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Niners Fire Nolan
2008-10-22 01:04:00
The San Francisco 49ers fired coach Mike Nolan on Monday.read more | digg story
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Running back investigated for spitting drink in woman's face
2008-10-22 01:04:00
Chiefs running back Larry Johnson is being investigated for spitting a drink in a woman's face at a nightclub during the Chiefs' bye week.read more | digg story
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Pat's Rodney Harrison Has Season-Ending Injury
2008-10-22 01:04:00
The veteran New England Patriots safety has been diagnosed with a torn quadriceps muscle in his right leg and will not play again this season, his 15th in the NFL.read more | digg story
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Adam "Pacman" Jones Suspended "At Least" 4 Games
2008-10-21 06:45:00
Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman " Jones has been suspended for at least the next four games of Dallas' season for his most recent violation of the league's personal conduct policy., the NFL announced Tuesday.read more | digg story
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Pacman Jones weighing alcohol treatment plans
2008-10-21 06:44:00
Adam 'Pacman ' Jones is considering options for treatment for his alcohol use, a source told ESPN.read more | digg story
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Some Super Bowl Tickets Selling for $1,000 for First Time
2008-10-21 06:44:00
The NFL confirmed Thursday that 25 percent of the tickets for the Feb. 1 game in Tampa will be priced at $1,000. It also announced it will drop the price of 1,000 tickets at Raymond James Stadium by $200 to $500, the first time the league has cut prices for a Super Bowl .read more | digg story
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Master Chief And Optimus Prime Are Saints Fanboys
2008-10-21 06:43:00
When you have Optimus Prime AND Master Chief cheering from the Superdome, is there really any doubt which team is superior? I have to give it to the New Orleans Saints ' fans, they've got great taste and a whole lotta free time. They look fantastic. We're just one T2 silver unitard away from the best fan base ever, full pics below.read more | digg story

Tom Brady updates fans about his knee
2008-10-21 06:43:00
Tom Brady has been doing his best D.B. Cooper impersonation since suffering a season-ending knee injury. But the New England Patriots quarterback has posted an open letter to his fans on www.TomBrady.com. Here's the message in full:read more | digg story
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Favre Denies Sharing Information to Sabotage Packers
2008-10-21 06:40:00
Cornerback Charles Woodson says that if a media report indicating that Brett Favre shared inside knowledge of the Green Bay Packers ? offense with Detroit Lions coaches is true, it?s nothing short of sabotage. Has one of the most beloved players in Packers history become Benedict Brett?read more | digg story
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Pimp & Circumstance
2008-10-21 05:52:00
Pimp & CircumstanceBy Michael ? Louis IngramBASN & Football Reporters Online A Tale of Two Packers: On August 7, Green Bay Packer quarterback Brett Favre was traded to the New York Jets.Upon release of this information in the Big Apple, Favre?s new #4 New York Jet jerseys were as abundant as bratwursts on game day at Lambeau Field.According to area sources, 3200 pieces sold in less than a day ? at $80 a pop.A few days earlier, another former Packer, Herb Adderley, received his monthly pension check from the Players? Union ? in the amount of $126.85.Adderley, a five time Pro Bowl selection, eight time All ? Pro selection, three ? time Super Bowl winner, member of the National Football League?s All ? Decade team of the 1960s, and, in a survey done by The Sporting News ranked at the turn of the century as #45 out of the 100 greatest players to ever play the game, made less in his entire illustrious career (1961 ? 1972) than the revenue earned in a few hours over the Internet.While you ...
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Nolan Fired-Singletary to take over-That Makes Two Bay area Coaches Fired I
2008-10-21 04:18:00
Even though we had heard that the York Family were unhappy with the current situation, we would have thought they would have let Mike Nolan finish out the 2008 season. Then the "Winds" began to blow like they always do at Candlestick Point. except these winds had a wisper on them. " We're going to replace Nolan after the Seahawks game" said those winds. Then tonight we heard "Why Wait! let's get it over with Now." My Only concern is This: Mike Singletary is a Quality Coordinator, a Hall Of Fame retired player, and a good decent man. But if you were labeling the defensive play as the main problem with the 2008 49ers team, then why would you promote the defensive coordinator? True, Defense was Nolan's forte. He was the Man that Rebuilt the Giants Defense after the collapse of the mid-to-late 1990's, and brought them to SB XXXV (i Think Nolan had more to do with that team's success then Fast Jimmy Fassel did! Call me crazy but...). So now the Job is Singletary's for the forseeab...
