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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...

Tom Coughlin Will Return as Giants Coach in 2011, Owner John Mara Says

Giants co-owner John Mara ended any suspense about whether Tom Coughlin would be back in 2011, saying in the postgame locker room Sunday that, not only will the coach be back, but that he never considered firing him even though New York missed the playoffs for a second straight season. "There was never any doubt," said...

Thursday and Long: NFL Players' Union Fires Back at John Mara

Since the start of the current collective bargaining negotiations, the NFL and its players have been pretty strict about not discussing them publicly. So it was surprising Wednesday to read CBA-related comments from Giants owner John Mara in The New York Times, and even more startling later that day to learn that Mara had...

Thursday-and-Long: 'Technicians' Power Jets' Running Game

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- They laugh about it sometimes. Right before a play, Jets running back Thomas Jones will count the number of defenders pushed up in the box to stop the run. Eight, nine...sometimes 10. He'll catch the eye of fullback Tony Richardson, who's doing the same thing, thinking the same thing, and they'll...

Thursday-and-Long: Green Bay Should Give Thanks for Aaron Rodgers

As a man who lives and works in Green Bay, Wis., Aaron Rodgers knows. He's not blind or deaf. He sees the highlights, browses the web, listens to the talking heads. Like each and every one of his green-and-gold-clad neighbors, Rodgers is aware that the 2009 NFL season has been a turbulence-free cloud surf for Brett Favre...

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Former Giants Receiver Dies At 50

Stacy Robinson, a wide receiver who won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants before working with the players' union, has died after a battle with cancer.

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05/23/12 NFL Players Sue Owners For Collusion Source: The Post Chronicle - Denville NJ National Football League players filed suit Wednesday in Minnesota, claiming owners colluded to institute a secret salary cap in 2010.
05/23/12 NFL players file collusion lawsuit against league Source: ABC - WHAM 13 - Rochester NY The National Football League Players Association has filed a lawsuit in Minnesota, claiming the league instituted a secret salary cap for the 2010 season.
05/23/12 NFL players file collusion lawsuit against league Source: WFLA - AM 540 - Orlando FL The NFLPA said league owners imposed a salary cap of $123 million per team for the year, which was supposed to be an uncapped season.
05/23/12 NFLPA Files Collusion Suit Against NFL Owners Source: Bleacher Report The NFL Players Association has brought suit against the owners for alleged collusion during the 2010 football season.
05/18/12 John Mara: âYou Don't Win the Super Bowl in March' Source: Giants Football Blog I've always been an admirer of the New York Giants.