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.

Dave Dameshek is outraged over Ben Roethlisberger‘s No. 41 ranking in NFL Network’s “The Top 100 Players of 2011.” What say you, NFL Network experts?

What — if any — separation exists between Nnamdi Asomugha and Darrelle Revis as the NFL’s best cornerback?

It it’s Monday (and we’re sorry to say it is), that means it’s time to review Sunday night’s episode of NFL Network’s “Top 100 Players of 2011” series.

If you’re putting a board together of all the quarterbacks thought to be available in free agency or via a trade this offseason, I think the first person every team is looking at is Kevin Kolb.

NFL Network analyst and Super Bowl MVP Kurt Warner believes Tony Romo is among the NFL’s elite at his position.

We’ve spent a considerable amount of time — and, for the forseeable future, will continue to do so — discussing the quarterbacks expected to eventually be available in both free agency and trades.

Who were the best undrafted players since 1970? The Total Access crew counts that down. Want a hint on who is No. 1? Well, he’s a quarterback. Just not the quarterback that you would expect.

By virtue of taking Cam Newton with the first overall pick of the 2011 NFL Draft, the Panthers have put their stock in the Auburn QB developing into a franchise player. So Newton was the pick, but now the question is, was he the right pick?

Virginia Commonwealth’s basketball team went from play-in bubble team to the Final Four, and has become the talk of the sporting world. But Cinderella runs are not just limited to college hoops. The NFL has had its share or memorable Cinderella teams, and we will count them down right now.

Tiki Barber wants to make a return to the NFL. And after a quick check of the calendar, yep, it is still only March 8.

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).

NFL Network has exclusive coverage of the NFL Combine in Indianapolis starting on Thursday, Feb. 24 at 12:30 p.m.

The crowd at Cowboys Stadium is ready to cheer for anything. A Steelers player flashes on the big screen, huge ovation from the Steelers fans. And the same thing for the partisan Packers fan cheering anything Green Bay-related on the big board.

Donovan McNabb’s up-and-down first season in Washington ended in his benching for the team’s final three games, a report he will ask for his release, and the expectation among many he won’t be back for another go-round.