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Breaking news into SportsFullCircle, as Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffin has accepted the position as the head coach of the USC Trojans. The shocking news broke just prior to 8:30 PM EST on Tuesday night, and the fallout is expected to be monstrous.

-On the day that former coach Pete Carroll…

ESPN’s Adam Schefter has just broken the news that the New England Patriots, just days before the NFL season begins, have traded five-time Pro Bowler Richard Seymour to the Oakland Raiders.  In return, the Raiders will send a 2011 first-round draft pick.

The move comes unexpectedly from the Patriots front office,…

With the Pre-Season well under way, I decided to make my Pre-Season Power Rankings before the teams hit the field September 10 when the Steelers and Titans open up the NFL season.

As familiar faces sit on the top of the leaderboard, the rest may surprise you.

1. Pittsburgh Steelers - Super Bowl…

There comes a time in the NFL where there is a player that no one expects to be a star or make an impact anywhere for his team. Countless times, we have seen players who make a difference, despite being a drafted late in the NFL Draft, and being expected…

Former Tampa Bay Bucs coach Jon Gruden will not be patrolling the sidelines this year, rather he will be in the booth announcing the game that he coached for so long. Gruden will be on Monday Night Football this year after the news came out today that former analyst and…

The 2009 NFL Draft has now come and past, with the football world having been shaken up in a drastic way.  This year’s draft class was particularly deep in several positions (Wide Receiver, Linebacker) and lacking in several others.  Every NFL team puts months worth of preparation into making their…

Never before had the phrases “Boom!” or “Bootleg!” been so synonymous  with one person.  Rarely before had one person traveled across country on a weekly basis via bus.  Never before had there been someone as charismatic and jolly as John Madden was with the game of football.

Oh, and not to…

The Oakland Raiders, on paper, are a talented football team and could have won more games with a better and more experienced quarterback. Now, they got their man. Jeff Garcia and the Raiders agreed to terms on a 1 year contract. Although the young JaMarcus Russell is expected to start,…

An investigation is looking for a cause of Marquis Cooper, Will Bleakley, and Corey Smith’s death during a fishing trip in Cooper’s boat. They concluded that it might have been caused when the vessel was improperly anchored. One of the men tried to pry loose the anchor when the boat…

Breaking news coming in out of Tampa Bay, as the Bucs have fired head coach Jon Gruden.  The team missed the playoffs this season after losing in a competitive NFC South.

Gruden led the team to a 2002 Super Bowl championship against the Oakland Raiders.  More to come as this is…