NFL's Ever-Changing Labor Situation Casts Huge Cloud Over 2011 Draft
The NFL draft always is a guessing game, but never before has it been accompanied by so much uncertainty.
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The NFL draft always is a guessing game, but never before has it been accompanied by so much uncertainty.
The NFL has promised to give its teams guidance on what to do after another stinging rebuke from the same federal judge who lifted the lockout. Whether that includes rules for free agency or simply whether players can talk with their coaches was anyone's guess.
Jets All-Pro Darrelle Revis was invited to attend a private dinner with President Barack Obama on Wednesday night. Revis' agent said the star cornerback spoke privately with Obama for about five minutes and was shocked to find out the President knows about Revis Island.
NFL players urged a federal judge Wednesday to deny the league's request to essentially restore the lockout, saying their careers were at stake. Commissioner Roger Goodell, meanwhile, said owners were preparing for every contingency.
Rex Ryan's upcoming book, "Play Like You Mean It," gives an entertaining glimpse into the man who has become one of the NFL's most colorful and controversial personalities. And — no shock here — he pulls no punches.
Spring has sprung and we our football fix.Thankfully, we have Rex Ryan, the closest thing our town has to the Kingpin in cadence and contour, his guarantees always a few yards ahead of his deeds.
NFL players say the league's request to put a federal judge's lockout ruling on hold should be denied. Why? They say every day it remains in effect they suffer more harm.
Chris Canty was able to squeeze in some weight training at the Giants' practice facility on Tuesday before Big Blue decided to pull the plug on player access. "There was no tension here," Canty said.
On Thursday night, with the 30th pick in the NFL Draft, the Jets must address a need that has been glaring for the past two years. They have to select a pass rusher.
Ex-NFL coach Brian Billick joined Boomer & Craig on Wednesday to talk about the recently "ended" 45-day NFL lockout and the upcoming draft.
A day after a federal judge ended the NFL's 45-day lockout, a small group of Jets showed up at the team's facility Tuesday but were told they would not be allowed to train or work out.
Hard to believe that a federal judge in Minnesota would be the one to recognize the interests of NFL fans. But that's exactly what Judge Nelson did at page 87 of her opinion.
Strange. Unique. Weird. Those are the buzz words for this week's NFL draft, the most unusual selection process since free agency began 18 years ago.
Even as his players are claiming a modest victory, if that, after Judge Susan Richard Nelson granted a preliminary injunction blocking the league's lockout, DeMaurice Smith was more emphatic.
With the NFL Draft just a couple days away, Al "Hughes" Dukes reached out to the great Phil Simms to get him on with the guys. We then all listened to two former NFL stars and Craig break it down.
