The New York Giants wont the Super Bowl last season. They won it for a variety of reasons, but linebacking wasn’t one of them. They’ve been deficient at the position really since Antonio Pierce used to be good. Well, it looks like they are attempting to improve themselves there, as a source tells the Newark [...]
We heard previously that Jacksonville Jaguars DT Terrance Knighton needed eye surgery following an incident at a nightclub. At the time, we really didn’t know what happened, but to those of who write about athletes and nightclubs for a living (as far as you know), we assumed that he didn’t just fall down on the [...]
One would have to think that free agent wide receiver Jerome Simpson is a very lucky dude. Normally, you wouldn’t think someone that just got sentenced to jail along with probation is lucky, but considering the amount of pot he had at his house, he’s lucky. A judge has sentence the former Cincinnati Bengal to [...]
Oakland Raiders RB Darren McFadden was brilliant for parts of last year. But, like always, he got hurt. And he screwed a lot of fantasy owners in the process, because the team kept saying he was doing better and would be back shortly. Yeah, that didn’t happen. So you didn’t make alternate plans to fill [...]
The NFL career of Mikel Leshoure is off to a pretty terrible start. After being selected in the second round of the 2011 NFL draft by the Detroit Lions, he just can’t get things going. He missed all of last year with a torn Achilles tendon and things have just gotten worse. ESPN 96.1 is [...]
Two days ago, former San Diego Chargers QB Ryan Leaf posted bail so that he could walk amongst the free after he was arrested for burglary and drug possession. For Leaf, this was really rock bottom and he has decided to really clean himself up and….wait, what? Yep, it’s two days later and he was [...]
The Miami Dolphins aren’t in great shape these days. They still don’t have a quarterback and you have players out there like Ryan Clark claiming that “no one” wants to go there. That sucks. So, the Dolphins aren’t in position to be dealing with any extra issues. But now, they have to. LB Koa Misi [...]
It’s been well known for a while now that the Philadelphia Eagles are looking to trade Asante Samuel. He has a $10.5 million cap number for 2012 and the team already has Nnamdi Asomugha and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. Plus, they tried to trade him last year to Detroit, but it fell through. Now, CSN Philly‘s Derrick [...]
This is great. Thanks to Chad, OTR’s brother, for tipping us off on this one. It’s not just that it’s funny because it makes fun of the Cleveland Browns; it’s great because it’s by Mike Polk, Jr. You know, the guy who made the “Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism” videos. He also did the “Look at [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles took a decent-sized gamble last year when they gave former New York Giants WR Steve Smith several million dollars. He was coming off of a serious knee injury and they didn’t really know what they were getting. What they did get, was a big waste of time. Smith was rarely on the [...]
Hooray for the New York Jets. Tim Tebow is in town. And now, so is the f’ing circus. The Jets made a move to get the holy-rolling guy who just finds ways to win games and now the media bonanza has begun. Tebowmania is now in mid-town Manhattan, but not everyone is thrilled about that. [...]
The Indianapolis Colts got rid of a lot of talent after they watched their prize possession sign with the Denver Broncos. They have tons more holes now (and they had a butt ton before) and need to fill them. So, while they re-signed Reggie Wayne this offseason, they still have more receiver slots to fill. [...]
The free agent market for linebackers this offseason has been tepid at best. While other players were signing as soon as free agency kicked off, linebackers were largely chilling out at home hoping the phones rang. And perhaps the prize of the LB free agent class, Curtis Lofton, has sat the longest. A four-year man [...]
The Carolina Panthers recently signed RB Mike Tolbert, previously of the San Diego Chargers. The only problem? The Panthers already have two former first-round pick in Deangelo Williams and Jonathon Stewart in their backfield. So, with Williams just getting a big contract before last season, it would seem that Stewart would be the one to [...]
I don’t know for sure whether or not this move will sting the Jacksonville Jaguars, but it should. The Denver Broncos have traded Tim Tebow and a seventh-round pick to the New York Jets in exchange for fourth- and sixth-round picks. Sure, there will be plenty of time to pontificate about what the Jets will [...]
Everyone and their mother (which doesn’t always include Andy Reid) knew the Philadelphia Eagles needed to add at least one decent linebacker to their stable of awful linebackers. And there were several good ones on the free-agent market this offseason. Who would they get? Curtis Lofton? Stephen Tulloch? David Hawthorne? None of the above? Nope, [...]
It doesn’t seem like a great time to be a part of the Miami Dolphins. Their team is fairly putrid, they just traded away their best offensive player (even though he’s a colossal headache), and there are rumors that no one wants to go there. Awesome. The Dolphins, by all accounts, wanted Peyton Manning or, [...]
The Jacksonville Jaguars didn’t have the worst secondary in the world last year. But, it didn’t help when their top three players back there all went down with injuries. I don’t care who you are, that’s going to blow up any unit on an NFL team. No one can deal with that. Luckily, though, the [...]
There has been a lot of talk – maybe too much talk – about where free agent QB Peyton Manning will land this offseason. He has been meeting with and been linked to a variety of teams including the Arizona Cardinals, Miami Dolphins, Tennessee Titans and Denver Broncos (and Philadelphia Eagles if you listen to [...]
Brandon Lloyd has said all offseason that he wants to play with Josh McDaniels. He had most of his success playing in McDaniels system, which started back with the Denver Broncos. McDaniels is now the offensive coordinator with New England Patriots, a position that he held several years ago. And Lloyd made no bones about [...]
New York Giants punter Steve Weatherford came into the 2011 season as what can only be described as a journeyman. He’d been with the Saints, Chiefs, Saints again, Jags, Jets and then the Giants. So, for him to come in and punt the way he did was nothing short of spectacular. His 45.7 average through [...]
The Buffalo Bills have toiled in relative obscurity since…well, since recent memory. They’ve had some talented players, but never enough of them and they just haven’t had what it takes to compete consistently with the New York Jets and New England Patriots in the division. But, maybe that’s starting to change. Not known as a [...]
The Philadelphia Eagles have had their share of ups and downs with WR DeSean Jackson. He can be a Jekyll-and-Hyde type of player, with amazing ups and frustrating downs. So, that made it difficult when it came to negotiating a long-term deal. What’s he worth? On one hand, he’s absolutely electric and can cause major [...]
The more you hear about Chicago Bears newly acquired WR Brandon Marshall, the more you realize why the Miami Dolphins couldn’t wait to flip him and get him out of their hair. I don’t know that this incident is directly related to his trade yesterday, but I’m sure it had something to do with it. [...]
It’s easy for fans to focus on their teams getting big-name, big-ticket free agents soon after the signing period begins. After all, it’s fun and you want your squad to bring that dominant guy (at whatever position) who is going to make a huge impact. But, many times it’s the smaller names that are brought [...]
