The Sam Bradford era began with promise. Then Larry Fitzgerald went and spoiled it.

Matt Leinart has agreed to a one-year deal with the Houston Texans, according to agent Tom Condon.

The mother of "The Brady Bunch," a former NFL quarterback, one of the self-proclaimed "guidos" from "Jersey Shore" and the daughter of Sarah Palin are among the celebrities who will cha-cha-cha on the 11th season of "Dancing with the Stars."

The way Matt Leinart sees it, he's done all he can. Now, it's simply up to his coach, and Ken Whisenhunt wasn't giving any clues.

Drew Brees turned to his wife when he woke up and asked: "Did yesterday really happen?" The Saints and their fans awoke Monday to the realization that the once lovable losers from New Orleans were Super Bowl champions for the first time in the club's 43-year history after Sunday's 31-17 triumph over the Indianapolis Colts.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Haynes and current Chicago Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer are among more than a dozen NFL players who have pledged to donate their brain and spinal cord tissue for concussion research.

Kurt Warner was set to end all the speculation with a news conference on Friday to announce whether he is calling an end to his stirring NFL career.

Agent: QB Warner to announce decision on future

Some votes are easy to cast.

NFL Most Valuable Player, 2007? Tom Brady. He shattered records and was the best player on a team that went 16-0.

MVP, 2008? This, I'm afraid, will take considerable thought.

The Cardinals are building something special with the Kurt Warner-Anquan Boldin-Larry Fitzgerald troika.

This Arizona receiving corps has a chance to be every bit as good as the Isaac Bruce-Torry Holt tandem that terrorized defenses with Warner from 1999 to 2001.

Boldin and Fitzgerald comprise the NFL's best tandem, and when you throw Steve Breaston in there, it's a three-headed nightmare for cornerbacks across the league.

NFL expert Dan Pompei writes that the Cardinals should ask Kurt Warner to try to take fewer hits. Because if he gets hurt, and Matt Leinart takes over, their season just might be doomed.