News & Sports

PFT Live: Mike Florio takes calls and tweets from PFT Planet. Steven Jackson's projected role in Atlanta is discussed, as well as the odds of a Laurent Robinson return in Dallas. (NBC Sports)

If lawmakers cannot find a way to avoid the sequester, thousands of workers at the Anniston Army Depot and Redstone Arsenal in Alabama will take a pay cut. The effect would be particularly devastating in Huntsville, Ala., because the local economy is so dependent on Redstone. NBC's Jim Miklaszewski reports. (Nightly News)

DPS: Dan Patrick talks with Peter King of Sports Illustrated about Tom Brady's three-year contract extension that will free up cap space. King also talks about how this deal will effect other high-profile quarterbacks like Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco. (NBC Sports)

ProFootballTalk: Tom Brady recently signed a three-year, $27 million extension with the Patriots, and Erik Kuselias wonders what effect this has on Joe Flacco's negotiations with the Ravens. Mike Florio says progress is being made, but the two sides still have a long way to go. (NBC Sports)

As the clock ticks down with no signs of progress in Congress, President Obama is issuing warnings about the consequences of a sequester, including fewer FBI agents on the job, longer airport security lines, and more. NBC's Peter Alexander reports. (TODAY)

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivers his first major address since taking over for Hillary Clinton. (NBC News)

Automatic spending cuts are set to kick in just days after Congress returns from a mid-February break. NBC's Danielle Leigh reports. (NBC News)

The Russian city of Sochi, on the Black Sea, is prepping for the 2014 Winter Olympics – and so far it has already become the most expensive winter games in Olympic history. NBC's Jim Maceda reports. (Nightly News)

New York Daily News sportswriter Mike Lupica chats with TODAY's Willie Geist about last night's Super Bowl and the surprising blackout saying it made the game "memorable in about 9,000 ways." (TODAY)