Marcell Dareus

After all that buzz about Buffalo's rebuilt defense, all those millions spent in free agency, the Bills are ranked 31st on that side of the ball. In the last two games — losses to New England and San Francisco — the Bills have surrendered 1,...

College Football Countdown: No. 2 Alabama...

Writers from around the Tribune Co. look at which first-year players will have the most productive NFL season in 2011. Weigh in with your comment. [Updated at 12:56 p.m.: Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times As much as I like Atlanta’s......

Even Vegas likes Cam Newton's chances as No. 1 pick The NFL Draft is Thursday night and while there has much made about the lockout and its impact on the draft, the bigger question still being raised be experts and media folks alike is who will be the No....

For many reasons, but two big ones in particular, the SEC is widely considered the best conference in college football. Winning the past five BCS National Championships is the first. The continued success in the NFL draft is the other. For the fifth...

Rich Eisen went on David Letterman on Wednesday night to talk about The NFL Network's wall-to-wall coverage of the draft. It actually begins at 11 this morning with "Path to the Draft" and the pre-draft stuff continues all day. As for the draft itself, it...

Buddy Nix stepped down as general manager of the Buffalo Bills and into a new role as special assistant with the team. Nix was the Bills general manager since 2009. “I've made this decision to step away from the general manager's position...

Preakness had its share of glitterati in attendance this year. Kiss bassist Gene Simmons, and his wife — and "Gene Simmons Family Jewels" reality show co-star — Shannon Tweed hung out in the Jockey Club, while "House of Cards" star Kevin...

Recent NFL history says Dion Jordan, the Dolphins’ rookie defensive end/linebacker, has a good chance of being a high-quality player. Among the previous 10 players selected No. 3 in the NFL Draft, three are likely Hall of Fame players -- Houston...

1. So what kind of impact does the No. 3 pick in the draft have? The Dolphins’ Dion Jordan is being described as a raw pass rusher who needs to put on weight and learn more moves beyond the speed rush. But he couldn't step into a better situation...

The NFL’s annual meat market has come and gone, leaving fans of watching grown men running around in spandex on an obstacle course channel-surfing for "American Gladiator" reruns. Thanks to the non-stop coverage of the combine, we have a ton of...