National Football League News and Rumors
If all goes well, NY Giants co-owner Steve Tisch will try to bring another Super Bowl to MetLife StadiumAs long as Giants co-owner Steve Tisch’s worst case scenario doesn’t happen, which he described as a “blizzard at 12:01 in the morning” on game day next Feb. 2, and all else goes smoothly, then there is every intention of trying to bring the game … |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com A panel of arbitrators has ruled in favor of a $700 million plan by the Rams to renovate the Edward Jones Dome. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell touched upon many topics during his Friday afternoon's "state of the league" address, including player safety, improving the "Rooney Rule" and his hope to have an HGH testing program in place for the 20… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com It defies logic that there are now far more precautions taken to protect NFL players from head trauma than youth and high school football players, said several current or former NFL players speaking on behalf of a group advocating safer sports. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Last April, Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz said that the word holdout wasn’t in his vocabulary and that he didn’t even know what the word meant. Perhaps that explains his response to a question from the New York Daily News about whether or not he’… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Next week is a big one for Titans running back Chris Johnson. Five days after either the Ravens or 49ers are crowned as champions, $9 million of Johnson’s $10 million salary for the 2013 season becomes guaranteed. The Titans haven’t said publicly what… |
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Mitch Ross is in the midst of the Ray Lewis controversy. Michael Rosenberg says Ross isn't the first to sell unproven remedies and unscientific solutions to famous athletes. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The final injury report of the season has been released and we aren’t going to be spending much time Sunday wondering if an injured player is able to make it onto the field. Neither the Ravens nor the 49ers have a player listed as anything but probable … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Dave Wannstedt has landed a new job in a surprising place: Tampa Bay, as special teams coach. Wannstedt, the former head coach of the Bears and Dolphins, was added to Greg Schiano’s staff today, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. It’s surprising that Wan… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The man who reportedly supplied Ray Lewis with deer antler spray can't confirm the Baltimore Ravens linebacker ever used the stuff. |
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Michael DiRocco, ESPN.com Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey has pled no contest to a charge of disorderly conduct and paid nearly $500 in fines and court costs as a result of his arrest last month after an altercation with a woman over a cell phone. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The daughter of a former Chicago Bears player has pleaded guilty to fraud after collecting money from an NFL pension plan years after her father's death. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- Everybody has a different set of emotions when they watch the Super Bowl. For some NFL teams, there will be a definite sense of regret and "what might have been." As ESPN's Adam Schefter pointed out on Friday, several teams othe… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Eagles wide receiver DeSean Jackson says that he’s 98 percent recovered from the rib injury that brought his 2012 season to a premature end and he sounds excited about getting to work with new coach Chip Kelly. That’s no surprise given Kelly’s reput… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The NFLPA’s request that the Chargers’ team doctor be removed is currently in the middle of a review mechanism put in place under the rules of the CBA. Commissioner Roger Goodell cited Article 50 of the collective bargaining agreement, which calls for… |
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John and Jim Harbaugh said they could envision working together someday in a news conference at the Super Bowl between the Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers. |
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‘It Gets Better’ movement pulls 49ers video after two players deny participation in anti-bullying adFeb 1
Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com The San Francisco 49ers earned a lot of goodwill at the start of the season when they became the first NFL team to tape an "It Gets Better" spot. Designed to encourage hope and acceptance among gay teens who are being bullied, the "It Get… |
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Drew Brees, Cam Newton and Roddy White help close out Super Bowl week for PFT on NBC Sports NetworkFeb 1
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com We’re drawing ever closer to kickoff, but there’s still time to fill before Super Bowl XLVII finally kicks off. We’ll fill some of it by welcoming three NFC South stars to the Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network set in New Orleans. Saints quarte… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Mitch Ross (he's the one in the middle up there), owner of the supplement company S.W.A.T.S. and the guy who squealed to Sports Illustrated about giving Ray Lewis deer antler spray, showed up in New Orleans to have an impromptu press conference with a c… |
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Brett Michael Dykes, nytimes.com The view from New Orleans: Airplanes dragging banners have joined the blimps in signaling to New Orleans that the Super Bowl is only two days away. |
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Joe Namath, yahoo.com Like he did last season, NFL Hall of Famer and New York Jets legend Joe Namath will join Yahoo! Sports and the Shutdown Corner Blog for commentary and analysis. Make sure you like the Official Joe Namath page on Facebook. And with playoff news always br… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Falcons owner Arthur Blank is playing this one straight by the script. After reports earlier this week suggested that the Falcons had been approached by interested parties in Los Angeles during their pursuit of public money for a new stadium, Blank has … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It’s Friday, which means the week of pre-Super Bowl festivities is just about at its end. It also means that PFT Live‘s week of shows from New Orleans has reached its end. It’s been a great week and we think we’ve got a great final show for you to… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Cowboys tight end Jason Witten said it saddened him to see his position coach (who happens to be his head coach’s brother) go, but chalked it up to “a bottom line business” Witten actually invited John Garrett to be with him at the Super Bowl, befor… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com We’ve heard from coach Ron Rivera and wide receiver Steve Smith about the Panthers’ decision to promote Mike Shula to offensive coordinator this week and now quarterback Cam Newton has added his two cents on the hire. Newton doesn’t differ too much … |
