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ProFootballTalk: Corey Chavous of Draftnasty.com joins PFT to discuss the website's latest NFL mock draft. They're projecting the Chiefs to take LT Luke Joeckel from Texas A&M with the first overall selection, but does Joeckel's stats and pre-draft workout results prove worthy of that spot? (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: After reports surfaced that the Patriots inked Danny Amendola to a deal before Wes Welker signed with Denver, many thought New England had willingly decided to part ways with Welker. But owner Bob Kraft is making statements on the contrary. (NBC Sports)

PFT Live: Mike Florio talks with former NFL QB and current NBCSN NFL analyst Shaun King about the recent criticism of Mike Shanahan's decision to keep Robert Griffin III in the game knowing the QB's knee was ailing. King says Shanahan was right to play RGIII in and if the Redskins had won the game, the media's dialogue about the injury would be radically different. (NBC Sports)

President Barack Obama announces that Sen. John Kerry has been nominated to become the next U.S. secretary of state. (NBC News)

ProFootballTalk: Liam McHugh, Peter King and Mike Florio debate whether the Saints made a mistake by not turning to one interim head coach to fill in for Sean Payton for all of the 2012 season. (NBC Sports)

Legendary QB Doug Flutie says which Super Bowl QB is more likely to make the game-winning throw. (NBC Sports)

Kate Bolich wrote an article for The Atlantic magazine about the growing number of women who are single by choice. She and psychiatrist Dr. Janet Taylor discuss how marriage isn't a number one priority. (TODAY)

With his approval ratings stuck below 50 percent and many Americans still believing he is a Muslim, President Obama made it a point to discuss his faith during a backyard conversation with voters in New Mexico. NBC's Savannah Guthrie reports. 

Taking a direct question from a voter about his religion, President Obama on Tuesday explained how he came to embrace Christianity as his faith. NBC's Brian Williams reports. (Nightly News)

President Obama describes himself as a "Christian by choice" while reiterating his belief in the importance of religious tolerance. (NBC News)