Each Tuesday, Yahoo! Sports will talk to one of the NFL's top players to get a glimpse into what he likes to do on his one off day during the week. This week, Pro Bowl defensive end Adewale Ogunleye, who helped the Chicago Bears trounce Seattle on Sunday night on the way to a 4-0 start and the No. 1 overall spot in Yahoo! Sports' ranking, talked about everything from his aching hamstring, his guilty TV pleasures and his plans to help bring football to Nigeria, where he grew up as part of a royal family before coming to the United States.

Cole: You have to be feeling good this week after such an impressive victory. Anything special planned today?

Ogunleye: Not this week. It's good when we win because we get Monday and Tuesday off. But my hamstring is aching so I made sure I got in today to have them take care of it. If I don't play well, I get in right away on Tuesday and look at the film and then hit the treadmill. If I played well, I'll come in and get a workout, then I'll look over

BALTIMORE – Sunday's showdown between the San Diego Chargers and Baltimore Ravens was a perfect example of why the Ravens picked up quarterback Steve McNair before this season and why the Chargers might discard coach Marty Schottenheimer after it.

McNair, as he did last week and has so many times in a glorious 12-year career, engineered a last-minute drive for a 16-13 win in a contest that wasn't as surprising as it was exciting.

The Chargers threw their best shots at McNair and he didn't flinch. In fact, his body language basically said "bring it on" as he stared down three straight blitzes and then ran right at the Chargers' defense when it didn't blitz him.

Those four plays began a six-play, 60-yard march that culminated in a 10-yard touchdown pass to tight end Todd Heap with 34 seconds remaining. McNair completed four of five passes for 43 yards and ran for 12 more on the winning drive.

The moment left an indelible impression on Heap, who flashed a grin of great pleasure when asked

First, please accept my apology for taking so long to do a mailbag column. I've been a little busy on the road and it has been hard to get into a routine.

Second, to all of you who like to use various four-letter words to denigrate me and my work, you might want to channel your anger in some other way. It really has no effect. In 25 years as a reporter, including 15 on the NFL, I've been yelled at by plenty of people in person. Electronic vitriol is just comical.

With that, here's a small sampling of your emails, including plenty of debate about Reggie Bush. I'll start with one from a reader who seemed to have the best take on the entire Bush issue. My comments appear in italics.

BUSH INVESTIGATION ("Cash and carry," Sept. 14, 2006)

I admire your hard investigative work on this story. I hope the facts of the case prove what everyone should know. This has been happening and will continue to happen until the NCAA realizes that what it allows and what is sometimes necessary don't always

There is an interesting subplot to the on-again, off-again story of whether Matt Leinart will replace Kurt Warner as the Arizona Cardinals quarterback.

Not that Leinart should or will soon. According to two sources within the Cardinals organization, coach Denny Green is really just putting some pressure on Warner after his back-to-back subpar performances against Seattle and St. Louis.

But if Green does make a change, Leinart stands to be the beneficiary of a jackpot-type contract.

Yahoo! Sports has analyzed the contracts of all 32 first-round picks to determine the best and worst deals done this year.

Readers should take this analysis with a grain of salt. Actually, an entire shaker would be helpful. Some agents are faced with greater obstacles than others, such as teams with rigid policies.

For example, the Philadelphia Eagles and Miami Dolphins both refused to sign players to five-year deals. Thus, Eagles defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley, who was selected No. 14 overall and is

Each Tuesday, Yahoo! Sports will talk to one of the NFL's top players to get a glimpse into what they like to do on their one off day during the week. This week we spoke with Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who is coming off a five-touchdown performance against the Giants that helped the team improve to 3-0.

Cole: At this point, what are you thinking about more: The five touchdowns you threw or the three interceptions, including the two that kind of made it ugly in the fourth quarter?

Hasselbeck: I'm looking at the three (interceptions) and I'm thinking about the seven (touchdown passes) I could have had. People come up to you and say, 'Wow, five touchdowns passes, that's great.'

It just kind of pisses me off because in my head, the three interceptions are just embarrassing. The first, I didn't think it should have been intercepted. The second one was the worst throw and the worst decision of my life. The last one was tipped, so I don't know what I could really do about

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – This game was set up for a quarterback meltdown.

On three occasions, Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer lined up under center with his own end zone buttressing his rear end. About the only thing less appealing for most quarterbacks is lying on a bed of nails.

"That's not a fun position to be dropping back in, I'll say that," Plummer said.

Not on the road against the New England Patriots' scheme-happy defense. And not after opening the season with five interceptions in two games.

Still, with naysayers expecting doom and gloom in those situations as Plummer stepped to the line, Plummer disproved them time after time. In fact, Plummer thrived, delivering the kill shot in the Broncos' 17-7 victory over the Patriots on the last of three drives where Denver opened within five yards of its goal line.

"That's a hell of a game, especially on the road," Denver safety John Lynch said. "You come into a loud place like this one, just getting out of there is big."

It's fair

San Diego Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers remembers the feeling of driving home after games the previous two years.

Sure, the Chargers either won or lost, leaving him with some positive or negative feeling. But Rivers didn't have anything to go over in his head. No positive or negative plays to consider. No feeling of personal accomplishment. No mistakes to fix.

"That was the worst time – that drive home," Rivers said. "The rest of the time, you occupied your mind with practice, getting ready to play, putting together the game plan. You could prepare. But I'd drive home; I hadn't thrown a pass, hadn't gotten hit. The uniform was clean."

After two years of waiting to get his chance, Rivers is finally the starter for the Chargers. A combination of an injury and free agency pushed former starter Drew Brees to New Orleans. Through two games, Rivers has been exceptionally efficient and appears on his way to the stardom the Chargers believed he would achieve when they arranged to have him

The NCAA continued its investigation into possible violations by former USC running back Reggie Bush on Thursday when it met with Lee Pfeifer, the estranged business partner of marketing agent Mike Ornstein.

Cheri O’Laverty, Pfeifer’s attorney, acknowledged that she and her client met with investigators from the NCAA, Pacific-10 Conference and a professor from USC’s law school in Los Angeles. However, O’Laverty declined to discuss any specifics because of a confidentiality agreement she and Pfeifer signed.

It’s believed that Pfeifer turned over documents to the NCAA that show Ornstein’s company paid for Bush’s family to attend USC’s game against California in November 2005. Ornstein’s company paid for airline flights for Bush’s mother, stepfather and stepbrother as well as a limo ride to and from the Ritz-Carlton Hotel in San Francisco.

Pfeifer, who is suing Ornstein over his failure to live up to their business agreement, is also believed to have other documents showing Ornstein paid