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McBean settlement proves NFL needs external oversight of appeals
May 8th
We’ve been arguing for weeks, maybe longer, that the NFL shouldn’t use its tremendous bargaining power to create situations in which the NFL has the power both to administer discipline and then to decide after the fact whether the NFL administered discipline properly. While NFL Commissioner Goodell subjectively believes that his decisions reflect the best…
PFT Live: Saints talk and Vikings stadium updates
May 8th
The Saints have been one of the biggest topics this offseason and they’ll be a big topic on Tuesday’s edition of PFT Live as well. James Varney of the New Orleans Times Picayune will join Mike Florio to discuss life around the Saints. Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith are fighting their suspensions with the league,…
Osi Umenyiora: Strong chance I’ll be in a wheelchair when I’m 45
May 8th
Osi Umenyiora is the latest NFL player to wade into the debate about the safety of football and whether parents should allow their children to play it. And Umenyiora feels the same ambivalence that so many players feel: He loves the game and will continue playing it, even as he wonders if it will leave…
No indication D.J. Williams plans to settle his lawsuit against the league
May 8th
Given the news of defensive lineman Ryan McBean settling the lawsuit challenging his six-game suspension with a difference-splitting three-game suspension, the obvious question becomes whether Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams will do the same thing. There currently are no indications that Williams plans to or will be settling. Of course, that could change if the NFL…
Giants teammates welcome Eli back from SNL stint with bananas
May 8th
The funniest “live” moment from Giants quarterback Eli Manning’s turn as Saturday Night Live host came when he played the role of a murder defendant whose alibi was that he spent the evening sending funny and/or rude text messages. And, in what surely wasn’t an unintentional slap at another quarterback who once played for another…
Vikings embrace passage of stadium bill, but call it “not workable”
May 8th
The Vikings have clearly mixed feelings in the wake of Monday night’s passage of a long-awaited stadium bill. The good news: The Minnesota House of Representatives passed the vote by a tally of 73-58 (which could look like the typical final score of an NFL game by the time the venue is opened). The bad…
Trent Williams vows not to “make the mistakes I made in the past”
May 8th
Redskins tackle Trent Williams spoke publicly on Monday for the first time since he was suspended at the end of the 2011 season for violating the league’s substance-abuse policy, and he vowed that it won’t happen again. “It is what it is. I made a mistake. I’ve just got to deal with it,” Williams said,…
Vitt denies that he told Hargrove to lie
May 8th
Saints interim head coach Joe Vitt, who has been suspended six games for his role in the Saints’ pay-for-performance/bounty program, allegedly told defensive end Anthony Hargrove to deny that a bounty had been placed on Brett Favre in the 2009 NFC title game, and to deny generally the existence of a bounty program. Vitt denies…
Minnesota House passes Vikings stadium bill
May 7th
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…
Report: Bengals interested in Braylon Edwards
May 7th
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…
