One of the smartest players in the NFL, John Urschel, who was expected to compete for the Ravens' starting center job, has retired.

On the evening of Feb. 3, 2013, the Ravens and San Francisco 49ers met to decide NFL supremacy. On Sunday afternoon, the two teams play again, hoping to stave off 2015 irrelevance. Staying on the NFL mountaintop has proven difficult for both organizations since Super Bowl XLVII. Retirements, free-agent departures and injuries have whittled away talented and deep rosters. There have been off-field issues and on-field deficiencies. After engaging in a classic shootout on the sports' biggest stage,

Rutgers coach Kyle Flood says Ray Rice's message to his football team was simple: "If you make the wrong decision, you're going to have to be accountable for that."

Now that the Ravens have decided not to designate offensive tackle Eugene Monroe as their franchise player, negotiations between the two sides are slated to continue.

49ers offensive tackle Anthony Davis called Terrell Suggs a '[expletive] loser' on his Twitter feed today after he took offense to comments made by the Ravens linebacker on a San Francisco-based radio show.

In Sunday's Super Bowl, barging into the backfield won't be easy for Baltimore Ravens defensive tackle Haloti Ngata. The San Francisco 49ers have one of the NFL¿s best offensive lines, and one of their top priorities will be moving Ngata out of the way. It is a matchup that is being overlooked this week, but it is one that will likely impact the game in a major way, big bodies paving the path to a championship.

Reaction not kind after Ravens quarterback's brag