Calderone: Pigskins and Politics The NFL and NBC reached a compromise today to run the game at 7 p.m. EST, instead of 8:30 p.m. So as long as there’s no overtime, the game should end before McCain hits the podium.

Wilbon: We’re five days from the NBA All-Star Game and I’m not feeling the love. I’m not sensing that people, even real pro basketball fans, are dying to see it. Oh, they’re down for the All-Star Weekend parties, for hanging out in the French Quarter, for craziness up and down …

Scott Van Pelt: Redskins Done F’d Up Now Money quote: The problem is Snyder thinks he knows football just because he collected football cards years ago and wore Redskins colors to school. [Pete Prisco] Michael Wilbon:  “That the search went from Gregg Williams to Fassel to Spagnuolo to Zorn and …

Redskins’ Taylor honored, remembered at game Cooley and teammates Chris Samuels and Ethan Albright each wore Taylor’s No. 21 yesterday at the request of Taylor’s family.  Cooley caught three passes for 41 yards and a touchdown. 

NFL Sacks Church Super Bowl Parties After reading several stories about how preachers sacked the annual event to comply with NFL rules, former Washington Redskins quarterback turned Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C., fired off a letter Friday to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell asking for an exemption for churches.

Redskins’ Monk and Green lead six into Hall of Fame Darrell Green Youth Life Foundation His Redskins Bike Super Bowl Rings

doesn’t like West Va. football The House is taking up two resolutions today to honor college-football teams, which in my opinion is at least one too many. But the assertion in the resolution that the WVU had to “overcome adversity” to win the Fiesta Bowl doesn’t really make it for …

Super Bowl: Patriots vs. Giants Wilbon: These Guys are Really Happy Last meeting: Week 17 New England: 38-35

Green Bay TV station ditches Seinfeld to irk Giants  UPDATE: Jerry to send Eli a stack of Seinfeld DVDs

Giants coach Coughlin prepared for Packers Favre treating NFC title showdown as simply another game BOY, put this Packers jersey on before I tape it to you!

John Mayer chimes in on Cancungate

Wilbon: Watching All the Drama Play Out Politicians aren’t the only ones who can shed tears on command; T.O. was every bit as skillful as Hillary at using the crying game.

McFadden, Jones Leaving Arkansas for NFL McFadden was the Heisman runner-up in 2006 and 2007

Great football player Great book Now in talks to become a great movie Michael Oher, a 6-5, 325 pound offensive lineman, will be a first round draft pick in the NFL if he skips his senior year at Ole Miss.

Romo yet to win a playoff game NY Times: A Chance for Romo to Return to the Beach