By all indications it appears that the New England Patriots and wide receiver Wes Welker, playing under the franchise tag for 2012, won't come to agreement on a contract extension between now and tomorrow's 4:00 PM deadline for franchise players.

A source close to Welker said that as of Saturday dialogue between the sides wasn't overly active. The source said that at this point, it would be a surprise if an extension was reached, but cautioned that things always could shift as the deadline approaches.

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We’re talked a lot about needs for the Colts, beyond quarterback which will be addressed when they draft Andrew Luck first overall: cornerback, safety, nose tackle, tight end, receiver and perhaps an offensive lineman.

We’re expecting Robert Mathis and Dwight Freeney to spend most of their time at outside linebacker in a new 3-4 the Colts will be in as often as possible. If so, then some guys who were tackles in the old 4-3 will shift to end in that front. Fili Moala and Drake Nevis...

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As other Buckeye athletes retweet every at tweet telling them someone's playing EA Sports' NCAA Football '13 and using them, it's always sort of novel to see the incoming freshmen get the first non-weight-room-ownage or academic rude awakening experience of being a college athlete. For the rest of us, well, we'll just play the game and keep yelling obscenities as we throw another pick 6. On that note...
Taylor Martinez has 'progressively got worse' as a passer. Can he still turn the corner?...

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The St. Louis Rams went the first-time-head-coach route when they hired Scott Linehan in 2005. An 8-8 season and one of the worst three-year stretches in NFL history followed.
Then they did it again when they hired Steve Spagnuolo. He went 1-15, 7-9 and then 2-14. The Rams had a lot of problems that had nothing to do with the coach -- especially how the roster was constructed -- but franchise pillar Steven Jackson sounds happy another first-time head coach hasn't entered the picture. Instead,...

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As the Waldo Canyon Fire continued to burn in Colorado, members of the Denver Broncos took time to show their support and visit with the firefighters on Tuesday, according to the team's official website.
Defensive end Ben Garland, whose grandparents lost their home to fire, joined fullback Chris Gronkowski, linebacker Mike Mohamed and cornerback Ramzee Robinson in a visit to a middle school in Colorado Springs, Colo., serving as a command center for those fighting the fire. The players spent...

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