The holidays are a magical time of the year. Families come together, communities help the needy, and almost anything is possible. Including miracles. Several NFL teams are in need of such a miracle, whether for a playoff run or long-term future of their franchise. Here’s a run-down of which NFL teams are in need of a little magic this holiday season:

Much like Clark Griswald in the holiday classic, Christmas Vacation, many NFL players and coaches are in need of a few relaxing days all to themselves (and that Christmas bonus!). Whether from a disappointing season, injury, poor performance or single-handedly carrying their team through the first 15 weeks, these players and coaches could use a little respite. And probably a large glass of egg nog.

Ken Whisenhunt says it’s important for Ryan Williams to learn from late game fumble

Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt is hopeful that both running backs Ryan Williams and Beanie Wells will be able to participate in preseason games within the next two weeks.

Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt said unless there is a setback, QB Kevin Kolb will play in Friday’s preseason game.

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt has spent the last couple days in Lake Tahoe, playing practice rounds for the tournament that begins tomorrow. He’s been chill and relaxed, talking with fans and hitting the ball well. But if it looks like his mind isn’t on football, well, that’s not reality. Whisenhunt told me this placid demeanor is kind of a facade. Football is most certainly whirling around in his noggin. He’s amped. “There’s not much on golf,” Whisenhunt told me. “I mean, this is a great event, it’s a lot of fun. For a guy that can’t play football anymore, it’s great to compete in another arena. But I’m thinking about football. We got a lot of things coming up in […]

Happy Friday everybody! I know it was only a four-day week, but somehow it made me more ready for the weekend. That said, let’s hit the ground running here. In the Greene: Sometimes I just can’t help myself with some guys and I draft them when I probably shouldn’t. That said, I’m excited about Shonn Greene this year for the Jets. Offensive coordinator Tony Sparano told reporters Greene was going to surpass 253 attempt this season. Which was already a lot. When you think about how Reggie Bush rebounded with Sparano in Miami, I’m excited about Greene this year. And with quarterbacks like Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow, you can understand why the Jets will run the ball a lot […]

Star Cardinals WR Larry Fitzgerald didn’t play a role in the team’s selection of Notre Dame wideout Michael Floyd with the No. 13 pick in the NFL Draft, coach Ken Whisenhunt told NFL Network’s Andrew Siciliano.

Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt spent most of last year’s NFL Scouting Combine news conference fielding questions about Arizona’s quarterback position. One year later, nothing has changed.

Yesterday we took a look at the surprising WRs who were targeted the most in Week 3, and also a glance at some surprising trends that brought us names like Andre Caldwell, Davone Bess and Dane Sanzenbacher (Jim Tressel is smiling somewhere). Today, it’s time to spotlight the RBs and take a look at the ‘touch leaders’ for Week 3.

Reports of an imminent labor deal between NFL owners and players might have been exaggerated. Or maybe not. The players — or, more accurately, the NFLPA’s executive committee — are in Washington, where they could vote on a proposed labor deal Thursday. The owners are meeting in Atlanta, examining the deal on their end. Keeping it all straight for you are NFL Network reporter Albert Breer and NFL Network insider Jason La Canfora.

In his weekly chat, NFL.com senior analyst Pat Kirwan addressed a number of questions about what different teams might do when the free agency period gets started after the lockout ends. Kirwan said to expect things to happen almost immediately, because teams will already have spend significant time talking to agents.

What better way to conclude the NFL Coaches USO Tour than by spending the Fourth of July with the troops. Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt, Texans coach Gary Kubiak, former NFL coach and current NFL Network analyst Jim Mora Jr. and former Saints and Colts coach Jim Mora Sr. had an opportunity to do just that Monday in Iraq.

U.S. troops serving in Kuwait pose with (left to right) Houston Texans coach Gary Kubiak, former NFL coach and current NFL Network analyst Jim Mora Jr., former New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts head coach Jim Mora Sr., and Arizona Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt on Friday, July 1, 2011. This is the first USO tour for the group, who join the growing list of NFL coaches to travel overseas on USO entertainment tours.

We know the routine… you listen to sports-talk radio at work Monday through Thursday every week, but Friday is time to rock out. Well, this Friday, you might have a decision to make. Because NFL.com is serving up not one but two podcasts for your listening pleasure.