Tom Brady is reportedly nursing a right foot injury. The cause of the injury has not been disclosed. He has stated that he will be ready for the season opener, even if he is unable to play in Thursday night’s final exhibition game at the N.Y. Giants.
The surprise passing of Gene Upshaw gives everyone pause to reflect on what he meant to our game. Not as a Raider, though his skills were considerable, but as head of the players union. His leadership in fighting for and protecting the rights of the players while at the same time working with the league to better […]
After years of trying, the I.O.C. (Idiot Oldmen Committee otherwise known as the “ship of fools”), in collaboration with the Nothin Broadcasting Company (can you spell greed boys and girls), has killed the Olympic Games. It is no longer about athletics, only politics and money. To be sure, the NFL is about money also, but […]
It was reported, on Wednesday, August 6, 2008, that free agent fullback Lorenzo Neal worked out with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Neal is a 15-year veteran and a 3-time Pro Bowler. He previously played with New Orleans (1993-96), the New York Jets (1997), Tampa Bay (1998), Tennessee (1999-2000), Cincinnati (2001-2002) and, most recently, San Diego (2003-2007).
Unfortunately this isn’t the last word; the media will keep the circus going reporting on especially any negatives that surface because this is their nature. A friend of mine and former 49er all pro said to me once, “you get tired of putting all that stuff on.” He wasn’t referring to shoulder pads he was talking about […]
It has been reported that, as of Wednesday night, Brett Favre was traded by the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets. I am hopeful that we can get past Favregate and that the football pundits can now talk about something else like . . . the football season, fantasy football picks, etc.
The Babe
Some guy whom I’ve never heard of and a name that is unpronounceable was just deposed from the presidency of an unpronounceable country I’ve also never heard of. The country in Africa which changes governments on a bi-weekly basis is called Mauritanian and the ex-prexy’s name is Sidi Mohamed Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.
This is headline news […]
The Pro Football Hall of Fame welcomed 6 new inductees on Saturday, August 2, 2008. The inductees are Darrell Green, Art Monk, Fred Dean, Andre Tippett, Emmitt Thomas, and Gary Zimmerman.
It has been reported that Brett Favre will be reinstated on Monday, and that he will report to camp Monday, 1 p.m. ET.