http://www.mail.com/people/27534-russell-wilson.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/27534-russell-wilson.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048556-10-things-to-nfl-draft.html NEW YORK (AP) — The most exciting few minutes of the NFL draft came on Day 2. In the span of a few minutes early in Friday night's second round, the San Diego Chargers caused draftniks at Radio City Music Hall to let out a roar with the selection of Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. Just when things were settling down, the New York Jets announced their pick — quar... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 13:55:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048556-10-things-to-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-27T13:55:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048312-10-things-to-nfl-draft.html NEW YORK (AP) — The most exciting few minutes of the NFL draft came on Day 2. In the span of a few minutes early in Friday night's second round, the San Diego Chargers caused draftniks at Radio City Music Hall to let out a roar with the selection of Notre Dame's Manti Te'o. Just when things were settling down, the New York Jets announced their pick — quar... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 07:17:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2048312-10-things-to-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-27T07:17:28Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1991126-raiders-acquire-qb-matt-flynn-seahawks.html ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders are changing directions at quarterback once again. The Raiders acquired Seattle backup Matt Flynn on Monday for draft picks, bringing an end to Carson Palmer's brief tenure as starter in Oakland even before they are done paying the steep price they dealt to acquire him. "Matt's one of those gu... Mon, 01 Apr 2013 23:19:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1991126-raiders-acquire-qb-matt-flynn-seahawks.html 2013-04-01T23:19:25Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1946678-ap-sources-vikings-trade-percy-harvin-to-seahawks.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Percy Harvin is headed to Seattle, and Adrian Peterson isn't happy about it. Harvin, Minnesota's moody and multi-talented young wide receiver, will join the Seahawks for a package of draft picks that includes Seattle's first-round selection next month, No. 25 overall. Two people with knowledge of the deal confirmed the details Monday to... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:24:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1946678-ap-sources-vikings-trade-percy-harvin-to-seahawks.html 2013-03-11T23:24:41Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1864448-super-bowl-watch-nfl-awards-real-fun-to.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around the Super Bowl and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: REAL FUN TO COME The NFL's best have been mingling with celebrities, signing autographs for adoring fans and enjoying all the festivities New Orlean... Sun, 03 Feb 2013 04:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1864448-super-bowl-watch-nfl-awards-real-fun-to.html 2013-02-03T04:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1864720-griffin-beats-luck-wilson.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins has won The Associated Press 2012 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award, beating out two other sensational first-year quarterbacks. Griffin, whose thrill-a-minute combination of running and passing skills led Washington to its first NFC East title in 13 years, pulled away from Andrew Luck o... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1864720-griffin-beats-luck-wilson.html 2013-02-02T23:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850234-nfc-blows-afc-62-35-pro-bowl-hawaii.html HONOLULU (AP) — A handful of shenanigans and plenty of points — yet still another ho-hum Pro Bowl. Whether the NFL's all-star game will return next season is something the league will ponder the next few months after the NFC's 62-35 blowout of the AFC on Sunday. "It's been an unbelievable week," Seattle rookie quarterback Russell Wilson said, "And the thi... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 13:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850234-nfc-blows-afc-62-35-pro-bowl-hawaii.html 2013-01-28T13:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850558-players-defend-pro-bowl-62-35-nfc-win.html HONOLULU (AP) — After a week in Hawaii and a blowout game, the NFL's all-stars are defending the Pro Bowl as a worthy reward for top players who don't make the Super Bowl. "I hope we keep it here and keep it here for a long time," Minnesota tight end Kyle Rudolph said after winning Pro Bowl MVP in a 62-35 NFC win on Sunday. Rudolph called the award icing ... Mon, 28 Jan 2013 08:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1850558-players-defend-pro-bowl-62-35-nfc-win.html 2013-01-28T08:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1822950-suddenly-unwanted-tebow-uncertain-nfl-future.html NEW YORK (AP) — From nearly unstoppable to nearly invisible. Tim Tebow was two wins from the Super Bowl a year ago. Now, he's pretty much a player without a team — likely to be released by the New York Jets after one frustrating season and his hometown team in Jacksonville already pulling in the welcome mat. Even Tebow doesn't know how... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 00:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1822950-suddenly-unwanted-tebow-uncertain-nfl-future.html 2013-01-16T00:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818930-falcons-falter-then-rally-seahawks-30-28.html ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan won't have to answer that question anymore. Neither will Tony Gonzalez. They're both playoff winners. Finally. Ryan got over the postseason hump in his fifth season, guiding the Atlanta Falcons to an improbable comeback in the final half-minute for a 30-28 victory over the gritty Seattle Seahawks in an NFC divisional game Sunday. ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 07:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818930-falcons-falter-then-rally-seahawks-30-28.html 2013-01-14T07:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818204-title-games-feature-ravens-pats-49ers-falcons.html One game is a rematch. The other might feel like one — at least to one of the teams. For the second straight year in the AFC, the New England Patriots will host the Baltimore Ravens with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. In the NFC, it will be San Francisco traveling to Atlanta, with the Falcons defense trying to stop a versatile, running quarterback ... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 02:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818204-title-games-feature-ravens-pats-49ers-falcons.html 2013-01-14T02:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818116-column-tears-joy-gonzalez-finally-wins.html The old pro was on the sideline, resigned to the fact that this would turn out like so many games of the past. In the 16 years Tony Gonzalez has played tight end in the NFL, so many seasons ended early that he couldn't expect this one to be any different. If football is a cruel game, it had been even crueler to Gonzalez. No matter what he did, no matter h... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 01:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1818116-column-tears-joy-gonzalez-finally-wins.html 2013-01-14T01:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1817704-bryants-late-fg-lifts-falcons-seattle-30-28.html ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Bryant pumped his fist and celebrated atop the Falcons logo in the middle of the field. Tony Gonzalez broke down in tears. Matt Ryan relished the thought of not having to answer a familiar question. The Atlanta Falcons finally showed they could win a playoff game. And, wow, what a game it was! After a meltdown in the fourth quarter, th... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 23:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1817704-bryants-late-fg-lifts-falcons-seattle-30-28.html 2013-01-13T23:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803416-wilson-seahawks-top-redskins-24-14-rg3-hurt.html LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Either way, a rookie quarterback was going to make it to the second round of the playoffs. The losing team would go home disappointed, but with the knowledge that its rookie did more than enough to prove that bright days are ahead. If it only it were that tidy. The first part still holds. Russell Wilson is indeed the last rookie QB st... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803416-wilson-seahawks-top-redskins-24-14-rg3-hurt.html 2013-01-07T08:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803412-big-boys.html Here come the big boys. The NFL's wild-card weekend is over, with nary an upset. Moving on are division winners Green Bay, Houston and Baltimore, along with NFC West runner-up Seattle and the only rookie quarterback still standing: Russell Wilson. Ahead are some daunting challenges as the Ravens visit Denver, the Texans go to New England, the Packers head to San Francisco and the Seahawks journ... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 08:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803412-big-boys.html 2013-01-07T08:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803066-rg3-hurt-seattle-tops-redskins-24-14-playoffs.html LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Russell Wilson raced ahead to throw the final block on Marshawn Lynch's fourth-quarter, go-ahead touchdown run, doing just enough to get in the way of the Washington Redskins safety near the goal line. Less than a minute later, Robert Griffin III's knee buckled as he tried to field a bad shotgun snap, the pain so bad that he didn't ev... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803066-rg3-hurt-seattle-tops-redskins-24-14-playoffs.html 2013-01-07T02:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803170-seahawks-wilson-rookie-qb-left-playoffs.html Wild-card weekend is over in the NFL playoffs, and Seattle's Russell Wilson is the lone rookie quarterback remaining. And, Wilson's Seahawks made a pretty good case that they might be here a while. Wilson teamed with Marshawn Lynch to lead Seattle to a 24-14 comeback victory over the Washington Redskins, who finished the game Sunday without Robert Griffin... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 02:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803170-seahawks-wilson-rookie-qb-left-playoffs.html 2013-01-07T02:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803202-column-wilson-stands-tall-rookie-qb-left.html This was always going to be one of those once in a decade quarterback classes, even before Russell Wilson announced his arrival from what is arguably the loneliest outpost in the NFL. Everyone expected big things out of Robert Griffin III and Andrew Luck. Wilson was more of a pleasant surprise, catapulted from third-round obscurity to what passes for foot... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 01:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803202-column-wilson-stands-tall-rookie-qb-left.html 2013-01-07T01:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803032-redskins-lead-seattle-14-13-halftime.html LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-13 lead over the Seattle Seahawks after the second quarter of their NFC wild-card game on Sunday. Griffin capped the Redskins' only two drives of the first quarter against the NFL's top-rated scoring defense with ... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1803032-redskins-lead-seattle-14-13-halftime.html 2013-01-06T22:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802968-redskins-lead-seattle-14-0-1st-quarter.html LANDOVER, Md. (AP) — Robert Griffin III threw two 4-yard touchdown passes in his first career playoff game to give the Washington Redskins a 14-0 lead over the Seattle Seahawks after the first quarter of their NFC wild-card game. Griffin capped the Redskins' only two drives of the quarter against the NFL's top-rated defense with short tosses to running ba... