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Rex Ryan will be fined up to $100K

November 20, 2011
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For the second time in his head coaching career, Rex Ryan will be docked a sizable amount of money for getting into it with a fan. Per ESPNNewYork.com, the NFL is set to fine Ryan between $75,000 and $100,000 for spouting some choice words toward a fan during last Sunday night’s game against the Patriots. [...]

Lions’ Suh requests, receives permission to meet with commish

October 30, 2011
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Ndamukong Suh, the Lions’ disruptive defensive tackle, has quickly become a star in the NFL. To make sure it stays that way, he arranged — on his own accord — a sit down with the league’s head honcho. According to reports, Suh requested a meeting with commissioner Roger Goodell to discuss the NFL’s rulebook, and [...]

Arizona to host 2015 Super Bowl

October 11, 2011
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For the third time in history, Arizona has the honor of hosting the NFL’s grandest spectacle. According to the Associated Press, Arizona was awarded Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 on Tuesday after a vote amongst the league’s owners. ‘Zona beat out Tampa, Florida for the right to host the Big Game, despite the Glazer family’s [...]

Super Bowl 48 logo unveiled

September 28, 2011
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Last May, we found out that New York (well, technically New Jersey) beat out Tampa for the honor of hosting Super Bowl 48. Obviously, it’s intriguing because it’ll be the league’s first outdoor, cold-weather Super Bowl in history. Fast forward to Tuesday, when the accompanying graphic for football’s biggest spectacle was revealed to the masses. [...]

Sound off: The new NFL rule changes

August 20, 2011
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With the second week of preseason football upon us, we’ve all gotten a chance to see what things are like, post-lockout.  As voted upon and approved in March, the new NFL rule changes went into effect when the league reopened for business just a few weeks ago. The most notable change came to kickoffs, which [...]

Labor talks intensifying, but still a ways to go

June 15, 2011
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Negotiations between the NFL and NFLPA have reached a new peak over the last few days, with representatives from both parties coming together with the hopes of striking a new deal. Nothing has been agreed to as of yet, though the outlook remains cautiously optimistic. According to multiple reports, the owners and players met in [...]

Roger Goodell’s conference call with 49ers fans

April 21, 2011
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Following his call to fans of the New York Giants, commissioner Roger Goodell held another chat with season-ticket holders of the San Francisco 49ers last night. Topics that were discussed include a possible 18-game schedule and the NFL’s labor dispute. The transcript can be found below in its entirety, courtesy of NFLLabor.com. NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER [...]

Roger Goodell’s conference call with Giants fans

April 20, 2011
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For the third installment of his weekly series, commissioner Roger Goodell took some time out of his busy schedule today to chat with fans and season-ticket holders of the New York Giants. Other than the usual Q&A regarding the league’s work stoppage, the commish discussed Tuesday’s schedule release and the NFL’s decision to plan games [...]