NFL
Mort on Spygate tapes
Here’s what ESPN’s Chris Mortensen had to say about the tapes former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh turned into the NFL offices early this week.
In other words, there’s nothing new here. Neither Bill Belichick nor the Patriots are going to face anymore punishment, so stop waiting for it.
Walsh doesn’t have Super Bowl walkthrough tape of Rams
Turns out former Patriots videotape assistant Matt Walsh doesn’t have tape of the Rams’ walkthrough practice allegedly filmed before Super Bowl XXXVI.
Walsh gave the NFL eight videos of opponents’ coaches from 2000-2002. The tapes show the Patriots videotaping opposing signals in five regular season games and the the 2002 AFC Championship. Walsh’s attorney says […]
Annual Strahan-to-retire talk heating up
According to ESPN.com’s John Clayton, Giants’ defensive end Michael Strahan is “60-40” on retiring before the season starts.
Officially, Michael Strahan is undecided about his future. But he looks and sounds like a player who is going to retire before training camp.
Giants linebacker Antonio Pierce went on the radio and said he thought Strahan was gong […]
Was Benson mistreated by police?
A woman who was a passenger the night Bears’ running back Cedric Benson was charged with boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest is claiming that Benson was mistreated by police.
“I called my dad and told him, ‘Call 911, my black friend is getting beaten up by police on Lake Travis,’ ” Elizabeth Cartwright told the […]
Another Falcon arrested
The Atlanta Falcons are turning into the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFC. Linebacker Michael Boley was arrested and charged with battery on Saturday after his wife told police he “became physical” with her.
The 25-year-old linebacker, a rising star with the franchise, was released on $1,200 bond. The family violence battery charge leveled against Boley is […]
Hello, Matt Forte: Cedric Benson arrested
According to KVUE Sports, Bears running back Cedric Benson was arrested early Sunday morning for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest. He’s out on $14,500 bail.
This is not his first arrest.
Back in 2004 Benson spent time in the Del Valle Correctional Facility for criminal trespassing.
He was found guilty of breaking into a woman’s house in […]
Colts’ Marvin Harrison involved in shooting?
According to ESPN.com, Indianapolis Colts wide receiver Marvin Harrison is being investigated in a shooting incident that occurred outside a Philadelphia bar.
The source said the alleged victim came into the bar, Playmakers, around 5 p.m. and engaged in an argument with Harrison, who was at the bar. The victim then left the bar, heading to […]
Eight rookies that can make an impact in ‘08
Alex Marvez of FOX Sports.com lists five NFL rookies that can make an impact for their respective teams next season.
Round 2: Michigan QB Chad Henne (Miami/57)
Projected as a potential first-round pick, Henne squirmed on his couch Saturday while three other quarterbacks (Matt Ryan, Joe Flacco and Brian Brohm) were selected ahead of him. Henne, though, […]
The Onion: Terrell Owens Not Sure About This ‘Pac-Man Jones’ Character
Man, I love The Onion…
IRVING, TX—Upon hearing that team owner Jerry Jones had traded draft picks to the Tennessee Titans for troubled cornerback Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens held a press conference to discuss his personal misgivings over acquiring a troubled player whose me-first personality and history of off-the-field issues could potentially […]
Forget about draft day reaches and value – can the kid play?
Like most insane (and I use that word in the most positive sense) football fans, I spent this past weekend completely entrenched in everything NFL draft. Every year, my friends and I like to make our own “War Room” complete with every draft magazine they sell on the market, mock projections and enough laptops to make Best Buy jealous.
It’s the perfect weekend, really. Just like the yahoos on TV, we debate and analyze each pick, get disgusted when our teams reach on a player and celebrate when one of the guys we said to “watch out for” finally gets picked.
At one point during the first round, the six or seven of us in the “War Room” were absolutely flabbergasted with one of the selections. The Falcons had traded back into the first round by sending two second round (No. 34 and No. 48) and one fourth round (No. 103) picks to the Redskins for their first (No. 21), third (No. 84) and fifth round (No. 154) selections.
