September 14th, 2009 by Brian Ethridge
Tagged as: Adrian Peterson, Cleveland Browns, Minnesota Vikings, NFL
Less than a month after joining the Minnesota Vikings, Brett Favre was among the five players elected as a team captain.
“You can’t coach chemistry,” Favre told reporters. Read the rest of this entry »
On Thursday, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said team owners are preparing for an uncapped 2010 NFL season since negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement are at a stand still.
“Because of the timing, we recognize there’s a strong reality there will be an uncapped year, and the owners have planned for it,” Goodell said. Read the rest of this entry »
New England Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi is set to announce his retirement from the NFL on Monday morning at 10:45 a.m. ET at Gillette Stadium. Read the rest of this entry »
There has only been on game so far this year, but we’re already declaring this play as the best preseason game of the year. Tennessee Titans rookie punter A.J. Trapasso fakes the punt, and takes it 40 yards to the endzone. That’s pretty impressive for a punter!
Our sources at the Titans training camp tell us he’s battling it out with Fatty White to become their top backup at running back.
Legenday NFL defenders Bruce Smith and Rod Woodson were among the six former greats to be inducted into the American Football Hall of Fame this weekend.
“It’s an honor. I thought about what I was going to say, but to be on this stage, it’s a whirlwind,” Woodson said while giving his enshrinement speech. “It’s more than putting on the jacket — it’s being part of the elite team of pro football. I’m very humbled.”
The other inductees were, Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson, guard Randall McDaniel, receiver Bob Hayes, and the late Derrick Thomas.
“And, yes, today does culminate the life of a great NFL player who did so much on and off the field for his community, a life that ended too young,” former Kansas City Chiefs president Carl Peterson at the end of Thomas’ induction speech. “It must be said, my son, Derrick, you have fought the good fight, you have finished the race, you have kept the faith. Derrick, you’re in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. And, no one can ever take that from you.”
Congratulations to all the inductees, every one of them deserve the honor.
Suspended Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth wants you to believe that he’s really sorry for killing an innocent man while driving stoned and high, and he really hopes NFL commissioner Roger Goodell allows him to play football again this year.
“I recognize that there is a difference between the legal standard in my criminal case and the standard to which NFL players are held,” Stallworth said. Read the rest of this entry »
Derrick Mason shocked a lot of people when he showed up to the Baltimore Ravens training camp and announced his return to football, just weeks after retiring from the league.
“It was a tough decision, but I think it was a good decision for me to come back,” Mason said in a statement. Read the rest of this entry »
Tony Dungy thinks Michael Vick is putting his life back together and he believes with time, Vick will win the hearts of his critics.
“I think Michael deserves the chance to show people he has changed and learned from past mistakes, but my true hope is that he will make sound decisions about his future and, at the same time, let people know more about the person that I’ve come to know recently,” Dungy said. Read the rest of this entry »
Future hall of fame quarterback Brett Favre has informed the Minnesota Vikings that he has decided to stay retired.
“It was the hardest decision I’ve ever made,” Favre told ESPN. Read the rest of this entry »
According to sources, Roger Goodell will suspend Michael “The Dog Killer” Vick for the first four games of the NFL regular season.
