“NFL” on The Daily Caller

The New Orleans Saints and quarterback Drew Brees still remain a ways apart in their efforts to produce a long-term contract, according to league sources. (more)

For many NFL fans, the wait between the Super Bowl and the start of the following regular season can feel like a trek across the desert. But for one season at least, the NFL season opener will come one day early thanks to an unlikely assist from President Obama and the Democratic National Committee. (more)

Brandon Jacobs was forced to swallow his pride and take a sizeable pay cut last summer just to get one more season with the Giants. (more)

Ricky Williams, a former Heisman Trophy winner and first-round NFL draft pick, informed the Baltimore Ravens he is planning to announce his retirement, a source told ESPN and the Associated Press. (more)

If you blinked, you probably missed it. But during the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, rapper M.I.A. gave viewers a less-than-friendly gesture when she flashed the middle finger during Madonna’s performance of “Give Me All Your Luvin.’” (more)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Commissioner Roger Goodell says if the NFL puts a team in Los Angeles, it is probable the league would expand to 34 franchises. (more)

From high school, college, to the pros, cheerleaders and football seem to go hand in hand. (more)

It’s one of the most iconic images in pro football history: Dwight Clark leaping into the air in the back of the end zone in Candlestick Park to snag a touchdown pass from Joe Montana and defeat the Dallas Cowboys 28–27 in the 1982 NFC Championship Game. To this day, every football fan simply knows it as “The Catch.” (more)

BALTIMORE (AP) — Aiming to ensure NFL rules are enforced the same way from game to game, the league will consider making about 10 officials full-time employees next season. As of now, all game officials are part-time employees. (more)

Can it get any better for Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow? In the wake of his team’s upset win last weekend over the defending AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, it’s become abundantly clear that the nation has embraced Tebow like no other athlete in recent memory. (more)

The game-winning touchdown pass from Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas that ended the wild-card playoff game with the Pittsburgh Steelers yesterday will probably go down as one of the more memorable plays in NFL history. (more)

When I was a very young boy, January 1 was the exclusive province of college football. If you were a sports fan, your agenda was pretty much set from the kickoff of the Cotton Bowl just past noon on the East Coast all the way until the final gun at the Orange Bowl sometime around midnight. (more)

First came a squabble in the huddle. Then, Santonio Holmes found himself on the bench. (more)

The Indianapolis Colts secured the top pick of the 2012 NFL Draft on Sunday as they lost a 19-13 decision to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Although the St. Louis Rams also lost, the Colts hold the tiebreaker due to strength of schedule. That puts the Colts on the clock with an opportunity to select one of the most sought after quarterbacks in recent memory, Andrew Luck. (more)

Two rematches of regular-season games will highlight the wild-card round, which was set up when Cincinnati grabbed the final AFC spot Sunday and Atlanta moved ahead of Detroit in the NFC. (more)

The workload of a Pro Bowl season looks to be taking its toll on Tom Brady. (more)

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers offensive lineman Evan Dietrich-Smith said Ndamukong Suh called him to apologize a few days after the Lions defensive lineman’s infamous Thanksgiving Day stomp. (more)

INDIANAPOLIS — Colts defensive end Robert Mathis couldn’t care less about the No. 1 draft pick. All he wants is another win. (more)

Jason Taylor, who has collected more sacks than any player in Dolphins history and is sixth all-time among NFL sack leaders, will play the final game of his 15-year career Sunday. (more)

The Saints wrapped up the NFC South with a big win against the Falcons, leaving three division titles and one wild-card spot up for grabs in the season’s final week. (more)