The recent incidents of fan violence in the Bay Area, concluding in assaults and shootings tied to last Saturday's preseason contest between the Oakland Raiders and San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park, has led to the cancellation of the annual exhibition series. Both teams were prompted to...
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After he served 18 months in a Kentucky federal prison for the dogfighting we referenced in this post earlier Wednesday evening, current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick was reinstated to the NFL by Commissioner Roger Goodell in July of 2009.
One month later, Vick signed a...
They've been doing their part-time jobs from one year to multiple decades, and they each have different outside professions. But the one thing that every current NFL official has in common is that each one of them is male.
That could be changing very soon. According to Jane McManus of...
My 2011 Predictions
NFC South
#1 Falcons 13-3
#2 Saints 11-5
#3 Buccaneers 9-7
#4 Panthers 6-10 (Cam does alright his first year)
NFC North
#1 Packers 12-4
#2 Vikings 12-4 (Packers beat them twice and McNabb revives the team)
#3 Bears 10-6
#4 Lions 8-8 (I am feeling a winning season this...
Former NFL*defensive end and longtime television and movie actor Charles Aaron "Bubba" Smith was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Wednesday. Coroner's reports have not yet been released, but according to the Los Angeles Times, it is believed that Smith died of natural causes.
Smith...
OK, it's time to take a break from all this labor stuff and talk about the players who will be free agents and trade targets once the Hatfields and McCoys sign off on a new CBA. And who better to do that with than Greg Cosell, the longtime NFL Films game-tape maven, who also serves as senior...
Retired NFL football players are at higher risk for mild cognitive impairment, which can be a precursor to Alzheimer's disease, a Loyola University Health System study has found. A screening survey of 513 retired players and their wives found that 35 percent of the players had scores suggesting...
Vitamin D deficiency has been known to cause an assortment of health problems, a recent study presented at the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine's (AOSSM) Annual Meeting in San Diego, suggests that lack of the vitamin might also increase the chance of muscle injuries in athletes...
That's probably affected by what team they're drafted to as much as anything...
Gabbert went to the Jaguars, which has never been a great offense in a non-football town.
Cam Newton went to the Panthers, which is a small, but slightly better football town with no history of real success.
Jake...
That's probably affected by what team they're drafted to as much as anything...
Gabbert went to the Jaguars, which has never been a great offense in a non-football town.
Cam Newton went to the Panthers, which is a small, but slightly better football town with no history of real success.
Jake...
For all the craziness that is associated with Ray Lewis, the man sure does seem to speak the truth on big issues. The latest one? How the lockout might affect our society as a whole, and what it might do to the nation's crime rate.
No, he isn't just talking about the players. Ray thinks if the...
Did your favorite team draft well in the 2011 NFL Draft? Check out the list below to see how we ranked your team’s draft. Since this draft was relatively strong, a lot of teams got solid grades. However, like every season, there were teams who had no idea what they were doing.
Bengals – A...
The 2011 NFL Draft is over. It was a rather awkward affair considering that NFL lockout. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was routinely booed. The drafted players had a tough time answering questions due to the lockout. And teams couldn’t exactly begin teaching their draft picks the basics since...
...from the 2011 NFL Draft? The selections that were made and finalized today in the draft, can they be integrated into the Madden NFL 11 game or do you have to wait until the next game comes out? (Madden NFL 12)