When Ed Reed says Junior Seau knew what he was getting into by playing football, a smart man says a very dumb thing when it comes to concussions. ...more

We don't know the whole truth behind Sports Illustrated's report on Ray Lewis' PED use. Mike Freeman says we do know that, if true, Lewis' fairy-tale ending to his career will be tarnished. ...more

There are no shortage of suitors lining up to seek a trade with the Jets for cornerback Darrelle Revis. ...more

Sean Payton and Roger Goodell met for over four hours on Monday afternoon in Goodell's office. Over. Four. Hours. After that meeting, it was decided Payton would be reinstated. His suspension lasted 281 days. Bountygate is finally done. ...more

Out of the eight head coaching hires, none was a candidate of color. Not one. 0-fer-black. In effect, what NFL owners and general managers of those teams said was this: No minority candidate was good enough to hire for some one-quarter of the head coaching jobs in the NFL. ...more

The Eagles likely gave up more than they wanted to in order to land Chip Kelly. But Mike Freeman says it just might be worth it to have the up-tempo, open-minded coach. ...more

Marc Trestman's hire by the Bears is head-scratching at best. If he's such a genius, why was the Montreal Alouettes' gig the only head coaching position he was offered before the Bears came along? ...more

Baltimore linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo is a smart man, and a good man, who might have made one of the worst mistakes of his professional career. ...more

For whatever reason, the Houston Texans play their worst in the biggest moments. ...more

An NFL source says tight end Rob Gronkowski suffered a "severe injury" to the same arm that was broken over a month ago. ...more