'Dancing' with the Pro Bowlers: Miller, Brown to appear on hit show You can't blame two of the NFL's hottest players for striking while the iron is hot. Not long after a report from the Denver Post that Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller will appear on the coming season of ABC's hit "Dancing with the Stars," NFL Network reported that Pittsburgh Steelers standout Antonio Brown will join Miller as a … [Read more...]

Elway, Favre, Marino took longer to choose retirement than Manning The confetti hadn't even stopped falling at Levi's Stadium when the questions began: would Peyton Manning retire? If so, when would he announce it? We want to know now! Now! NOW! In an always-on, last-week-is-ancient-history culture, we want answers and we want them immediately. Fron that standpoint, it seems like Manning is … [Read more...]

Ravens' Terrell Suggs tweets about arrest for suspended license According to TMZ, Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs has been arrested. The report says Suggs, 33, who attended nearby Arizona State, was booked Friday morning at 2:03 a.m. local time in Scottsdale and then released on citation at 3:21 a.m. TMZ is reporting that Suggs was in a bar at the time of the arrest and that he was … [Read more...]

Seattle's Kam Chancellor says gym employees wrongfully call cops on him Two female employees at a Seattle-area gym called police on Wednesday night when Seattle Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor was outside, looking in the windows of the recently-closed facility, and knocking on the door looking for information. Chancellor wanted information on buying the facility, which closed earlier this … [Read more...]

Five lessons learned from the NFL's free-agency period last year The 2015 free-agency period was one of the more interesting ones in recent memory, with plenty of big names changing teams.  We all congratulate the teams that land the big-ticket players, and think that'll be a road to better days in the future. It doesn't always work out that way, of course. [NFL free agency starts March 9. … [Read more...]

Texans release franchise-leading rusher Arian Foster The free agent market is gaining another bold-name player: via a tweet from his agent and multiple reports, the Houston Texans are releasing running back Arian Foster. The franchise's all-time leader in rushing yards, Foster has struggled mightily to get and stay on the field in his career due to injury, and played in just 25 of 48 games … [Read more...]

Goal Line Stand: NFL's Best Coaches 2016 Coaching matters more in football than any other sport. There are finer points to be emphasized and relievers to be micromanaged in baseball, but America’s pastime largely takes place on an island. In basketball, talent trumps all. The triangle is a great system, but unless you have Michael Jordan running it, there’s only so much of an edge to be … [Read more...]

Has Eddie Lacy lost weight? Photo evidence seems pretty strong Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy was too big last year. So said the team's brass, and head coach Mike McCarthy seemed especially perturbed by Lacy's lack of conditioning. [NFL free agency starts March 9. Here are Shutdown Corner's free-agency rankings for offensive players and for defensive players and specialists.] When … [Read more...]

Reports: Ravens, Joe Flacco agree to extension through 2021 season Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco may be recovering from a torn ACL, but that hasn't stopped the Ravens from committing to keep their franchise QB around for years to come. Via multiple reports on Wednesday morning, Baltimore and Flacco have agreed to a three-year contract extension that will run through 2021. The … [Read more...]

By the Numbers: WR Consistency Ratings One of the most misleading pieces of information used by essentially everyone, including myself, in the fantasy football community is a player’s end of season ranking. Carson Palmer was the “fifth-best” quarterback. Todd Gurley was the “seventh-best” running back. Doug Baldwin was the “ninth-best” wide receiver. We use these designations because they are … [Read more...]