The overlooked, the underrated and the outright rejected have somehow landed in this Super Bowl — some with starring roles, too. The New Orleans Saints wouldn't be competitive, let alone NFC champions and in their first Super Bowl, without a number of players who fit those categories. The list starts ...

Eric Mangini pulled off his biggest win yet. Mangini will return for a second season as Cleveland's coach, a surprising personal victory following a four-game winning streak by the Browns that may have saved his job. New team president Mike Holmgren decided Thursday to ...

Eric Mangini will return for a second season as coach of the Cleveland Browns, who finished the NFL season with a four-game winning streak after starting a woeful 1-11. Newly-installed team president Mike Holmgren made the decision on Thursday, and Mangini's staff was asked to stay on also. Holmgren said he and Mangini, who was sacked after last season ...