Bob Dove, a former defensive end for the Fighting Irish, joined the Chicago Cardinals during the 1948 season and remained with the team for five seasons. Dove was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 2002, four years before his death. Chinedum

With several key in-house contributors slated to hit unrestricted free agency in 2012, and an expectation to be active participants in free agency, the Chiefs have chosen to execute the salary cap "carry over" clause tied to the new CBA...

This stud defensive back led Auburn on defense to a 13-0 season. He also won the Thorpe Award and was a finalist for the Nagurski Award. Any quarterback that can win as much as Ken Dorsey will find a way to crack my list. Dorsey wasn’t the most talented

The NFL combine will fire up a nation that is starved for football action. They are so hungry that they will feast on a bunch of drills and exercises. I count myself among the millions of nerds that will sit and watch hours of combine coverage, but I don

Last year’s quarterback market was slim pickings due in large part to the lockout-related CBA rules that limited unrestricted free agents to those players with at least six years of NFL experience. Whereas pure backups and fringe talents such as Bruce Gr

Almost since the team's return to the NFL in 1999, it has yet to find a real franchise quarterback. Beginning with Tim Couch in '99, then following with names like Jeff Garcia, Brady Quinn, Derek Anderson and Colt McCoy, the Browns have never maintained

View full sizeElise Amendola, Associated PressJason Pierre-Paul (90) was a first-round choice of the Giants in 2010 who fulfills two of former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi's pet theories about building a solid team -- your first-round picks must produce and "

I almost didn’t put Matt Ryan on this list. After all, he’s been fantastic ever since the Atlanta Falcons selected him with the third overall pick in the 2008 NFL draft, and he’s coming off a 29-touchdown season. But quarterbacks—fair or not—are judged o

Entering the 2011 NFL Draft, many believed Prince Amukamara was the draft's top-rated cornerback and should have gone somewhere in the Top 15. However, Amukamara fell to 19th overall, and the New York Giants gladly opened their doors. Amukamara played in

You asked for it, now you shall have it. A comprehensive listing of prominent NFL free agents by individual playing position. We'll start with what is easily the most prolific position in the league, the passer. Let's be honest; the Jets said they were g

The Denver Broncos have made it very clear that Tim Tebow will enter training camp next season as the team's starting quarterback, but behind him is a jumbled mess of uncertainty. Former starter Kyle Orton was released in the middle of last season and la

NFL Evolution " DenverBroncos.com During Super Bowl XLVI, many of you may have seen the NFL’s commercial on the evolution of player safety throughout the history of the game. Mays Hopes to Follow up Career Year Following a season that saw him post career

Former CU quarterback Tyler Hansen: "You want to be able to show the best you can." (AP file photo) On Thursday, 30 NFL draft hopefuls got a little taste of what's to come in their athletic lives. Loren Landow, the director of sports performance for Stea

He will be a fantastic compliment to Smith and Lafell and Gettis can battle it out for the # 3. If he is gone, I still think you have to go with Kirkpatrick. Too often Munnerlyn could not make the plays needed and teams would purposely throw to his side

Born in South Bend, Indiana, but raised in Cleveland, Ohio, Les Horvath was in a Buckeyes uniform from 1940, '41, '42 and '44, taking home the Heisman Trophy in his fourth year of eligibility (thanks to WWII) after returning to the team from graduate sch

The Browns do not have historical success with quarterback selections in the first round. Look no further than the aforementioned Tim Couch, the overall number one in 1999 and Brady Quinn at number 22 in 2007. Colt McCoy's burgeoning success as a scribe,

Writing about Tim Tebow was so three weeks ago. Even though the 2011 NFL season will soon be over (leaving me to distract myself with Lob City and the greatest Spanish import since paella), just like driving past a highway accident, I can't help but star

Notre Dame's recruiting class of 2012 was not all it could have been, but it should certainly not be considered a failure. Judging the pending success or failure of a player as he moves from college football to the NFL is difficult enough. Judging the sa

John Fox, head coach of the Denver Broncos, inherited a team that went 4-12 in 2010 and started off the 2011 season right where they left off, going 1-4 in their first five games. The fan base was screaming for Fox to play quarterback Tim Tebow whenever