April 2011
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On WFAN: Michael Strahan Talks Lockout
Boomer...
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Pennington tears ACL while playing pickup hoops →
MIAMI (AP) — Quarterback Chad Pennington has a torn knee ligament and will undergo surgery next week.
March 2011
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WatchNFL Network series Game Changers Premiered last Night and was a great show for scouting the future NFL stars. Steve Mariucci stops by to share his thoughts on working on his new show “Game Changers,” which premiered March 29th.
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NFL players to begin drawing from lockout fund →
As the clock ticks down to April 6th in Minnesota for Brady vs the NFL; the players in need (yes I had to lol before I typed it) are beginning to collect from the players fund.
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Do Bills need Cam Newton? →
The Bills have a number three overall pick but it appears they have faith in current QB Ryan Fitz Patrick and not this years QB draft class.
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Draft guide rips Newton personally – how much is... →
Pro Football Weekly is taking some heat for writer s indepth analysis.
Here is a link to the complete report.
http://www.profootballweekly.com/2011/03/29/cam-newton-scouting-report
http://www.profootballweekly.com/staff/nolan-nawrocki/
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WatchNFL Network Mike Mayock breaks down the draft’s top two quarterbacks and where he thinks they’ll be drafted.
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Broncos eyeing Dareus at No. 2? →
Could the Broncos be thinking about brining in another first round quarterback?
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The Fan 105.7 Baltimore Ravens receiver Derrick...
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Retired players file antitrust suit against NFL -... →
The NFLP are not pulling any punches as they ready to fight the owners legal strategy.
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NFL Players Brady, Manning Ask Judge to Block... →
Brady v. National Football League, 0:11-00639, U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota Understanding the antitrust lawsuit can be a long lesson spent in legal terminology. But this Bloomberg articles makes the case simple.
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WatchSI.com’s Don Banks says after QB prospect Blaine Gabbert’s pro day, the Carolina Panthers will have a tough decision to make choosing between Gabbert or Heisman winner Cam Newton.
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Gabbert, Newton are both top-five picks, and more... →
SI.com Peter King and the NFL Network’s Mike Mayock try to tackle some tough questions about the NFL draft. Including who is the better quarterback prospect Gabbert or Newton? All in Kings “Monday Morning QB”
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“A month ago,” NFL Network’s Mike Mayock said Saturday, “I had...”
– SI.com by Mike Mayock of the NFL Network on the future of Cam Newton’s NFL draft potential.
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Former Giants DE George Martin, head of NFL alumni...
BY RALPH VACCHIANO
All George Martin says he’s looking for is an ally in the battle to protect retired NFL players. Instead, he’s stuck in the middle of two NFL alumni groups battling among themselves.
In what’s also becoming an increasingly ugly fight, the former Giants defensive end and current director of the NFL Alumni Association, finally met with the now-decertified...
WatchHulu.com NFL Films Americas Game The 2007 New York Giants
Every Saturday I will post an NFL films Show!
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Why We Love Fantasy Football
Why We Love Fantasy Football
by Cris Benson The Fantasy Football Informer
When you look at his picture of the 85’ Bear’s I want you to look closely. I am not sure what stadium they are playing at but besides the player’s I see a billboard space for Marlboro’s and CocaCola right next to each other. You have to laugh, because the league will never have an ad for Marlboros....
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www.nflplayerengagement.com →
NFL Player Development has been re-branded NFL Player Engagement. Visit our new website, www.nflplayerengagement.com
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Did 'Madden 12' snub Mannings, Brady? →
By Tim Graham
If there truly is a “Madden” curse, perhaps it’s not reserved for the player who appears on the video game’s cover each year.
Maybe the real curse is in choosing him. “It’s very polarizing,” said Anthony Stevenson, senior product manager for EA Sports, the game’s manufacturer. “No matter what we do, half the people will be...
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WatchYahoo Sports Dumb Combine Questions! Who would ask that?
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Phillips: If needed, we’ll open the books →
Chicago Suntimes by SEAN JENSEN ON THE BEARS
The Bears aren’t volunteering to provide financial transparency to the NFL Players Association. But team president Ted Phillips said the Bears have nothing to hide if the NFL believes opening the books is necessary to gain a collective-bargaining agreement.
“If the league feels, to get a deal done, they need to release [financials], we’re on board,”...
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The compensatory draft choices in the 2011 NFL...
The 32 compensatory draft choices in the 2011 NFL Draft (April 28-30) awarded to teams that suffered a net loss of certain quality unrestricted free agents last year. The compensatory choices will supplement the 221 choices in the regular seven rounds of the draft, with picks positioned within the third through the seventh rounds based on the value of the free agent lost. Choices listed by round...
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ESPN “I’m upset but not surprised...
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“He needs help. He needs help. I told the Cowboys from Day One that he needs...”
– ESPN- Hall of Famer Deion Sanders on Cowboys WR Dez Bryant
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Businessman Ken Lanci suing Cleveland Browns, NFL... →
By Pat Galbincea, The Plain Dealer
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Businessman Ken Lanci sued the NFL, the Cleveland Browns and the league’s 31 other teams on Thursday, aiming to save the upcoming football season.
Lanci says in the suit that the lockout violates his private seat license contract with the Browns and jeopardizes his right to watch a full season of home games.
He...
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WSCR 670 The Score Brian Billick joins Boers and...
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ESPN Kiper/McShay Draft Debate Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay debate what the Panthers should do with the No. 1 pick and who will be the better pro, Marcell Dareus or Nick Fairley.
