Above is a 15 minute video featuring NFL Vice President of Officiating Carl Johnson reviewing the rules regarding both legal and illegal hits on defenseless players.

While the Ducks and Tigers were busy with the BCS, a slew of other players announced their intent to leave the college ranks early for the Draft on Monday.

Remember when NFL nicknames were really cool? Too often, our generation has taken to just shortening a player’s name (A-Rod or L.T.) and calling it a day. Where has the creativity gone, America? So in honor of Cookie Gilchrist, here are the six coolest nicknames of all time.

Now that the Seahawks have pulled off one of the bigger upsets in playoff history, what’s next?

Think of all of the great postseason moments of all-time, where would Marshawn Lynch‘s run rank?

And now for the latest sign that Twitter is taking over the world: It’s now a viable option for road-side assistance.

The biggest surprise of wild-card weekend was the Seahawks’ win over the Saints, but it shouldn’t be as big of a shock as most people tend to think.

Instead of scoping out the competition for this week’s showdown, sure to be league MVP, Tom Brady, caught up on some football history instead when he took in “Lombardi “on Broadway Saturday night with his supermodel wife, Gisele.

Not only was the 67-yard run by Marshawn Lynch on wild-card weekend epic, it turns out it was also seismic.

Buffalo Bills safety Jairus Byrd is getting ready to watch his college team, the Oregon Ducks, play the Auburn Tigers for the national championship. It’s the first thing he had on his offseason to-do list. The next item of business for Byrd following Monday night’s game: get back to giving back.

Deion Sanders was especially excited to unveil his top performers of Wild Card Weekend on NFL GameDay Final, a list that included James Starks, Todd Heap, Marshawn Lynch and a special appearance by Coach Mooch.

The good folks on the NFL Network research desk have sent out the statistical notes from the Packers’ 21-16 win over the Eagles on Sunday.

Michael Vick and the Eagles had no comeback magic this time around.

Here’s a bit of instant analysis from the NFL GameDay Final crew following the Packers’ 21-16 win over the Eagles Sunday in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

The Packers’ 22-16 win over the Eagles at The Linc in Philadelphia has set the schedule for the divisional round of the NFC playoffs.