Calvin Johnson

Tony Romo to miss Cowboys' OTAs after back surgery in April

2013-05-21 07:19:00

Dallas quarterback Tony Romo will miss the Cowboys' off-season workouts during the next three weeks after having what he called a "nagging" cyst removed from his back before the NFL draft last month, the Dallas Morning News is reporting. Romo could be...

Calvin Johnson broke NFL receiving record with broken fingers

2013-05-20 09:49:00

Calvin Johnson isn't making any excuses for a 2012 season in which he scored his lowest number of touchdowns in three years or tied for the second-most dropped passes in the NFL. Not that the Detroit Lions star has to anyway -- setting the all-time...

Chargers' Keenan Allen posts video of self wearing Raiders cap

2013-05-20 13:14:00

Keenan Allen might want to take a quick glance in the mirror before posting another video online. That way he can avoid embarrassing himself like he did with his recent Vine post. No, he didn't have food stuck in his teeth or something hanging out of...

Barry Sanders beats out Adrian Peterson for Madden 25 cover

2013-04-25 07:42:00

Barry Sanders will grace the cover of the latest installment of the mega-popular Madden video football games 15 years after retiring from the NFL. EA Sports had fans vote on who would appear on the front of Madden 25 using a 64-player bracket system --...

Cowboys' Jason Witten sets season receptions record by tight end

2012-12-23 14:29:00

Dallas Cowboys tight end Jason Witten has set a new record for receptions by a tight end in a single season, the second consecutive day a receiving record has fallen in the NFL. Witten made two catches in overtime against New Orleans on Sunday to give...

Arian Foster leaves Texans loss with irregular heartbeat

2012-12-23 14:42:00

Houston Texans star running back Arian Foster left a 23-6 loss to the Minnesota Vikings early in the third quarter because of an irregular heartbeat. Foster said the irregular heartbeat is not a major problem. “I'll be OK,” Foster said....

By and bye, Adrian Peterson, others in NFL come tantalizingly close

2012-12-31 00:00:00

Two thousand steps forward. Two big steps back. On a Sunday when Minnesota's Adrian Peterson became the seventh NFL player to run for 2,000 yards — coming within nine of breaking Eric Dickerson's season rushing record — two teams backpedaled...

Tim Tebow reportedly asks to not be used in Jets' wildcat offense

2012-12-23 18:35:00

No matter how he has played, Tim Tebow has always been regarded as the paragon of sportsmanship and never-say-die persistence. But according to an ESPN report after the Jets’ loss to San Diego on Sunday, Tebow asked out of the wildcat package...

Who is Santa Claus? Our guess is Sam Acho

2012-12-24 07:24:00

OK, it's Christmas Eve, so it's time to smile. And what better way to smile than watching a child receive an amazing present from a 6-foot-3, 257-pound Santa Claus? The Arizona Cardinals are near the end of a disappointing 5-10 season, but that didn't...

Around the NFL, lost causes and found objects

2012-10-01 00:00:00

Who says Tom Brady isn't a great scrambler? The Patriots quarterback was scrambling all over the New England sideline Sunday in Buffalo, frantically searching for his missing helmet before his team's first possession of the third quarter. He couldn't...

Steelers assistant Kirby Wilson suffers severe burns

2012-01-06 17:15:00

Chargers fire defensive coordinator Greg Manusky

2012-01-05 16:54:00

Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz, also a Baltimore native, declined to give specifics when asked about a report by the Detroit News that wide receiver Calvin Johnson played with broken fingers last season.

2013-02-21 00:00:00

Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson tries to stop Major Wright as he runs away with a fumble recovery during the second half.

2012-12-30 00:00:00

Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) makes a catch in front of linebacker Lance Briggs during the first quarter.

2012-12-30 00:00:00