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(Message started by: StegRock on May 27^th, 2005, 7:15pm)

Title: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 27^th, 2005, 7:15pm

As per "The REAL Feed":

Pasquarelli: Sharing isn't easy (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=2069744&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
ESPN: NFL (27.05.2005 16:56)
Revenue sharing stands in way of new CBA by Len Pasquarelli

Is the American system so messed up that we don't even know a good thing when we have it? When the common good devolves merely into what the majority (in power) wants or what any single class wants and can effect a change to, we no longer have a "good in common". :-/ Rampant selfishness will be the death of our nation, maybe not tomorrow, but the wheels are currently rolling in that direction, or should I say, spinning out of control... :'(

The thing is the players of three other major sports surely want the NFL's system to come to ruins. They want the NFL to come down to their level... and then they won't look as bad in comparison anymore and the new status quo will be lower than the last... and so on.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jun 10^th, 2005, 6:05pm

NFL players not setting a good example... From "The REAL Feed":

Making the wrong kind of headlines (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/wires/06/10/2020.ap.fbn.nfl.notes.adv11.1190/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (10.06.2005 15:13)

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jun 16^th, 2005, 1:23pm

I suppose that this news is neither bad nor good. This report bascially says that the perception of what's going on is bad while the reality of the matter is, well, maybe not good, but not bad, either. From "The REAL Feed":

NFL arrests are high-profile, but close to the norm (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/wires/06/15/2020.ap.fbn.sports.showcase.bjt.1012/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (15.06.2005 17:50)

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jul 7^th, 2005, 8:56pm

This could be considered good news in a way, actually. From "The REAL Feed":

Congress not backing down on steroid testing (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=2102594&CMP=OTC-DT9705204233)
ESPN: NFL (07.07.2005 14:40)
Lawmaker: Despite progress, steroid law likely by Associated PressWASHINGTON -- Baseball and other major U.S. professional leagues have made progress battling steroid use but not enough for Congress to back off on legislation, a key Republican lawmaker said Thursday."There is certainly movement...

It's just a shame that our federal government even needs to get involved in matters of professional sports at all. [smiley=no.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jul 13^th, 2005, 7:40pm

Uh-oh... From "The REAL Feed": [smiley=pumped.gif]

Sources: Panther obtained steroids (http://www.timesleader.com/mld/timesleader/sports/football/12119245.htm)
TimesLeader.com: Football (13.07.2005 15:46)
Former Panthers offensive lineman Kevin Donnalley obtained NFL-banned steroids through an S.C. physician at the center of a federal steroids investigation, according to two sources.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 14^th, 2005, 5:06pm

I guess this shouldn't come as such a big surprise... From "The REAL Feed":

Romanowski admits using steroids from BALCO (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/football/nfl/wires/10/14/2020.ap.fbn.romanowski.balco.0219/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (14.10.2005 12:46)

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 20^th, 2006, 6:47pm

This should go under the heading REALLY BAD NEWS, actually... From various sources on "the Gridiron Newsstand", including this one:

"Tagliabue to retire as Commissioner in July (http://nfl.com/news/story/9323440)"

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Apr 5^th, 2006, 12:55am

on 03/09/06 at 03:24:48, StegRock wrote:

Even though we had a thread dedicated to this topic, I thought the announcement of this GREAT news merited being appended to this one... From "The REAL Feed":

Owners approve union deal, labor peace back to NFL (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/03/08/2020.ap.fbn.nfl.labor.6th.ld.writethru.0600/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (09.03.2006 02:22)

It's a goooood morning to wake up an NFL fan and fantasy football "fanaddict"!!! [smiley=sunny.gif]

The other side of the coin... From "The REAL Feed"...

Wilson, Gov. Pataki huddle on Bills' future (http://cbs.sportsline.com/nfl/story/9357958/rss)
CBS SportsLine.com NFL News (04.04.2006 23:00)
Bills owner Ralph Wilson expressed concerns about the long-term viability of his and other NFL small-market teams during a meeting Monday with New York Gov. George Pataki.

