There is one place inexperienced offensive linemen are expected to be on Sundays. ...more

November 3, 2007

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Derek Nicholson returned to very familiar surroundings Thursday night, and it wasn't just because he played his final prep game for Mount Tabor (N.C.) High at BB&T Field in 2003. Nicholson's childhood home, the place where his parents still live, is located only a few miles from Wake Forest's campus. ...more

October 12, 2007

Alex Smith is happy to be moving into a new chapter of his young pro football career. "I remember my rookie year. It just seemed like everything was spinning and going a hundred miles per hour," the Buccaneers tight end says. "Now, I'm more relaxed and looking forward to it instead of stuck in that stage where you don't know what's going to happen." ...more

October 8, 2007

LAND O' LAKES - When former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Rod Woodson went down with a torn right anterior cruciate ligament in the 1995 season opener against the Detroit Lions, Land O' Lakes senior running back Chris Singleton wasn't even in first grade. ...more

October 4, 2007

Some measure the intelligence of an NFL player by his ability to make decisions on the football field, others on what he scores on a Wonderlic test. ...more

September 30, 2007

Some measure the intelligence of an NFL player by his ability to make decisions on the football field. Others on what he scored on a Wonderlic test. Then there are those who never tackled anyone, dissected a Cover 2 defense and completed a pass, or comprehended Jon Gruden's playbook. They measure intellect by grade point average, the number of years spent in college, the amount of books a person reads and their eagerness to watch PBS. ...more

September 28, 2007

Torry Holt is likely to reach an impressive career milestone Sunday, and he plans to celebrate in typical Torry Holt style. ...more

September 22, 2007

He broke on through. After all the years beating his head against a wall at NFL training camps until his heart was broken, after NFL Europe, after starring in Arena games, all those back roads, here was his moment. ...more

September 21, 2007

Every NFL player has a distinctive memory of his first time. The first time he wrecked his Lamborghini and fled the scene. The first time police found pot in his car and he blamed it on the friend who had been using it. Then there is the first time he was court ordered to pay child support. ...more

September 9, 2007