ESPN plans to serve up football for aficionados. All four ESPN playbyplay voices Martin Tyler, Ian Darke, Adrian Healey and Derek Rae are imports from the other side of the pond. Tyler is to soccer as Al Michaels is to the NFL..San Francisco is the first franchise approved for funding under the NFL's G4 loan policy initiated after the new collective bargaining agreement was reached last summer. It replaces a plan that allowed a maximum of $150,000 per team in loans. Default? Bloomberg readies for earthquake.

Chicago Bears: Not everyone viewed G Kyle Long as a first rounder, but the Bears did and think he might even be able to eventually nail down one of the tackle posts. Regardless, GM Phil Emery improved the protection in front of QB Jay Cutler and replenished the depleted linebacking corps with promising Jon Bostic and Khaseem Greene, who should be starting no later than 2014. Sixthround DE Cornelius Washington is an exciting project.Dolphins coach Joe Philbin presumab