The end appears to have come for Cards QB Kurt Warner, who according to sources will have a press conference tomorrow to announce the end of his Hall of Fame career. Arizona Cardinals quarterback Kurt Warner will announce his retirement at a news conference Friday, according to a report by David Kaplan of the Tribune and WGN. Citing a source close to the situation, Kaplan reports that the 38-year-old quarterback will call it a career despite having led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl last season and back to the playoffs again this season

Many people, media members and fans alike, denounced the promotions of Tom Lewand and Martin Mayhew after the 0-16 debacle. Why shouldn’t they?

It was a tough season for the Bears on offense and for running back Matt Forte, who rushed for just 929 and four touchdowns, this after a much better rookie season where he was one of the best young backs in the game. Now the running back had knee surgery according to this ESPN story , which says that he underwent the surgery at some point over the past two weeks: Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte underwent arthroscopic surgery on his left knee within the past two weeks, a source close to the player confirmed Thursday

• Jerry Jones has all but spelled this out before, but it looks like Wade Phillips will be back with the Cowboys next season . It’s the right decision

Yahoo! Sports has learned from a source close to the Clemson football program that Chicago Bears defensive end and Clemson alum Gaines Adams (notes) died Sunday morning after being taken to Self Regional Healthcare in Greenwood, S.C. Scout.com’s Roy Philpott, who broke the news, indicated that county coroner James T.

After Baltimore put out a shocking win against the New England Patriots in first round action, they will have to take on another of the toughest teams in the league, the Indianapolis Colts . This is the year of the Colts

• The Bears are apparently considering Jim Zorn as a candidate to take over as their offensive coordinator. I have no opinion on the issue as a football move, but in this economic climate, can the Bears really afford to hire Zorn, another guy to call the plays, and then someone else to signal them into Jay Cutler (notes) ? • Early lines for the games this weekend, from betus.com (home teams in CAPS): NEW ORLEANS SAINTS -7 vs

New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan knows defense. His dad, Buddy Ryan, coached some of the NFL’s greatest all-time defenses, including the 1968 Jets and 1985 Chicago Bears .

With the season in the books, we begin our watch and speculation as to what will happen at Seahawks headquarters in Renton, Wash. In the front office, the team needs to hire a president as well as a general manager. From there, it is not clear whether or not Jim Mora Jr

As we push toward the playoffs, Shutdown Corner takes a brief moment to review the seasons of those teams that barely missed the cut. We’ll start this series with the 2009 Denver Broncos . It was supposed to be a disaster before it even began.