Arizona Cardinals running back Rashard Mendenhall will retire. Yes, at the tender age of 26. How's that for a surprise to kick off NFL free agency? UPDATE: Rashard Mendenhall explains his retirement decision to HuffPo ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter first reported this development. Mendenhall battled turf toe for much last season. When he finally got to be 100%, Mendenhall … [Read more...] about Cardinals RB Rashard Mendenhall explains his retirement
Steelers
2013 NFL Season Predictions: Super Bowl Champion Bengals!
Making predictions for the Super Bowl on February 2nd today on August 27th. Yes, you got to love it. That's why I'm all about the Cincinnati Bengals as your Super Bowl champion. When you make NFL divisional and Wild Card picks before even the 4th preseason game...well that's bold. Look for these to be about as accurate as my NFL mock draft. So don't take this with … [Read more...] about 2013 NFL Season Predictions: Super Bowl Champion Bengals!
2012 Fantasy Football Preview: D/ST
Football fans, you’re Christmas is right around the corner. Preseason games have already started and the regular season is right around the corner. Nearly as important, the fantasy football season is finally here! In the coming weeks, we will prepare you ready for the upcoming fantasy season by breaking every position. First up, we'll rank the top the top defense & special … [Read more...] about 2012 Fantasy Football Preview: D/ST
The Great Unknown: 2012 Indianapolis Colts preview
The Indianapolis Colts have endured quite the eventful -- and often turbulent -- offseason in 2012. The firings of Vice Chairman Bill Polian, GM Chris Polian and coach Jim Caldwell. The hires of GM Ryan Grigson and coach Chuck Pagano. The release of quarterback Peyton Manning, the greatest and most iconic Indianapolis Colt of all time, and the subsequent cuts of long-time … [Read more...] about The Great Unknown: 2012 Indianapolis Colts preview
Steelers Hines Ward is Right- New England Secondary is AWFUL
It's not that the New England Patriots secondary is the worst in NFL history- I still think it's a tie between the 1995 Atlanta Falcons (after Deion $anders and Tim McKyer left, D.J. Johnson was their "best" DB) and the 2010 Houston Texans (you and I could have burned them for a TD...if we had a good QB getting us the ball). It's that the Patriots have the worst pass defense … [Read more...] about Steelers Hines Ward is Right- New England Secondary is AWFUL
Steelers Troy Polamalu’s College Counterpart (Hair Wise): Illini RB Troy Pollard
The similarities between Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Illinois Fighting Illini leading rusher Troy Pollard go further than just the amazing coincidence in names. There's the hair thing too! You've seen Polamalu's shampoo commercials, right? "Troy Polamolecules dude." You can go here for more. But let's learn more about the man nicknamed "bucket o' hair." … [Read more...] about Steelers Troy Polamalu’s College Counterpart (Hair Wise): Illini RB Troy Pollard
Fantasy Football Studs, Duds & Sleepers: AFC North
With the NFL lockout finally behind us, football fans can finally turn our attention from the courtrooms and onto the field, where it belongs. In the coming weeks, I will rank the fantasy studs, duds and sleepers for each division. Today, the AFC North gets some time under the microscope. … [Read more...] about Fantasy Football Studs, Duds & Sleepers: AFC North
Rashard Mendenhall Releases Blog Explaining his Bin Laden, 9/11 Tweets
Rashard Mendenhall was one of the top national stories of the day, and for all the wrong reasons. It didn't help that we're in the midst of a NFL lockout, so football news is pretty slow. But even if it were Super Bowl week, any time a star tailback tweets something that makes him sound like a 9/11 was a hoax conspiracy theorist, and an Osama bin Laden apologist/defender, it … [Read more...] about Rashard Mendenhall Releases Blog Explaining his Bin Laden, 9/11 Tweets
Steelers Statement on Rashard Mendenhall’s Bizarre Bin Laden, 9/11 Tweets
Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall has created a stir within the twitterverse and the NFL community with bizarre, off-the-wall comments on his official Twitter page regarding Sunday's death of Osama Bin Laden. The former Illinois Fighting Illini and Skokie, IL (a northern suburb of Chicago) native tweeted Monday: “What kind of person celebrates death? … [Read more...] about Steelers Statement on Rashard Mendenhall’s Bizarre Bin Laden, 9/11 Tweets
VIDEO of Ben Roethlisberger Partying During Super Bowl Week
During the week of Super Bowl XLV, Steeler quarterback Ben Roethlisberger was caught on video living it up at a local bar in Fort Worth, Tex. By: Justin Mertes-Mistretta … [Read more...] about VIDEO of Ben Roethlisberger Partying During Super Bowl Week