“Who would the Falcons be looking at here?” asked one of my friends.
We all listened intently as Charles Davis of the NFL Network filled us in.
“Are the Falcons going to get their quarterback here, guys? Could it be Brian Brohm’s turn to come off the board?” said Davis almost excited that he had inside information that know one else did.
“Why the fuck would they draft another quarterback after taking Matt Ryan third overall you dumb bastard!” shouted somebody in the room. (Okay, I admit it… it was me.)
Clearly Davis had no clue what was going on. And neither did we.
Shockey, Strahan, Umenyiora say ‘no thanks’ to Dub-ya
The Super Bowl champion New York Giants were honored by President George W. Bush at the White House Wednesday. Well, most of the Giants.
(There were a few key players not in attendance. Among them were: TE Jeremy Shockey, DEs Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora and LB Antonio Pierce. Former Giants S Gibril Wilson, now with […]
Peyton Manning unleashes the beast in sideline outburst
Every wonder what it would feel like to be an offensive lineman for Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning? Well you’re in luck because SPORTSbyBROOKS.com (via PRO FOOTBALL TALK) gives you an inside peek:
I love Peyton’s response to Tarik Glenn telling him to go sit down: “I will sit down – ya’ll stop yelling! No, we’re cool!” […]
SI.com 2009 NFL Mock Draft
The college football season isn’t even close to kicking off, but hey, it’s never too early to put together a NFL mock draft right? SI.com put together its mock for the 2009 NFL Draft.
1. Chiefs (via trade with Falcons) — Matthew Stafford, QB, Georgia * — A quarterback has gone No. 1 overall six out […]
Fantasy eye on the NFL Draft
After free agency, the draft is the next big event in the NFL calendar. A good fantasy season starts in the offseason, and a savvy fantasy footballer should pay attention to the draft. Specifically, we need to identify those skill position players that will have an opportunity to shine come September.
Running back is the most […]
Darren McFadden? Typical Raiders
Tim Kawakami of the Mercury News.com thinks the Raiders’ fourth overall pick of Darren McFadden had Al Davis’s stank all over it.
It had to be McFadden on Saturday, damn all else. It had to be McFadden, even if that wasn’t the most logical path presented to the Raiders during the early parts of the NFL’s […]
Matt Ryan to Atlanta – some love it, some unimpressed
Unsurprisingly, Bob Ryan of the Boston Globe thinks the Atlanta Falcons - a franchise in dire need of a makeover – got it right with the third overall pick by selecting former Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan.
The kid gets it. You can be very sure he’s been paying attention to what’s been going on in […]
Rams make slam-dunk pick in Long?
Sporting News.com’s Dennis Dillon thinks the Rams’ choice of defensive end Chris Long was the absolutely right decision over LSU defensive tackle Glenn Dorsey.
But in the end, the Rams said it was a slam-dunk. A no-brainer. No difference of opinion at all. And so they selected Long with the No 2. overall pick in the […]
Dolphins’ hopes rest on Jake Long
Dan LeBatard of the Miami Herald followed around Dolphins’ No. 1 pick Jake Long on draft day and it was quite the experience. The question is – is Long ready to help turn around a sinking ship in Miami?
Can Long play? No one knows. I don’t know. You don’t know. Mel Kiper doesn’t know. And […]
QB controversy in Green Bay with pick of Brian Brohm?
One of the more quiet selections towards the end of the second round was the Packers’ pick of Louisville quarterback Brian Brohm. Are the Packers unsettled about Aaron Rodgers being Brett Favre’s replacement?
He’s a great West Coast offense fit because of his smarts, touch, and accuracy. While he doesn’t jump out physically, Brohm fell too […]
SI.com’s Don Banks Snap Judgments
Don Banks of SI.com shared his snap judgments from Day 1 of the NFL draft.
• Long live Goodell. The first two rounds of the draft flew by on Saturday, and we’ve got the Commish to thank for that with his new edict for up-tempo picking. Last year’s record first round took an agonizing six hours […]