Good movie. Saw it last night. You’ll get a hard-hitting football movie featuring no less than Sandra Bullock, Kathy Bates and Tim McGraw. It’s called The Blind Side, and it might be the Rudy of the new millenium. Found at YouTube from ClevverMovies.

Minnesota musical genius Prince has written a tribute song to our very own Minnesota Vikings as the make a push for the Super Bowl. Found at YouTube from ProjectPangea. Fox 9’s news report:

Quarterback Brett Favre sings Pants On The Ground in Minnesota Vikings locker room after defeating the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Divisional Playoff game, 34-3. Found at YouTube from PantsOnTheGround.

A television intro for CBS’ coverage of the 1970 NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Detroit Lions and the Dallas Cowboys…yeah, Detroit! Found at YouTube from nycretroguy. A television intro for NBC’s coverage of the National Football League, circa 1973. Found at YouTube from KNS1996DFS via David Brauer. And here’s one for CBS from 1976. Found [...]

I guess I always assumed Tom Brady was going to hell but I figured it’d be for cheating. Found at Breitbart.tv.

Slate V imagines what pro football would look like if it was played inside the classic video game The Oregon Trail.

Ever wonder how the EA SPORTS team determines the Rookie Ratings? NFL newbies Knowshon Moreno and Matt Stafford tried twisting their way to a high “Stamina” rating. Found at YouTube from EASPORTS.

Thanks to the NFL’s Mentoring Program, the Lions got to spend a fun-filled day with the pros learning to catch, tackle. Found at YouTube from TheOnion.

Shaquille O’Neal challenges the world’s elite athletes…at their own game. In the premier episode, Shaq visits NFL quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. Found at Hulu.

I didn’t expect him to stay retired and I did expect him to sign with the Vikings and I thought he’d wait till training camp was over.  I was right. Brett Favre is in the Twin Cities right now and is expected to be wearing purple (or red) and practicing at Winter Park this afternoon. [...]