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:47:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802968-redskins-lead-seattle-14-0-1st-quarter.html 2013-01-06T21:47:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802014-texans-beat-bengals-packers-rout-vikings.html More rematches ahead. After Green Bay routed Minnesota 24-10 Saturday night, it set up a trip to San Francisco. The 49ers beat the Packers at Lambeau Field to open the season. The Packers didn't let 2,000-yard rusher Adrian Peterson run over them again. Indeed, Packers fullback John Kuhn had a bigger impact with two touchdowns. ... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 03:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1802014-texans-beat-bengals-packers-rout-vikings.html 2013-01-06T03:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798434-pass-happy-nfl-helps-to-to.html ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — As a wideout, Santana Moss wants Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III to throw the ball as much as possible, of course, preferably in his direction. As a football player hoping to advance in the playoffs, Moss wants the Redskins to do what they've done as well as anyone in the NFL this season: run, run, run. "That's big t... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1798434-pass-happy-nfl-helps-to-to.html 2013-01-03T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1797256-rodgers-flacco-wild-card-rarities.html Aaron Rodgers has won a Super Bowl and an MVP award. Joe Flacco has been to the playoffs in all five of his pro seasons. They will be the rarities this weekend when three rookie quarterbacks, two in their second NFL seasons, and one veteran who has yet to appear in the postseason will lead the other teams in the wild-card round. Seahaw... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 10:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1797256-rodgers-flacco-wild-card-rarities.html 2013-01-03T10:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796486-colts-luck-wants-to-1st-playoff-game.html INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Luck spent his rookie season dealing with the harsh realities of the NFL. The hand-picked successor to Peyton Manning took the hard knocks with a smile, dusted himself off and emerged as the tough, talented competitor Indianapolis coaches and scouts expected when they drafted him with the No. 1 overall pick. ... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 21:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796486-colts-luck-wants-to-1st-playoff-game.html 2013-01-02T21:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796184-playoff-picks-packers-good-bet-this-time.html Six days after Adrian Peterson blistered them for nearly 200 yards and helped lift his team to a stunning playoff berth, the Green Bay Packers get another taste of "A.D." This time, they will deal with "All Day" Peterson at Lambeau Field. And in the playoffs. The stakes are similar to last week for the Vikings, who would have been out of the playoffs had ... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 19:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1796184-playoff-picks-packers-good-bet-this-time.html 2013-01-02T19:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794638-regular-season-winners-champions.html DENVER (AP) — The Denver Broncos and Atlanta Falcons, who tied for the league's best record at 13-3, are well aware of one of the NFL's biggest truisms: more often than not, the regular season is for suckers. Over the last decade, just two of the 13 teams that had the best regular season record — or tied for the best mark — went on to win the Super Bowl: ... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1794638-regular-season-winners-champions.html 2013-01-01T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793056-jaguars-fire-gm-gene-smith-4-seasons.html JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — After four years of futility, the Jacksonville Jaguars are heading in a different direction. Coach Mike Mularkey might not be around for the move. The Jaguars fired general manager Gene Smith on Monday after four disappointing seasons, including the worst year in franchise history. Mularkey could be next. ... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 17:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793056-jaguars-fire-gm-gene-smith-4-seasons.html 2012-12-31T17:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792686-ap-falls-short-dickerson-wilson-ties-manning.html Adrian Peterson nearly ran into the NFL record book, falling 9 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson's single-season rushing mark. Peterson had 199 yards and a touchdown in Minnesota's 37-34 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, becoming the seventh NFL player to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. He needed 208 when the day began to top Dickerson'... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 02:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1792686-ap-falls-short-dickerson-wilson-ties-manning.html 2012-12-31T02:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1787704-peyton-manning-peterson-pro-bowl.html NEW YORK (AP) — Peyton Manning and Adrian Peterson want to cap their sensational comebacks with Super Bowl appearances. For now, they can be proud of Pro Bowl spots. So can Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III, one of two rookies chosen Wednesday for the Jan. 27 NFL all-star game. Manning missed all of the 2011 season with neck and back problems that r... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 01:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1787704-peyton-manning-peterson-pro-bowl.html 2012-12-27T01:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1785874-column-seattle-sleepless-its-loud.html That dull roar still rumbling between your ears a day later is not your imagination. It's the echo from the 49ers-Seahawks game Sunday night, when an already notoriously loud hometown crowd outdid itself. How? Start with CenturyLink Field, a U-shaped stadium with cantilevered roofs extending over most of the 67,000 seats in the grandstands, a configuratio... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 01:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1785874-column-seattle-sleepless-its-loud.html 2012-12-25T01:32:00Z