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Is 35 the new 25? A new study confirms that well-conditioned athletes will be able to lengthen their careers longer than ever before.
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Is 35 the new 25? A new study confirms that well-conditioned athletes will be able to lengthen their careers longer than ever before.
John Madden said officials should not have picked up the pass interference flag at the end of the Panthers-Patriots game Monday night, giving Carolina a 24-20 victory.
Washington quarterback Robert Griffin III ran 11 times for a season-high 84 yards in the Redskins 45-41 victory over Chicago Sunday. RG III also completed 18 of 29 passes for 298 yards and two touchdowns.
A fourth quarter 89 yard touchdown march sealed the 49ers' 32-20 victory over the Arizona Cardinals Sunday.
Both the 49ers and Arizona Cardinals enter their game at Candlestick Sunday with 3-2 records.
Playing with backup quarterback Matt Flynn Sunday afternoon, the Raiders lost at home to the Washington Redskins 24-14. The status of first string QB Terrelle Pryor was uncertain all week as he recovered from a concussion.
In the latest match-up in what is becoming one of the NFL's best rivalries, the San Francisco 49ers face the Seattle Seahawks at CenturyLink Field Sunday.
"It's easy (to say) the Patriots will still be good because they got Bill Belichick coaching and Tom Brady quarterbacking," John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew.
The AFC East has been simply known as Tom Brady's playground. A new defensive scheme installed by Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine will help defensive tackle Marcell Dareus and his teammates prove to everyone that they won't be pushed around anymore.
The Patriots knew the kind of person they were getting when they drafted Aaron Hernandez.
New England Patriots quarterback and San Mateo native Tom Brady said Monday in a radio interview that he feels "better now" than he did when he was 27-years-old.
Steven Ridley always knew that he was talented and had the drive to be a star in the NFL. He knew it wouldn't be easy though, and his path to being a starter for the New England Patriots was a long road with a lot of others standing in his way.
Pro Football Talk has placed the Oakland Raiders last among NFL teams in their pre-season poll, but the former Raiders head coach does not agree.
Former Jets quarterback Tim Tebow has signed a two year deal with the New England Patriots. But John Madden told the KCBS morning crew fans shouldn't expect Tebow to be the center of attention.
Thanks to one of the NFL's most talented rosters and sound salary-cap management, the San Francisco 49ers should have an extended window of opportunity as Super Bowl contenders. San Francisco could replace New England as the NFL's model franchise.
Former New York Jets coach and defensive specialist Eric Mangini has been hired by the 49ers as an offensive consultant.
The San Francisco 49ers have signed safety Raymond Ventrone to a two-year contract.
The 49ers lost their top receiver when Michael Crabtree tore his Achilles tendon in practice Tuesday. Coach Jim Harbaugh said Crabtree could return in mid-November. But John Madden told the KCBS Radio morning crew the 49ers should prepare for a full season without him.
The New England Patriots have signed former Oakland Raiders defensive lineman Tommy Kelly.
Hoping to fortify their interior defensive line alongside perennial Pro Bowl tackle Vince Wilfork, the New England Patriots have agreed to terms on a two-year deal with former Oakland Raiders defensive tackle Tommy Kelly.
NFL owners made a number of rule changes Wednesday, including the elimination of one of the most despised rules by the Raider Nation.
Madden said Denver, Seattle and Kansas City have all scored big in the free agency scramble.
As it stands, the team that came a few plays from winning the Super Bowl, the San Francisco 49ers, and a team that came a half of football away from reaching the Super Bowl, the New England Patriots, stand in position as already elite franchises that enjoy a sudden luxury of excess in terms of draft picks and/or cap space.
Tom Brady will be a Patriot until he is 40 years old. Brady agreed to a three-year contract extension with New England on Monday.
