As part of the continuing celebration of the NFL draft’s 75th anniversary, some of the teams’ picks on Friday will be announced by a legend from that franchise.

Have Pete Carroll and the Seahawks found in Charlie Whitehurst what they found in Matt Hasselbeck nine years ago?

Despite the vote of confidence from Ken Whisenhunt, NFL Network analysts Jamie Dukes and Rod Woodson believe Derek Anderson will ultimately win out as the starting QB for the Cardinals over Matt Leinart.

Much of Wednesday’s production meeting for NFL Total Access was dedicated to Tim Tebow, who will be a focal point of the show today at 7 p.m. ET. Get the latest from analysts Mike Mayock and Charley Casserly on Tebow’s pro day performance.

The two-day, bracket-style look at the best acquisition of the offseason came to a conclusion Tuesday, with an overtime winner: Anquan Boldin.

NFL Total Access broke out its NFL offseason bracket on Monday, launching the debate as to who is the top offseason acquisition (in trades or free agency) so far.

Now that LaDainian Tomlinson has signed with the New York Jets, it leaves us almost six months of time to speculate on whether the move will pay off. There’s no time like now to get started.

In the spirit of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, our friends at NFL Total Access will unveil an NFL free-agency bracket of their own on Monday’s show.

Saints safety Darren Sharper continues to amaze. During a season in which he already has returned an interception 97 yards for a touchdown, Sharper picked off a Mark Sanchez pass intended for Dustin Keller at the Jets’ 1-yard line Sunday and took it 99 yards to the house for his 10th career interception return for a score.

The Heinz Field crowd quiet? It was nearly silent during the halftime celebration honoring new Hall of Famer Rod Woodson.

Another list, another cause for outrage and debate.

The green room backstage — which is the black-and-gold room here — is brimming with celebrities, including country-music singer Tim McGraw and his wife, Faith Hill; former Raiders WR Tim Brown and 2009 Hall of Fame inductee Rod Woodson.

In a few hours, downtown Pittsburgh will be transformed into a giant party, courtesy NFL Opening Kickoff 2009 Presented by EA Sports. For now, things appear relatively normal.

There are rules for regular quarterbacks, and then there are Vick Rules. Defenses will have to learn the Vick Rules and containing Michael Vick in the pocket. You’ll see it’s a totally different set of rules.

In typical Rod Woodson style, the Hall of Fame inductee walked to the podium and began his induction speech by saying his presenter “made me sound better than I am, I’ll tell you that.”