Giants Umenyiora Fined $12,500 For Hit
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.
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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.
Connecticut's attorney general wants football fans in his state to be able to watch the game between the Vikings and Giants.
Craig boldly predicted last Friday that not only would the Jets beat the Dolphins, they would win the game by at least 30 points. Oops.
Snow, wind, ice, rain: December in the NFL. Not even indoor games are safe.
The Giants-Vikings delay has given Brett Favre more time to heal his sprained right shoulder, with his NFL-record streak of 297 straight regular-season starts hanging in the balance.
The NFL's playoff picture might be muddled in the middle. At the top, it's crystal clear, thanks to the Patriots and Falcons.
Seven weeks after the NFL's crackdown on illegal hits, players remain confused about what they can and can't do.
The head of the NFL's negotiating team says it will be much easier to reach a new labor deal if it includes an 18-game regular season.
If the commissioner suspends Favre and puts a program in place to prevent it from happening again ... 100 percent, Jenn would not pursue any litigation against Favre, against the Jets, against the NFL
Going into Sunday's game against the New York Jets, Miami ranks last in the AFC is scoring, and a so-so ground game is part of the problem.
The lawyer for the former Jets game hostess who allegedly received inappropriate phone messages and photos from Brett Favre says the NFL's investigation into the matter is complete.
Michael Vick had 729,838 fan votes, nearly 39,000 more than second-place Peyton Manning, the NFL said Wednesday.
A spokesman for the former Jets game hostess who allegedly received inappropriate phone messages and photos from Brett Favre said Tuesday he is concerned that the quarterback will be retired before the NFL concludes its investigation.
The New York Jets went to New England looking to make a statement. They did. The wrong one.
The NFL and its players' union can't seem to agree on much when it comes to their labor talks, including the possible economic impact of a lockout.
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward lashed out Wednesday at the NFL for what he calls its hypocritical stance on player safety, arguing the league recently toughened its stance only because it wants to expand to an 18-game season.
The NFL will offer full refunds to fans with general admission tickets if games are canceled next season because of a lockout.
The NFL fined Houston's Andre Johnson and Tennessee's Cortland Finnegan $25,000 each Monday for their fight in Sunday's game, but is not suspending them.
The Patriots are preparing to host the New York Jets next Monday night in a game that will put the winner in control of the AFC East.
