Saints

As New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush begins training camp, he is now ready to put the controversy surrounding his playing days at USC behind him.

"I like to think that I'm pretty mentally tough and I never allow any outside distraction to affect me on the football field," Bush said Saturday as the Saints went through their second day of training camp. "Once I step on the field, it's all football. I try to remember that every time I step on this field.

Former Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Ed Johnson has signed with the Carolina Panthers as he adds depth to the team’s defensive line with his potential and size.

Johnson, who started all 16 NFL regular season games in the 2007 season [his rookie year] was an undrafted player coming out of Penn State. He also played under current Colts defensive coordinator Ron Meeks so the coach is aware of the potential and energy Johnson brings to the team for next season.

Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner called it quits on Friday, announcing his retirement from the NFL after 12 seasons, just a year after leading the Cardinals to the Super Bowl.

"Obviously, it's been 12 unbelievable years, some of the best years of my life," Warner said Friday. "But I want everybody to know that I'm just as excited about the next 12, that I'm excited about what lies in front of me. I'm excited about spending more time with my family, and seeing what God's going to do next."

NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira is speaking out against a hit that came in the third-quarter of the NFC Championship game against Brett Favre that should have been called a penalty and reversed a costly interception.

"It's the type of hit that we don't want," NFL vice president of officiating Mike Pereira said, "... because clearly we're trying to protect the knees and we need to focus on this to make sure we don't miss [them]."

Though Brett Favre has mentioned that it is very unlikely that he returns to the NFL next season, it’s never say never with Brett and that’s why Minnesota Vikings head coach Brad Childress says he won’t give the quarterback a deadline.

Just like Favre waited during the offseason, skipped training camp and led the Vikings to the NFC Championship game, Childress will wait for Favre to either play or not for the 2010 NFL season.

Just last week the New Orleans Saints decided to bring Deuce McAllister back as an honorary captain before their divisional game against the Arizona Cardinals. This week McAllister has decided to retire from the NFL.

McAllister has not played since 2008 when the Saints released him then brought him back for last week’s game. His retirement ends an eight-year injury-plagued career for a player who holds the Saints rushing records.

New Orleans Saints re-sign their franchise leading running back Deuce McAllister who will be the team’s honorary captain in their Saturday playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals in the divisional-round.

Lane Kiffin has returned to coach USC, his roots, after his unsuccessful NFL stint with the Oakland Raiders and one year in the college ranks as the head coach of Tennessee.


Kiffin, who was once the offensive coordinator with the Trojans replaces his former boss Pete Carroll who just took the head coaching job in the NFL with the Seattle Seahawks.


Kiffin leaves Tennessee a team that faces at least two more NCAA violations (ongoing inquiry) into infractions like the possible misuse of recruiting and impermissible visits.

After such a phenomenal season, though he did not receive a single vote for the NFL MVP, Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson has been named the NFL’s offensive player of the year.

His speed during the regular season was obviously blinding and his numbers as well demonstrated that he deserves the award. Considered the fastest player in the NFL, Johnson was not only fast, he was elusive as well.