Archive for September, 2007

Legends accuse NFL of ignoring former players (The Sacramento Bee)

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Legends accuse NFL of ignoring former players (The Sacramento Bee) Pro football icons Gale Sayers, Mike Ditka and Daryl “Moose” Johnston on Tuesday accused the NFL and the National Football League Players Association of turning their backs on hundreds of aging ex-players who have been denied disability assistance for devastating injuries.
NFL Legend Ronnie Lott […]

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Thursday, September 20th, 2007

To best experience NFL.com please download Adobe Flash . (NFL.com) Nick Bakay is a veteran writer, actor, comedian and fantasy football fanatic. His TV experience includes stints as writer/producer for King of Queens and the current FOX sitcom, ‘Til Death . In addition to his weekly NFL.com column, Bakay is a regular contributor on NFL […]

Punt, Pass & Kick competition set Sept. 14 (Monroe County Clarion)

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Punt, Pass & Kick competition set Sept. 14 (Monroe County Clarion) The Waterloo High School Athletic Booster Club will present their 11th annual NFL/Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick competition with registration starting at 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Waterloo High School baseball field.
NFL feud goes to Congress (Baltimore Sun) Ex-players, Upshaw to testify […]

Punt, Pass & Kick competition set Sept. 14 (Monroe County Clarion)

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Punt, Pass & Kick competition set Sept. 14 (Monroe County Clarion) The Waterloo High School Athletic Booster Club will present their 11th annual NFL/Pepsi Punt, Pass & Kick competition with registration starting at 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Waterloo High School baseball field.
NFL football scored on cable last week (AP via Yahoo! News) […]

Knee-jerk reaction by the NFL (The Post and Courier)

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007

Knee-jerk reaction by the NFL (The Post and Courier) Nearly a million bucks in fines and a first-round draft pick for stealing signs in the NFL? Stealing signs is such an integral part of baseball that, well, that’s why they have signs in the first place. Trying to get an edge in NASCAR is so […]

NFL feud goes to Congress (Baltimore Sun)

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

NFL feud goes to Congress (Baltimore Sun) Ex-players, Upshaw to testify at Senate hearing on disability benefits The son of late Pittsburgh Steelers center Mike Webster says he’ll tell a Senate committee today that he fears other retired players will die as destitute as his father did unless the NFL and its […]

Group to Keep Up Pressure On Publix

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Group to Keep Up Pressure On PublixThe Ledger - Despite those changes, Burnham said, Oceana wants Publix to post signs in its seafood departments or on display cases similar to state health department notices about raw oysters. “The brochure is nice, but we’re hoping to have something right over
Tides and Family TiesDaily […]

Why keep cheering for an NFL cheater? (Bennington Banner)

Tuesday, September 18th, 2007

Why keep cheering for an NFL cheater? (Bennington Banner) Congratulations, Patriot fans. You’ve turned Foxborough, Mass., into New San Francisco. It would be appropriate to rename Foxborough just that, given the free pass Bill Belichick has been handed by Patriots fans, a reaction eerily similar to the one Barry Bonds has gotten in San Francisco. […]

How The NFL Became America’s Game (NBC 5 Chicago)

Monday, September 17th, 2007

How The NFL Became America’s Game (NBC 5 Chicago) Peruse the National Football League’s financial playbook and you will discover a game plan laced with more slick twists and sweet slants than any Super Bowl strategy. “What you have,” said Joe Theismann, a retired Washington Redskins quarterback and former ESPN analyst, “is the perfect business […]

How The NFL Became America’s Game (NBC 5 Chicago)

Monday, September 17th, 2007

How The NFL Became America’s Game (NBC 5 Chicago) Peruse the National Football League’s financial playbook and you will discover a game plan laced with more slick twists and sweet slants than any Super Bowl strategy. “What you have,” said Joe Theismann, a retired Washington Redskins quarterback and former ESPN analyst, “is the perfect business […]