Most advertising slots for the 2009 Super Bowl that weren't sold in September are still available.

The NFL likely will announce in the next few weeks the moving of the game to the weekend before the Super Bowl, according to Peter King.

Fourteen people are reportedly on the list of candidates being considered to replace the late Gene Upshaw as the NFL Players Association's executive director.

Mike Pereira, the NFL's vice president of officiating, is focused on the members of his crew getting calls right and isn't concerned with how mistakes impact betting lines.

Last Week: 10-4, a nice bounceback week that puts the season tally at 85-58.

NFL teams are hiring former police officers and FBI agents as security chiefs, ordering up extensive background checks, installing video-surveillance systems in locker rooms, chasing down rumors, and sometimes forbidding players from talking to the press.