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Patriots
Plus the team can put things on the plane like a therapy room, to help facilitate player recover instead of making wait until they get back home. This may become more common in the NFL as American Airlines announced last year that it would no longer fly the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars,[...]
Hall of Fame
This will be the first game played in the newly renovated stadium that sits next to the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, OH Now called Tom Benson Stadium after the owner of the New Orleans Saints who donated $10 million towards fixing up the old high school stadium, is now being called the finest[...]
NFL
There has been a lot of changes in the NFL, and a good number of them have been safety related If you watch a game from the '70s or '80s you see a much more violent game than what you'll find now Those safety changes have included a lot less physical contact during practice and[...]
Marijuana In The NFL
One of the things about the NFL that had me curious was how they could fine / suspend someone for the use of marijuana in a state where it is legal for recreational or medicinal use I know that there are substances that are banned because, while not illegal, are considered performance enhancing or a[...]
NFL Players
This include all but one of the brains of NFL players Though those numbers seem alarmingly high, the authors of the study note that the true risk may be lower than the results seem to indicate. Credit: Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy The brain damage most football players receive is called chronic traumatic[...]
Green Bay Packers
Our look at the early power rankings in the NFL takes us to the black and blue division. I'm taking into account where the teams ended last season, their off-season moves, draft picks and coaching changes, as well as the competition they are going to be playing. This is always one of the most competitive divisions in[...]
Early NFL Power Rankings – Switching To The NFC East
Now that we're back into the swing of things, it's time to take a look at the NFC in our early NFL Power Rankings based on division — I've gone through the AFC, so it's time to make a flip over nad start with the NFC East I'm taking into account where the teams ended[...]
Oakland Raiders Aldon Smith
With Comic-Con taking over the last week of news, this series got put on hold, but now we'll get back to our look at the early NFL Power Rankings based on division — I've gone through the AFC East, North and South so far, so it's time to make a trip out to the AFC[...]
Vito 'Babe' Parilli
He was voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 1993. Source: NFL.com     Former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Vito 'Babe' Parilli has died at the age of 87 The news was announced today by the New England Patriots Parilli was also a member of the 1960s All-Decade Team, having played for 15 years for five teams, in two different[...]
Tennessee titans
Continuing our look at the early NFL Power Rankings based on division — I've gone through the AFC East and North so far, so it's time to head down to the AFC South I'm taking into account where the teams ended last season, their off-season moves, draft picks and coaching changes, as well as the[...]
PIttsburgh Steelers
Yesterday I started up our early look at the power rankings for the NFL teams Where the rankings during the season focus on team's current record, the teams they played, and how they did against those teams These are looking at where the team left off at the end of the season, how well they[...]
Patriots
Power rankings are a fun part of the NFL experience That's where the experts get together and figure out where all 32 teams rank in order based on their current record, the teams they played, and how they did against those teams A close win against a bad team doesn't mean nearly as much as[...]
Carolina Panthers
Something that NFL teams never had to worry about until the last few years: social media Now every team has a social media team, and you can often get the latest breaking news from their official Twitter/Facebook/Instagram/Twitch/etc account before ESPN's experts even know about it And to have a successful social media presence, it helps[...]
Matt Runger
An autopsy on Max Runager has revealed that the former NFL punter died last Friday from a blood clot stemming from a recent injury The injury, a fractured fibula, occurred at the family home back in May according to his father, Geb Runager hurt himself while trying to get up from a chair using a[...]
Dak Prescott
In the category of "how is this a story, AGAIN?", another young NFL player has had his autographed cards called into question Back in May, Panini discovered that some of the autographed cards by Atlanta Falcons first round pick Takkarist McKinley weren't signed by him And now Beckett Grading Services, who values trading cards, is[...]
Jeff Fisher
Jeff Fisher had been a head coach in the NFL for many years 22 years straight, mainly with the Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans and then with the St Louis / Los Angeles Rams. The team was filmed by Amazon all of last season, which included the day that Fisher was fired Not only does he[...]
Mitchell Henry
The NFL lost a player that it didn't really have for long Mitchell Henry died Friday from complications due to acute meyloid leukemia He was 24. The news was announced in a statement from Western Kentucky's athletic director Todd Stewart: It is with great sadness that we learned of Mitchell's passing this morning Mitchell was as committed[...]
Vince Young
Eleven years ago, Vince Young was talked about as the possible future of the NFL He had just won the BCS National Championship with the Texas Longhorns and then we drafted third overall by the Tennessee Titans He went on to be NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and made the Pro Bowl in 2006[...]
Cam Newton
He broke the all-time NFL rookie records for passing and rushing, was the first NFL quarterback to throw for 400+ yards in his first game, breaking Peyton Manning's first game record by 120 yards He was the first rookie QB to throw for 4,000 yards in a season and ran for 14 touchdowns breaking a[...]
Andy Reid
Two months after the NFL draft, the Chiefs extended the contract of head coach Andy Reid This isn't the strange part Reid, age 59, took the team to a 12-4 record and an AFC West title They've made the playoffs the last three years Previously he did good things in Philadelphia taking the team to[...]