NFL Fines Jets $100,000 In Alosi Tripping Incident
The Jets were fined Thursday because Alosi placed players in a prohibited area on the sideline to impede opposing team's special teams players and gain a competitive advantage.
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The Jets were fined Thursday because Alosi placed players in a prohibited area on the sideline to impede opposing team's special teams players and gain a competitive advantage.
Sponsors Wrangler and Snapper are sticking by Brett Favre after the NFL fined him $50,000 for failing to cooperate in an investigation into allegations he sent inappropriate messages and lewd photos to former New York Jets game-day hostess Jenn Sterger.
As one of the strangest NFL seasons — on and off the field — winds down, football fans can begin contemplating playoff matchups, followed by the Super Bowl, then the draft. And then, perhaps, nothing.
In reviewing the matter, the sole focus was on whether there was a violation of league policies regarding conduct in the workplace.
Brett Favre has been fined $50,000 by the NFL for a "failure to cooperate" with the investigation into allegations he sent inappropriate messages and lewd photos to former New York Jets game-day hostess Jenn Sterger.
Giants safety Antrel Rolle joined WFAN's Joe Benigno and Evan Roberts on Tuesday to recap Sunday's sloppy 45-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers.
The NFL will donate more than $1 million to the American Cancer Society as a result of this year's breast cancer awareness campaign.
While the AFC wild cards belong to the Jets and either the Ravens or Steelers — whichever doesn't take the AFC North — five teams have shots at NFC wild cards: Atlanta, New Orleans, Green Bay, Tampa Bay and the New York Giants.
Sixteen players, eight in each conference, were fined Friday by the NFL for illegal hits, including Atlanta defensive end Kroy Biermann and Cincinnati linebacker Dhani Jones, each docked $15,000.
Michael Vick's MVP pick? That would be Michael Vick.
In response to an incident at the Jets' training facility after which female reporter Ines Sainz of TV Azteca said she felt uncomfortable in the team's locker room, the NFL sent a workplace conduct update to its teams Wednesday.
Tom Brady has overtaken Michael Vick to lead all players in the final fan voting for the Pro Bowl. The Patriots quarterback had nearly 1.9 million votes when balloting ended Monday.
NFL Charities is donating a total of $1.6 million for sports-related medical studies at 16 organizations this year, including a record $988,224 to 10 groups focusing on head injuries and neurological problems.
Jets defensive end Shaun Ellis has reportedly been sued for throwing a giant snowball at a Seattle Seahawks fan after a 13-3 loss in 2008.
The post mortems on the game (and perhaps the season) will be savage. The New York Giants lost a game they had to win and that they had won. The Giants lost the lone game in NFL history decided by a punt return on the final play.
While the Philadelphia Eagles moved closer to clinching a playoff spot, Atlanta got in with the Giants' loss and the Falcons' 34-18 win at Seattle. Pittsburgh is also in the postseason, despite falling 22-17 to the New York Jets.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says he has "no idea" whether a new collective bargaining agreement will be reached before the Super Bowl, but he plans to work hard to make it happen.
For the second time in a week, a fine has been levied for sideline contact during a punt return.
Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has been fined $12,500 for roughing Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson late in the fourth quarter of New York's win Monday night.
Having lost two in a row, the Jets bring a 9-4 record into Heinz Field for a meeting with the 10-3 Steelers. It's a tough challenge and the players know it.
The NFL sent a letter to the 32 teams Thursday reminding them of the rules and restrictions for the bench area and sidelines. The letter was sent in the wake of Jets coach Sal Alosi tripping Miami's Nolan Carroll in Sunday's game.
"The past couple of days it has been continuous, every channel I turn to," Miami Dolphins rookie cornerback Nolan Carroll said Wednesday. "I'm just trying to watch TV. I can't get away from it."
For every foolish football player who likens himself to a soldier, there are ten men who get the difference. Many of them were in the same room Monday night - blue warriors helping true warriors.
The end came under bizarre circumstances, in front of fans who didn't have a dime invested in Brett Favre or his remarkable streak. The quarterback who always played simply couldn't play and, just like that, it was over.
The Jets trainer who tripped a Miami Dolphins player on the sideline during a game Sunday says he "wasn't thinking" when he did it, and has not yet received any discipline from the team or the NFL.
