By Elaine Donnelly
Extending sexual misconduct to combat units
Independent voices from the TWT Communities
There were no sighs of relief, no jumps for joy when the New York Jets found out they wouldn't have to worry about Rob Gronkowski this week.
No more end-zone spikes for a while from Rob Gronkowski.

A review of the best and worst performances by the Washington Redskins' defense and some observations after rewatching the TV broadcast of their 33-26 loss to the Minnesota Vikings.
Christian Ponder has wasted no time exhibiting the leadership qualities needed for an NFL quarterback.

While the Minnesota Vikings ate cheesesteaks and acted like tourists, the Philadelphia Eagles savored a division title they clinched from their couches.
Sixteen players, eight in each conference, were fined Friday by the NFL for illegal hits, including Atlanta defensive end Kroy Biermann and Cincinnati linebacker Dhani Jones, each docked $15,000.

In January, Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings were NFL darlings, a feel-good story of a team and a quarterback that finished one play away from the Super Bowl.

Brad Childress is gone, one season after he famously picked up Brett Favre at the airport, got a contract extension and came within a field goal of reaching the Super Bowl. The Vikings fired Childress on Monday, ending an eventful and often tumultuous run with the team marred recently by player unrest, livid fans and a boss angry over everything from his abrupt personnel decisions to a 31-3 loss at home to rival Green Bay on Sunday that dropped Minnesota's record to 3-7.

Brad Childress is gone, one season after he famously picked up Brett Favre at the airport, got a contract extension and came within a field goal of reaching the Super Bowl.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 301 yards with three of his four touchdown passes to Greg Jennings, besting Brett Favre and Minnesota for the second time this season and sending the Green Bay Packers to a 31-3 victory over the skidding Vikings on Sunday.
And on Wednesday, Brett Favre rested. Again. And the Chicago Bears might want to take note.
Minnesota coach Brad Childress says the NFL has apologized for an overturned touchdown that cost the Vikings four points in a four-point loss at Green Bay.
Coach Brad Childress says the Minnesota Vikings were not trying to run up the score late in last season's 34-3 playoff victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
The St. Louis Rams earned their first victory of the season _ without Steven Jackson. They hope their star running back is on the field instead of the sideline next week.
Brett Favre is back on the field with the Vikings.
He's not out there playing with us," tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said when asked on Sunday about Childress's status.
"We're 3-7," tight end Visanthe Shiancoe said in an impassioned postgame blasting of the team on Sunday. "You go 3-7 you always want to blame somebody else. Sometimes you can't blame somebody else. Sometimes you have to focus on yourself and what you're doing wrong. And that's everybody. Not just one individual. Not just a couple of guys. It's everybody."