in Dallas and on the waiver wire in most fantasy leagues, finished with more points than Larry Fitzgerald and Reggie Wayne. Jamaal Charles, also a reserve player to open 2009, outscored superstars like Michael Turner and...
Jan 29, 2010 | Michael Fabiano