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Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com Hanging a man in effigy is one thing, but denying him access to the full spread of your city's famous culinary offerings? Well, that's just downright cold, New Orleans. No matter whether it damages the upstanding rep of Southern hospitality, there are a… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com Take a large group of people, like NFL players, add in the potential shenanigans of New Orleans' French Quarter, the fact that just about everyone in the city has a camera phone and social media account, and there's bound to be plenty of off-field issue… |
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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says the league needs to make football safer by doing more to eliminate blows to the head and knees and by suspending players for illegal hits. |
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Reuben Fischer, deadspin.com Chris Culliver was already having a rough couple of days, picking the worst possible moment to reveal his very stupid opinions about gay people. More » |
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Arash Markazi, ESPN.com Matt Barkley doesn't think the way he and USC finished last season should affect his stock in the upcoming NFL draft. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Giant man-puppy Rob Gronkowski has been in New Orleans all week, enjoying the Super Bowl festivities. Yesterday, he swung by the SportsCenter set to tell us that he hates being injured "to the max," and then he made one little kid's year by dr… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com One of the biggest things Cardinals coach Bruce Arians has to do in his new job is figure out who will be quarterbacking the team in 2013. Arians inherits a messy situation at quarterback for a team that played four different players at the position in … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Ten months ago, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he would consider “modifying” the Saints’ bounty discipline with respect to the 2013 second-round draft pick he revoked. But Goodell now says there will be no such modification. At his annual “St… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com We long ago learned the Super Bowl hype drill and now we can easily anticipate which storyline will be beaten into the ground during the run-up to the Super Bowl. It wasn't too hard to see we'd be Harbaugh'ed out before either team hit New Orleans this … |
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Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com Eli Manning disagrees with Joe Flacco's opinion about next year's outdoor Super Bowl in New Jersey. |
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Ben Blatt, deadspin.com You've seen Facebook's map of geographic NFL fandom. Our clever friends at the Harvard College Sports Analysis Collective dig deeper into the data to discover America's most popular football teams. More » |
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Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com The Harbaugh brothers may be good coaches, but neither of them has much to say in news conferences. DJ Steve Porter took their lack of things to say and turned it into his latest remix. |
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Long ago, Randy Moss and Matt Birk had Super Bowl dreams as Vikings teammates. Now the two will vie for the elusive title as opponents. Don Banks details their unique bond. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is not backing down from his stance that players who repeatedly hit opponents in the head deserve to be suspended. In fact, Goodell indicated that more suspensions could be coming as discipline escalates in the future. “We… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- There's been a lot of talk about the San Francisco 49ers' quarterback-based run game, and justifiably so -- Colin Kaepernick has given that offense new life and a host of new options with his dynamic mobility and deep arm. But when you ta… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com If you’re like most NFL fans I’ve heard from in the last few weeks, you probably think Michael Strahan deserves to be voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame tomorrow. And same with Larry Allen, Jonathan Ogden, Warren Sapp, Jerome Bettis, Cris Carter… |
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NEW ORLEANS -- One thing is certain about Super Bowl XLVII: After the game has ended and the confetti has rained on the field inside the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, a Harbaugh will hoist the hardware. Will John Harbaugh, coach of the Ravens, lift the Lomba… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Late last night (or as the case may be early this morning . . . I’m not quite sure because I was still shell-shocked from having a slight misadventure at the blackjack tables), I posted the segment from Thursday’s PFT Live with Greg Cosell of NFL Film… |
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Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Hall of Famer Troy Aikman says it might be time to find the future replacement for Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com NEW ORLEANS -- In case you didn't know -- and why would you, since it's only been mentioned about 50,000 times per day through Super Bowl week -- two brothers are coaching against each other this Sunday in Super Bowl XLVII. No, really. And after a week … |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com Players are usually fairly dull during the week before the Super Bowl. But Chris Culliver? Joe Flacco? Randy Moss? Their remarks started a lot of animated conversations. |
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The New York Times, nytimes.com The Baltimore Ravens and the San Francisco 49ers will end two weeks of hype when they meet on the Superdome field on Sunday to decide the winner of Super Bowl XLVII, and The Times will offer comprehensive coverage. |
