Williams plans his own wardrobe malfunction

Defensive tackle Pat Williams is looking forward to the Vikings winning the Super Bowl after this season and then “treating” the fans to a show as he rides off into retirement. He was on fire Thursday talking about his plans.   Full Story

With seniors Michael Shumard and Lee Grimes graduating, next year's left tackle position is wide open and will likely see a red-shirt or true freshman start.Unlike his twin brother Matt, Luke has the opportunity to start next year. The 6-6, 295 pound offensive tackle took his official visit to A&M over the weekend and had the chance to talk to the A&M coaches about his potential role next year.   Full Story

The Vikings were able to hold Cedric Benson under 100 yards … barely. But that didn’t stop Pat Williams from expressing his displeasure with the media in the week leading up to the game. Players were also talking about the return of Antoine Winfield, the starting debut of Jasper Brinkley, the pressure on Carson Palmer, overcoming penalties and more.   Full Story

This week the Indianapolis Colts face the revitalized, Vince Young-led Tennessee Titans. The Titans are on a five-game winning streak and continue fighting to make it into the playoff hunt.   Full Story

It's a good time to be a Colts fan, with the team sitting at 10-0 and headed for a high playoff seed. Brad Keller takes a look at who to be thankful for on this holiday weekend.   Full Story

Pat Williams doesn’t care what everyone else wants to name the defensive line. He has his own name for the group that shut down the Seahawks. How much pride is the defense taking in their rush defense now? The defenders discuss.   Full Story

The Vikings haven’t face many truly experienced quarterbacks this season, but Matt Hasselbeck fits that mold. See what Minnesota’s defenders had to say about going against the 11-year veteran and the problems he poses.    Full Story

The Colts will have their hands full against the defensive front of the Patriots this week, and Greg Talmage focuses on three battles the Colts' offensive linemen will need to win if they want to move the ball down the field.   Full Story

Tom Brady and Randy Moss paired up to take advantage of the Dolphins inexperienced secondary. Up next, another banged up secondary they can take advantage of, the Colts. With the Patriots 27-17 win on Sunday, they now have a 2-game lead in the division.   Full Story

Although Friday the 13th is a week away, this week’s injury announcements might make a Colts fan double-check the date. Tyjuan Hagler, Marlin Jackson, and Bob Sanders were all placed on injured reserve this week, ending their seasons. Kelvin Hayden and Anthony Gonzalez injuries will also keep them from playing for four weeks or more, even though both were expected back healthy weeks ago.   Full Story

Kevin and Pat Williams continue to play because the NFL hasn’t been able to successfully impose its four-game suspension of the two players due to a state law that conflicts with how the league handled the suspensions. A House subcommittee will hear testimony from the league and the players union today.   Full Story

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is expected to testify next week at a House subcommittee discussing the league’s anti-doping policy. Pat and Kevin Williams aren’t expected to testify.    Full Story

Pat and Kevin Williams will have their cases against the NFL examined by a U.S. House of Representatives subcommittee next week. It’s another step in a long and winding conflict between the NFL and the players who tested positive for a banned substance.   Full Story

Matt Birk and Pat Williams know each well after years of pushing each around on the practice field. Now they’ll get the chance to do it again during a real game.   Full Story

Last Friday night I was able to make it out to the Arlington Sam Houston game against Arlington High. There were quite a few prospects in the game including 2011 WR commitment Kameel Jackson.   Full Story

For Vikings offensive linemen, Matt Birk was a mentor who might be dishing insider secrets. For Vikings defenders, their former practice battles will become real. Meeting up with Birk on Sunday brings a number of intriguing angles into play.   Full Story

The case of the NFL against Pat and Kevin Williams involving their use of StarCaps continued to make progress, albeit slow, in the appellate process.   Full Story

Scout.com evaluates, 2010 Texas A&M commit, Luke Joeckel.   Full Story

Scout.com evaluates, 2010 Texas A&M commit, Matt Joeckel.   Full Story

Scout.com evaluates, 2010 Texas A&M commit, Garrett Gramling.   Full Story

Brett Favre wasn’t the only one making a comeback on Sunday. The leaders of the Vikings’ run defense were feeling slighted and did something about it.   Full Story

The Giants started the season with more defensive linemen than they knew what to do with. With the potential absences of both Justin Tuck and Chris Canty Sunday in Tampa Bay, their depth is possibly going to be tested a lot earlier than expected.   Full Story

IRVING, Tex. - Sometimes the pieces of a puzzle simply fit. In the case of the Dallas Cowboys’ first regular-season game in their new stadium, the piece that completes the puzzle that is the marquee event owner Jerry Jones wants is the opponent: the NFC East rival New York Giants.   Full Story

The play of indefatigable defensive ends Cullen Jenkins and Johnny Jolly was a big reason for the success against Matt Forte, Jay Cutler and Greg Olsen. Without B.J. Raji to give them a break, Jenkins and Jolly earned game balls in consistently keeping the Bears in third-and-long situations and allowing Dom Capers to use his bag of tricks.   Full Story

While Vikings defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams are celebrating a victory in court today that will likely allow them to play throughout the 2009 season, the NFL had a different reaction.    Full Story