Sean Payton

Should Gregg Williams have a place in NFL?

2013-02-10 21:38:00

He served his time Omar Kelly Sun Sentinel Gregg Williams embarrassed the NFL by serving as the architect of a violent bounty system that has been the undercurrent of football for decades. He paid the harshest penalty for Bountygate. He has served...

New Orleans hums with Super Bowl and Mardi Gras

2013-01-31 18:13:00

— In a city where even funerals turn into parties, New Orleans rarely lacks for an excuse to strike up the band, boil up some crayfish and swirl together a daiquiri. But with the Super Bowl and Mardi Gras landing this month, New Orleans never has...

Baltimore Raven Ed Reed, Obama warn of dangers of football

2013-01-29 12:54:00

President Barack Obama and Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed have something in common. Both love the game of football but would be hesitant to expose a son to its physical dangers. "I am a big football fan, but I have to tell you, if I had a son, I'd...

Baltimore needs to take better care of Ray Lewis than San Diego did Junior Seau

2013-01-08 11:15:00

I watched Ray Lewis do his final dance as a player on the field at M&T Bank Stadium immediately after the final play of the game ("Ray's day," Jan. 7). That was great to see. He is leaving the game on his own terms. I hope his head and his heart are in...

Winners, losers in Tagliabue decision?

2012-12-12 19:53:41

Goodell wins, loses Sam Farmer Los Angeles Times Roger Goodell was both the biggest loser and winner in Paul Tagliabue's bounty scandal ruling. Goodell's credibility has taken a huge hit over the course of this ordeal, and having his predecessor...

NFL coaches: most overrated, underrated?

2012-11-06 16:47:26

Ryan and Kubiak Dan Pompei Chicago Tribune It is difficult to argue with the choices of the players who were polled by The Sporting News. Gary Kubiak (underrated) has not won big in the postseason, but he runs a solid program, develops players and...

Coffee Companion (11/5): your daily Ravens fix

2012-11-05 06:00:00

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

Matt Vensel's Monday morning NFL power rankings

2012-09-17 11:05:00

Every Monday morning, the day after my favorite day of the week but still hours before that week’s slate of games officially wraps up with “Monday Night Football,” I will bring you my weekly premature NFL power rankings. Why Monday?...

Are the Saints done for this season?

2012-09-17 16:01:14

Team missing Payton Dan Pompei Chicago Tribune No team is done for the season after two games, but the Saints are moving in that direction. The good news is there are 14 remaining games to make them forget about Games 1 and 2. The better news is the...

Previewing the NFL season: A look at how the season might unfold

2012-09-09 10:48:00

Here's a look at how the upcoming NFL season might unfold: Super�Bowl champion: Green Bay Packers over Houston Texans, 31-17 Prolific�Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers solves formidable Texans front seven with�series of quick throws to Jordy Nelson,...

One of these 12 teams will win the Super Bowl

2012-09-06 08:05:00

This week, each of the 32 NFL teams will start their seasons with renewed hope and dozens of reasons -- real or imagined -- to believe that they will be the ones leaving their sweaty fingerprints on the Lombardi Trophy at season’s end. But let&...

Harbaugh 'middle of the pack' among coaches, NFL.com says

2012-08-23 10:30:00

Ravens fans placated by the NFL’s decision to award the franchise with three prime-time games at M&T Bank Stadium may raise their hackles when they read an analysis piece on NFL.com. Gregg Rosenthal, the website’s Around the League editor,...

The NFL suspended New Orleans Coach Sean Payton for the 2012 season because of the team's bounty program that targeted opposing players.

2013-01-07 00:00:00

Many called the penalties unfair and criticisms of NFL commissioner Roger Goodell's transparency forced Goodell to appoint NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue as an independent arbitrator. Tagliabue subsequently overturned all player suspensions.

2012-12-13 15:15:26

Sean Payton would be a different kind of Bears coach.

2012-12-12 06:37:00