The NFL owners and players have resumed non-mediated discussions in an effort to come to a new collective bargaining agreement and end the current lockout. The location of the talks is unknown at this time. Court mandated mediation was set […]
Former NFL wide receiver Plaxico Burress has been released from prison. He was released at approximately 9am EST on Monday morning. Burress, formerly of the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants, turned in his prison clothes for his own and […]
One step forward means two steps back. An interesting move by the NFL Coaches Association, filing a brief to back to NFLPA*, many coaches for teams around the league are saying they were unaware of the move. Most recently, the […]
The NFL owners and “players association” have issued a joint statement regarding their not-so-secret meetings in Chicago: “The parties met pursuant to court mediation. Owners and players were engaged in confidential discussions before Chief Magistrate Judge Boylan. The court has […]
NFL owners held a meeting in Chicago on Wednesday to discuss the league’s on-going labor dispute. Commisioner Roger Goodell and league owners met to formulate a negotiating plan as the lockout reaches its 80th day. However the surprise of the […]
The disbanded NFL Players Association is planning on hosting a two-day educational program for rookies at the end of June to help teach rookies about – among other things – the financial side of playing in the NFL. The event, […]
Former NFL wide receiver and current Sunday Night Football color commentator Cris Collinsworth is making sure that he has a job in case the current NFL Lockout drags into the 2011 regular season. Collinsworth has taken a job working as […]
The NFL Coaches Association isn’t interested in a work stoppage, either. They are backing the players’ fight against the owners. The NFLCA filed a brief with the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday. In the appeal, the coaches […]
Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward already has two Super Bowl rings. He can now add the mirror-ball trophy to his trophy case. Ward and partner Kym Johnson won the 12th season of Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday night […]
Even though there is no 2011 NFL season in the foreseeable future – the NFL owners are still moving forward. The NFL owners have approved the eliminating of a player launching himself into a defenseless opponent. In a unanimous vote […]