Don Pierson

This year`s National Football League draft marks the 11th anniversary of the time every team almost got Joe Montana. Every team except the San Francisco 49ers let him get away....

Juniors haven`t only entered the National Football League draft, they have captured it. First, Alabama linebacker Keith McCants was supposed to be No. 1 pick. Now, Illinois quarterback Jeff George...

Among the 35 underclassmen eligible for the National Football League draft on April 22-23, as many as 10 are projected as possible first-rounders. Not among them is Robert Haynes of...

Two years of Plan B free agency stripped the Bears of experienced depth and promising prospects. They lost 16 players and signed only one. The net loss of 15 puts...

The rest of the National Football League teams can`t beat the San Francisco 49ers on the field, but they are fighting back off the field. According to rivals, the 49ers...

Paul Tagliabue overwhelmed owners at his first National Football League meetings last week. They were so impressed that they urged the new commissioner to be their guest and take on...

Although realignment of National Football League conferences and divisions will not happen until 1994, when the new television contract expires, speculation about new rivalries began immediately after Commissioner Paul Tagliabue...

By coincidence, National Football League owners are meeting near Walt Disney World this week while celebrating the magic kingdom of a new network television contract. The four-year package is expected...

With as many wild-card teams now as division champions (six) in the playoffs, the National Football League managed to improve its pocketbook and its product without compromising its basic format...

Jim Finks and Paul Tagliabue are for instant replay, so the controversial baby of Tex Schramm and Pete Rozelle probably won`t be tossed out with the bath water. Actually, the...