For two injury-marred seasons, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford has been Detroit's "Kid Rocked."
Top pick of 2011 draft throws for rookie record 432 yards, but Aaron Rodgers brings Green Bay back for 30-23 victory.
It's good to be king(s). Packers QB Aaron Rodgers and OLB Clay Matthews III led the NFL in jersey sales from April 1 to July 31. Steelers S Troy Polamalu was third.
Impressive as those consecutive 1,000-yard seasons look upon reflection, Rashard Mendenhall remains focused on the ground he wants to cover.
Make room, Jack Youngblood, we have another Super Bowl tough guy on the block. Packers all-pro OLB Clay Matthews III revealed to the Green Bay Press-Gazette that he played the latter half of 2010 with a stress fracture in his lower leg.
In a quarterback-driven league, elite outside linebackers are the pass-rushing demons who thrive on driving those men under center into the ground. Think of them as chaos-causing, counter-punching spread defenders with the versatility to drop into coverage or stop the run when they're not harassing, hurrying and pummeling signal callers in an increasingly pass-heavy, wide-open game.
Ubaldo Jimenez was so good last season, racking up 15 wins before the All-Star break, tossing the first no-hitter in Colorado history and finishing with the lowest ERA ever for the Rockies.
The Philadelphia Eagles dipped into one of the NFL's deepest bloodlines with their first fourth-round pick on Saturday.
Mock drafts are meant to be mocked. But USA TODAY's Nate Davis offers double the fun by shoehorning in two picks per team, pondering who could be picked vs. who should be picked.
Teams that enjoy success in the NFL draft are able to delve beyond obvious first-round selections to find overlooked talents in the middle rounds and later who can be developed into impact players. USA TODAY's Tom Pedulla joins them in a weekly search for Draft Gems leading to the April 28-30 selection process at New York's Radio City Music Hall.