John Mitchell and Brady Ford preview the NFC Wildcard matchup between the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants. [READ MORE →]

John Mitchell and Brady Ford continue their NFL divisional previews with the NFC South. [Can the Falcons win it again? →]

Zach is back after a three-week absence with thoughts on the Australian Open, World Cup skiing and SI’s recent expose on Lance Armstrong…

I will start off by saying that I am indeed a fan of the Baltimore Ravens. No, I do not plan on complaining about the referees, our defense, or our offensive line. I am not talking about what happened in the game itself, for the most part. There is, however, one thing that needs to [...]

Welcome back to your favorite weekly NFL update, fellow fans: Sports Nickel’s NFL Rewind! The NFL season has already seen three weeks come and go, and there’s as much turnover as ever.  Some teams are struggling, some are surprising, and some get just as much attention no matter what they do. While all the melodrama [...]

The amount of guaranteed money being thrown at elite rookies defies explanation and common sense.

As I reported yesterday, Houston Texans LB Brian Cushing could lose his Defensive Rookie of the Year award for testing positive for the performance enhancing drug human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG. This isn’t even a steroid it’s a female fertility drug, but is commonly used when coming off of a steroid cycle to get your [...]