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NFL WEEK 7 INJURY REPORT Week 7 Games (October 19-20) ? THURSDAY
2008-10-17 21:49:00
WEEK 7 INJURY REPORT ? THURSDAY Following is a list of injured players for Week 7 Games (October 19-20): BALTIMORE RAVENS at MIAMI DOLPHINS BALTIMORE RAVENS Practice Report     OUT (DEFINITELY WILL NOT PLAY) Wednesday S Dawan Landry (neck), CB Samari Rolle (shoulder, neck) Thursday S Dawan Landry (neck), CB Samari Rolle (shoulder, neck)     DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE Wednesday WR Yamon Figurs (knee), T Adam Terry (knee), WR Demetrius Williams (ankle) Thursday WR Yamon Figurs (knee), S Ed Reed (hamstring), T Adam Terry (knee)     LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE Wednesday T Jared Gaither (neck), CB Fabian Washington (shoulder), S Tom Zbikowski (shoulder) Thursday T Jared Gaither (neck), CB Fabian Washington (shoulder), WR Demetrius Williams (ankle), S Tom Zbikowski (shoulder)     FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE Wednesday DT Lamar Divens (illness) Thursday DT Lamar Divens (illness) MIAMI DOLPHINS Pr...
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NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL FALL MEETING ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA ? OCTOB
2008-10-17 21:44:00
NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL FALL MEETING ST. PETERSBURG, FLORIDA ? OCTOBER 15, 2008 RE: Lengthening the regular season to 17 or 18 games. ?to support our relationship with our fans, because of the length of the season. That included weather conditions, with the potential for the season to go into late February. It involved, obviously, our relationship with the players, our relationships with media companies and the quality of the preseason. We?ve discussed this also in the context of the offseason. Again, that goes to the part about football readiness and how there?s greater interest from our fans of having a longer and deeper relationship with the NFL all year round. I?m not suggesting playing games all year, but there was a suggestion about idea of a spring game of some type. A preseason-type game. Q: You don?t want to give us an offseason, do you? RG: We know you don?t want one. Q: Any suggestion that two preseason games would hurt the evaluation process for teams as the...
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The Emerging NFC East
2008-10-17 05:30:00
The Emerging NFC EAST- By Michael Porpora for Football Reporters onlineThe NFC East has emerged as undoubtedly the best and most competitive division, top to bottom, in football. One could argue that it might be the toughest division in all of sports (although the AL east may have something to say about that). Lets not forget the NFC East sent three teams to the playoff a year ago (Giants, Cowboys, and Redskins), and I would be shocked if that changes this season.The defending world champion New York Giants are surely one of the best teams in the NFL. Although though they lost their first game of the season this past Monday night to the Cleveland Browns, they still remain one of the best in the game. They are the true definition of team, with Eli Manning emerging as one of the premiere quarterbacks in the league; gaining confidence by the minute. The offensive line has been together for more than two full seasons and seems to get stronger with every game. Let?s not forget to mention...

Football Reporters Online Show
2008-10-16 23:49:00
It's Thursday, and that means it's another episode of the Football Reporters Online Show On BlogTalk Radio. Joining us Tonight will be Jennifer Smith, The Executive Director of the Gridiron Greats Assistance fund. We will Discuss the Ongoing Health Care Crisis among Senior retired NFL Players, and what the Fans can do to support this worthy cause.The show can be heard at 9pm eastern at;

?The Express? Is Right On Time
2008-10-13 22:04:00
?The Express ? Is Right On Time By Michael ? Louis Ingram for Football Reporters Online ?From the time I started in sports, I was always the player who got the limelight, who had the nice stories written about him; all this I gained merely by doing what I liked to do most.?--Ernie Davis, the first African ? American to win the Heisman Award; from an article entitled ?I?m Not Unlucky? in the Saturday Evening Post, March 30, 1963 (with Bob August). It has long been something most people take for granted, especially in the era of self ? promotion and media commotion; to be able to translate their talents into real ? world affectation, benefitting not only themselves, but mankind as well.If you were a Black person living in 1950s America, those opportunities to do something you loved and prosper from it were few and far between; and as prior generations of Black people sought to channel their frustration into realization, waiting for that one source which could not only burn, but illumina...
