Concussion Takes Toll On Giants' Boss, Others
Head injuries were an important issue for the NFL in the offseason, and several key players went down with concussions on the first full day of play.
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Head injuries were an important issue for the NFL in the offseason, and several key players went down with concussions on the first full day of play.
With their index fingers in the air, players at four of the early NFL games Sunday, including four-time MVP Peyton Manning, showed their solidarity in support of the union in collective bargaining negotiations.
The Houston Texans and New York Jets need to put up or shut up early. Right away, in fact, as the NFL season kicks off.
Sanchez has hit the books hard since last offseason, using the down time while he was rehabilitating from offseason knee surgery to increase his familiarity of the playbook.
Football is back and it's Boomer and Craig's first football Friday. Craig says Jets fans are excited while Giants fans are scattering like cockroaches.
For football fans in the Big Easy, "Lombardi Gras" just keeps on rolling.
With NFL football so close you can practically taste it, Boomer was all kinds of fired-up this morning. Unfortunately, the Blonde Bomber was forced to put his excitement on hold.
By now, anyone with premium cable knows more about Rex Ryan and his band of merry Jets than they should. Fun stuff every week. So entertaining that it's almost sad to see the preseason end.
Third down has a new meaning in the NFL this season. Season ticket sales declined for the third year in a row as teams struggle to get fans to the stadium in a weak economy.
Santonio Holmes is one of 14 players who begin the NFL season on suspension.
A meeting of the referees and umpires will be held Friday, one day after the season opener between Minnesota and New Orleans. That meeting will "simply be to review the mechanics of the umpire position," NFL spokesman Michael Signora said Monday.
The New York Giants have acquired quarterback Sage Rosenfels from the Minnesota Vikings for an undisclosed draft pick.
Michael Vick led the Eagles to a field goal in two series and Kurt Coleman scored on two fumble returns, but the New York Jets beat Philadelphia 21-17 in their preseason finale Thursday night.
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will meet with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell after the team's final preseason game to see if his suspension will be reduced from six games to four.
The NFL is experimenting with an eighth on-field official at four preseason games. The NFL competition committee will evaluate video of the four games before deciding whether to add the official for the 2011 regular season.
NFL owners are eager to increase the regular season from 16 to 18 games. The players aren't so sure.
The average value for NFL teams has fallen for the first time since Forbes began keeping track in 1998.
A new judge will hear the sex assault case against Lawrence Taylor. The former NFL star is accused of paying $300 to have sex with a 16-year-old Bronx runaway.
Wes Welker was back just seven months after tearing up his left knee, and Tom Brady wasted no time going to his favorite receiver in a 28-10 preseason victory over the Atlanta Falcons on Thursday night.
Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith has been activated off the physically unable to perform list and has caught live passes for the first time since breaking his left arm.
Fans booed. Flashes went off. Tim Tebow had arrived in the NFL. With a much better haircut and a bruising touchdown, no less.
Colts quarterback Peyton Manning made things look easy Sunday. Sixteen plays, 10 points, take a breather. Everyone else found out how tough the NFL really can be when you're not the four-time league MVP - even if it is only the preseason.
Last season the Jets went from AFC East losers led by the class clown all the way to the AFC Championship Game completely changing their team's future and how they are perceived in the sports world.
Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Derrick Brooks is officially retiring from the NFL, making the announcement in a two-minute video presentation.
