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RING WOULD PAY OFF FOR SEAHAWKS' ALEXANDER 

DETROIT - Shaun Alexander will run for more than a Super Bowl ring Sunday night.

There's also a big payday.

The Seattle...

10 questions for 2005: the first one is a no-brainer: can Tom Brady's Patriots march into the history book? 

ONE HALLMARK OF THE SALARY-CAP era is that teams go up and down like a kid on a Pogo Stick. Sure, the New England Patriots have won three of the...

NINERS HAVE ADDED SOME INTRIGUE TO FIRST CHOICE 

The San Francisco 49ers brought four of the top college prospects in the nation into their boardroom over the past few days.

Now...

Turning up the heat: good pass-rushers are harder to find than ever, but we've uncovered the ones who are the best in the business 

WHEN JOE NAMATH was one of the game's premier players in the 1960s, he once said, "I'm the trophy." Namath knew what every quarterback knows....

The forgotten: quarterbacks are supposed to get all the glory—but not all do. We have the list of the ones whose accomplishments have been overlooked 

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT QUARterback is pro football's glamour position. Quarterbacks get the most attention, earn the most money, receive the most...

Growing pains: Jack Del Rio's transition into the head-coaching ranks hasn't been easy, but he has learned from his mistakes 

DON'T CALL JACK DEL RIO A players' coach. "I'm a former player who coaches," he says. That might seem like a small distinction, but Del Rio has...

Ready to soar: the Falcons with Michael Vick and the Jets with Chad Pennington could be two of the most surprising teams of the 2004 season 

NOT LONG AGO, THE NFL WAS DOMINATED by a handful of teams that enjoyed long runs. From 1981 through 1995, just four teams won 13 of the 15 Super...

His biggest challenge yet: Joe Gibbs won three Super Bowls in his first tour of duty with the Redskins, but the franchise has changed drastically since then 

JOE GIBBS IS SO FOCUSED ON the twin passions of his life--football and auto racing--that he doesn't pay much attention to what's going on in the...

Seismic shifts: we examine 10 moves that could have the biggest impact on the NFL in 2004 

THE NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS appeared to be sitting in the catbird seat this offseason. They were coming off their second Super Bowl title in three...

Into the pressure-cooker: we examine each of the seven new NFL head coaches and tell you which ones have the best shot at succeeding 

A CAREER AS AN NFL HEAD coach shouldn't be a goal for anyone who likes job security. A CAREER AS AN NFL HEAD coach shouldn't be a goal for anyone...