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Buying Into Team Concept Resulting In Big Results For Big Blue
2008-10-09 20:08:00
Buying Into Team Concept Resulting In Big Results For Big Blue -By Jon Wagner for Football Reporters OnlineIt took the New York Giants the majority of the 2007 regular season to buy into what its coaching staff was selling. We all know how that story panned out for New York, with an unlikely run to a Super Bowl title over the previously undefeated New England Patriots. The Giants didn?t even look like a playoff team, let alone an eventual NFL champion, in the earlier part of the 2007 campaign.The point at which the Giants are at now, defending their 2007 title with a perfect 4-0 start in 2008 (extending their regular and postseason winning streak to eight consecutive games), clouds recollections of the Giants? very humble beginnings last season. Revisiting those early stages of what has become the Giants? tremendous team growth, provides a great deal of perspective. The Giants began last season 0-2, allowing 80 points in their first two games; after winning seven of their next eight ...
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Raiders Davis Fires Kiffin by Phone
2008-10-02 03:45:00
Raiders? Davis Fires Kiffin by Phone (I guess smoke signals would have taken too long) By Dr. Bill Chachkes for Football Reporters OnlineSo what makes this time different from the last? Davis said he had the goods on Kiffin and that his conduct was detrimental to the Raiders organization, to the coaching staff and players, and to Davis personally.?I had to let him Go? Stated Mr. Davis. Sounds like wall street letting go of a few billion and saying Opps, we messed up. It seems like they have messed up plenty of times before. What is Davis? Excuse this time? ?I Hired the wrong guy?, and ?he?s A flat out Liar? was his answer. So then what was his excuse for Mike Shanahan? Norv Turner? Jon Gruden? all now successful with other teams. Two of them, Turner and Shanahan even in the same division.Who will save the Raiders now that the silver is mottled with rust? Not Interim head coach Tom Cable. Not this mystery off-season hiring of an exec who will bring the Raiders back. ?We?ll get back...

NFL DRAFT Remains in NYC for at least 2009-but no movement on NFL network c
2008-09-26 06:40:00
NFL DRAFT Remains in NYC for at least 2009-but no movement on NFL network coming to CableTVIf you look at the NFL.com Website you can clearly see that The dates for the Draft are posted (April 25th and 26th 2009) and Listed as "Radio City Music Hall" in NYCIn the past i had said i felt it should be moved around some. But after talking with Fans the last two drafts i have done an about face. Maybe the NFL should sign a long term agreement with Radio City (oh, but that would mean they'd be going back on their word and Jumping back into bed with Radio City's owner "the Evil(yeah right) James Dolan of Cablevision ). The clear fact is that the NFL Owners are the ones keeping the fans from having the NFL Network (and even the Sunday ticket) on Cable, and not James and Charles Dolan. Ask NFL Brodcast comm. chair Jerry Jones(the same one who owns the Cowboys) why they are trying to get Cablevision into court to force them to carry the channel on Basic cable? Because not all that many peop...

AFC South Wk. 3 Wrap.
2008-09-26 04:36:00
AFC SOUTH Week 3Titans 31 Texans 12By Rafael Garcia AFC South Insider At the start of the season what was clear was that the Colts would be in first place. Then it should have been Jacksonville second. Well the power structure has changed a bit. After the Titans put a whipping on Houston it was they who were in first. With a 3-0 record they have a two game lead over the Colts and Jags (both 0-2). The defense has given up only 29 points total do far. Jags back Albert Haynesworth and Courtland Finnegan may be the best at their position in the league. Haynesworth had a sack and was a monster all day. Finnegan got his fourth pick of the year and ran it back 99 yards for a touchdown. Micheal Griffin had two interceptions of his own and the Titans defense held Houston scoreless in the second half. Kerry was solid going 14-26 for 189 yards and touchdown pass to Bo Scaife. The running game produced 154 yards and that was enough for the win. In the stands the crowd pounded on the seats. Th...
