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The week leading up to the Super Bowl, the festivities in Dallas were the center of the NFL universe. From team pictures to media day to player injuries, every aspect of the game received the nation's full attention.
The Green Bay Packers won the Super Bowl Sunday, NFL's biggest game of the year was as big as ever, but the return of football next season is still in question.
The pop star has plenty of experience singing and you would expect plenty of practice with the National Anthem. During one of the most watched events in the United States, Christina Aquilera made an embarrassing mistake.
Workers in Cowboy Stadium were working to the last minute to install temporary seats in the stadium and failed to get the job done. Not everyone who paid for a ticket got to attend the game. With a lack of seating, people were sent home.
You've most likely seen the Visa commercials so many times you might not even notice when they come on anymore. The ads feature four men discussing how they've never missed a Super Bowl, even missed weddings and child births for it. One of those men is finally missing a Super Bowl.
Over the weekend, the NFL held more bargain talks to come to a deal before March. NFL Commissioner Goodell claims things are beginning to look positive.
The NFL owners want an 18-game regular season. The NFL Players Association does not. And, as it turns out, most NFL fans apparently don't really want one, either.
The push for a collective bargain agreement for the NFL could jeopardize college students looking start their NFL career. The NFL players union has discussed a boycott of the scouting combine later this month with player agents.
The day before the Super Bowl, the NFL owners and NFL Players Union will have their representatives sit down for their first formal negotiations since November.
There is very little argument against the fact that Jerry Rice is the best receiver to ever play in the NFL. So when Rice decides to dish out some knowledge people take heed, and so should the Chicago Bears.
Every day it seems as though there is something new the NFL and union disagree on. This time, it's franchise tags neither can agree on.
The Super Bowl is right around the corner and Barack Obama is throwing a Super Bowl Party and rooting for the Packers, even though he prides himself as a Bears fan. Among his guest list are the mayor of Milwaukee, Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony.
For many, Super Bowl Sunday is about who the best NFL team is. For others, the clever commercials shown throughout the game are what the game is all about. With 110 million viewers, you can bet the advertisers will try to stretch those ads beyond their 60 second spot on Sunday.
This week, the majority of the talk about the NFL has been revolving around the weather in Dallas and the Super Bowl matchup. But there's also been conversations about the negotiation for a new NFL labor agreement.
There will be many issues discussed during the negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement between the NFL owners and NFL Players Association. Not many of them easily understandable for fans.
The NFL gets to cash its $4 billion in TV checks. The union gets about $7 million in damages from the league.
Let's get one thing straight, first: Ben Roethlisberger did some bad things. The knee-jerk yelp of "he was never charged with anything!" is meaningless, when we consider the facts of the two publicized cases, the NFL's own investigation of his behavior, and the quarterback's stated contrition.
This is a big week for the NFL. It's Super Bowl week and all eyes will be on Dallas and the two teams preparing to battle for the Lombardi Trophy. But there's going to be another battle going on in Dallas.
The NFL's Pro Bowl may have found it's permanent home on the Sunday before the Super Bowl.
It was a great season for the Chicago Bears, but a sad week for the family that owns the legendary NFL franchise – and not because it isn't able to root on Chicago's favorite team this weekend in Super Bowl XLV.
Since 1980, the Pro Bowl has been played in Hawaii. The future of where the Pro Bowl will be played is uncertain past 2012, but the players want to keep it in Hawaii and who can blame them?
With the Super Bowl coming up in another week and a lockout looming for the NFL, celebrations might not as exciting as some would like. Owners want to make more money and cut the players earnings.
During the NFL post-season, TV ratings have been the best in about 15-years. In fact, the ratings have topped the best programming on TV that isn't football related.
One of the hot button issues for the NFL Players Union during the negotiations with the NFL will be keeping the current regular season format.
Roger Goodell must be getting serious about working out a new collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Players Union. After all he's passing up a trip to Hawaii to continue negotiations.
