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In NFL, It's Either Shape Up or Fade Out

Posted: Nov 1st 2009 1:50AM by Kevin Blackistone (author feed)
Filed under: NFL

Sylvester Stallone has Hollywood all a twitter (the old school use of the word) right now over an action flick he is producing called The Expendables. Reason is, it stars a bunch of guys' guys including Jason Statham, Jet Li, Julia Roberts' brother Eric and Mickey Rourke, who back in the day I thought Bruce Willis was a cheap imitation of. The movie is about a team of mercenaries who go to some South American country to overthrow a dictator.

Silly me. I heard the title and thought it was about NFL players and wondered who was going to play Kansas City running back Larry Johnson (he was still employed by K.C. as I wrote this) or exiled NFL cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones.

After all, other than the food service workers chronicled by investigative writer Eric Schlosser in his best-selling 2002 tome Fast Food Nation, what laborers are more expendable than highly compensated NFL players?

More Coverage: Agent Says Chiefs, L.J. Reach Agreement

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Limbaugh Calls Goodell 'Total Weasel,' Would Like to Have Beer With McNabb

Posted: Oct 29th 2009 5:15PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: ESPN, Sports Media, NFL

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was on the Hill Wednesday talking to Congress about "Legal Issues Relating to Football Head Injuries." So, naturally, Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) used the forum as an opportunity to grill Goodell about Rush Limbaugh's interest in becoming part owner of the St. Louis Rams.

Video after the jump, but here's all you need to know: After King warmly welcomed the commissioner he got right down to business.

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The NFL Might Soon Stay in London

Posted: Oct 23rd 2009 3:40PM by David Whitley (author feed)
Filed under: NFL London

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LONDON – If you hated the thought of Toyota entering NASCAR or some Belgian company buying Anheuser-Busch, you won't like what Roger Goodell said Friday.

London is calling, and the NFL is listening.

It's thinking of putting a franchise here. Forget what you may have heard about warm beer and pickles on pizza, London would be a great spot for an NFL team.

A few candidates come immediately to mind. Buffalo, St. Louis, even Oakland unless Al Davis demands his old job back as the warden at the Tower of London.

But one franchise is at the top of the relocation list -- Jacksonville.

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No Meeting This Weekend Between Cable, Goodell

Posted: Oct 10th 2009 12:30PM by Nancy Gay (author feed)
Filed under: Raiders, NFL Coaching, FanHouse Exclusive

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Embattled Oakland coach Tom Cable will not have to face NFL commissioner Roger Goodell this weekend while the 1-3 Raiders are preparing for Sunday's game against the undefeated New York Giants at Giants Stadium, an NFL league office source said.

The NFL office has been monitoring developments with the Napa Police Dept. and the Napa District Attorney's Office as the criminal investigation continues into whether Cable attacked and fractured the jaw of assistant coach Randy Hanson during a coaches-only training camp meeting Aug. 5 at the Marriott-Napa Valley.

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'Non-Core' Progress Between Union, NFL At Latest CBA Meeting

Posted: Sep 29th 2009 8:53PM by Dan Graziano (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Analysis

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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell actually attended the latest round of CBA negotiations with the players' union.

DeMaurice Smith didn't get what he was hoping for Tuesday, but the head of the NFL players' union did walk away from his latest meeting with NFL owners with some good reasons to feel encouraged about the state of the negotiations.

Smith has said publicly that he's waiting for the owners to submit to the union a proposal for a new collective bargaining agreement, since it was the owners who opted out of the last one. That didn't happen Tuesday, as the only issues discussed in a five-hour meeting were "non-core" issues such as the drug policy and potential changes to the commissioner-controlled player discipline system.

But NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was actually at this meeting (he wasn't at the last one, in July), and the fact that anything at all was discussed made it the most encouraging session of the three the sides have held so far. In addition, they did resolve to meet again soon -- most likely in mid-October -- and continue Tuesday's discussions.

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NFL Players Union Softens Rhetoric in Advance of Next CBA Meeting

Posted: Sep 28th 2009 1:54PM by Dan Graziano (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Analysis

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NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith (right), with Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth, is hoping for progress in Tuesday's CBA negotiations with NFL owners.

Over the past several months, NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith has accused NFL owners of planning to lock out players in 2011 and has publicly criticized commissioner Roger Goodell for failing to attend the last round of collective bargaining negotiations. But on the day before the next negotiating session between players and owners -- the third such session overall and the first since mid-July -- Smith struck a less combative tone and expressed hope that Tuesday's meeting would help move the sides toward an agreement.

"I'm looking forward to hopefully hearing the first proposal from the league tomorrow," Smith said Monday afternoon in a conference call. "I would like nothing more than to have a deal before we move into an uncapped year."

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NFL Fines Sheldon Brown $10K for Wearing Jason Mask

Posted: Sep 25th 2009 11:00AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: NFL

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Pretty sure even those fans with just a passing interest in football probably thought to themselves, "Yep, he's definitely getting fined," when the Eagles' Sheldon Brown was announced prior to last Sunday's game while sporting a Jason mask. Gretz even fake tweeted it (proof reproduced after the jump).

And yesterday, the Real_RogerGoodell did what everybody expected: garnished Brown's wages for prematurely celebrating Halloween. Via PFT (via ESPN's Adam Schefter), Brown is now out $10,000 for the "uniform violation."