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NFL thinks HGH testing in new deal is 'necessary'
CBS Sports Posted by Will Brinson With the fitting backdrop of the Barry Bonds trial underway in San Francisco, the NFL is going to insist that HGH testing of players become an incorporated part of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement. That bombshell comes from NFL vice president and general counsel Adolpho Birch, who also oversees the NFL’s drug testing program. “We want...
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Budgeting is players' big concern during lockout →
By AP
ARCO ISLAND, Fla. (AP) — “Show me the money” — the famous line from the movie “Jerry Maguire” — has taken on a whole new meaning in the NFL’s labor impasse.
For the players, it’s morphed into “Show me how much I need for bills my team used to pay.”
Since the owners implemented a lockout last Saturday, players are responsible for signing up...
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WatchNFL Network
Mike Mayock talks about which Quarterback will go first in the draft Cam Newton of Blaine Gabbert.
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ESPN Radio “Mike and Mike Show” talk...
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Dave Duerson's Autopsy leaves more Questions then...
By Cris Benson The Fantasy Football Informer
The details of Dave Duerson’s suicide left us with chilling news but the actual autopsy report just leaves more questions regarding Duerson’s mental health. Duerson was expressing frustration with not being able to spell words with family members. And on the day he died he placed two framed certificates, medals, and a folded American...
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Cowboys players illegally met with Rob Ryan; Roger... →
Sports Day By
Gerry Fraley
Several Dallas Cowboys players have mentioned getting together with new defensive coordinator Rob Ryanto get a jump-start on his system. That apparently is a violation of NFL rules and put the Cowboys among of a group of five teams that have been fined by commissioner Roger Goodell for having contact with players during a “dead” period.
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“Hey hey fans don’t get mad about the new rule, my run back just going 2 be...”
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twitter@D_Hest23 Devin Hester Respond to the new NFL Kickoff Rule.
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Ten Hints about Madden NFL 12 See some of the... →
by IGN
EA released the first teaser trailer for Madden NFL 12. And when I say teaser, I mean, it’s really just a tease. The very brief view shows 10 somewhat hard-to-interpret scenes. Each scene hints at something new for Madden NFL 12, but what are these 10 additions? I’m here to play detective. Check out the Madden NFL 12 trailer. Then look at the screenshot below, which points...
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Goodell says NFL's last CBA offer might not stay...
SI.com (AP)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Owners haven’t talked about using replacement players if the NFL’s first work stoppage since 1987 stretches on, Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday, and the league might not keep its last contract offer on the table if bargaining doesn’t resume soon.
“We have not had any discussions or consideration of replacement...
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WatchSI.com NFL writer Don Banks looks at the shortened kickoff rule change that was made Tuesday due to safety concerns. But Don believes that the shortened kickoff may even cause more injuries.
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NFL passes rule limiting kickoff returns →
By Dan Pompei Chicago Tribune
NEW ORLEANS — Opposing players haven’t had much luck slowing return ace Devin Hester, but opposing team owners did so Tuesday when they passed a rule that will make it more difficult to return kickoffs. The Bears steadfastly opposed the proposal to move kickoffs from the 30-yard line to the 35 and voted against it to no avail. Kickers will find it much easier...
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“Kickoffs will be moved up to the 35-yard line but touchbacks will remain at the...”
– http://www.facebook.com/AdamSchefter
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WatchMadden12 Teaser Video!
http://thefantasyfootballinformer.tumblr.com/post/4006518146/who-will-be-on-the-next-madden12-cover
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Hester, Bears want to kick proposed rule changes... →
NFL.com
Devin Hester and the Chicago Bears, including his coach, don’t want to see big changes to the NFL’s kickoff rules.
The NFL Competition Committee met Monday in New Orleans to propose a host of rules changes, one of which is a plan to move kickoffs up to the 35-yard line from the 30. The theory is that the shorter distance will lead to more touchbacks, which will cut down...
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Bracket Challenge from Madden NFL 12 →
by Aaron Boulding
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“It was very humbling and at the same time, a bit overwhelming. You really...”
– Eagles quarterback Michael Vick returned to prison Saturday, this time to deliver a message of hope and encouragement to a group of more than 700 inmates at the Avon Park Correctional Institute in Tampa, Fla.
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NFL’s Most Loyal Fans Support Players By Wide... →
Forbes.com by Mike Ozanian
A survey of National Football League fans conducted by BIGresearch for Forbes suggests team owners have little support in the current labor dispute with the players union.
Of the 1,533 surveyed who describe themselves as “a big fan of the NFL” 45.9% say they are on the players side and only 19.5% on the owners side. Perhaps most disturbing for those who are hoping...
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WatchESPN talks with Peyton Hillis and Michael Vick about the NFL Lockout, Madden12, and best of all football.
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ESPN radio “Mike and Mike...
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Who will be on the next Madden12 cover?
By Cris Benson The Fantasy Football Informer
The Fantasy Football Informer has his picks in and I think I will have a great bracket! No I did not pick Morehead St, a matter a fact my entire NCAA bracket is a wash. So why am I so excited about my bracket? Because the bracket I am speaking of is my Madden12 Cover Vote on ESPN Sports Nation.
Pick you first round selection of NFL players like...
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ESPN NFL Owners Meetings Start In New Orleans
Chris Mortensen reports on the NFL Owners Meetings beginning in New Orleans
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Brady Vs. The NFL: A Primer →
posted by ANDREW BRANDT
Image via Wikipedia
Before we return to the “he said/she said” phase of the NFL labor dispute, I thought I would focus on what is actually in front of us as the reality of the NFL right now. Thus, here is a primer on Brady v. NFL, a case whose eventual settlement will be the basis for the next Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) in the NFL.
Why are the Players (Brady,...
