By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stevie Johnson found himself in hot water in the Twitterverse after he jokingly said that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un should add another destination for his missiles.
Tight end Dustin Keller moved up in the AFC East standings Friday, and now that he's with the Miami Dolphins he expects to keep climbing.

Tom Brady became the winningest quarterback in postseason play, throwing for three touchdowns Sunday to beat Houston 41-28 and lift the New England Patriots into the AFC championship game.
Bill Belichick insists the rematch of a December game with the Texans will be different.
More rematches ahead.
The Houston Texans are heading back to New England, where their season began to unravel.

The San Francisco 49ers turned a nearly historic collapse into a stunning victory and a playoff berth.

Look out. That familiar sight is the New England Patriots romping through December, looking like a Super Bowl team.
An NFL version of No. 1 vs. No. 2 is set for Monday night when the Houston Texans visit the New England Patriots.
If NFL executives really adore parity, they must be wincing at the early division clinchings by the Broncos, Patriots and Falcons.

Two yards from a touchdown on third down, Tom Brady took the snap and fell to the turf curled around the ball, happy to settle for a field goal.
On the first weekend of December, four teams made the NFL playoffs.
The lasting image from the Bears' trip to San Francisco was 49ers defensive end Aldon Smith running amok.
No more end-zone spikes for a while from Rob Gronkowski.

Alfonzo Dennard watched himself on the video board as he raced 87 yards with an interception for a touchdown. He wanted to see if the star rookie who threw the pass might catch him.