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NFL Fines Out of Control?

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown was fined $10,000 by the NFL for wearing a Jason mask during game introductions. Click through to see more questionable NFL fines over the years.

Hunter Martin, Getty Images

NFL Fines Out of Control?

Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown was fined $10,000 by the NFL for wearing a Jason mask during game introductions. Click through to see more questionable NFL fines over the years.

Hunter Martin, Getty Images

Culprit: Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati Bengals
What He Did: He wore an orange chin strap in a preseason game.
NFL Fined Him: $5,000

Jim Rogash, Getty Images

Culprit: Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers
What He Did: Holmes celebrated his Super Bowl-winning touchdown catch by paying homage to LeBron James' pregame powder toss.
NFL Fined Him: $10,000

James Borchuck, St. Petersburg Times / AP

Culprit: Darnell Dockett, Arizona Cardinals
What He Did: Dockett (No. 90) jumped on the back of teammate Antonio Smith and rode him like a rodeo bronco.
NFL Fined Him: $20,000

Kevin Terrell, Getty Images

Culprit: Wes Welker, New England Patriots
What He Did: Made a "snow angel" after scoring this Week 16 touchdown in wintry conditions versus Arizona.
NFL Fined Him: $10,000

Stephan Savoia, AP

Culprit: Shaun Ellis, New York Jets
What He Did: Chucked a large block of snow into the Seattle stands in retaliation for fans pelting New York's players with snowballs
NFL Fined Him: $10,000

Joe Robbins, Getty Images

Culprit: Benjamin Watson, New England Patriots
What He Did: Stuffed the ball up his jersey as an end zone tribute to his expectant wife and the couple's yet-to-be-born daughter
NFL Fined Him: $10,000

Otto Greule Jr, Getty Images

Culprit: Brandon Jones, Tennessee Titans
What He Did: Simulated an arrest during a touchdown celebration against the Jaguars
NFL Fined Him: $15,000

Doug Benc, Getty Images

Culprit: Ryan Clark, Pittsburgh Steelers
What He Did: Wore eye black with the No. 21 to honor his late Redskins teammate, Sean Taylor
NFL Fined Him: $5,000

Gene J. Puskar, AP

Culprit: Chris Johnson, Tennessee Titans
What He Did: Played the bongo drums on the sideline after a 66-yard TD run
NFL Fined Him: $10,000

Jamie Squire, Getty Images

Forgetting the ten grand for a moment, Brown might want to tone it down a bit for another reason: the Saints hung 48 on the Eagles last week. The mask didn't take, apparently.

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Jets Keep Paying for Their Decision to Sign Brett Favre

Posted: Sep 16th 2009 5:15PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Browns, Jets, Vikings

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The final tally on Brett Favre's one year with the New York Jets now reads nine wins, 22 interceptions, one broken playoff dream and $12,100,000. A $100K add-on came Wednesday when the NFL fined the Jets and general manager Mike Tannenbaum for not listing the aging Wrangler model on their injury report after Favre tore his bicep last season.

For anyone who missed this episode of As The Favre Moans, here's a recap: The quarterback claimed last week that he told the Jets to bench him because of his injury, triggering a NFL investigation because his name wasn't on injury reports for a bunch of games he ended up playing in anyway.

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NFLPA Chief Smith on Goodell: 'I Was at Last Meeting, He Was Not'

Posted: Sep 7th 2009 2:25PM by Dan Graziano (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Fans, NFL Analysis

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NFL players union head DeMaurice Smith is unhappy with the way NFL commissioner Roger Goodell describes the current state of their negotiations.

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- NFL players' union head DeMaurice Smith was here today to talk to brief Giants players on the state of collective bargaining negotiations with the owners. On his way out, he stopped to talk to two reporters -- one from FanHouse and one from the New York Times. And it's pretty safe to say he isn't happy about the picture that commissioner Roger Goodell painted when Goodell spoke with reporters last week.

"When they're ready to give us a proposal, and they're ready to sit down and negotiate, we'll do it," Smith said. "I've been ready to do that since the day I was elected. I was at the last negotiating meeting and he wasn't. That's not to say I didn't enjoy watching a man read a memo. But why don't we get to the point where we're actually negotiating instead of just talking in the press?"

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Goodell Reinstates Vick Much Too Soon

Posted: Sep 4th 2009 10:20PM by Jay Mariotti (author feed)
Filed under: NFL

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So just like that, quicker than you can electrocute an underperforming fighter dog, Michael Vick is officially back in the NFL. What should have been a step-by-step, multi-week process -- you know, to make sure he truly is rehabilitated after 18 months in federal prison -- instead became a puzzlingly mad rush to reinstate him to an active roster. He'll return to the Philadelphia Eagles for their Week 3 home game against Kansas City, meaning he'll be an integral component of a contending team and the core focus of a regular season that should center around more triumphant stories.

Tell me: What happened to Commissioner Hammer, anyway? Since when did Roger Goodell become Vick's guardian angel? Wasn't this supposed to happen as late as Week 6? Couldn't this have happened next offseason so as not to engulf Tom Brady's comeback from knee surgery, Brett Favre's latest drama in Minnesota, Jay Cutler's arrival in Chicago, the Mark Sanchez experiment and other developments?

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