With six minutes to go in the fourth quarter, his Chargers down by three, Phillip Rivers released what must have looked to him like an easy completion to his go-to-receiver on a pivotal 3rd-and-6.

A roundup of injury updates from Week 3.

Seahawks fans should temper their expectations for an immediate turnaround under Pete Carroll. Carroll’s arrival has been widely hailed in Seattle, but until his soon-to-be-appointed general manager overhauls the team’s roster, he is another college coach destined to fail.

Michael Vick, DeAngelo Williams and Michael Turner were among the players who sustained injuries in Week 15. Here’s a look around the league.

Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware, Titans QB Vince Young and Lions RB Kevin Smith were among the notable players who sustained injuries in Week 14.

Seahawks rookie LB Aaron Curry was carted off the field late during the fourth quarter of the 34-7 loss to the Texans Sunday with what coach Jim Mora later confirmed as a hip pointer.

The contract that Rams rookie OT Jason Smith signed Thursday is worth a maximum of $61.775 million over five years, with $33 million guaranteed, a league source told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

Seattle Seahawks general manager Tim Ruskell said the team is working “nonstop” to get first-round pick LB Aaron Curry under contract for the start of training camp.

Seahawks rookies were scheduled to arrive Thursday, while the rest of the veterans are due to arrive Friday.

Matt Hasselbeck had a lot of bounce to his step during Seattle Seahawks OTAs on Thursday, and that’s part of what new head coach Jim Mora has brought to this team.

Matthew Stafford, Jason Smith and Tyson Jackson might wind up being great football players, but here in Radio City Music Hall, the crowd is clearly behind Aaron Curry.

Ask any college football fan to point on a map where the best college football is played and they’ll likely point to the Southeastern corner of the country. And they’d be right — if they have the Atlantic Coast Conference, not the Southeastern Conference, in mind.

In a mock draft conducted by NFL Network analysts Thursday, Georgia QB Matt Stafford was not among the first four picks. Here’s a sneak preview.

The Lions are in negotiations to finalize a contract with Georgia QB Matthew Stafford, who would be the No. 1 overall draft pick Saturday.

On my Sirius radio show Tuesday, Wake Forest LB Aaron Curry told me he would do a pre-draft deal with the Lions for less than the $57.5 million ($30 million guaranteed) that Jake Long received from the Dolphins as the No. 1 overall draft pick last year.

Lions GM Martin Mayhew said that there is a good chance that the Lions will sign the No. 1 draft pick before Saturday’s draft starts.