Five Funky Facts 1. People might think Green Bay or Chicago is the oldest pro football franchise, but the Cardinals were founded in 1898 and in 1920 became a charter member of the National Football League, known then as the American Professional Football Association. The Cardinals are America's oldest professional football franchise still in existence. ...more

January 31, 2009

Sometimes, life is a much harder game to play than professional football. ...more

January 31, 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have hired former Boston College head coach Jeff Jagodzinski as their offensive coordinator. ...more

January 29, 2009

Heisman Trophy winner and All-Pro wide receiver Tim Brown retired from professional football in 2004 with enough laurels to fill a room. ...more

January 27, 2009

Fifth-grade pen pals from eight Tampa Bay area schools learned a lesson in diversity and enjoyed the company of several NFL football players Monday morning at Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School. ...more

January 27, 2009

Fifth-grade pen pals from eight Tampa Bay area schools learned a lesson in diversity and enjoyed the company of various NFL football players this morning at Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School. ...more

January 26, 2009

Regina Henschel did not fully grasp her fiance's love for football until the couple began making wedding plans for Oct. 16, 1976. ...more

January 26, 2009

Herm Edwards, the head coach of the Kansas City Chiefs during the worst two-year span in team history, was fired Friday. ...more

January 24, 2009

What does a season-ending, four-game slide that keeps an NFL team away from a playoff berth cost? ...more

January 22, 2009

Baltimore defensive coordinator Rex Ryan was hired as the coach of the New York Jets on Monday, a day after the Ravens lost in the AFC Championship Game. ...more

January 20, 2009