Category Archives: Football News
Dolphins new hire won’t do much for morale
xml feed Posted by Mike Florio on May 16, 2011, 5:42 PM EDT The press release came through the e-mail pipe earlier today. The Dolphins have hired someone we’d never heard of into a big job that doesn’t directly have … Continue reading
Sean Payton faced unique pressure to pick up Mark Ingram
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on May 16, 2011, 4:19 PM EDT AP Most Saints fans were excited when the team drafted Cal defensive end Cameron Jordan in the first round. Connor Payton, the head coach’s son, is not your average … Continue reading
PFT Live: Despite off-field antics, Ochocinco committed to football
Posted by NBCSports.com on May 16, 2011, 4:44 PM EDT Peter King doesn’t always agree with what Chad Ochocinco does off the field but appreciates his love of playing football and thinks he would be a good fit with the … Continue reading
PFT Live: Peter King and Jason Whitlock join the show
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on May 16, 2011, 12:03 PM EDT It’s Monday, so that means we’re going to have a healthy dose of Peter King in the rumor mill. We’ve also got him as a guest today on … Continue reading
Reports regarding lack of progress are a matter of semantics
Posted by Mike Florio on May 16, 2011, 10:45 PM EDT Getty Images So how can the competing reports from Monday evening regarding the progress, or lack thereof, in mediation be harmonized? Sal Paolantonio of ESPN reported that a breakthrough … Continue reading
Even in defeat, De Smith rolls out the rhetoric
Posted by Mike Florio on May 16, 2011, 11:22 PM EDT Getty Images In response to the recent remarks of NFLPA* executive director DeMaurice Smith comparing the labor dispute to a mob war, we suggested that Smith dial back the … Continue reading
Goodell, Minnesota governor meeting Tuesday
Posted by Mike Florio on May 16, 2011, 11:04 PM EDT Getty Images With NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell already in the area for mediation of the lingering labor dispute, he’ll be getting making the most of his time in Minnesota … Continue reading
Progress in mediated talks disputed
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on May 16, 2011, 8:37 PM EDT AP The moment any good news is reported during this lockout, you can bet that someone will report the opposite soon thereafter. That happened Monday evening after ESPN’s Sal … Continue reading
Appeals court grants NFL’s motion for stay, lockout still on
Posted by Michael David Smith on May 16, 2011, 6:28 PM EDT AP The NFL lockout is still on. According to multiple reports, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit has granted the NFL’s motion for a stay, … Continue reading
DeMarcus Ware gets paid, despite lockout
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on May 16, 2011, 4:43 PM EDT AP At least one player is making some good money during the lockout. Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com reports that DeMarcus Ware received $6.8 million from the Cowboys in mid-March, … Continue reading
