Lisa Smith

Following a rocky ending to a disappointing season in Denver, Broncos owner Pat Bowlen and receiver Brandon Marshall have apparently found some common ground, both saying they would like to see the two-time Pro Bowler back with the team next season.

Bowlen told the Denver Post that he thinks Brandon is going through a maturing process and would love to see him stay with the organization even though he is set to become an unrestricted free agent this offseason.

This comes as a bit of a surprise after Marshall was but was benched for the team's final regular season game by head coach Josh...

In an interview with his former coach that is going to be airing this Sunday as part of CBS's Super Bowl XLIV coverage, imprisoned receiver Plaxico Burress vows that he will return to the NFL.

He also apologizes to the team that released him last April saying he is sorry for tarnishing the New York Giants organization.

The interview with Bill Cowher was conducted from the upstate New York prison where the receiver is currently incarcerated after pleading guilty to attempted weapons...

Indianapolis Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney missed his second straight practice on Thursday with a sprained right ankle. Freeney has been slowed all season with the injury.

However, coach Jim Caldwell said Freeney was "coming along" in his recovery but did not provide details. Team president Bill Polian has maintained Freeney will play in next week's Super Bowl.

Although injuries have lingered for most of the season, Freeney only missed two games all year. The Colts dynamic defensive end recorded

According to reports, a national coalition of women's groups has asked CBS to scrap their plan to broadcast an ad during Super Bowl XLIV featuring college football star Tim Tebow and his mother.

The coalition feels that the ad will likely convey an anti-abortion message.

Jemhu Greene, president of the New York-based Women's Media Center, thinks that the ad uses sports to divide rather than to unite and has no place in the biggest national sports event of the...

Less than a day after leaving Denver, Mike Nolan was hired by the Miami Dolphins to be their new defensive coordinator, replacing Paul Pasqualoni.

Pasqualoni was fired after the Dolphins finished the regular season at 7-9 season. They allowed 390 points for the year, the third-highest total in the AFC.

Bill Parcells, the Dolphins' football czar, and Nolan will be reunited. Nolan served as the New York Jets defensive coordinator when Parcells held the same position with...

According to reports coming out of Stanford, Heisman Trophy runner-up Toby Gerhart has announced that he will enter the NFL draft instead of staying with the Cardinal for a fifth season.

NCAA rules say that Gerhart could have stayed for a fifth season because he played just one game in 2007 due to a number of injuries, however, the Doak Walker award winner has opted for the NFL instead.

Gerhart reportedly has said he is dropping out of school immediately to prepare for the NFL combine next month and...

After a week of watching from the sideline, Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin says he feels much better and is optimistic about his chances of playing in Saturday's divisional playoff game at New Orleans against the Saints.

Boldin said Tuesday he "was able to move around a little bit" for the first time since he injured his left ankle and knee on January 3rd in the Cards' regular-season finale against the Green Bay Packers.

Last weekend in the Cardinals wild-card game against those same Packers, the three-time Pro Bowler was...

In the wake of USC head coach Pete Carroll's sudden departure from the Trojans, Jacksonville Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio has reportedly been made an offer to be the next head man at Southern California.

According to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the newspaper said the University of Southern California presented a formal offer to the 46-year-old Del Rio on Monday.

Del Rio is a former USC player. He played linebacker for the Trojans, however he has never coached at the...

Saturday afternoon the AFC North Champion Cincinnati Bengals host the New York Jets in the Wild-Card round of the NFL playoffs.

Last week in the Meadowlands, coach Marvin Lewis and the Bengals simplified their game plan against New York in the regular-season finale and lost 37-0. However, this week, expect Cincinnati to open up the playbook and be ready to take on the Jets.

NFL odds makers see this week's match-up pretty close even though the Bengals took a beating last time out. Cincinnati is even listed as a slight favorite in this one. The spread is at about a field goal as the line is sitting at...

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has gone from record-setting MVP to injured superstar to The Associated Press 2009 NFL Comeback Player of the Year.

Brady's strong return from a left knee injury that sidelined him for almost of the 2008 season the Pats signal caller the award Wednesday. As one of football's biggest stars, Brady has gone from NFL Most Valuable Player in 2007, to sidelined last year, to earning his second league award.

From a nationwide panel of 50 NFL sports writers and broadcasters, Brady received...