The NFL and NIKE are officially back in bed with each other. I give it three years before it gets out of control. For the most part the new NIKE NFL unis around the league are still the same.   Minor tweaks here and there, mostly moving the numbers from the arms to the shoulders and giving all the jerseys a shrink-wrap look.  [via KSK]

But then came the Seahawks unis.

And with the tackiness of what NIKE did to Oregon and Texas Longhorn uniforms, I was really dreading the day when NIKE took over because I just feared we’d be seeing more of this (sadly, made by Reebok) but done with that rounded futuristic number font and lots of textured cloth patched together in the name of science.

The team’s official colors are now Wolf grey, college navy, and action green.

Needless to say, if you don’t like florescent green you won’t like the colors.   Personally, I really dig the white unis, mixed on the blue (lose the green and we’ll talk), and hate the grey.  I mean, nothing says grey and rainy like Seattle weather.  Do we really need a uni to capture that suicidal feeling?

The biggest issue will come from all the new teams alternate uniforms.  This is where NIKE shines.  Joking, this is where all the pain will come from. 

Most of the teams just showed their new, standard uniforms this week.  As you can tell by the Seahawks lineup, they can already mix and match several combos for a very Skittle experience.

The new owner’s strategy for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Shahid Khan and his mustache have bought the lowly Jacksonville Jaguars and while many of us thought it was to uproot the team, located in a small market, and plant it down in Los Angeles, one of the biggest TV markets in the world, it’s refreshing to see that this guy might be one of the new wave of owners that could help change the world of sports.

Keeping the customer in mind is one of those ‘things’ that many businesses seem to forget while looking the at the spreadsheets and profit numbers. Forbes magazine sat down with Khan and went over his plans with the team and his future plans for the franchise.

It’s a great look at the inside of the team and if you’re a Jags fan you will be pleasantly surprised at this guy as the new owner.  And c’mon, that mustache!  It’s so beautiful!

Round and round and round it goes. And where it stops nobody knows. It’s the Wheel of Peyton!

Where will the former MVP end up after the Colts cut him in March before his $26+ million salary is due? We don’t know just yet.

Heck, we don’t even know if he can play yet. We’re just assuming he’s physically able to still play and as competitive as Peyton is I think it’s a safe be he’ll at least try to comeback. The “NFL Total Access” crew spins the “Wheel of Peyton” to determine where the star quarterback will land for the 2012 season.

Click here to check out the video. But also take note of Brian Baldinger’s jacked up finger. What the heck?! Seriously, is there no surgery to fix that?

Eli Manning’s postgame interview after the Giants upset the San Francisco 49ers include a clip of the younger Manning using the phrase ‘You Know’ 29 times in the two-minute interview. Just three more and he would match the 32 completions he had during the game.

Reporting for ESPN Espanol, a reporter interviews Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski in the locker room after their huge win over the Ravens that propelled New England to the Super Bowl.

Gronk went to Arizona State so you might think Big Gronk might have picked up some Spanish in his time there. Instead it seems he’s not much better than I am when it comes to the language.

The reporter talks to Gronk who does his best to interject some of the 16 Spanish words he knows into the interview.

“Stop it, be an analyst not a douchebag.”

Terrell Suggs just earned a huge notch in my respect belt for calling out Tim Tebow lover Skip Bayless on ESPN.

I personally gave up on watching ESPN when games are not playing because they have turned into a Fox News version of sports and have lost a lot of integrity. Skip Bayless, the biggest troll in media,  is one huge reason why and it’s great to see clips like this pop up.

Check out at Suggs calls out Bayless for trying to turn around Suggs words to make a headline that doesn’t exist.

To keep things going on ESPN, Bayless turned to trolling kickers and blamed the NFL games for degrading themselves for keeping the position in the game. Yes, Skip wants to ban field goal kickers. I guess it beats his last attempt to rile up the crowd by banning centers and just requiring the ref to drop the ball on the field.

Tweeting at @RealSkipBayless, he wrote: “Honestly, I felt sorry for Suggs/Ray/EReed. Fought guts out, lost b/c a nonplayer missed easy kick. WHY I HATE FG KICKING. Ban it!”

Vikings kicker Chris Kluwe took the time to address the situation and call out Bayless for his obvious attempts to boost his own TV ratings. [via Fox Sports]

Kluwe, at @ChrisWarcraft, tweeted: “I know what we should ban! Uninformed opinions from (expletive) e-thugs who tear people down to try to generate ratings!”

Kluwe followed shortly after with: “Hey (expletive). Let’s not forget you haven’t done a single athletic thing in your life. Go french kiss a flamethrower.”

Kluwe: Now it’s just blatantly obvious that @RealSkipBayless is trolling. C’mon man. At least TRY to be subtle. #thatwouldrequireintelligence”

And then this: “I mean, how much (expletive) do you have to gargle to be that bad at your job @RealSkipBayless? #thatshowyoutrollsomeone, #icandothisallday”

The last time the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions matched up there was a bit of a pileup on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers. Lions defensive stud Kyle Vanden Bosch hit Rodgers with a possible helmet-to-helmet hit on the chin.

On the radio Rodgers went out and talked about the meeting with Vanden Bosch including a nice imitation of the bald guy.

So the question went out to Vanden Bosch about what happened. Turned out that Kyle had a very similar view of the situation but with one exception. It wasn’t a hit on the chin. Everything else, oddly, was pretty much spot on!

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has a favorite word…it’s “football.” Watch the coach say “football” 9 times in 30 seconds.

When nutty movie actor Mickey Rourke of Iron Man 2 fame calls you a train wreck with balls, I don’t think that is a complement.

Maybe it is, who knows with Rourke. That dude is a little out there but he seems to have a fondness for Sexy Rex Grossman, the guy known for just chucking it downfield at random times.

Rourke states that Sexy Rexy gives the Redskins the best chance to win. With Beck under center, the Redskins have no chance. I wonder how he felt about McNabb?

And technically, Rex Grossman has been to the Super Bowl. He didn’t win, but he got there.

“Is my favorite quarterback playing or not?” he asked of Grossman. “I love him. Mr. Unpredictable. He can be terribly unpredictable, but that’s why I like him. He’s a trainwreck with balls, really.”

The Carolina Panthers played the improving Minnesota Vikings hard and should have come out of the game with a win. However, their field goal kicker missed at the last minute and Minny went home with a 24-21 win instead of fighting it out in OT.

Cam Newton was great as usual and his receiver Steve Smith is having a brilliant year after being relatively unproductive the last few years. Smith leads the NFL in receiving yardage with 919 yards.

The close game did have a moment of controversy, at least according to Smith. A late third down run by Newton was negated by an apparent hold by Steve Smith, one of several that seemed to go Smith’s way. This resulted in the next play being the game-tying field goal attempt, which Olindo Mare missed.

[via SB Nation] After the games, Smith had some not so nice criticism. Under the veil of accepting any official’s decision, Smith decided to call the official who made the call incompetent in the most respectful way he could. Video after the jump.

Apparently, Smith is dissatisfied with the advanced age and physical fitness of the official who called holding on him. But, Smith says the gimping 70-year-old man must have got the call right, because he’s the official. See guys, no criticizing the refs here!