National Football League News and Rumors

All 11 Pro Football Hall of Fame finalists who were voted down on Saturday have their supporters, but with hundreds of ESPN employees here in Indianapolis for the Super Bowl, it’s been hard to go anywhere without hearing from one of Cris Carter’s coll…

Near the top of the NBC Super Bowl XLVI pregame show, Alex Flanagan reported that Patriots coach Bill Belichick said today that tight end Rob Gronkowski “definitely” will play tonight. But Belichick hasn’t decided how much Gronk will participate. Pe…

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If/when (when) the Colts decide not to pay Peyton Manning another $28 million on or before March 8, the question becomes the amount of money that will be required to get him under contract with a new team. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Manning is w…

I’m killing the last hour before walking over to Lucas Oil Stadium to join Florio at the Super Bowl. We’ve covered the game every way possible this week, but there have been some cool interviews along the way we haven’t passed along. So here’s one…

Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano is bringing one of his Rutgers assistants with him to Tampa Bay. P.J. Fleck, who had worked for Schiano as the receivers coach at Rutgers the last two seasons, will now reportedly take over the receivers coach position…

The negative reaction to the most recent Pro Bowl has the leaders of the NFL wondering about the future of the game. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said on Mike and Mike in the Morning (via Adam Schefter) that Goodell and NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith hav…

Since the actual Super Bowl game doesn't start until late this afternoon/evening at the very earliest (and Tuesday afternoon at the very latest), let's throw a few longer reads out there to get you through the interminable wait... -- Chris Brown of Smar…

The Washington Redskins had two quarterbacks who played in 2011:  Rex Grossman and John Beck. And so they are trying to upgrade.  Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Redskins have had internal discussions about pursuing (surprise, surprise) Peyton Ma…

On the eve of the Super Bowl, Giants.com reportedly accidentally posted an image proclaiming the Giants as Super Bowl champions. An NFL.com blog reported the website gaffe with a screen grab by Comcast SportsNet New England.

Saturday was a tough day for those who just missed out on election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Things don’t figure to get much easier for Bill Parcells, Cris Carter, Charles Haley, Andre Reed and the other finalists who couldn’t garner enough su…

Once upon a time, Kurt Warner was Tom Coughlin’s starting quarterback in New York. The two men shared a very close relationship for a coach and player, talking privately several times a week in Coughlin’s office. When Warner’s time with the team was…

Giants G.M. Jerry Reese pointed out last week what a thin line there is between a successful season and a failure, noting that last year the Giants won 10 games and failed because they didn’t make the playoffs, while this year the Giants are in the Supe…

Everyone expects the Dolphins to be in the market for a new starting quarterback this offseason. If he’s available, Peyton Manning could well be at the top of their shopping list. Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald writes that Dolphins owner Stephen Ross…

How long has Jack Butler been waiting to get into the Hall of Fame? He played his last game in 1959, before 18 of the 32 current NFL head coaches were born, and his eligibility for the Hall of Fame began 48 years ago. In that time Butler watched all but…

No, the Giants can’t claim receiver Tiquan Underwood after the Patriots cut him on Saturday. New England traditionally makes roster moves on Saturdays, primarily because no team can claim the player cut until Monday. The led the league in such moves. We…

At some point after the first 30 minutes of Super Bowl XLVI concludes, the house lights at Lucas Oil Stadium will be dimmed and the Madonna mini-concert will commence.  Many of you have complained about the musical selection.  For those of you who choos…

Bill Parcells fell short of election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday, but it looks like he still might find his way to the induction ceremonies in Canton this summer. Curtis Martin was elected and the running back, who played for Parcells i…

During his playing career, Cortez Kennedy didn’t get to experience many great seasons. The Seahawks made him the third overall pick in the 1990 NFL draft, and the Seahawks stunk in the 1990s, and so he experienced a lot more losing than winning. But whi…

On Friday, we made our Super Bowl picks on PFT Live, at the end of a show featuring Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew and Super Bowl XXXV-winning coach Brian Billick, now of FOX and NFL Network. But since some of you still don’t watch PFT Live on …

Of course, the big story surrounding New England's offense is the health of tight end Rob Gronkowski. He's been practicing on a limited basis, but if Gronk can't go at full speed, it's a problem -- he was targeted 15 times (a season high) against New Yo…

Historically, teams like these Giants just don't win titles. The Patriots? They have their issues too. It's a Super Bowl matchup that's unlike anything we've ever seen, says Joe Posnanski.