Posted: Tuesday, March 1st, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Stephen Paea, 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, Champ Bailey, DeMarcus Van Dyke, Mike Mayock
The NFL Scouting Combine has wrapped and everyone has filtered their way out of Lucas Oil Stadium, but two notable players cracked the high marks in this year’s drills.
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Posted: Monday, February 28th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Jeff Lurie, Arthur Blank, Jerry Jones, Michael Vick, Philadelphia Eagles, Woody Johnson
With the oft used line about the “billionaires vs. millionaires” coming to a head this week with the current CBA expiring on Thursday, it’s always curious to reflect on just how some of these owners came to be rolling in it.
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Posted: Friday, February 25th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Pro Football Hall of Fame, Arnie Herber, Dan Marino, George Preston Marshall
While we look ahead to the NFL’s future with the current Combine underway, it’s time to gain some perspective by reflecting on this day in league history as part of Pro Football Hall of Fame’s “Under the Dome” series.
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Posted: Thursday, February 24th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Mario Fannin, 2011 NFL Scouting Combine, Cory Hogue, Tom Shaw
Every year NFL prospects flock to Tom’s Shaw’s Orlando based camp before the Combine in hopes of being like one of his eight number one draft picks (or any pick really) that he’s trained in the past.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags:
Watch out craft services. Rex Ryan has landed in LA to shoot an episode of “CSI: New York” with Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum. The plot points have yet to be revealed, but with Ryan involved it’s bound to be personal.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 23rd, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Super Bowl XLV, Green Bay Packers, Mike McCarthy, Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh mayor Luke Ravenstahl put a little back into it yesterday while shoveling the walkway of the childhood parish of Packers head coach Mike McCarthy.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Sidney Rice, Ed Wang
Vikings WR Sidney Rice and Bills LT Ed Wang are in Beijing this week playing flag football with the locals and spreading the NFL word in an attempt to popularize the game internationally.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Steven Jackson, St. Louis Rams
Rams RB Steven Jackson’s South Pacific vacation took a precarious turn yesterday when a 6.3 magnitude earthquake rocked the city of Christchurch, New Zealand, where Jackson had just toured a mere 48 hours earlier.
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Posted: Wednesday, February 16th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Green Bay Packers, Charles Woodson, John Kuhn, Mark Murphy, Ryan Grant, Super Bowl XLV
CB Charles Woodson, FB John Kuhn, RB Ryan Grant and president/CEO Mark Murphy took in some team history on Broadway last night when they attended “Lombardi” based on Pulitzer Prize winning author David Maraniss’ biography on the original Super Bowl winning Packers coach.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 15th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Clay Matthews, Aaron Rodgers, Bryan Bulaga, Edge, Graham Harrell, Green Bay Packers, Michael Crabtree, Triple H
While it looked like Aaron Rodgers would be the media darling post SB XLV, it’s his long haired linebacker who has blown by the MVP’s Disney World and “Late Show” appearances in sheer volume since Cowboys Stadium.
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Posted: Friday, February 11th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Tennessee Titans, Chad Johnson, Peyton Manning, Ray Lewis, T-Rac, Terrrell Owens, Tom Brady
There’s always a new debate about who the best of the best is. We weigh in on who has the best defense, the best QB, who the best players-turned-actors are and even the best bald-headed players of all time.
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Posted: Tuesday, February 8th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Super Bowl XLV
After a ride down Main Street USA with Mickey yesterday, Aaron Rodgers flew to NYC for a little sit down with Dave on the “Late Show with David Letterman.”
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Posted: Monday, February 7th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Ben Roethlisberger, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady
Now that Aaron Rodgers is the Super Bowl MVP, he’s also set to become this year’s “MMP” as the league’s most marketable player.
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Posted: Friday, February 4th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Super Bowl XLV, Brett Favre, Dallas Cowboys, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Tony Romo
As painful as this season might have been for Tony Romo – physically with his busted wing and emotionally with having to watch two other teams play the Super Bowl in his home stadium – the Cowboys QB dutifully made the rounds at the media center on Friday and stopped to chat with NFL.com about how he’s faring.
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Posted: Friday, February 4th, 2011 | Lisa Altobelli | Tags: Super Bowl XLV, Pittsburgh Steelers
The Steelers aren’t the only ones who will be working Sunday night.
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