Rams DE Chris Long had his No. 91 jersey retired at both his Charlottesville, Va. high school and also during his senior season at the University of Virginia –the only player to have one retired at UVA while still active — so when the team’s previous holder of 91, Leonard Little, called it a career in December, Long asked his permission to trade in his 72 for the old familiar and Little obliged

As he prepared for his second professional boxing match, Ravens safety/boxer Tom Zbikowski says the one NFL player he’d like to fight — Chad Ochocinco — would last about 45 seconds in the right with him.

t’s pretty clear that despite being under contract, Carson Palmer is serious about bailing on the Bengals when he not so subtly stated that “he will never set foot in Paul Brown Stadium again.”

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?

We’ve become accustomed to blockbuster deals for quarterbacks, so how about this one?

Producers for “Dancing with the Stars” are reportedly after Steelers WR Hines Ward according to Bob Pompeani of KDKA TV in Pittsburgh, (via Sports Nation).

With the winds of change blowing in Cincinnati, fantasy owners need to get familiar with some different names.

These are some uneasy times in Cincinnati. Will Carson Palmer be back? Will he really walk away into retirement if Bengals owner Mike Brown doesn’t adhere to his quarterback’s trade demand?

The biggest story in sports this week is the return of The Rock to the WWF. The news sent waves around the world, not only was The Rock trending on Twitter, but so was his alter-ego Dwayne Johnson. That, my friends, takes star power.

And it got me thinking, is there anybody in the NFL who carries the Rock’s charisma? Some might say Chad Ochocinco, but that doesn’t really work. Mainly because The Rock was once a champion.

Valentine’s Day is a day of love, so it’s only fitting that we take a look back at the things we love about the 2000s in the NFL. We have narrowed the list down to six here. But after giving this a look, you can join in the action down below and say what you love about the NFL.

Here’s an idea on just what the New Jersey Jets need: Chad Ochocinco.

The weather continues to be a hot topic in Dallas, but Eli Manning still thinks that a New York Super Bowl seems like a good idea.

One has to wonder what went through Roger Goodell‘s head as he stared out into the sea of reporters gathered for his annual pre-Super Bowl press conference and heard the familiar voice of one very outspoken player brave enough to stand up and ask the commissioner a question.

Well maybe it was his receivers fault. No Chad Ochocinco and no Terrell Owens has been no problem for QB Carson Palmer as the embattled signal caller has already tossed a pair of touchdowns vs. the Chargers.

Happy Festivus everybody.

Most of you, I’m sure, are familiar with the holiday of Festivus. The highlight of Festivus night is the airing of grievances.

I’ve got a lot of problems with you people, and now you are going to hear about it.