Don Pierson

Buddy Ryan`s agent was on the phone to Cleveland the day after Ryan was fired and said he intended to call Tampa Bay, too. ''We will pursue either or both...

Lawrence Taylor, consensus defensive player of the 1980s, played out of position and under capacity for much of 1990. With production down, his reputation suffered. Crepe-hangers quickly decorated his locker....

Eleven Bears remain from the Jim Finks era. Interestingly, they still are the nucleus, indicative of the kinds of solid teams Finks builds. They are Jim Covert, Mark Bortz, Jay...

When National Football League owners heard arguments last spring for the two extra wild-card games, they were told they were in a fight with college football for the entertainment dollar....

Playoff pressure squeezed the patience and perspective of Philadelphia`s Buddy Ryan and Cincinnati`s Sam Wyche this week. The Eagles and Bengals are supposed to win their home games in the...

In August, Dan Hampton made some predictions for the Tribune that make him justifiably proud as he enters his final regular season game with the Bears. They also should help...

It was painful to watch the quarterbacks Saturday. You cringed for Steve DeBerg`s broken little finger and you cringed for Mike Tomczak, too. The question after the 21-10 loss to...

Sunday Showdown! National Football League playoff spot at stake! It`s Babe Laufenberg vs. Hugh Millen! It`s true. Obscure backup quarterbacks Laufenberg of the Dallas Cowboys and Millen of the Atlanta...

The Bears want nothing to do with a dome anymore even if politicians decide they do. Five of the NFL quarterbacks injured last week went down on artificial turf. The...

In football, the words ''barring injury'' are more popular than ''if,'' more feared than ''upon further review'' and more truthful than ''I`ve got to look at the films.'' The Buffalo...