Instead of the multi-colored splendor of Media Day, we have reverted back to formal press conference mode, with the stiffer, more regimented style of a proper working environment.

Colts DE Dwight Freeney said Wednesday the swelling has gone down in his injured right ankle, calling it “a lot better.”

He once backed up Hall of Famer Jim Kelly. Now Frank Reich has future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning‘s back.

Hall of Famer Deacon Jones stops by the NFL.com set on Radio Row at Super Bowl XLIV on Wednesday at Noon ET to take your questions and give his thoughts on the game.

It has the makings of a big day on NFL Network, which is broadcasting live from Radio Row from 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET.

In a radio interview Monday, Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson made three things perfectly clear (everything else was up for interpretation).

Radio Row inside the Super Bowl XLIV media center is quiet, for now. But it won’t stay that way for long.

The Best of Media Day from the NFL Network recaps some important moments, including a career highlight for insider Jason La Canfora.

The Eagles have hired Dick Jauron to coach their secondary, according to a league source.

Colts owner Jim Irsay told a small group of reporters at Tuesday’s Super Bowl Media Day that he intends to make QB Peyton Manning the highest-paid player in the NFL with his next contract.

Redskins RB Clinton Portis thinks he can still help his team in 2010. I’m not so sure he can help fantasy owners, though.

Coach Gary Kubiak has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Texans, he told the Houston Chronicle on Tuesday.

Having retreated from the fray of Media Day at the stadium, my over-riding impression of another memorable day’s fun and frolics will have to be the smile on the face of Saints backup offensive lineman Tim Duckworth.

Bears quarterback Jay Cutler struggled in 2009, but will be under the direction of new offensive coordinator Mike Martz in 2010. That could be viewed as either a good thing or a bad thing given Cutler’s tumultuous history.