Mike Singletary has been a trainer, a teacher, a motivational speaker and three-time author since retiring from the Chicago Bears in 1992. On Tuesday, he added “NFL head coach” to his résumé, a title he’s wanted for years but one he admitted was harder to attain than he thought it would be.

Nothing about the Seahawks’ slip-slidin’ away season has gone as expected. But this week, the Seahawks are stepping into another team’s misery as they prepare to face the 49ers in San Francisco. The 49ers’ abrupt firing of coach Mike Nolan on Monday is a situation the Seahawks helped create, and one they eventually could resolve.

Pro Bowl tight end Kellen Winslow drew a one-game suspension for his angry comments concerning his treatment by Browns General Manager Phil Savage following Sunday’s 14-11 loss to the Washington Redskins.

It did not look good Monday night when Patriots safety Rodney Harrison dropped to the ground, and it is not. Harrison suffered a season-ending, and potentially career-ending, torn quad muscle.

Brett Favre isn’t immune to some punishment at practice. The New York Jets quarterback fumbled a snap from Nick Mangold on Sunday morning and knew what was coming next: his first penalty lap.

Well, its over. For Brett Favre in Green Bay that is. Finally.

Head coach Mike McCarthy, after going through a flip flopping marathon circus (you can’t come back, yeah you can, you can’t compete for the job, yeah you can) seems to have finally settled on a position regarding Favre

Receiver Steve Smith was suspended two games by the Carolina Panthers after a training camp fight with cornerback Ken Lucas.

Smith, a three-time Pro Bowl selection, will continue to practice when training camp resumes Monday…

The Dallas Cowboys said Friday that they will waive veteran receiver Terry Glenn, who resisted signing an injury clause after missing most of last season with a right knee injury.

Oftentimes during arguments, people say things that they think are meaningful that in actuality don’t even make any sense. A great example of this can be found in any argument regarding whether a football player is a “product of a system.”

Pro Bowler Jason Taylor is heading to Washington. On Sunday the Washington Redskins acquired six-time Pro Bowler Jason Taylor from the Miami Dolphins for a second round draft pick in 2009 and sixth-round selection in 2010.