Jerry Rice was the 16th name called in the 1985 NFL draft. Emmitt Smith saw 16 players selected before he was taken in 1990. Their wait to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame was nowhere near as excruciating. On Saturday night, Rice and Smith will be inducted together in the Canton, Ohio shrine as […]

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Miami Dolphins defensive end Phillip Merling has been formally charged with felony battery against his pregnant girlfriend.

From TheRoot.com: Washington D.C.’s Calvin Coolidge High School needed a new varsity head football coach.

From the NY Times: NEW ORLEANS — One week after the Super Bowl, citizens of this enchanting and peculiar city will place a crown upon the head of Saints quarterback Drew Brees. They will dress him in a tunic, put him on a float and parade him through the streets before cheering throngs.