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Jamison Hensley, ESPN.com San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh took the podium together for Friday's pre-Super Bowl coaches media session. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The New York/New Jersey Super Bowl host committe is embracing concerns about a cold weather game, with a snowflake in their official logo in the media center. But while many viewed next year’s game as a one-time reward for building MetLife Stadium, offi… |
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Confused Sports Columnist Doesn't Realize A-Rod And Ray Lewis Were In Two Separate PED ScandalsFeb 1
Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com There were two big stories in the world of performance-enhancing drugs, both released on Tuesday. One involved Alex Rodriguez, Nelson Cruz, Melky Cabrera, and other baseball players being listed in the records of a shady clinic in Miami, Fla. The other … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Eagles aren’t the only NFC East team looking to boost their revenue in 2013. The Redskins announced Thursday that they will be raising the prices for both their tickets and parking next season. In a press release, the Redskins said that the price of… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Vikings running back Adrian Peterson just turned in a season with the second-most rushing yards in NFL history, but he’s setting his sights a little higher for 2013. About 400 yards higher, to be exact. During an appearance on the Dan Patrick Show, Pete… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com There's no escaping the concussion issue in football, especially not in the days leading up to the Super Bowl. The latest talk about concussions this week involves Baltimore Ravens center Matt Birk, a 15-year NFL veteran who said he will donate his brai… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Super Bowl XLVII Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers 6 p.m. ET, Sunday, Feb. 3 Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana When the Ravens have the ball: During the regular season, the Ravens were right in the middle of pack offensively, ranking… |
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Beyonce will be performing for free on Sunday, just like every Super Bowl halftime act before herFeb 1
Kevin Kaduk, yahoo.com Come Sunday, Beyonce will put on a show for over 70,000 people at the Superdome in New Orleans and for over 100 million people watching the Super Bowl at home. It might surprise you, however, to learn the size of the paycheck the singer will be taking h… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Harbaugh brothers are getting most of the attention this week in New Orleans, and the Harbaugh parents even had their own press conference, but a member of the next generation of Harbaughs has managed to keep a low profile. Jay Harbaugh, the oldest … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Cowboys owner Jerry Jones’ actions this offseason might suggest a lack of confidence in head coach Jason Garrett. But Jones’ words say something different. In a video posted at the team’s official website (via the Fort Worth Star-Telegram), Jones in… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Gone are the days when Super Bowl spots were closely-guarded secrets. With the growth of social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, it's no surprise that more advertisers are releasing ads online up to a week or more before Game Day. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young played on a pretty good offense of his own, but he said he was envious of Colin Kaepernick, for getting to run the 49ers current pistol-based system. Coupled with a strong supporting cast, Young said the young quarte… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Former Bills CB Mickey Washington serves on the NFLPA’s Former Players board of directors with former Bills teammate Cornelius Bennett. Ted Ginn has moved on to San Francisco and says he has no regrets about his time with the Dolphins. Patriots RB Danny… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Ravens safety Ed Ree is aware of the stories linking him to the Patriots, and he’s not happy about them. Reed said his quotes about being able to see himself in a Patriots uniform have been taken out of context by reporters who are looking to create sto… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com What's ahead: Thursday marked the final day players for the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens would be available to the media and now their full focus turns to Super Bowl XLVII. The head coaches are not off the hook, however, and 49ers head coach… |
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Super Bowl XLVII MatchupFeb 1
Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com The 49ers have an even-keeled young quarterback in Colin Kaepernick and a superior running game. That's a tall order for the Ravens. |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Former Cleveland Browns president Mike Holmgren has moved back to the Seattle area after his three-year run as the right-hand man to former owner Randy Lerner. Holmgren was let go as team president after Jimmy Haslam bought the team from Lerner last yea… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It’s no longer spurting blood, thanks to four stitches that closed the wound. And he still doesn’t quite know how it happened. But it was the most memorable moment from the Pro Bowl, creating the impression that guys were indeed going harder than us… |
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SEATTLE (AP) Seahawks linebacker Leroy Hill has made his first court appearance since he was accused of assaulting his girlfriend. |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) Three black former NFL head coaches say the league needs to rethink its Rooney Rule for promoting minority hiring after 15 top vacancies - eight head coaching jobs and seven general manager positions - were all filled by white candidate… |
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What Chris Culliver said is absolutely the way a majority of NFL players feel. That is why there hasn’t been a single active NFL player to announce that he is gay. That doesn’t mean there aren’t gay players on NFL rosters. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The NFL Players Association wants the San Diego Chargers to replace team doctor David Chao, who lost a malpractice lawsuit last summer and is facing an attempt to have his medical license suspended or revoked. |
