Well, the folks from AEG can use their fancy new 3D fly-through video to lure a team other than the Vikings to L.A. Maybe. Pat Kessler of WCCO-TV reports that the Vikings stadium bill passed the Minnesota House of Representatives by a vote of 73-58, five more votes than the number needed to advance the…
Archive for: May 7th, 2012
Standard player contract opens up another potential avenue for legal challenge
The legal challenge to the suspensions imposed on Jonathan Vilma, Anthony Hargrove, Will Smith, and Scott Fujita commenced with a pair of grievances aimed at steering the appeal process away from Commissioner Roger Goodell. It could continue in multiple ways. One avenue comes from Paragraph 15 of the standard player contract. (The language is the…
Reebok gives up NFL, keeps the Mannings
Reebok has lost the NFL apparel contract to Nike. And while Nike shoes were still available to be worn by NFL players when Reebok was making the jerseys and pants, Reebok shoes also will be gone, as of 2012. That won’t stop Reebok from continuing its relationship with two of the NFL’s biggest stars. According…
Giants’ Mota gets 100-game ban
LOS ANGELES (AP) San Francisco Giants reliever Guillermo Mota was suspended for 100 games on Monday, becoming just the third major league player penalized twice for positive drug tests.
10 Guys to Avoid at the Beach
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Well, summer is nearly here so it's a fine time to dust off that Speedo and head down to the beach to scare some children. Just try not to be weird like these characters. |
Report: Bengals interested in Braylon Edwards
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday’s edition of NFL Live that the Bengals have expressed interest in free agent receiver Braylon Edwards. Schefter also reported that the Jets have interest, although theirs was previously known. The 29-year-old Edwards’ market never developed during the heart of free agency because he was rehabbing knee and shoulder injuries at…
AEG unveiling 3D fly-through of Farmers Field on Tuesday
Come Tuesday morning, there’s a chance that the Vikings stadium bill will be sleeping with the fishes of one of Minnesota’s 10,000 lakes. If so, the folks who want to build a stadium in downtown Los Angeles will be ready to swoop in. They’ll be doing it with the debut of a 3D fly-through of…
Broncos part with GM Xanders after three years
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Brian Xanders is out as general manager of the Denver Broncos after three years in that role.
League not commenting on cap implications of Luck using Irsay’s plane
In response to the report that Colts owner Jim Irsay has offered to let quarterback Andrew Luck use Irsay’s plane to travel across the country to work out with Luck’s new teammates, former NFL player Ross Tucker made a great observation on Twitter. “At what point is this circumventing the salary cap?” Tucker asked. It’s…
