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Players Head to Court as NFL Labor Talks Break Off

WASHINGTON -- Unable to decide how to divvy up $9 billion a year, NFL owners and players put the country's most popular sport in limbo Friday by breaking off labor negotiations hours before their contract expired. The union decertified, and 10 players, including MVP quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning, sued the...

NFL, Union Agree to Federal Mediation in Labor Dispute

Well, the NFL and the NFL Players' Association have finally managed to agree on something in their ongoing labor dispute. They've agreed to let the federal government into the discussions. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service announced Thursday that the two sides in the NFL's collective bargaining negotiations...

Ralph Wilson Faces Labor Battles Head-On

Ralph Wilson was born in 1918. The same year as sly singer/actress Pearl Bailey. The same year as Egyptian icon Anwar Sadat and football coaching wizard George Allen and radio luminary Paul Harvey. At age 92, Wilson has outlived them all -- and reaches 93 on Oct. 17. He is the only owner the Buffalo Bills have known for...

Jerry Richardson Remains Trusted Figurehead for NFL Owners

Jerry Richardson came off as a bully in a January press conference in Carolina talking about the affairs of the Panthers. He later sounded apologetic through a Charlotte newspaper columnist. At the time, some NFL people who have been around the NFC South for a few years, said Richardson is usually a gentleman and...

Drew Brees to NFL Team Owners: 'Show Us Those Costs'

There could have been a far more interesting dialogue between an NFL owner and a current famous quarterback than the testy exchange between Carolina owner Jerry Richardson and Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Manning, which has been recently reported. It could have been an exchange between New Orleans quarterback Drew...

Jerry Richardson News From the Web

05/22/12 Gladewater trustees approve $132K air unit Source: Longview News-Journal - Longview TX The Weldon Auditorium in Gladewater is slated to receive an air conditioning and heating unit by July 1.
05/18/12 Burlington native suffers slide in bid to repeat on... Source: Times-News of Burlington - Burlington NC Defending champion Jerry Richardson Jr.'s bid to repeat as champion in the eGolf Tour's Willow Creek Open took a detour after his 75 in the second round Thursday.
05/11/12 Don't be blinded by the celebrity of pro athletes Source: Rocky Mount Telegram - Rocky Mount NC Years ago, while starring for the New York Jets, Joe Namath tearfully announced his retirement from the game of pro football.
05/10/12 Idaho Leads Project Source: Cottonwood Chronicle - Cottonwood ID Jerry Richardson teaches his students a lot about learning and a lot about life.
05/09/12 Richardson ends 24 years with Millsaps Source: Starkville Daily News - Starkville MS Jerry Richardson has taught four different subjects over the course of his 24 years at the Millsaps Career and Technology Center.

Background on Jerry Richardson

Jerry Richardson (born July 11, 1936 in Spring Hope, North Carolina) is the current majority owner and founder of the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.

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