There’s no question Sam Bradford is the leader of the Rams, and his demeanor has made it easier for the coaching staff to put everything on his shoulders.

Enjoy Vikings RB Adrian Peterson while you can. This is probably his final year of fantasy relevance.

The 49ers have fired OC Jimmy Raye. So what’s next?

The stunning news Monday was the firing of 49ers OC Jimmy Raye, which took place about 16 hours after he was given a vote of confidence by head coach Mike Singletary, a move that raises several questions.

A lot of fantasy enthusiasts who picked at the top of the draft this year are facing a rather troubling dilemma with guys like Maurice Jones-Drew and Ray Rice who have failed to produce top-pick points. And now what do you do with them? You have spent too high of a draft pick to bench them and there is little to no trade value with them now.

Ask any fantasy enthusiast about RB Fred Taylor and at some point, the topic of conversation will turn to the running back’s groin. As weird as that seems, nearly everybody has a story about Taylor’s groin, dating back to 2001.

Pat Kirwan was in the middle of his weekly Monday afternoon live chat on NFL.com when word came down that the Buffalo Bills cut QB Trent Edwards. And after Kirwan speculated on what it meant for the Bills, he also was quick to get fan questions about the future of Edwards.

The St. Louis Rams got a piece of good news on Monday, as Steven Jackson announced his groin injury was only a strain, and not a tear.

The Pittsburgh Steelers are 3-0, and one week away from getting starting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger back on the practice field. Imagine that.

NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora is reporting that Lions RB Jahvid Best‘s toe injury is not severe and the Lions rookie is day-to-day according to a league source.

Deion Sanders take a look back at his Primetime performers from Week 3, including Charlie Batch, Austin Collie, Michael Vick and Leon Washington.

Hines Ward added a second job last week — one with a high-profile new boss. President Barack Obama named Ward to his Advisory Commission on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

A roundup of injury updates from Week 3.

A look at a few of the notes to come off the NFL Network research desk in Week 3.

How is it that the Colts have no shortage of obscure receivers who end up scoring touchdowns? Both Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon burst on to the scene last year to become fantasy stars. Now it is rookie WR Blair White.