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The Fans Corner#2-The PSL Commentary
2008-09-13 20:12:00
The Fans Corner #2-The PSL Commentary By Willie ?The Pizzaman? Mariano for Football Reporters Online As another opening day approached for my football team. The only football team I have faithfully rooted for since my birth. Check that, since the womb. Whether it be the two and twelve seasons of my youth gone bye. (and there were more of those then I care to remember) or as defending Super Bowl Champions yet again. (The third in my 46 years) I found myself missing something. I had a feeling that I have never experienced in my life. You have to understand one thing folks. My Dad, like almost all Big Blue diehards has had season tickets for years and years. Dear ol' dad since 1954. My brother and myself, since 1976.That is five decades and three decades respectively, and then some that we have bled blue. It was taught to us right along side of always being proud to be an Italian American or a God fearing man who is morally sound and respectful to all of mankind. Like bathing. Like eati...

NFLPA Needs Assistance for Successor to the late Gene Upshaw
2008-09-13 20:10:00
NFLPA Needs Assistance for Successor to the late Gene Upshaw September 11, 2008 By Slavica Milosevska for Football Reporters OnlineThe NFL Players' Association have some big shoes to fill after executive director Gene Upshaw's death in August and will be hiring a national search firm to help after consulting with all 32 teams. The union's board will take potential firms into consideration in the few weeks to come. Additionally, the actual NFL players are being questioned on the qualifications of the ideal successor. NFLPA 's Interim executive director is uncertain regarding the time it will take to find Upshaw's replacement. ?The choice of an executive director would not change the players? bargaining agenda,? he stated. Berthelsen says that the executive board and himself are working with hiring procedures should not affect labor issues and that they are also discussing terms with the NFL. When asked about taking Upshaw's old position, Berthelsen says he doesn't want that...
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NFL Injury report week2
2008-09-11 06:39:00
Week 2 Injury Report -- WednesdayWeek 2, 2008, 09/10/2008FOR USE AS DESIREDNFL 9/10/08JAMES EDGES CLOSER TO 15,000 Arizona Cardinals running back EDGERRIN JAMES has amassed 14,967 scrimmage yards in his career and needs 33 yards to become the 14th player in NFL history to reach 15,000 scrimmage yards. Since entering the league with the Indianapolis Colts in 1999, James has rushed for 11,707 yards and added 3,260 receiving yards. Following is a list of injured players for Week 2 Games (September 14-15): (For updated practice information on Denver, Oakland, San Diego and Seattle please check NFLmedia.com Thursday morning) ATLANTA FALCONS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERSATLANTA FALCONS Practice Report LIMITED PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE WednesdayC Alex Stepanovich (back) FULL PARTICIPATION IN PRACTICE WednesdayLB Coy Wire (ankle) TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Practice Report DID NOT PARTICIPATE IN PRACTICE WednesdayLB Derrick Brooks (hamstring), QB Jeff Garcia (ankle), G D...

49ers Disorganization Injured QB Alex Smith
2008-09-11 02:43:00
After four new offensive coordinators in each year of his short NFL career, former Utah and now San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Alex Smith has been place on injured reserve after injuring his shoulder in practice last Friday.  Once a player goes on IR, he can't be taken off until the next season, so that closes the 2008 campaign for Smith. I was there in 2005 when Smith was drafted amid some controversy by the 49ers, who were trying to decide between Smith and California Quaterback Aaron Rogers, who's now the starter for Green Bay after being there first round pick, 21 positions behind Smith that year.  The talk was that Rogers was not 22 positions worse than Smith, but his equal.  It just depended on what system each signal-caller was in. Smith never got settled with a single offensive approach, and last year was terrible.  The 49ers insisted on using a kind of deep passing game that called for fast retreats by the offensive line and seven step drops.  ...
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Oakland Raiders Losing To Broncos 41 to 14; Officiating Terrible
2008-09-09 07:17:00
I'm watching this debacle of a Monday Night Football game, which finds the host Oakland Raiders getting hammered by the visiting Denver Broncos 41 to 14 at this point in the game with about a minute left. But even though the Raiders are losing, I've got to complain about how the officials just let the Broncos defensive backs plain manhandle the Raiders wide receivers -- there should have been at least three pass interference calls. Tragic. More terrible still is the overall game plan put together by head coach Lane Kiffin and his staff.  They tried to rely on their running game almost exclusively in the first half and even then Kiffin does not seem to know that his prize running back Darren McFadden is an outside speed specialist and not Deuce McAllister of the Saints. It seems like it's going to be a long year for the Raiders. 
