Barely 9 a.m. in the morning, and already we’ve run into two-thirds of the famed “Triplets” of the 1990s Cowboys — Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin.

Legendary Dallas Cowboys Troy Aikman, Michael Irvin and Emmitt Smith co-host the 30-minute special “Emmitt Smith’s Road to Canton” on Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on NFL Network.

Michael Irvin is awesome. Anybody who has spent any time with Irvin around the offices of NFL Network (or otherwise) will likely tell you the same thing. Irvin is a great guy.

But he is not the No. 3 Cowboys player of all time.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced the presenters for the Class of 2010 this week, a group that includes two family members, two coaches, two NFL club owners and a former owner for the seven-member class.

Emmitt Smith says Dan Snyder lacks compassion. Snyder begs to differ.

Jerry Rice is well known for catching bricks while training to become a professional football player. The soon to be Hall of Famer stopped by the Sirius XM set and Gil Brandt asked him about the genesis of that habit.

Watching the tears fall down Emmitt Smith‘s face, Gil Brandt was reminded of a conversation he had with good friend Bill Belichick, a frequent visitor to the Walter Camp All-America in New Haven, Conn., where Smith was playing one summer.

The events unfolding at Saturday’s Hall of Fame news conference are heartwarming.

Russ Grimm, Rickey Jackson, John Randle, Jerry Rice, and Emmitt Smith are the five modern-era finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010.

The 40 members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame selection committee are behind closed doors as we speak, deciding who will be part of the Class of 2010.

To borrow a football term, traversing Radio Row requires a head on a swivel. This is the NFL universe for the next few days, as a quick walk-around proves.

It has the makings of a big day on NFL Network, which is broadcasting live from Radio Row from 11 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET.

One of the aspects that makes Super Bowl unique to any other major event is radio row. As the nerve center for everything that’s being talked and written about regarding the NFL over the next week, it’s a sight to see.

The addition of Chan Gailey as the new coach in Buffalo is a real positive for the fantasy value of RB Fred Jackson.

I would argue that right now — in the 2009 NFL season — is the most challenging time to be a a fantasy owner.