It wasn’t pretty but the Eagles started off the 2011 season with a decisive 31-13 victory against the St. Louis Rams. The 1-0 Eagles will head down to Atlanta next weekend to take on the 0-1 Falcons on Sunday Night […]
Author: Mike Lederer
Week 1 NFL Picks
Are you ready for some football? After months filled with labor disputes, a free agent frenzy, and a condensed offseason, the NFL is finally back. Below are my Week 1 selections. Home teams in CAPS: Season: 1-0 Week 1: 1-0 […]
Peyton Manning has neck surgery
The Indianapolis Colts will be without star quarterback Peyton Manning for the foreseeable future. According to Chris Mortensen of ESPN.com, Manning had cervical fusion neck surgery today. He is expected to be sidelined for at least 2-3 months. Shortly after […]
ESPN & NFL agree to MNF extension through 2021
Monday night football will continue to air on the worldwide leader in sports through at least the 2021 season. On Thursday morning ESPN and the NFL announced an 8-year extension for the broadcast rights to Monday Night Football. The 8 […]
Jaguars to release QB David Garrard
The Jacksonville Jaguars have informed veteran Quarterback David Garrard that he will be released. FoxSports.com’s Jay Glazer was the first to report of Garrard’s impending release. Per FoxSports’s Adam Caplan, Garrard was set to make $8.075 million this season which […]
NFL suspends Jim Tressel for 6 games
The NFL has suspended coach Jim Tressel until the seventh week of the 2011 season. CBS Sports reporter Mike Freeman was the first to report Tressel’s suspension. The six game suspension for Tressel is a harsher penalty than the five […]
Eagles to release LB Rashad Jeanty
Linebacker Rashad Jeanty will not be a member of the Eagles 53-man roster. Adam Caplan of FoxSports.com is reporting that the team has informed Jeanty that he will be released. The 27-year old linebacker was signed to a one-year contract […]
Roger Clemens will face another perjury trial
Roger Clemens will be retried on perjury charges that he lied to Congress back in 2008. Shortly after 3 p.m. EST on Friday afternoon Judge Reggie Walton ruled that the prosecution did not commit double jeopardy back in July when […]
Roster Thoughts: Predicting the Philadelphia Eagles 53-man roster
With the preseason finally coming to an end teams around the NFL must cut their rosters from 80 to 53 players on Saturday afternoon. Below is my best guess at the Eagles 53-man roster heading into the 2011 season opener […]
Panthers name Cam Newton starting QB
The Carolina Panthers have named number one overall pick Cam Newton their starting quarterback for the 2011 season. First-year head coach Ron Rivera made it official after the Pathers 33-17 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night. Newton played […]