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NFL KICKOFF WEEKEND - REDSKINS v. GIANTS TODAY
2008-09-04 19:40:00
WHAT TO LOOK FOR ? NFL KICKOFF 2008 WEEKENDSUPER STARTERS:  There are never any guarantees in the NFL, but there are trends.  And they start as early as Kickoff Weekend .  History indicates that the best way for a team to start its drive towards a possible Super Bowl championship is to win in Week 1.The 42 Super Bowl winners have a 34-7-1 record in the Kickoff Weekend games of their title seasons.  However, as the Super Bowl XLII champion New York Giants proved, a loss on Kickoff Weekend can still lead to a championship season.Since 1978, when the NFL went to the 16-game schedule, and excluding the abbreviated season of 1982, teams that are victorious on Kickoff Weekend are more than twice as likely to reach the playoffs than losers of an opening game:Of the 426 teams which won openers?225 went to the playoffs (130 won division titles).Of the 426 teams which lost openers?99 went to the playoffs (55 won division titles).In 2007, nine of the 12 playoff teams ? Dalla...
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NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL WITH WALL STREET JOURNAL
2008-09-04 19:37:00
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell With Matt Futterman, Wall Street Journal August 14, 2008Q: Do you go into a season with the mindset of what story you want to tell? What is the big picture for 2008?Commissioner Goodell: No, I think that?s the great thing about football. I?ve said it repeatedly before. We?re the ultimate in reality television. We don?t know what the story is. Stories will unfold. We never would have been able to anticipate the Brett Favre story 45 days ago. Stories develop as the season goes on. Young players come through and perform, whether through injuries by somebody in front of them, or whether they just come in and perform at extremely high levels. I think that?s one of the things that makes the game so great ? the unexpected always happens in the NFL.Does last season?s success translate into an improved bottom line? Is there a direct correlation if there?s a huge amount of attention on the field with great stories, or is your reputation pretty well locked in place...

NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL WITH BOOMER ESIASON AND CRAIG CARTON
2008-09-04 19:28:00
From NFL Media.com NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL WITH BOOMER ESIASON AND CRAIG CARTON WFAN Radio ? September 3, 2008 Q: Welcome back to the show, Roger. How are you doing? Commissioner Goodell: Great, Craig . It?s good to be with you. On thoughts about Gene Upshaw?s death: It was a sad day. We had a memorial service for him in Washington yesterday and it was a terrific service for a terrific man. I?ve said many times that I don?t know if there are many people who have contributed more to football as an individual, both as a player and as the NFLPA executive director. He?s done great things for football and it was a sad day for all of us. On how Upshaw?s death will affect labor peace and negotiations with the NFLPA: I haven?t spent a lot of time thinking about it because we?ve been so focused on losing a great man, but he clearly is going to leave a void because of the great leadership Gene had provided. On the other hand, he?s created a tremendous organization in the NF...
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NFL Kick Off Show Broadcast Live from World Financial Center
2008-08-25 01:47:00
Thursday September 4, 2008 is NFL Kickoff Night. To celebrate the return of Football Season, SouthWestNY Restaurant, located at 225 Liberty St./2 World Financial Center will host the Football Reporters Online (FRO) NFL Kickoff Show from 5:30pm-7pm. The staff of FRO, who have well over 100 years of ?Football Experience? between them will be broadcasting a live Internet radio show @ www.Blogtalkradio.com/FootballReporters. Why deal with the crowds at Columbus Circle for the NFL?s ?Kick Off Party??? If your not going to the Game ? come on down to SouthWestNY and take part in our Live Show! This broadcast will be available for download on iTunes after the show. Go to http://www.southwestny.com/ for the menu and directions
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"Jarod Allred - Military vs. Professional Sports: On Caleb Campbell
2008-08-07 19:00:00
First of all let me get this off my head, I want to say something to all the kids who would like to play professional sports, do not join any branch of the military if you think your good enough to play professional sports. Take it from Caleb Campbell , you can't change your mind once you join the military, it's too late for that. Caleb Campbell should have seen this coming and he should have known that the military comes first and no one is immune to the deployment bug. The military doesn't run it's ship like the NFL, NBA, or MLB. They have INTEGRITY.Unlike professional sports teams, when you sign that military contract your held to it to the highest standard. Businesses and professional sports teams could learn something from the military. I mean how many times have you heard about someone trying to get out of their contract early because they want to work somewhere else, or because they want more pay. If I would have acted like Bobby Petrino, or Nick Saban and bailed out of my...
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