Welcome to the InterContinental Hotel, home base for the Pittsburgh Steelers this week. The parade of media types that filed off our shuttle bus from the Tampa media center was greeted by a few eager Steelers fans, who were hoping to catch a glimpse of their favorite team.

NFL.com anaylist Pat Kirwan just finished a live chat right sitting right next to me, and was dropping some serious knowledge about the Cardinals and Steelers.

Adam Schefter gave his take on a variety of offseason questions around the NFL, from the Vikings’ options at quarterback to who will be the Chiefs’ next head coach to Donovan McNabb’s future in Philly.

It’s Monday morning, and Tampa is stretching its proverbial legs before the game.

It’s no accident that Arizona’s illustrious draft class of 2004 has correlated into the team’s first Super Bowl appearance.

Until now, Patriots quarterbacks coach Bill O’Brien has been an unknown. That’s about to change.

Former Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan has heard the rumors that he was close to a deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, but there’s nothing new. He hasn’t had any contact with the Chiefs, doesn’t plan to have any contact with the Chiefs and will not be coaching the Chiefs.

Only one team — the Rams — has interviewed former NFL coach Jim Fassel, who has expressed interest in the Raiders’ head-coaching vacancy.

Behind the scenes, several Chargers have privately expressed concern over the ongoing LaDainian Tomlinson saga in San Diego.

Initially, at least, it doesn’t appear Herm Edwards’ replacement in Kansas City will be Bill Cowher.

Panthers DT Damione Lewis‘ decision to play through a rotator cuff injury in the playoffs likely will keep him off the practice field until the summer, he told CarolinaGrowl.com.

The Detroit Lions, who in 2008 posted the only 0-16 season in NFL history, accomplished another first the previous season. They were the only NFL team to lose money in 2007, according to the Detroit Free Press:

One week after his Philadelphia Eagles again fell short in an NFC Championship Game, team owner Jeffrey Lurie is still bothered. In a Q&A with the Philadelphia Inquirer, Lurie said the Eagles “had dominated Arizona” and called the loss one of the two most painful out of the Eagles’ four NFC title-game defeats.

The San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders play in aging stadiums right across San Francisco Bay from each other. The solution to that issue might be a shared stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., where the 49ers train. The NFL has asked the teams to look into the feasibility of the idea, according to the San Jose Mercury News:

Head coach Rex Ryan is keeping busy hiring assistants for his first New York Jets staff. With his coordinator spots filled, Ryan has turned his attention to position coaches, adding wide receivers coach Henry Ellard from the St. Louis Rams and Doug Plank from the Atlanta Falcons. Ryan also hired running backs coach Anthony Lynn from the Cleveland Browns, NFL Network’s Adam Schefter reported earlier today.