Games are won and lost in the trenches. Here is a view of some of those battles.

Chris Johnson tells NFL Network’s Marshall Faulk the Titans had difficulty blocking out the distraction caused by the friction between Vince Young and Jeff Fisher last season.

Virginia Tech has produced some good defensive backs in recent years. The next in line could be Rashad Carmichael.

Logan Mankins only worked part-time this year and still was rewarded with a trip to Hawaii.

It’s not easy being a quarterback at the Senior Bowl. The expectations are both high and very difficult to meet given the circumstances.

D’Brickashaw Ferguson is happy to be in Hawaii, but deep down inside he wishes he was back in Florham Park, N.J., preparing for next week’s Super Bowl.

While the rest of the team runs drills in the background, the NFC defensive ends just relax on a knee in the end zone.

A hoard of fans showed up to the AFC’s first practice Wednesday and got the autographs they wanted.

The quarterback play has been uneven this week, but Florida State’s Christian Ponder took a big step forward at the South practice on Wednesday.

The South receivers have not been getting much publicity at the Senior Bowl this week, but Miami’s Leonard Hankerson could be changing that.

Michigan State’s Greg Jones had a lot of buzz entering Senior Bowl practices this week, but he has failed to live up to the hype. He’s way too stiff and struggled during blitz drills.

Bill Belichick’s reputation as a curmudgeon with the media precedes him. But here at the Pro Bowl he jokes around with Chris Johnson, Ray Lewis and Reggie Wayne at practice on Wednesday.

With so much focus on the quarterbacks, linemen and wideouts, the running backs have not received a whole lot of attention this week.

President Barack Obama followed up his State of the Union Address on Tuesday by holding up a Green Bay Packers jersey on Wednesday.

Ravens OLB Terrell Suggs was moments from doing an interview with Marshall Faulk, and he was ready to show off his biceps.