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Much has been made of Charles Woodson getting his number 24 out of the clutches of Tracy Porter. Woodson has every intention of getting it but Porter has been reluctant to simply let him have it. "There's always an open door to negotiating," said Tracy Porter. "It's not something I'm doing purposely. I'm not trying to make him wear No. 49 or anything like that. Everything has to work itself out, and hopefully it will and we'll take it from there. It's not a big deal right now. It's not like we've got a game tomorrow. We have until September to get his number." When pressed for what price Porter would demand to relinquish the number, he said "I don't know. I really don't know. I'll have to think about that." Now Darelle Revis has given Porter some food for thought as he has set the going rate to retrieve the number 24 -- $50,000. That's what Revis gave his new Falcons teammate, Mark Barron, to pry him away from the number 24, which Revis had worn for the first six seasons of his All Pro career. Woodson had worn the number 21 the past seven seasons in Green Bay but the first eight seasons of his career, he wore the number 24 in Silver and Black. Now he wants it back but he has to go Previous to this latest transaction, he had hoped he wouldn't have to fork over anything. "The 24, I think it'll eventually work itself out so I'm really not too worried about it right now," said Woodson. "I really ain't trying to pay nothing, but we'll see what happens." Well, paying nothing may be less of an option now that a monetary figure has been set. Follow @LeviDamien

Lamar Neagle took part in the United Way's Celebrity Softball Classic over the weekend, raising over 1.2 million dollars to end child homelessness while playing softball with some of Seattle's best.

Tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent yet another surgery Tuesday as part of an offseason filled with procedures aimed at patching the New England Patriots star back together. This surgery was to address a problematic back. The surgery was said to have gone well and now the surgeon who performed the procedure, Dr. Robert Watkins, has…

Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski underwent surgery Tuesday in Los Angeles to remove a portion of Gronk’s troublesome disk. According to many sources the surgery went well for the tight end, who now begins his recovery. The standard recovery time for this type of surgery is 12 weeks, which would run into the regular season. His status for the start of the season is in question, but some sources believe he could return in time. It is a wait and see game with Gronkowski, if he begins the season on the PUP list then he will miss the first 6 games of the season, but that is a long way off. We will wait patiently and see if Gronk will make the beginning of the season or not. Best wishes Gronk!

State and local police spent hours at the home of New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez on Tuesday night as another group of officers searched an industrial park about a mile away where a body was discovered the day before.

Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was reportedly question by the police regarding a murder investigation. Hernandez is not the suspect. The police descended upon Hernandez’s home Tuesday night one day after finding a body in the industrial park Monday evening. Reports say a rental car linked to Hernandez is tied to the death. The police searched Hernandez’s home and finally left around 9:30 p.m. We will continue to update the site when news continue to come out about Aaron Hernandez. The scene at Hernandez house Police entering Hernandez’s house

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While the NFC West and NFC North look like the divisions most likely to produce a playoff opponent for the Dallas Cowboys, the NFC South appears to be headed for a down year despite the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers off-season improvements. The Saints are still recovering on defense from the bounty scandal and losing out on a 2nd round pick in the 2013 draft. New Orleans appears to have a problem at one of their tackle spots even if small school stud Terron Armstead starts for them. The Panthers, meanwhile, have problems in their secondary and an aging offensive line that struggled to open holes in 2012 for a running game that excelled in 2011. It isn't clear if Ted Ginn Jr. and the other receivers can pick up the slack for a declining Steve Smith in Carolina. To top all of these issues off, the Panthers have a very tough schedule to look forward to this season. Until the Panthers can improve their secondary and offensive line, they're likely to struggle. Only Cam Newton playing absolutely lights out gives them a shot at making some noise.The Bucs meanwhile, have put together the best secondary in the division through the draft and by trading for All-Pro cornerback Darrel Revis. While the Bucs' have an excellent running game featuring Doug Martin, their primary problems are uncertainty along the offensive line and quarterback Josh Freeman's turnover-prone ways. In any case Freedman has Mike Glennon pushing him this season so he may perform better than last year. ATLANTA FALCONS Season summary: Atlanta appears to have the easiest path to the Super Bowl of any contender -- but that’s why they play the games. The Falcons still have a few depth issues in their secondary and a pass rush that could stand to improve. Nonetheless it’s a passing league and the Ryan-White-Jones combo combined with Stephen Jackson closing out games should propel them into the playoffs once again. The question is will they have the toughness to make it all the way to the Super Bowl. My guess is they lose in the playoffs again, without a return to the NFC title game. Out of all the teams the Cowboys match up well against in the playoffs taking on Atlanta in the Dome would be my preference. 1 09/08 SUN @NO W 34 - 30 1-0Dirty Birds beat their biggest division rivals 2 09/15 SUN STL W 31 - 24 2-0Feisty Rams put up a fight, pressure Ryan until late 3 09/22 SUN @MIA L 27 - 26 2-1Fins pressure Ryan, hand Falcons first loss of the season 4 09/29 SUN NE L 30 - 27 2-2Super Bowl preview? Maybe not 5 10/07 MON* NYJ W 33 - 17 3-2The Jets begin their 'suck for Clowney' campaign 6 10/13 SUN BYE 7 10/20 SUN TB W 26 - 13 4-2Falcons beat down Bucs, pick off Freeman often 8 10/27 SUN @ARI W 24 - 23 5-2Peterson battling Julio Jones all day. Get your popcorn ready 9 11/04 MON* @CAR L 36 - 31 5-3Kitties pull off biggest upset of their season. Falcons stumble 10 11/10 SUN SEA W 33 - 28 7-3Seahawks pressure Ryan in this playoff game preview 11 11/17 SUN @TB W 27 - 17 8-3Bucs just lack the weapons to keep up with Atlanta 12 11/24 SUN NO L 31 - 30 8-4Saints edge Falcons in a barn burner 13 12/01 SUN @BUF W 37 - 23 9-4The Bills suck, badly need more pass rush and E.J. Manuel to develop fast 14 12/08 SUN @GB W 36 - 31 10-4Packers top Dirty Birds in NFC title game preview? 15 12/15 SUN WAS W 29 - 17 11-4Falcons hand Skins a late season loss that hurts their playoff hopes 16 12/23 MON @SF W 34 - 30 11-4Falcons motivated for this one after last year's NFC title loss 17 12/29 SUN CAR W 30 - 26 12-4Panthers are pretty much done by this point with Rivera on his way out the door NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 8-8 2nd place finish, miss playoffs for second consecutive seasonSeason summary: Rob Ryan's 'confusing' defense is the biggest question mark for this team, along with some turnover along the offensive line. The offense should keep humming and in fact might be better in the running game this year. I do foresee a few embarassing losses though, possibly to the Rams or even

So is there anything we can do as a community to initiate a redesign of the Bengals current team logo? Every time I see that horrible "B" instead of the traditional Tiger/Tiger head I cringe. Maybe I'm just not hip, but is there really anyone who thinks that thing is not a complete embarrassment? Can we start a petition or make up some protest t-shirts or have a letter writing campaign or something? Am I way off base here? How does everybody else feel about it?

With all due respect to the San Francisco 49ers, Seattle Seahawks, Chicago Bears and others, Cleveland Browns rookie linebacker Barkevious Mingo believes the Cleveland Browns could have the best defensive unit in the league this season. According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Mingo believes the Browns have the pieces in place…