Aaron Hernandez left Gillette Stadium in a walking boot and carrying crutches.

The days leading up to the second week of the NFL season are always interesting, with most owners broken into two groups: those who won their opening game and spent the past few days taking every opportunity to talk fantasy football and those who lost their opening game and spent the past few days wishing the others would shut up already.

Losing in the final seconds at Detroit could have been another blow to the downtrodden St. Louis Rams and their beat-down fan base.

Matthew Stafford stayed cool and calm after the shakiest first half of his career.

Redskins schedule for the 2012 season
Youth and inexperience have taken over the most important position in the NFL.
Peyton Manning has changed his ride, from a Colt to a Bronco.

A year ago this week, as the 2011 draft approached, I wrote that the Washington Redskins desperately needed to "get lucky." At that point, they'd been down for so long that luck seemed to be their only salvation — or at least the quickest way to restore their tarnished reputation.
Rams defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is apologizing to the NFL, to St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher, the Rams organization and football fans in general for running a bounty pool while he was in New Orleans.