By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
The secret meetings and late-night flights on private jets might still be a part of this year's NFL marketplace.
The Carolina Panthers hired New York Giants senior pro personnel analyst David Gettleman as their new general manager to end their lengthy search to fill the position.
As the guy who drafted Peyton Manning, Bill Polian knows something about quarterbacks.
Tim Tebow has been out with two broken ribs and maybe a bruised ego.
The Philadelphia Eagles will place wide receiver DeSean Jackson on injured reserve after he sustained multiple rib fractures in Monday night's loss to Carolina.

The Philadelphia Eagles will place wide receiver DeSean Jackson on injured reserve after he sustained multiple rib fractures in Monday night's loss to Carolina.
Working overtime.
The NFL said the 76-yard punt return by Denver's Trindon Holliday against Carolina on Sunday should have been ruled a touchback, not a touchdown.
DeAngelo Williams was not pleased when he learned that the Carolina Panthers were deemed the Washington Redskins' "homecoming" opponent.

This makes two weeks in a row now I've felt sorry for Robert Griffin III. It's not easy to feel sorry for someone who has it all — fame, fortune, brains, personality, good looks. But this is Griffin's first time around the NFL block and, well, somebody has to look out for him. The Redskins don't always seem to.
Though some might argue that fourth-ranked Notre Dame has been more lucky than good at times this season, especially in its triple overtime victory against Pittsburgh, coach Brian Kelly doesn't believe that.

Robert Griffin III doesn't care much for comparisons. He's unique in so many ways, and he knows it. A comparison establishes boundaries. He's not interested.
Ballot and comments from AP Pro 32 panel voter Bob Glauber of Newsday.
The New York Giants sure feel at home at Cowboys Stadium.
Panthers owner Jerry Richardson sat down in his office Sunday night with Marty Hurney and posed two questions to the franchise's longtime general manager: Why are the Panthers 1-5 and when are they going to get better?