Archive for May, 2010
Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Steve Wyche Tags: 2010 NFL Spring Meeting, Nat Moore, Super Bowl XLVIII
Despite the seemingly long odds to be named the host city for Super Bowl XLVIII, the bid committees for South Florida and Tampa have been diligently rehearsing their presentations that they will deliver to owners for a vote on Tuesday.
Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Steve Wyche Tags: 2010 NFL Spring Meeting, Jonathan Tisch, New York Giants, Robert Kraft, Super Bowl XLVIII
There seems to be pretty widespread support at the NFL Spring Meeting for NY/N.J. to play host for Super Bowl XLVIII.
Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Adam Rank Tags: Antonio Cromartie, Ashley Dupre, Bob Kraft, Chicago Bears, Greg Olsen, Jay Cutler, Le'Ron McClain, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Ray Rice, Rex Ryan, Terrell Owens, Wes Welker
Is Terrell Owens stalking Bears QB Jay Cutler?
Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Frank Tadych Tags: Brian Brohm, Buffalo Bills, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Trent Edwards
Trent Edwards says it was a bost of confidence when the Bills didn’t draft a quarterback in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.
Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Vic Carucci Tags: 2010 NFL Spring Meeting, Jonathan Tisch, New York Giants, Super Bowl XLVIII
To say that representatives of the committee making the New York/New Jersey bid for the Super Bowl XLVIII are confident about their chances for success would be an understatement.
Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Steve Wyche Tags: 2010 NFL Spring Meeting, overtime rule, Super Bowl XLVIII
When NFL owners voted in March to change overtime rules for the playoffs beginning in 2011, and there was tremendous momentum to go ahead and apply those changes to the regular season. That push seems to have lost a lot of steam.
Posted: Monday, May 24th, 2010 | Michael Fabiano Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Adrian Peterson, Brett Favre, Drew Brees, Percy Harvin, Peyton Manning, Philip Rivers, Tom Brady, Visanthe Shiancoe
The return (or expected return) of Brett Favre is great for fantasy football.
Posted: Sunday, May 23rd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: A.J. Smith, Malcolm Floyd, Marcus McNeill, San Diego Chargers, Shawne Merriman, Vincent Jackson
While the San Diego Chargers began their offseason program this past week, much of the focus was on the players not present, as opposed to those in attendance.
Posted: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Chicago Bears, Devin Aromashodu, Devin Hester, Earl Bennett, Jay Cutler, Johnny Knox, Mike Martz
While anything can change between now and September, it looks like Jay Cutler‘s primary targets at receiver will be Devin Hester and Johnny Knox.
Posted: Saturday, May 22nd, 2010 | Simon Samano Tags: Donovan McNabb, Santana Moss, Terrell Owens, Washington Redskins
If you’re the Redskins, think about this for a second: You’re planning to enter the season with Moss, Joey Galloway (another veteran added this offseason), and two third-year pros in Devin Thomas and Malcolm Kelly as the heart of the receiving corps. So if you lose Moss for, say, the first four games of the season, do you feel that good about the situation that you won’t even consider T.O.?
Posted: Friday, May 21st, 2010 | Simon Samano Tags: Carolina Panthers, Matt Moore, Steve Smith
Steve Smith appeared on Friday’s NFL Total Access to talk about his changing role on the Panthers, as well as the major changes going on in Carolina.
Posted: Friday, May 21st, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Detroit Lions, Ndamukong Suh, Rod Woodson
Ndamukong Suh likes what he’s seen so far from Lions OTA, where he’s been playing alongside the likes of Kyle Vanden Bosch and Corey Williams on the team’s first unit.
Posted: Friday, May 21st, 2010 | NFL.com Staff Tags: Arena Football Friday, Kurt Warner, Paul Burmeister
Before Kurt Warner joined NFL Network’s Paul Burmeister in the booth for NFL Network’s Arena Football Friday, the most famous AFL alumn took a quick look back at his AFL career, in which he led the Iowa Barnstormers to consecutive Arena Bowl appearances in 1996-97.
Posted: Friday, May 21st, 2010 | Adam Rank Tags: Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo, U.S. Open qualifying
Cowboys fans bemoaned that Tony Romo could not win the big one. But in the last couple of months Romo did win a playoff game and he made a — dare I say — clutch putt to advance in a U.S. Open qualifying match.
Posted: Friday, May 21st, 2010 | Adam Rank Tags: Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears, Dick Butkus, Gale Sayers, Jay Cutler, LeBron James
Former LB Dick Butkus has joined the fracas between Bears Hall of Fame RB Gale Sayers and current LB Brian Urlacher. And not surprisingly, Butkus backs his former teammate