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NFL Players Association Tells Players to Prepare for 2011 Lockout

The NFL Players Association is warning its members to start preparing for a long, cold winter. The union has sent a letter to all NFL players warning them to save the final three game checks of the 2010 season just in case there is no 2011 season. The same letter said the union's internal deadline for working out a new...

Brett Favre-Jenn Sterger Allegations Being Looked at by NFL

Brett Favre may not want to talk about the allegations that he sent nude cell phone pictures to Jenn Sterger, but the NFL is looking into it anyway. "We are reviewing the matter," league spokesman Greg Aiello said Friday, when asked about a report that Favre sent voice mails and inappropriate photos to Sterger. If the...

Ben Roethlisberger Will Not Face Criminal Charges

Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger will not face charges stemming from allegations made last month by a female college student, Ocmulgee Judicial Circuit District Attorney Fred Bright announced in a news conference Monday afternoon. "The sexual allegation against Mr. Roethlisberger cannot be proven beyond...

NFL Ponders Weird New Overtime Rules

INDIANAPOLIS -- Because nothing beats a forced, gimmicky solution to something that's not really a problem, the NFL is talking about maybe possibly changing its overtime rules. The "modified sudden death" proposal that's apparently in its embryonic stages came to light Saturday via a tweet from SI.com's Peter King. More...

NFL Does Not Want a Little Captain in It

When Eagles tight end Brent Celek scored a touchdown on Sunday night, he celebrated his touchdown by putting his hands on his hips and raising his right leg off the ground. You may not have thought anything of it at the time, but now you'll understand why you spent the rest of the night craving a glass of spiced rum....

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06/03/12 In the News: Tigers right-hander could go early in... Source: The Commercial Appeal - Memphis TN With Major League Baseball's first-year player draft looming, at least one player with Memphis connections figures to get a phone call relatively early.
06/02/12 Vilma's lawyer: NFL commish 'irresponsible' Source: NBC - WDSU 6 - New Orleans LA The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of under-the-table cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents.
06/02/12 Lawyer of Saints' Vilma says NFL has no proof of... Source: Austin American-Statesman - Austin TX The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of under-the-table cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties on targeted opponents.
06/02/12 Vilma's lawyer challenges ledger (Yahoo! Sports) Source: Chickasaw Journal - Houston MS NEW ORLEANS (AP) The attorney for suspended New Orleans linebacker Jonathan Vilma says a ledger of cash bonuses and fines for Saints players shows no proof of bounties placed on targeted opponents.
06/01/12 PFT: We 'hardly made the playoffs,' Eli says Source: Open Mike The battle between Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma and Commissioner Roger Goodell has expanded to a new front, with the two sides sharply disagreeing as to whether the NFL has given Vilma evidence to support the accusations that he funded a bounty system in New Orleans.