Don Pierson

There's still 60 minutes to play, plus possible overtime, and the MVP favorite is as uncertain as the AFC race. Fortunately votes aren't due until after the regular season. The...

Bill Parcells and Deion Sanders, yesterday's NFL news in more ways than one, continued their comeback dances while the playoff race headed into the final week of the season Monday....

Steve McNair is the most underappreciated football player in the NFL. The Tennessee Titans are the most underplayed team in the NFL. Had the Pro Bowl voting been Tuesday morning...

The Pro Bowl, sport's stupidest all-star game, nevertheless is always good for a few laughs--the selection arguments, that is, not the game itself. Randy Moss, Minnesota's lone representative, returns after...

Former Bears safety Tony Parrish became the first player in San Francisco 49ers history to win the Len Eshmont Award in his first season with the team. The award, established...

Arizona's Jake Plummer probably will be the most famous free-agent quarterback available to the Bears in February. But he might not be the best Jake, certainly not the most intriguing...

The Minnesota Vikings must think they're the Bears when it comes time to play the Green Bay Packers. Their Sunday night game ended in a brawl worthy of the Forrest...

Michael Vick's impact has been compared to Michael Jordan's. Now his style is being compared to Gale Sayers'. Chicagoans might not have a whole lot to cheer about every season,...

Dave Wannstedt, coaching against the Bears on Monday for the first time in the regular season, said early this week he won't feel any special emotions. It has been 60...

As the NFL season rounds the three-quarter point, the finish is in view. Michael Vick is sprinting toward a Most Valuable Player award. If he falls short, he's already clinched...