Published on: 17th January, 2011
Brett Favre has retired and un-retired to the media numerous times during his career. The Minnesota Vikings quarterback has cried at press conferences for three different teams, only to resurface again. He's been medically unable to play, then cleared. He's been tracked down in Hattiesburg, Mississippi by both media and teammates. Brett ...Published on: 16th September, 2010
Kevin Kolb is officially riding the bench and Michael Vick will get his first start since 2006 when the Philadelphia Eagles travel to Detroit to play the Lions this Sunday. This Week 2 matchup could not have gotten any worse for the Lions. This injury couldn't have come at a ...Published on: 12th September, 2010
Calvin Johnson lost Sunday's game for the Detroit Lions, not the referees. Fans are outraged at the outcome of Sunday's game between the Lions and the Chicago Bears, and it isn't a big surprise. A rule—one that no one seems to fully understand—became important at the worst possible moment for ...Published on: 31st July, 2010
Ndamukong Suh is almost officially a Detroit Lion. This morning, the Detroit Free Press reported that Suh is expected to sign today with the Detroit Lions. In addition, sources close to the situation have shared that nothing is currently holding up the finalization of the contract. A basic structure was agreed upon ...Published on: 30th July, 2010
Stop believing everything you hear. Albert Haynesworth is not out of shape. On Thursday, Haynewsorth failed a team-imposed conditioning test, forcing him to sit out an afternoon practice. On Friday, he failed the same test again. If that was the entire story, this column wouldn't have to be written. The problem is, too ...Published on: 26th July, 2010
Sorry Roy Williams, Dez Bryant doesn't need to carry your pads.No one should.Bryant, the Dallas Cowboys' 2010 first-round pick, made headlines after morning practice on Sunday by refusing to carry shoulder pads for Williams—a 2004 Detroit Lions' first rounder. Why would he?This morning on Mike and Mike In ...Published on: 21st July, 2010
Many fans and even some NFL players believe the upcoming labor negotiations don't really affect anyone outside of a few people sitting in boardrooms, wearing expensive suits. They're wrong. The NFL labor negotiations affect more than just the owners, the union and its members. They also the employees and vendors ...Published on: 1st July, 2010
Nothing says underrated like Kurt Warner. Now that he is retired, he may get a small fraction of the honor he has deserved, but when he played? Wow. This is a guy who was "washed up" from the second he graduated Northern Iowa and went to work at a HyVee grocery store. ...Published on: 30th June, 2010
This is the goldmine of NFL Draft scouting. The National Scouting Service pre-season senior rankings are a service that NFL teams pay $35,000 for. Here at Bleacher Report, we're giving them away for free. Why? Because it's fool's gold. Last year at this time, Greg Hardy was ranked number one. In ...Published on: 29th June, 2010
Defining overrated is not an easy task. Like "bust," or "MVP," everyone has their own unique and personal definition. Brett Favre is, by definition, overrated. He is uniquely singular in his ability to not only be one of history's best quarterbacks but have a hype level rivaled only by Justin ...