Ex-Jets QB Chad Pennington Tears ACL In Pickup Basketball Game
Former Jets quarterback Chad Pennington continued his run of hard luck this week, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament not on the football field, but the basketball court.
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Former Jets quarterback Chad Pennington continued his run of hard luck this week, tearing his anterior cruciate ligament not on the football field, but the basketball court.
NFL players are defending their decision to disband the union, saying employers cannot force workers to unionize, and dissolution is "not akin to turning off a light switch."
Rex Ryan never has been someone who passes up a good punch line, particularly at the expense of the Patriots. He was in fine form Tuesday during the NFL's coaches breakfast.
Not surprisingly, Rex Ryan managed to needle the Patriots, once again, during the NFL's annual coaches breakfast on Tuesday. Then the Jets' outspoken coach delivered a true shocker to the Daily News.
While the labor dispute was the "primary focus" of two days of owners meetings, according to Roger Goodell, the league also carried on with business as usual, discussing rules changes that included moving kickoffs up 5 yards to the 35, and using replays on all scoring plays.
Few plays are as memorable or dangerous as long kickoff returns. Highlight shows can't get enough of Devin Hester, Leon Washington or the Jets' Brad Smith breaking one. The NFL wants those "game-breaking" plays to be safer.
While NFL players prepare for the lockout long haul, here are some tips that they must follow to survive the upcoming financial hardships.
The NFL has asked a federal judge to keep its lockout in place, saying there are no legal grounds to stop it and accusing the players of trying to manipulate the law.
Last month, Rex Ryan promised a Super Bowl win. On Sunday, the Jets' brash coach reiterated the guarantee by channeling his inner Teddy Roosevelt, while at the same time comparing himself to Yankees legend Babe Ruth.
The NFL's locked-out players wrote back to Commissioner Roger Goodell on Saturday, responding to his letter to them by saying: "Your statements are false."
Rumors of a competing event against the NFL Draft persist. So will this year's top rookies walk across the stage to shake hands with Roger Goodell? Jets free agent cornerback Antonio Cromartie thinks they should.
Commissioner Roger Goodell wrote NFL players Thursday, outlining the league's last proposal to the union and cautioning that "each passing day puts our game and our shared economics further at risk."
DeMaurice Smith joined Mike Francesa on WFAN Thursday for a long interview that focused on the negotiations between the NFLPA and the NFL owners.
The NFL asked a federal judge Wednesday to deny the players' union bid to release details in a $4 billion TV revenue dispute, saying information should be kept confidential because it is commercially sensitive.
The NFL will be more aggressive in suspending players next season for illegal hits, and also could make changes to instant replay and kickoffs.
