NFL Football Playoffs News

While the players get mentally prepared for the biggest game of their lives, while coaches study film and look for any last minute adjustment that may help them gain an advantage in Super Bowl XLIV, the members of the New Orleans Saints front office may have the hardest task of all.

While it is the players on the field that pushed the Saints from "The Aints" to possible Lombardi Trophy winners, the team's front office faces a tall order after Sunday's game, win or loss.

According to the NFL Players Association, more than half of the Saints' roster has contracts that...

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...

Sunday evening when Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints square off against Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV, there is expected to be no shortage of offensive fireworks in Miami.

Three years ago, Manning won his first championship, leading Indianapolis to a 29-17 win over Chicago in South Florida.

While Manning looks to do it again, Brees and the a Saints offense that put up the most yards from scrimmage in 2009 will be doing...

When Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts won Super Bowl XLI in Miami, an unprecedented rainstorm delivered a setting that no one will soon forget.

If this Sunday's forecast stays true, weather won't be factor. All indications point toward a dry and cool Super Bowl XLIV.

That's a stark contrast to the Colts' 29-17 win over the Chicago Bears in 2007. That year was the first time rain had fallen throughout the big game.

Forecasters say a cold front is expected and the...

As has been the case the entire week, Colts defensive end Dwight Freeney did not practice Saturday in Miami in preparation for Super Bowl XLIV.

His coach Jim Caldwell has remained vague about Freeney's availability for the Super Bowl. The All-Pro defensive end hasn't practiced since tearing a ligament in his right ankle late in the AFC title game Jan. 24.

Caldwell said Freeney had improved from Friday to Saturday but declined to say whether the...

The Associated Press is reporting that the New Orleans Saints are looking healthier and more active as their Wednesday practice included full participation from starters Jeremy Shockey, Darren Sharper and Jonathan Vilma.

Each of these key Saints players have been bothered with knee problems, however they all played in the NFC Championship Game. Tight end Shockey, safety Sharper, and linebacker Vilma worked in all the key drills.

Only backup running back Lynell Hamilton had to watch the 2 1/2-hour workout yesterday with a...

Minnesota Vikings offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie has been dismissed from the NFC Pro Bowl team for unexcused absences.

The league said McKinnie missed practice Friday and Saturday and is subject to a fine. His agent didn't respond to messages seeking comment, however McKinnie released a statement through his publicist Saturday evening, saying he withdrew from the game because of injury.

"I am extremely honored to have been selected for this year's Pro Bowl," McKinnie said. "However my ongoing injuries in my feet and left ankle that I have...

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

New England Patriots defensive tackle Vince Wilfork said Wednesday he would consider it a "slap in the face" if the Pats place the franchise tag on him and that he won't be happy if a multi-year deal is not agreed upon.

Wilfork just finished the final season of a six-year rookie contract. He is in line for a raise and long-term deal if he hits the open market. New England could prevent him from being a free agent if they place the franchise tag on him.

"I want a long-term deal or I want to be free. Point blank," Wilfork said. "I didn't like that six-year deal but I did...

Monday afternoon, a slew of Pro Bowl replacements were selected in place of players competing in the Super Bowl and those sustaining injuries in the AFC and NFC Championship games on Sunday. Quarterbacks Tony Romo and Donovan McNabb highlight the list of 14 additions to the rosters.

Romo will replace Brett Favre after the Vikings signal caller hurt his ankle against the New Orleans Saints this past weekend, while McNabb will play for Drew Brees, who won't play because he is playing in Super Bowl XLIV.

Romo will be making his third appearance and...