Former Panthers center Curtis Whitley, a Clemson alum, has passed away. No immediate causes given yet, but it's somewhat expected to be related to substance abuse.

A 25-year-old American football linebacker, Lofa Tatupu, has extended his stay with the Seattle Seahawks for another 6 years. He signed a contract for $42 million which includes more than $18 million in guarantees.

An American defensive tackle, Dan Klecko, has changed not only the team but also his position on the field.

An American football tight end, Bubba Franks, agreed to terms (a one-year, $1.65 million contract) with the New York Jets. Franks will be the Jets' No. 2 tight end behind Chris Baker.

CBS is doing a special on Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard and wife Mary at 3:30. It will be about his "remarkable journey", and I assume it will focus on or at least highlight the football player's battle with Crohn's Disease.

In a game that spawned the term "slobber knocker," is there a limit to the amount of impact a football player's head can handle before the player suffers a concussion"

It's fantasy football season! And just in time for the frenzy, Assistant Professor of Operations Management Michael Fry and MSQA student Andrew Lundberg published their results in the Journal of Quantitative Analysis in Sports.