Rocco Leonardo

Super Bowl week in the NFL is always full of sub-plots and this year in Miami is no different.

Will Peyton Manning take home another Lombardi Trophy on the same field as he did a few short years ago? Could Drew Brees bring home the Saints first Super Bowl Championship to a Post-Katrina city of New Orleans? Where does Archie's loyalties truly lie, with family or the organization for which he is an icon, or a little bit of both?

All those things may be great stories, however once the pre-game firework's smoke has cleared and the ball is...

New York Jets coach Rex Ryan was fined $50,000 by the team Tuesday for making an obscene gesture at a mixed martial arts event last weekend.

The team's decision came after a smiling Ryan was caught on a cell phone camera flipping his middle finger at a fan during the competition in South Florida on Saturday night. The image of Ryan quickly spread across the Internet and made its way onto the back pages of New York tabloids.

Ryan issued a statement and apologized the next day. He called...

The New York Jets and quarterback Mark Sanchez are considering surgery this offseason to stabilize the patella ligament in his left knee.

According to reports Sanchez does not need any procedures on his right knee, the knee that cause him to miss a game in the middle of the season, rather to repair damage suffered when he was in college on the other knee.

Sanchez dislocated the kneecap during the first week of fall practice before his junior season at Southern California. He has worn...

Every season in college football the debate about the current BCS system vs. some kind of playoff gets more and more heated. This past year was no different. Even President Barack Obama himself thinks their should be a playoff system in place to decide a national champion.

Like everything else in this country, it is not necessarily about what's right or wrong, it's about the dollars it generates.

Last month, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce intervened citing revenue discrepancies as a reason for legislation that would ban the promotion of a postseason NCAA Division...

The Oakland Raiders have asked for and gotten the OK to interview Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson for an unspecified position.

According to league sources, Jackson has aspired to become a head coach. However, the Raiders may or may not be looking for a replacement for current head man Tom Cable.

Oakland has also been looking for someone to work with the development of their former No. 1 overall pick; quarterback JaMarcus Russell.

This entire situation is...

The Volunteers are still feverishly looking for a man to run their football program on Friday as Duke coach David Cutcliffe withdrew his name from consideration for the Tennessee head coaching job.

Cutcliffe is a former offensive coordinator with the Vols. He had talks with Tennessee on Thursday to potentially replace Lane Kiffin after Kiffin left the program on Tuesday to become USC coach.

"You follow your heart in big decisions," said Cutcliffe. "I have a lot of ties and a lot of people that I'm very close to, and a lot of respect...

According to NFL sources, the New York Jets have given the Buffalo Bills permission to talk to offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer in regards to their head coaching position.

However, Schottenheimer has apparently has declined the chance to interview for the Buffalo head coaching job this week or after the season.

Throughout the season, Schottenheimer has remarked repeatedly how much he enjoys working with Jets head coach Rex Ryan and rookie quarterback...

Former South Florida head football coach Jim Leavitt wants his job with the Bulls back as he insists his dismissal for allegedly striking one of his players and then lying about the incident was unwarranted.

Leavitt was fired last week after an investigation by university officials found that he grabbed one his athletes by the throat, slapped the player in the face and then lied about what occurred at intermission of the Bulls game against the Louisville Cardinals on November 21st.

"The allegations were misreported," said Leavitt. "I want to coach this football team, this is the...

Seattle Seahawks coach Jim Mora has been fired, the first coach in team history to be let go after one season.

According to NFL sources, Mora attended a meeting Friday morning with management, at which time he was told Seattle did not win enough games to save his job.

Seattle lost their final four games to finish 2009 at...

The Skins got their man and Mike Shanahan is now a huge part of Redskins Nation.

After an afternoon of negotiations, Shanahan signed a five-year contract to become head coach and executive vice president of football operations for the Washington Redskins.

According to reports, Shanahan's contract is worth approximately $7 million a year.

The Skins' intense courtship of Shanahan began shortly after...