From: AP Here’s how you stop Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith: Put them in the Hall of Fame and watch them break down and cry. The men who tore apart NFL defenses couldn’t handle the emotions Saturday when they were elected to the shrine along with five others. “They told me ‘Don’t cry,”’ Rice said, his eyes wet with tears.

More photos » SUSAN RAGAN - AP Browse more photos » In the least surprising news since…well…ever, Jerry Rice will be a member of the 2010 class of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.  There was literally zero chance Jerry Rice was not going to make it into the Hall of Fame on his first try.  Jerry Rice was statistically dominant, but more importantly, he had a sense for the moment. For a guy who came out of a …

Here’s an old photo of Miami Dolphins rookie cornerback Vontae Davis and his brother, 49ers Tight End Vernon Davis: Like his brother, Vontae struggled on the field in his rookie season in the NFL with Miami, but I’m happy to report that he’s apparently an enthusiastic purveyor of the South Beach lifestyle. Photo of Vontae and

Everyone who follows the NFL knows that the upcoming matchup between Peyton Manning (notes) and Drew Brees (notes) is one of the most intriguing quarterback battles in Super Bowl history. If we look simply at quarterback rating, an imperfect but fairly universal statistic, Manning and Brees have the second-best total of regular-season efficiency in any Super Bowl