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NFL to feature division contests only in week 17
Taking their cue from the multitude of angry fans, upset about the decisions by several teams not to play their starters late last season, the NFL has announced that this season’s schedule will make all 16 games during the final week of the season a match between division rivals. The league is hopeful this will [...]
Continue reading...List of NYC draft night invitees expands to 16
12 April 2010
The top five players available in this year’s draft class have all agreed to come to New York City and partake in the festivities surrounding the NFL Draft, according to the Associated Press – quarterback Sam Bradford (Oklahoma), defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska), offensive tackle Russell Okung (Oklahoma State), safety Eric Berry (Tennessee) and defensive [...]
Continue reading...Tiki Barber dumps pregnant wife for NBC intern
7 April 2010
We usually do our best to stay away from the gossip side of the league, especially when it involves former NFL players, but in this case we simply can’t ignore the disgusting decision by former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber to leave his wife of 11 years for a 23 year old intern. [...]
Continue reading...Free agency roundup – Tuesday night
9 March 2010
Day five of the 2010 free agency period is almost in the books and while the major signings have already come and gone, today’s crew certainly didn’t disappoint with multiple former Pro Bowl players switching teams this afternoon. With that in mind, here’s a quick update of all the latest signings to have come across [...]
Continue reading...Monday morning roundup – Smith, Edwards, Avant
8 March 2010
Is there anything worse than being back at work on Monday mornings? Especially after a weekend filled to brim with free agent signings, trades, and other assorted football goodies being tossed out like candy… I know I’m not pleased to be back at the grindstone this morning, but I’ll make it through (thank God for [...]
Continue reading...Free agent market improved by recent notable cuts
7 March 2010
While many of the players who were considered the prime value of the free agent market have signed with teams (i.e. Julius Peppers, Karlos Dansby, Chester Taylor), the massive amounts of recent releases have added some notable names to the list of players currently looking for jobs. For instance, without the announcing that defensive back [...]
Continue reading...2010 Free Agency – Day One Recap
6 March 2010
It’s officially the morning of day two in the NFL free agency period, and things seem to have settled down quite a bit overnight. Yours truly finally got in more than a hour of sleep and now it’s time to hit the ground running once more for the stretch portion of the race where free [...]
Continue reading...Free Agency odds and ends – Patriots, Feeley, Roethlisberger
5 March 2010
Here’s a quick rundown of a few stories that have hit the wire over the past hour or so… Free agent quarterback A.J. Feeley (Panthers) has signed a two year, $6 million deal with St. Louis New England re-signed linebacker Tully Banta-Cain to a new contract – three years, $13.5 million Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger [...]
Continue reading...Overtime rule changes on the docket once again
1 March 2010
For some time now, a hot topic of discussion around the league has been the sudden death overtime rules currently in place, allowing one team to score and win the game without their opponent touching the ball. Every year, various proposals advocating changes to the structure of the rules have been proposed by different factions, but all [...]
Continue reading...Scouting Combine updates – Friday
26 February 2010
The NFL Scouting Combine is a beehive of activity for many of the NFL’s top executives and coaches, and this year is no exception, with plenty of interesting information floating around to fuel the speculation that defines the off-season. With that in mind, here’s a quick roundup of what’s being said this morning, with the [...]
Continue reading...2010 franchise tags few and far between
24 February 2010
One of the most well known tools available for teams to use in retaining their key players is the franchise tag system, which is almost universally despised by players and loved by NFL owners for it’s ability to prevent a star from signing with a rival club. Most years there are a few players that [...]
Continue reading...Irvin dealt another blow; rape charge from 2007
5 February 2010
Former Dallas wide receiver and NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin is no stranger to trouble off the field, but his latest legal entanglement could be more costly than all of the others combined. According to ESPNDallas.com, Irvin has been served with a civil lawsuit alleging that he raped the plaintiff, who has been identified [...]
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20 April 2010
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