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The New England Patriots officially announced the signing of free agent defensive linemen Damione Lewis, which was initially reported last Friday...

Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen's pro day notes are at the bottom.

Ocmulgee Judicial Court District Attorney Frederic D. Bright announced this morning that he will announce his decision on whether or not to press...

Chicago Bears tight end Greg Olsen was rumored to be upset with what his role would be in Chicago's new, Mike Martz-led offensive system.

In an age where NFL teams tend to be very secretive about which NFL Draft hopefuls pass through their doors, the Pittsburgh Steelers have bucked...

Tennessee Titans restricted free agent tight end Bo Scaife has signed his one-year tender, but has been absent from team's off-season workout...

Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen worked out for 16 NFL teams during his pro day in South Bend, Indiana on Friday morning, the reviews of which...

After his 45-minute workout in front of 16 NFL teams, Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen was put through a private, three-hour workout by the...

Dallas Cowboys restricted free agent defensive end Stephen Bowen has signed his one-year tender.

Former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Reggie Williams will tryout for the Seattle Seahawks during a three-day mini-camp next week.

Houston Texans outside linebacker Brian Cushing was lovingly referred to as a "New Jersey meathead" by NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock, who was...

Notre Dame quarterback Jimmy Clausen's pro day will take place today in South Bend, Indiana, and when news breaks of his performance, focusing on...

Oklahoma State wide receiver Dez Bryant visited the New England Patriots, reports Ian Rapoport of the Boston Heral

Buffalo Bills restricted free agent tight end Derek Schouman has signed his one-year tender, the team announced on Thursday.

Dallas Cowboys restricted free agent defensive linemen Jason Hatcher and Junior Siavii have signed their one-year tenders, reports David Moore of...

Free agent linebacker Jason Taylor is headed back to Florida without signing a contract with the New York Jets, Manish Mehta of the Newark Star...

University of Florida quarterback Tim Tebow will grace the cover of EA Sports' "NCAA Football 11".

At this point, there's very little doubt that the St. Louis Rams will select Oklahoma quarterback Sam Bradford with the first overall pick in the...

Manish Mehta of Newark Star-Ledger reports that following surgery to repair the patellar tendon in his left knee, New York Jets quarterback Mark...

NFL teams are permitted to conduct up to 14 "Organized Team Activity" sessions, which are part of the team's off-season workout programs.

NFL reporters spent portions of Wednesday on conference calls with ESPN's Mel Kiper, Mike Lombardi of the NFL Network/National Football Post, NFL...

This morning's spin around the NFL. Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger ties up some loose ends around the New York Giants.

So, the other day on Twitter, I argued that the Packers seem boring, and that it’s a good thing.  My take on it was (and is) simply that while some teams around the league are making a lot of noise in the offseason, it’s nice to cheer for a team that realizes it has most of the pieces already in place to achieve its goals.  It’s refreshing to not be agonizing over starters at skills positions.  Let the Bears and Lions make big splashes in free agency.  We’ll see whether ‘winning’ in March is worth a darn in October.

I realize that, for a blog that's supposed to cover the other 31 teams, I've been silent on the subject of the labor negotiations, the CBA, the implications of an un-capped 2010, and the current draft projections for Jacksonville. Free Agency starts this Friday, and I haven't said a word. And you know what? You're welcome. Frankly, you don't want to hear from me about these things. First, Aaron has a better handle on this than I ever will. Second, I'd only be spitting back what I hear from @caplannfl, @doug_farrar, @SalaryCap101, @GAtallah (even @Adam_Schefter), and that's boring.  Third, I recognize that this is where folks get down to brass tacks, and where the league actually lives or dies, but I hate this time in football.

Apologies for the lag time.  Work + life + inability to visit an NFL page without reading about how great Warner was against Green Bay = Holly took some time off from football. After watching the weekend’s games, however, I’m left with a few lingering thoughts: 1.  The Cowboys-Vikings game reminded me at points of each of the Packers-Vikings games.  In each game against Minnesota, the Packers were down significantly at the start of the 4th quarter (28-14, 31-20 – 24-3 in 3d!), but managed to tighten the score in the face of serious pressure from Minnesota’s front four.  On Sunday, Dallas was still theoretically “in the game” going into the 4th quarter.  Yes, they were down 17-3, yes, Flozell Adams had left the game before halftime, and yes, Romo was getting his butt kicked.  But 14 points wasn’t so much that Dallas’s offense couldn’t make something happen.  The Vikings were letting them stick around.

Before anything else, I just want to say thank you.  Thank you for reading, for giving me feedback, and for letting me geek out on football stats without pointing and laughing (overtly, anyway).  It’s been a treat.

Everyone does it...staring out of your car window as you pass a particularly nasty accident on the highway.  You hope that the drivers are OK, of course, but you also want to get an eyeful so that, when you finally get to where you're going, you can say, "You'll never guess what I saw today."  Millions of people tuned in to the October 15 "Balloon Boy" incident, riveted by both the potential tragedy and the resulting spectacle of the media ploy.  Despite our claims that we "try not to get sucked into the drama that surrounds a bad situation," be it a twenty-car wreck or Britney Spears' latest public meltdown, we all have those moments where we see a situation and think, "Thank God (or fate or common sense) that's not me."

When I was in Cleveland last week, my sister and I agreed that one of the best things about football is the physicality of the game.  There’s just nothing quite like the sound of pads colliding, that pop that rings out as a player tries to impose his will on an opponent.  No one can dispute that Atari Bigby’s punishing hits on Seattle’s receivers were highlights in the 2007 divisional playoff game.  They were thrilling, and we watched them again and again.  But reality sinks in when, in extolling the rush that comes with a particularly hard hit, we have to add a caveat: “so long as it’s clean and no one gets hurt.”

Welcome to Opposition Research, where I'll be taking a look at the next Packers opponent, the Detroit Lions.  In contrast to Week 4's monumental and record-breaking showdown with the Vikings, this week's game is a "ho hum, it’s the Lions" kind of game.  The line is 13.5 and the city of Detroit cares more about the upcoming bidding for the Silverdome than this week's game.  Nevertheless, I'll see what I can do to hype up the matchup between the injury-riddled Lions and the bye-rested Packers.

It’s been a weird couple days in the NFL.  Here are a few stories that are making the rounds, each of them a head-scratcher: Rookie WR Michael Crabtree, after spending significant time away from San Francisco, finally signed a six-year contract with the 49ers.  If he has two outstanding years in his first four, the contract evolves into a five-year deal.  The weird part of all this?  M.C. Hammer was apparently present during negotiations.  Yes, really, that M.C. Hammer.

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