March 2011

Randy Moss open to reunion with Patriots

March 16, 2011

If there’s going to be a 2011 season, wide receiver Randy Moss wants to spend it in New England. Per ESPN, Moss appeared on KFAN 1130-AM in Minneapolis today and made it clear that he would prefer a return trip to the Patriots, who unceremoniously shipped him off to Minnesota midway through the 2010 season. [...]

NFLPA to prospects: boycott draft

March 14, 2011

It appears an already tumultuous offseason may have some darker days ahead. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the recently disbanded NFL Players Association is working on a plan that would stop the top college prospects from attending the NFL draft, which is set to begin on Thursday, April 28. In fact, they intend to go [...]

Free agency not likely to start for another month?

March 11, 2011

No one knows for certain if there will be an agreement on a new collective bargaining agreement, let alone if the 2011 season will start on time. As fans, all we have to look forward to is the draft and the start of free agency, which, under normal circumstances, would’ve already been underway. The draft’s [...]

Roger Goodell’s letter to NFL fans

March 11, 2011

Despite billionaire owners arguing with millionaire athletes over the split of revenue in this multi-billion dollar industry, the fans of the NFL are among those suffering the most from the ongoing labor disputes. With the threat of the NFL’s first work stoppage since 1987, commissioner Roger Goodell wrote a letter to the fans, detailing where [...]

NFL releases details of proposal to NFLPA

March 11, 2011

Now that the players’ union is disbanded, and a potential lockout seems to be on the horizon, the owners have deployed full disclosure and released the full summary of the proposal they made to the NFLPA. The 10-point proposal reads as follows: 1. We more than split the economic difference between us, increasing our proposed [...]

Video: NFLPA files for decertification

March 11, 2011

In what has been considered one of the worst case scenarios during this entire ordeal, the NFLPA is officially no more. After 16 days of federally mediated negotiations, including one last ditch effort this afternoon, the NFL Players Association has filed the papers to decertify — in effect, breaking up the players’ union. This comes [...]

Eric Smith has playoff fine reduced after appeal

March 11, 2011

New York Jets safety Eric Smith was fined $10,000 for a hit in the AFC Championship game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on January 23. After appealing, Smith had the fine cut in half, reducing it to $5,000, according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. The illegal hit occurred in the second quarter [...]

Troy Polamalu’s injured Achilles won’t require surgery

March 11, 2011

Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu will not need to go under the knife this offseason. According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Polamalu won’t need surgery to repair an injury to his Achilles’ tendon that he suffered last season. Instead, doctors have prescribed alternative treatment and rehabilitation while he is “under the care” of a team-friendly orthopedic [...]

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