Don Pierson

Hire this man. Jeff Diamond was NFL executive of the year with the Minnesota Vikings last season when the Vikings went 15-1. Pushed out as vice president of administration and...

Mike Ditka comes back to Chicago regularly to golf at his country club, eat at his restaurant and to sell hot dogs on Michigan Avenue. Sunday, he brings his New...

It's all right if the NFL looks upside down. That's the plan. Last year's Final Four teams--Broncos, Falcons, Jets, Vikings--are 1-11. But remember, last year produced six different champions in...

Referee Ed Hochuli and his crew left their yellow laundry scattered all over Oakland during Sunday's Bears-Raiders game, living up to a reputation as the most nitpicking officials in the...

The mobility of quarterback Rich Gannon is largely responsible for the upward mobility of the Oakland Raiders, who got rid of big-armed Jeff George after two seasons of futility. Question:--But...

It was 51 weeks ago that Randy Moss and the Minnesota Vikings stunned the Green Bay Packers and a national-television audience with a glimpse of 21st Century football. This week,...

Fabien Bownes can't make the Bears, but he can beat the Bears. Doug Flutie gets laughed out of Chicago and gets the last laugh in Buffalo. There is a trend...

How much would you have bet? Two weeks into the NFL season, Denver is winless, Randy Moss is scoreless, Detroit is undefeated and Mike Ditka is quiet. Those are the...

You want family and friends to see you provide entertainment, you pay their admission. Because three daughters of Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren live in Chicago and a fourth lives in...

Pete Rodriguez coaches special teams for the Seattle Seahawks. He watched his rookie kick-return man fumble and an untested long snapper sail a ball over his punter's head last week...