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      Los Angeles to land NFL team by 2011?

      February 14, 2010 /

      The Boston Globe speculates that the city of Los Angeles could acquire a NFL team by the year 2011.

      “I strongly believe an NFL franchise will play in Los Angeles for the 2011 season,’’ said Majestic vice president John Semcken. “I’ve been working on this for 14 years, and it’s been a long road. I know we’re very, very close.’’

      It’s been a long road for the city as a whole, but there’s also plenty of reason to believe that Los Angeles’s latest shot at a team won’t be a blank as so many others have been.

      Start with the stadium. Semcken’s term – “shovel-ready’’ – is meant to emphasize that as soon as a team commits to moving to Los Angeles, ground can be broken on the privately financed facility some 20 miles east of downtown.

      That the effort to get a stadium built is so focused on one site is significant in this case, since there have been so many different venues proposed in the past (Chavez Ravine, Downtown, Anaheim, the Coliseum) and different groups battling over where the new place should be built splintering efforts to get a team.

      Another significant victory came in October, when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a bill exempting the site from state environmental laws. Financing remains an issue, particularly in seeking a naming-rights deal and sponsorships in an uncertain economy.

      As a fan, I couldn’t care less if Los Angeles gets another team. Great, fine – whatever.

      But as a fan, I also think 32 teams is more than enough and I’d rather the NFL concentrate on not having a lockout in 2011 than giving L.A. a franchise. But maybe that’s just me.


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      Did Eagles make Kevin Kolb a contract offer?

      February 13, 2010 /

      Philadelphia radio host Garry Cobb reported Friday that the Eagles have extended a long-term contract offer to quarterback Kevin Kolb, although Scout.com’s Adam Caplan is denying the report.

      From the CourierPostOnline.com:

      The report, which cites an anonymous source, surfaced on the personal Web site of former Eagles linebacker Garry Cobb, a host on Philadelphia sports-talk station WIP (610-AM). Terms of the contract extension weren’t mentioned in the report.

      An Eagles spokesperson said the team doesn’t comment on contract issues, and a league source said Cobb’s report was “ridiculously false.”

      Usually, with sudden reports like these, the truth is somewhere in between.

      It’s more likely that talks between the organization and Kolb have begun, but the sides don’t want to make negotiations public.

      It’s in the Eagles’ best interest to play things close to the vest. They have three quarterbacks on their roster that could start for either them or elsewhere and they can’t divulge their plans until they know what teams are interested in which signal caller.

      Chances are that Michael Vick is a goner. The Eagles don’t want to pay Vick’s 2010 salary ($5.25 million) to watch him ride the bench and not get compensation for him when he becomes a free agent at the end of the year. If a team like the Rams or Bills offer a fourth or fifth round pick for the former starter, it would be surprising if Philly passed.

      Now, the real question is what the Eagles want to do with McNabb and Kolb. Do they want to commit to Kolb and close the door on the McNabb era? Or does Andy Reid want to give McNabb one more shot to win a Super Bowl before committing to Kolb in 2011?

      If I were to take a stab at predicting what will happen, I think the Eagles would trade McNabb if they can land a first round pick in return. If not, they’ll stick with McNabb for one more year and then commit to Kolb in 2011.


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      Roger Goodell given contract extension

      February 13, 2010 /

      With his contract due to expire in September, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been given a new five-year deal that would extend his term through 2015.

      From ESPN.com:

      The NFL said a year ago that Goodell voluntarily took a cut of 20 to 25 percent, and that he and other league executives were freezing their salaries for 2009. That announcement was made at the same time the league announced it cut 169 jobs through buyouts, layoffs and other staff reductions, a drop of just over 15 percent of a work force that had been 1,100.

      The tax return for the year ending last March 31 showed Goodell made $9,759,000, of which $2.9 million was salary and $6.55 million bonus and incentive compensation.

      Next season, the last in the current agreement, is on track to be played without a salary cap. NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith said last week the union views the chance of a lockout as a “14” on a scale of 1-to-10. That would end a streak of labor peace since the 1987 strike led to the cancellation of 14 games and three weeks of play with replacement players.

      I couldn’t imagine going through an entire year without professional football. Hopefully the greedy owners and greedy player’s union can come together on a deal that will pay both greedy parties what their greedy little minds think is fair.

      Oh, and good for Goodell. He’s done some great things for the league (especially in terms of instituting stricter punishment for off-field misconduct) and here’s hoping he does everything in his power to get the owners and player’s union to agree on a new CBA deal.


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