The Oakland Raiders have made a myriad of offseason changes to their football team. The most notable being at the quarterback position.
They have changed the completion of their franchise with the release of former number one overall pick JaMarcus Russell and the acquisition of Jason Campbell from the Washington Redskins.
This week the Raiders made another [...]
Posted on June 21, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
Talk about greed.
Apparently, Houston Texans receiver Andre Johnson missed the start of Houston’s voluntary organized team activities because he is not happy with his contract.
Johnson has five years remaining on a $60 million contract he signed with the Texans in 2007, but the wide-out feels that he’s already outplayed that contract.
WHAT?
Johnson has 587 receptions for [...]
Posted on May 17, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
Two weeks after Oakland acquired Jason Campbell from Washington to take over at quarterback, the Raiders have released former No. 1 overall pick JaMarcus Russell.
Apparently, owner Al Davis finally lost patience with the immensely talented but unproductive player he drafted first overall in 2007.
Although Russell is still young and almost certainly will catch on with [...]
Posted on May 7, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
Dallas Cowboys rookie receiver Dez Bryant has been all over the NFL headlines since the story broke that Dolphins’ general manager Jeff Ireland, in a predraft interview, asked him if his mother was a prostitute.
Ireland has apologized.
The newest wrinkle in this ridiculous story is that, apparently, Bryant told Ireland that his dad was a pimp [...]
Posted on April 30, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
According to reports, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisbeger says that he accepts his six-game suspension for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
As if he has a choice in the matter.
Roethlisbeger apologized to his teammates and fans for his behavior last month in a Georgia bar, where a 20-year-old college student accused him of sexual assault.
Umm… [...]
Posted on April 27, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
Now that the New England Patriots have released linebacker Adalius Thomas it looks like the New York Jets could be a possible destination for the former Ravens standout.
In his time in New England, the 32-year-old Thomas played in 39 regular-season games. He started 35 of those, totaling 148 tackles and 14.5 sacks.
However, Thomas thrived under [...]
Posted on April 27, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
“With the 25th overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft the Denver Broncos select…” What? Tim Tebow?
Broncos coach Josh McDaniels must have seen something in the former star at Florida that not many other have seen.
Well, I hope McDaniels has some kind of genius idea on how he intends to use Tebow in a college-style [...]
Posted on April 23, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
According to reports, New Orleans Saints running back Reggie Bush has settled a civil case involving a house allegedly provided for his family while he was playing football at USC.
The suit was filed by Lloyd Lake or New Era Sports & Entertainment. Lake claimed Bush owed it $300,000 in unpaid rent, cash and other benefits [...]
Posted on April 21, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
According to multiple NFL sources, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger can expect to be suspended for four to six games for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
It is believed that once the suspension is announced, it will contain conditions that will allow it to be reduced based on Roethlisberger’s behavior and compliance with clinical evaluators.
The [...]
Posted on April 21, 2010 in theFootballcategory.
Well, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger won’t face criminal charges for sexually assaulting a 20-year-old college student. Apparently, the DA doesn’t think he has enough evidence to convince a jury.
Now comes Big Ben’s apology. What a joke.
This guy is a total scumbag. After this past year was full on accusations from at least different women [...]
Posted on April 13, 2010 in theFootballcategory.