Just months after leading the Pittsburgh Steelers to a narrow and exciting victory in Super Bowl XLIII, heralded Quarterback Ben Roethlisberger now finds himself immersed in a much more tense and daunting struggle to salvage his reputation, his legacy, and quite possibly even his very freedom, as serious charges of sexual misconduct have recently been levied against him. Roethlisberger has been accused of sexual assault by Andrea McNulty, a Harrah’s hotel employee who claims that the two-time Super Bowl winning [...]

From co-MVP, face of an NFL franchise, and mere yards away from ultimate Super Bowl glory, to sleeping with the enemy, the taking of two lives, and the untimely and tragic demise of a legendary NFL iron-man. Unfathomable tragedy recently struck the NFL community as Steve “Air” McNair was found shot to death in his rented condo by his mistress, Sahel Kazemi, in Nashville, Tennessee on Independence Day. On a day when we as a community should have been celebrating [...]

Domenik Hixon: Unfortunately I expect him to rise up the charts through training camp and pre-season (so he might not be available in the later rounds) but he should be the starter opposite Steve Smith in New York.  This guy is entering his 4th season and he was pretty raw coming out of the University of Akron.  Hixon is lightning fast and if he can play tough he should catch a lot of passes.  Last year he had 43 catches [...]

Written By: JoJo The Wonder Chicken The pomp has pomped, the circumstance has circumstanced, the dust has settled, Al Davis has regained his faculties (ok, kidding there), and the 2009 NFL Draft is in the books. All the cool kids seem to be taking this opportunity to scrutinize the hits and misses to within an inch of their lives, so here at Pecking Order we’re going to follow in the footsteps of Mel Kiper’s hair and rank each team’s draft. [...]

Nothing is more compelling to a fantasy owner than pulling off the perfect trade. Getting rid of a player just before he regresses or adding that final piece right before a statistical explosion are tools fantasy owners are constantly trying to master. However, with each owner trying to achieve the same goals, trades can be difficult to complete. There are a few tricks to the trade that will help you assemble the best roster for your squad. Analyze All Depth [...]

In the second installment of the off-season edition of The Ambulance Chaser I am going to look at a top running back that suffered a down year due to injury last season. Over the past few years LaDainian Tomlinson has been a mainstay as the top running back (and player) taken in the draft, but he suffered through an injury plagued campaign in 2008 that left owners wishing they hadn’t wasted the first overall pick. What fantasy owners need to [...]

Zack Miller, the 6th pick of the 2nd round in the 2007 draft, will be heading into his 3rd year in the NFL. While we shouldn’t put too much credence into Oakland’s draft picks, this happens to be one pick they got right. Miller has grown steadily in his first two years after leaving Arizona State. In his rookie season he caught 44 balls for 444 yards and 3 tds. In his sophomore season in 2008, he caught 56 passes [...]