It looks like Matt Forte won’t be leaving Chicago, although it might not be all it’s cracked up to be.

Jason Smith is a Jets fan. That’s bad news for him, since he’s at a Super Bowl featuring the hated Patriots and Giants.

A few observations after the AFC ran away with the 2012 Pro Bowl, 59-41:

A running log of NFL Week 16 from a fantasy perspective.

With fantasy trade deadlines appraoaching, Jason Smith highlights several players that owners should consider targeting to get them over the hump and into the fantasy postseason.

Well that was terrible. Both the game and the ending of my fantasy week. Although it is hard to put this all on Brandon Marshall who had an impressive stat line against Darrelle Revis — 10 receptions for 109 yards. I mean, even desiring anything more than that production against Revis is asking a lot.

The football trade deadline is just that, dead. There is little to no excitement. There is no intrigue. Teams out of the race don’t send picks to other teams for future consideration like in other sports like baseball. Here are some trades I would love to see happen.

Tune into NFL Network’s “Around the League” Friday at 5 p.m. ET to hear San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree talk about his team’s hot start and big game Sunday against the upstart Detroit Lions.

We enjoyed bantering with you all with our LeBron James conversation. Now, we’ll return the favor by answering a few of your mailbag questions.

The “Playbook” crew was up early going through the game film from Week 2, and came away with plenty of things they noticed.

A look at five matchups from five games in Week 2 that we believe be the first waves in a rippling pond.

Brandon Marshall has gone through his fair share of drama with Chad Henne, but color the mouthy wideout impressed with his QB’s footwork in Monday night’s fireworks show against the Patriots.

There are 21 days until the 2011 NFL season kicks off — and 21 is also the NFL single-game record for receptions. Brandon Marshall, then with the Broncos, set the mark in Week 14 of the 2009 season.

The Miami Dolphins report to training camp in Davie, Fla., on Thursday and there are plenty of storylines to follow – notably whether or not the team will acquire a quarterback to compete with incumbent starter Chad Henne. Meanwhile, whoever throws the football will be looking to mercurial WR Brandon Marshall, entering his second season with the Dolphins.

Dolphins WR Brandon Marshall is working out strong, which is good news for QB Chad Henne.