I’ve noted many times that the NFL Combine is the most overrated event in sports when it comes to gauging talent, yet every year I get caught up in what a guy runs or what a guy jumps or what a guy throws (combine studs that probably went a bit high: JaMarcus Russell, Donte Stallworth, and jus...

What does Carolina Panthers wideout Muhsin Muhammad have in common with a college freshman? Both have overinflated views of their self worth (hi, bitter Bears fan here) and both have problems with credit cards. Yesterday, the Charlotte Observer observed that Wachovia Bank is suing Muhammad for the $...

There’s a lot of stuff going on in the NFL this week. Coaches getting fired (Jon Gruden [should have been fired 2 years ago] was fired from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers) and coaches getting hired (Steve Spagnuolo, the defensive coordinator of the New York Giants). But the real question and the r...

According to PFT, at least one Carolina football player will be named in a huge Charlotte prostitution sting. Panther swipe. [PFT]...

What they're saying around the blogs about the weekend's NFC playoff games ... • Donovan McNabb Starring In Mr. Telephone Man. First I have to give credit to Troy Aikman for the line of the year so far: "Sometimes I don't know what is running through that guy's head." Secondly if you saw the broad...

They’re not set-set, as there’s still some time in the Chargers/Steelers game, but up three scores with under a couple of minutes to play, we’ll go ahead and assume Pittsburgh takes this one home. So there it is: Next week Baltimore will play at Pittsburgh for their third and final...

newVideoPlayer("/background_deadspin.flv", 506, 343,""); Two top seeds slept for an extra week in their comfy, comfy beds and then promptly got bounced from their Super Bowl dream machine yesterday. How do you feel today Steelers and Giants fans? In fact, home teams are 2-4 in this year's playoffs. ...

Deion Sanders, on the NFL network, said the Carolina State police were looking for Jake Delhomme because he murdered his team.  Nobody, including myself, gave the Arizona Cardinals any opportunity to be the Carolina Panthers.  We all thought that the victory that we saw when the Arizona Cardinals ...

In Reaktion auf das letzte Wochenende oder die Vorschau hieß es meistens, dass die San Diego Chargers das Team seien, dass in diesen Playoffs auf Mission sei, den meisten Schwung mitnehme etc… Seit heute nacht muss man zu allererst die Arizona Cardinals nennen. Alle vier Experten im FOX-Studi...

The Tennessee Titans beat the Baltimore Ravens in every way except the score. In the playoffs, turnovers will kill you. The Titans had three turnovers and 12 penalties. The Ravens did just enough to win. They didn’t turn the ball over and they didn’t fumble. You’ve gotta hate l...