Kansas City Chiefs running back Larry Johnson used a gay slur for the second time in as many days Monday, the Kansas City Star reported on its Web site. ...more

October 27, 2009

Mamas, don't let your babies grow up to be undersized defensive tackles. ...more

March 8, 2009

In the past month, we witnessed the inauguration of our first African-American president and also saw Mike Tomlin of the Pittsburgh Steelers become the second African-American head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl win. The fact that there was very little talk of Tomlin's race in the week leading up to the game suggests just how much progress has been made in terms of black men in leadership positions in the NFL. ...more

February 22, 2009

Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson has had a recurrence of cancer, this time in his spine, team officials said Thursday. ...more

January 30, 2009

Herm Edwards, the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs during the worst two-year span in team history, was fired Friday. ...more

January 24, 2009

Another defensive coordinator has blossomed on the Monte Kiffin coaching tree. Gus Bradley, who spent the past two years coaching Bucs linebackers, is leaving the team to coordinate the Seahawks defense. He becomes the seventh assistant to leave Kiffin's ranks for either an NFL coordinator or head coach's job, joining the likes of Mike Tomlin, Herm Edwards and Lovie Smith. ...more

January 11, 2009

IRA KAUFMAN'S POWER RANKINGS 1. Giants. They run when they want to run and throw when they want to throw. ...more

November 11, 2008

Herm Edwards came up to John Fox an hour before kickoff and gave him a hearty bear hug. The former college teammates then exchanged stories and laughs. ...more

October 6, 2008

The Oakland Raiders, with plenty of help from Kansas City, set aside all their backbiting and turmoil long enough to win a football game. ...more

September 15, 2008

1. Patriots. Run defense will be tested at Giants Stadium. 2. Colts. Nobody is playing better football than these guys. 3. Cowboys. Very little motivation heading to nation's capital. 4. Jaguars. Humble, yet confident. And very dangerous. 5. Packers. Should rebound at home vs. Lions. 6. Steelers. Looking at 11-5 in Tomlin's rookie year. 7. Seahawks. Will be very tough to beat at Qwest Field. 8. Chargers. Only 3-4 on the road heading to Oakland's Black Hole. ...more

December 25, 2007