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Rodney Harrison's Marshawn Lynch comps: Jim Brown, Walter Payton
Two-time Super Bowl champion defensive back, turned NBC analyst, Rodney Harrison covered some Q&A from Post columnist Steve Serby. Q: Where does this Seahawks defense rank historically? A: It’s hard...
Odell Beckham's competition for Offensive Rookie of the Year
PHOENIX — The NFL announces its awards for the 2014 season Saturday night and Odell Beckham Jr. is expected to win the Associated Press Offensive Rookie of the Year award....
The anti-Belichick: How Pete Carroll makes football fun
PHOENIX — He is the other coach in Super Bowl XLIX, the one without Spygate and Deflategate on his résumé. The one who has a chance to be the first...
Seattle's true defensive 'general' isn't even a Legion of Boom-er
PHOENIX — Every orchestra needs a conductor. Every squadron needs a commander. And every defense needs… “A general,’’ Bobby Wagner says. “I’m the general of the defense.’’ Whoa. That’s some...
Marshawn Lynch, Drake and how sports celebrates ugliness
The difference between Roger Goodell and my late mother — and I suspect most mothers — is that my mother would not have allowed Marshawn Lynch a third opportunity to...
How Russell Wilson's Super Bowl experience can help him
PHOENIX — Russell Wilson is a relatively small guy with large hands and, he insists, the air pressure in the football is not something he’s ever thought about. “As long...
The 'heartbeat' of the Patriots plays special teams
When the Patriots make their anticipated Arizona arrival for Super Bowl XLIX on Monday, most eyes will be on their Deflategate-embattled coach and quarterback, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady. The...
To understand Russell Wilson's heart, understand his late father
Harry Wilson died almost five years ago, yet he will be playing in his second consecutive Super Bowl next Sunday in Arizona. His spirit will be channeled inside the No....
Unlikely secret of Patriots' success: Schiano and Rutgers
When the Patriots kick off against the defending champion Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1, no university will have more players active in the game than Rutgers: not...
How great is the Legion of Boom? Ask Giants CB, an ex-Seahawk
Walter Thurmond still owns a house in Seattle, and he visited the Pacific Northwest this past week, checking in on his former Seahawks teammates, guys with whom he won a...
Seahawks DB rips Gronkowski: 'Don't think he's that good'
Not to be outdone by Deflategate, the Seahawks are trying to steal some of the media attention that has been fixated on Foxborough, Mass. Jeremy Lane, Seattle’s nickelback, had some...
Peyton Manning is the thinking man's legend
His career totals in passing yards, touchdowns and MVP awards will boggle your mind, but what truly sets Peyton Manning apart in the discussion of the NFL’s all-time quarterbacking greats...
Just play already: kickoff arrives for Super Bowl XVIII
This is a Super Bowl for the ages. It might be for the aged, if 37-year old Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning completes his storybook tale and finishes off a breathtaking...
30 Super Bowl trivia questions to stump your friends
Test your Super Bowl knowledge with our tour of the record book and your memory banks. RECORD-SETTERS 1. Which player has participated in the most Super Bowls? 2. Which player...
Super Bowl matchups and predictions
In an age of upsets, the No. 1 seeds survived and advanced and made it to Super Bowl XLVIII. The Broncos got here riding Peyton Manning’s diminished but still formidable...
Five reasons why Broncos and Seahawks got here
Breaking down the major reasons why the Broncos and Seahawks are the last two teams standing: Broncos 1. Peyton Manning: The Denver quarterback had a record-setting passing season with 55...
Super Bowl trip a homecoming for a host of Broncos
Sunday’s Super Bowl is a home game for several Broncos. Denver has six players with ties to the New York area with some growing up just a few miles from...
A fan's guide to the Seahawks
Catch up on all things Seahawks before Super Bowl Sunday with The Post's handy guide to the NFC champions: Meet the Seahawks The Seahawks, who suffered a heartbreaking last-minute loss...
A fan's guide to the Broncos
Catch up on all things Broncos before Super Bowl Sunday with The Post's handy guide to the AFC champions: Meet the Broncos As the No. 1 seed last season, the...
Serby’s Super Bowl Q&A with Shannon Sharpe
Post columnist Steve Serby caught up with Hall of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe for some super Q&A: Q: If Peyton Manning wins this Super Bowl, do you think he...