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Lions' RB Kevin Smith Wants to Run for '5,000 Yards, 100 TDs'

Young players announcing impossible goals are as much a part of preseason as two-a-days, roster cuts and injuries. Eleven years ago, then-second-year running back Corey Dillon announced that he would rush for 2,500 yards during the 1998 season. He came up 1,370 yards short. In 2007, Frank Gore set his sights on Eric...

Michael Turner Involved in Domestic Dispute

Atlanta Falcons running back Michael Turner was reportedly involved in a domestic dispute. Gwinnett County Police responded to a call Monday evening that involved Turner and the mother of his infant child, though no arrests were made.Gwinnett County Police Corp. David Schiralli said police responded to a call between 7...

Are the 2008 Detroit Lions the Worst Team in NFL History?

As the Detroit Lions gird up their loins to hit the field of battle on another turkey day, they face quite a daunting task. No team in the history of the NFL has ever lost 16 games in the regular season. That's probably because they only play 16. You have to be a really, horrifically brutal football team to finish 0-16,...

Random YouTube Magic: O.J. Simpson's Super Bowl XIX Halftime Report

Thumbs up on the hair, Al Michaels, and I loved you as Larry on Three's Company. Also good to see O.J. Simpson in his element, talking incoherently about football, no doubt offering inspiration to future utterly useless sideline reporters like Eric Dickerson and Lisa Guerrero. At halftime of Super Bowl XIX, and with the...

Tomlinson Could Be the Fourth Fastest RB to Reach 10,000 Yards

Some good news to distract Chargers' fans from the fact that Norvell Turner is still the head coach: LaDainian Tomlinson is just 91 yards shy of 10,000 career rushing yards. "I think 10,000 yards is usually a benchmark for most running backs in their career. If you have a successful career, they say you rushed for 10,000...

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05/23/12 SMU Legend Eric Dickerson Joins the Latest Concussion... Source: Dallas Observer - Dallas TX Eric Dickerson, the Pro Football Hall of Fame running back and better half of SMU's Pony Express, has joined the growing list of former NFL players suing the league for failing to protect athletes from permanent neurological damage stemming from brain trauma.
05/23/12 Eric Dickerson suing NFL for head injuries Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ Hall of Fame running back Eric Dickerson is the latest former player to sue the National Football League to seek compensation for head injuries.
05/23/12 'Boys, 'Skins get $acked; push for leg pads Source: New York Post - New York NY Almost as soon as the NFL settled one showdown yesterday, its owners set the stage for another.
05/22/12 A dangerous game Source: NBC - KETK 56 - Tyler TX Pro football is the pre-eminent sport in the country right now, but many former players are blowing the whistle on a game they say leaves veterans permanently brain damaged.
05/22/12 Why the Eric Dickerson Lawsuit Against the NFL Is... Source: Bleacher Report Eric Dickerson is suing the NFL , which, if he were a different player, probably wouldn't be as a big of a deal, which is just as an odd of a phrase to type as it most likely is to read.