The ring’s the thing Friday. While the NFL champion Green Bay Packers received their Super Bowl rings Thursday in a private ceremony, the big ring news today is the release of the new movie Green Lantern.

Thursday is podcast day at the Culver City, Calif., offices of NFL.com and NFL Network. Both Rich Eisen and Dave Dameshek will tape their latest podcasts today –- but there is even more significance this week.

With just 15 days to go until the NFL draft, the Path to Primetime rolls along.

Steelers WR Hines Ward is in for “Dancing with the Stars,” joining the cast of has beens and who is thats which includes Ralph Macchio, Kendra Wilkinson and Chris Jericho (the favorite to take the thing). But who would you have rather seen?

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan said Friday he’ll make a decision on QB Donovan McNabb‘s future with the team following April’s NFL Draft.

Albert Haynesworth was a surprise inclusion on the Redskins’ inactive list against the Giants on Sunday, two days after he was limited in practice because of an undisclosed illness.

The Albert Haynesworth saga took another surprising turn Sunday.

As I was contemplating which teams could land Randy Moss, there was only one team I could come up with that I would fully endorse taking a chance on the mercurial wide receiver: The Tennessee Titans.

NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi shares his thoughts with “Around The League” host Stacey Dales on Albert Haynesworth, Randy Moss, the impact of Marshawn Lynch in Seattle and the Colts’ offense without Dallas Clark.

Starting LB Lance Briggs is back for the Bears after he missed last week’s loss to the Seahawks with an ankle injury.