Wait, Clay Matthews is getting ready for the Super Bowl, not the Senior Bowl, right? Fans in attendance at Ladd-Peebles Stadium could be forgiven if they got confused for a second.

Did the Madden cover curse strike again? With word of Drew Brees’ knee injury, it would appear so.

Last year at the Senior Bowl, it was Boise State cornerback Kyle Wilson who made a huge impression. This year, it’s Boise State wide receiver Titus Young.

It’s not quite like the Tebow-mania that took over Senior Bowl Week last year, but Jake Locker is certainly at the center of attention in 2011.

Carson Palmer wants out of Cincinnati. Bengals owner Mike Brown says he won’t make a trade. So will Brown budge? NFL Network information man Michael Lombardi doesn’t see it happening. “I stress this strongly: Mike Brown is a man of his word,” Lombardi said. “When he says he’s not going to do something, he won’t do it.” But let’s just suppose … if Palmer did leave, where could he end up? Lombardi suggests the 49ers, who have several members of the front office represented by agent David Dunn, who also represents Palmer.

NFL Network analysts Charles Davis and Mike Mayock discuss North squad quarterbacks Jake Locker, Colin Kaepernick and Ricky Stanzi from the Senior Bowl.

And now for the latest cannon shot from Marvin Lewis over Chad Ochocinco’s bow.

If anyone should be given the benefit of the doubt about playing through adversity of a physical nature, it should be Jay Cutler.

The NFL’s influence on Mobile this week is readily apparent before you even arrive.

Deion Sanders breaks out an abbreviated Let’s Go Primetime for Championship Sunday, listing his top five performances.

Christina Aguilera will sing the National Anthem as part of Super Bowl XLV pregame festivities at Cowboys Stadium in North Texas on Sunday, February 6, the NFL and FOX announced today.

The NFL Network research crew has finished crunching the numbers, so here’s a look at the most notable nuggets from the Steelers’ 24-19 win over the Jets, including how Mike Tomlin and Ben Roethlisberger are in elite company.

New Orleans Saints strong safety Roman Harper has been named to the Pro Bowl to replace Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins, who will be playing in Super Bowl XLV after the Packers beat the Chicago Bears in the NFC Championship Game.

A look at some of the most notable numbers from the Packers’ 21-14 win over the Bears in the NFC Championship game, including why B.J. Raji is now in select company.

Before Todd Collins even had time to get pulled in favor of Caleb Hanie, the court of public opinion had already convicted Jay Cutler of having no heart because he was on the sideline with a knee injury.