Posts Tagged ‘NFL’

Players Left on the NFL Free Agent Market

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

There are still some players left on the NFL free agent market looking for teams in 2011.  There are some solid players on this list that should be able to help some teams and others may have to wait until the injury bug hits.
Kirk Morrison, LB (Former team: Jacksonville): It looked like the Jaguars had […]

No Hall of Fame Game

Monday, July 25th, 2011

For the first time in 45 years there will be no NFL Hall of Fame game. The labor dispute between NFL owners and players forced the league to call off the annual Hall of Fame game between Chicago and St. Louis scheduled for Aug. 7.
It’s a financial blow to the Hall of Fame, which could […]

Sources Indicate NFL and Players Have Reached Deal

Monday, July 25th, 2011

The NFL Players Association and the league’s owners have reached agreement on the remaining points needed in their 10-year labor deal, sources from both sides said.  Despite the fact the new agreement will require a majority vote from the players, that part of the deal between the two sides is considered a formality, according to […]

Kerry Collins Retires

Friday, July 8th, 2011

Quarterback Kerry Collins is retiring from the NFL after 16 seasons in the NFL.  Collins is 38 and facing free agency after his contract expired in March.  In 195 career games, Collins maintained a 55.8 completion percentage and threw for 40,441 yards, 206 touchdowns and 195 interceptions.
Collins was the 5th overall pick by the Carolina […]

Texans Among the Teams to Chase Asomugha

Thursday, July 7th, 2011

Sources indicate the Texans will be prepared to spend big in free agency and their focus will be on the defensive side of the ball.  Expect Houston to be one of the many teams in the hunt for Nnamdi Asomugha.  While awaiting a collective bargaining agreement and new free-agency rules, it’s very difficult to gauge […]

Roethlisberger May Need Foot Surgery

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

A broken foot that slowed Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger through much of the end of last season — and into the playoffs and Super Bowl — may need an operation to correct the injury.  Big Ben said there were times last year during practice he didn’t feel he would be able to walk.
“I could […]

Latest from NFL Owners Meetings

Wednesday, June 22nd, 2011

Sources have revealed some details of a proposed agreement which would result in players receiving 48% of all revenue and will never dip below a 46.5 percent take of the money.  In the previous collective bargaining agreement, players received approximately 60 percent of “total revenue” but that did not include $1 billion that was designated […]

Special Report: Resistance from NFL Owners in Meetings

Saturday, June 18th, 2011

According to multiple sources there are a couple NFL owners, from the AFC side, which are resisting the deal to end the lockout.  At least two owners believe the parameters of the deal being discussed don’t adequately address the original issues the league wanted corrected from the 2006 collective bargaining agreement.  This is […]

NFL Owners, Players Meet Secretly

Wednesday, June 8th, 2011

The NFL owners and players once again meet in secret at an undisclosed New York hotel.  This is the second time in the last week the two sides have met, including a three-day session outside Chicago that included Goodell and Smith. The idea is simple: face-to-face negotiations are more likely to lead to a new […]

Plaxico Burress Released from Prison

Monday, June 6th, 2011

After serving nearly two years in prison on a gun charge, Plaxico Burress is happy to be free.  Plaxico will travel to Florida to spend time with his family and then worry about football.  Burress has not played football since late November in 2008 when a handgun that was tucked in his sweatpants slipped from […]