Articles by: Chris Batchelder

Ah, August.  It’s an exciting and relieving time for football fans.  We’ve waited through the mundane months of May, June and July and now the 2012 NFL Preseason is already underway.  Sure, it’s not the real thing, but it’s a taste, an appetizer if you will.  And it sure beats [...]

Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints agreed to a five-year, $100 million contract on Friday, per ESPN’s Chris Mortensen. Brees becomes the NFL’s highest-paid player, surpassing Peyton Manning in Denver and Calvin Johnson in Detroit. The 6-0, 209-pound star signal-caller will receive $40 million in the 2012 season and [...]