Archive for February, 2010
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl injury report, Super Bowl XLIV
Here is the Super Bowl injury report, as filed with the NFL on Wednesday.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Drew Brees, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Peyton Manning, Super Bowl XLIV
The Saints want to be proactive and reward QB Drew Brees with a contract extension, NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi reported Wednesday.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Channing Crowder, Mercury Morris, radio row, Super Bowl XLIV
Radio Row is spinning slow, bringing Day 3 of Super Bowl XLIV to an end.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Chris Johnson, Jeff Fisher, NFL Network, radio row, Super Bowl XLIV, Tennessee Titans
It was quite the sight Wednesday when one No. 28 — Titans RB Chris Johnson — was next to another No. 28 — Marshall Faulk — on the NFL Network set.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Bill Sheridan, New York Giants, Osi Umenyiora, Perry Fewell
Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora wants to start, or he is willing to walk away from football.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Bill Gates, Dwight Freeney, Indianpolis Colts, Super Bowl XLIV, Tony Dungy
Tony Dungy is convinced that his former team, the Colts, will win Super Bowl XLIV against the Saints.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Darren Sharper, Jeremy Shockey, Jonathan Vilma, Lynell Hamilton, New Orleans Saints, Randall Gay, Sean Payton, Super Bowl XLIV
Saints TE Jeremy Shockey (knee), FS Darren Sharper (knee) and LB Jonathan Vilma (knee) seemingly worked in every practice drill Wednesday in Coral Gables, Fla., and looked good despite their injuries, according to Super Bowl pool reporter John Czarnecki.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Frank Supovitz, NFL Films, Super Bowl XLIV, truTV
This February, truTV and NFL Films will provide unprecedented, exclusive access to what really goes on behind the scenes of professional football in the new series NFL FULL CONTACT. The series, which premieres Monday, Feb. 8, at 10 p.m. (ET/PT), will follow the action from draft day to the Super Bowl, showing football fans what happens beyond the playing field.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Chad Ochocinco, Chris Cooley, radio row, Super Bowl XLIV
The first big day on Radio Row at Super Bowl XLIV has left me grasping for an appropriate analogy to describe the scene. But I’m grasping no more.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Greg Biekert, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, Peyton Manning, radio row, Super Bowl XLIV, Tim Brown
Tim Brown believes no quarterback in NFL history has controlled defenses the way Peyton Manning has. But he was able to recall one instance in which a teammate broke The Manning Code.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Jason La Canfora Tags: Buddy Nix, Buffalo Bills, Doug Whaley, Pittsburgh Steelers
The Bills offered their assistant general manager position to Doug Whaley, according to a league source.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Barry Sanders, Chris Cooley, Darryl Johnston, Emmitt Smith, Jacoby Jones, Joe Montana, Johnny Knox, Mark Sanchez, Mike Haynes, radio row, Super Bowl XLIV
To borrow a football term, traversing Radio Row requires a head on a swivel. This is the NFL universe for the next few days, as a quick walk-around proves.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Arizona Cardinals, Kurt Warner, Matt Leinart, radio row, Super Bowl XLIV
A week after his retirement, Kurt Warner sees the situation he left in Arizona as the perfect opportunity for Matt Leinhart to prove himself.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | Steve Wyche Tags: Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Roman Haper, Super Bowl XLIV
The Colts made it to 14-0 before opting to rest their starters for most of the remainder of the season, losing twice and drawing plenty of criticism for not playing to go unbeaten.
Posted: Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Anthony Hargrove, New Orleans Saints, Super Bowl XLIV
There are probably bigger stories here in Miami this week (most of them ending in -Manning or -Brees) but I have yet to hear a more compelling one than Anthony Hargrove, the Saints’ DT and self-confessed alcoholic.