Simeon Rice

An overflow crowd of teammates, coaches and reporters jammed into the Ravens' auditorium yesterday to bid farewell to Jonathan Ogden. But the storied All-Pro offensive tackle wasn't ready to say goodbye completely. In a touching and lighthearted half-...

For a city that had waited patiently for more than a decade for the return of pro football, for so many whose last memory of the NFL in Baltimore was of watching their beloved Colts roll out of town under the cover of darkness, 1996 was a very good year...

When Teddy Schell entered Barrington, he wasn't good enough to start at quarterback for the freshman "B" team. Now the 6-foot-5-inch, 205-pounder enters his senior season as the top-rated quarterback in the state—and with scholarship offers from Indiana,...

JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS 2002 RECORD: 6-10. WHEN: July 25. WHERE: Alltel Stadium, Jacksonville. WHO'S NEW: The only reign the franchise had known was under the all-controlling Tom Coughlin. Enter 40-year-old Jack Del Rio, with six years of coaching...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are so fast, they got ahead of themselves Sunday while dismantling the Oakland Raiders 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII. It took them less than three quarters to start celebrating after they built a 34-3 lead by intercepting NFL MVP...

The Bears aren’t playing the Super Bowl, but what's happening in San Diego still involves Chicago. For example, did you know that the Raiders have a couple of Brian Piccolo award winners? And that the only school with more players on the Tampa Bay roster...

They vowed they would not get caught napping this week, that if, in fact, they lost for the second week in a row, it would not be for a lack of effort. Talk about setting yourself up for disappointment. The Bears did look somewhat better in the effort...

A good, sound, up-to-date NFL team is one that rotates two defensive lines, reasoning that it has a better chance to win with eight fresh pass rushers than four tiring All-Pros. Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning taught that lesson to the Tampa...

For the last two months, Atlanta's left-handed quarterback Michael Vick has been the hottest player in the NFL and the best of all time potentially. Some of us have been suggesting that he already is. Yet, even though Vick has the Falcons up to 8-3-1...

This is a game that figures to go Tampa Bay's way — on a relatively low-scoring day — because the Raiders haven't had time, during a short work week, to make the extensive changes they need to solve the Buccaneers' unconventional defense....

ALL-STATE OFFENSE First team Quarterback: Greg Williams, Bolingbrook, Senior, 6-1, 175 The most exciting game-breaker in the state has amassed 2,550 all-purpose yards including 1,460 rushing, 750 in punt and kick returns while scoring 23 TDs. His top...

The Baltimore Ravens had mapped out their NFL draft strategy a day in advance, and University of Illinois defensive end Simeon Rice was the wild card.Southern California wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson, Illinois linebacker Kevin Hardy, UCLA offensive...