I think this is bad news... BUT, I'm always fightin' [smiley=boxer.gif] for the little guy, right? :-/

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Apr 10^th, 2006, 12:06am

on 04/05/06 at 00:55:39, StegRock wrote:

Update on this... From "The REAL Feed":

Wilson rethinks who will succeed him as Bills' owner (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2403046&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (09.04.2006 21:00)
Ralph Wilson is reconsidering plans on who eventually will succeed him in owning the Buffalo Bills, saying selling the team might not be the best option under the NFL's new labor deal.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 1^st, 2006, 7:08am

I take this to be regretful/regretable news... Currently topping "The REAL Feed":

The 'stay-in-school' crowd loses its poster boy (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/05/01/2020.ap.fbn.jim.litke.0843/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (01.05.2006 03:36)

Hopefully, in the long run, Leinart will reverse the perception of this... [smiley=fingerscrossed.gif] Gives me more reason to root for him and the hapless Cards!!! [smiley=genie.gif] ... [smiley=pray.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 26^th, 2006, 2:26am

While I think what Lamar Hunt is doing is totally stand-up, I think, as a modern-day reality of the NFL, this is a bummer... From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs withdraw request to host 2015 Super Bowl (http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/ABN4021694.htm)
The Sports Network: NFL (26.05.2006 00:00)

...

And, I find this yucky, :P too...

Don't blame Redskins' Snyder for trying to win (http://www.realfootball365.com/nfl/articles/2006/05/daniel-snyder-cowboys260506.html)
NFL News: RealFootball365.com (26.05.2006 02:00)
The bottom line is the NFL is nothing if not a business, and Dan Snyder, the ultimate businessman, has brought a win-first, big-money mentality to Washington.

"Win-first, big-money mentality," BUT gridiron-MORON attitude... unlike Jerry Jones, who I mention only because he's mentioned in the article, i.e. not that he's my favorite, either, but who, I must admit, knows football as well as the business of the NFL.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 26^th, 2006, 3:16pm

Talk about a ONE-HIT wonder... From "The REAL Feed":

Super Bowl hero Smith sentenced on cocaine guilty plea (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2459119&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (26.05.2006 13:00)
Former National Football League running back and Super Bowl record-holder Timmy Smith was sentenced in federal court on Friday to two and a half years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 27^th, 2006, 11:52pm

This is more like "sad news related to the NFL"... From "The REAL Feed":

Craig 'Ironhead' Heyward dies at age 39 (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/5644978?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=5)
FOXSports.com :: NFL (27.05.2006 23:12)
Former NFL fullback Craig "Ironhead" Heyward died Saturday after a 7 1/2-year fight with brain cancer, his son's high school football coach said. He was 39.

Heyward spent 11 seasons in the NFL with New Orleans, Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis and Indianapolis. The former University of Pittsburgh ...

I remember "Ironhead" well... What a tough running back... [smiley=tough.gif] ... A brain tumor... [smiley=no.gif] He is at peace now... Give his family peace, Lord...

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jun 6^th, 2006, 4:59pm

I, personally, am not crazy about this stuff... Currently topping "The REAL Feed":

Name game: Titans change stadium (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/06/06/2020.ap.fbn.titans.stadium.0155/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (06.06.2006 16:33)

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jun 21^st, 2006, 6:11am

Scuffs with the law [smiley=policeman.gif] piling up... according to the blotter on "The REAL Feed":

Latest flurry of NFL arrests sends message of out-of-whack priorities (http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/saraceno/2006-06-20-saraceno-nfl-arrests_x.htm?csp=34)
USA TODAY: NFL (21.06.2006 01:30)
It is only June, but the Bengals lead the NFL. In arrests. Unofficially, of course.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Sep 7^th, 2006, 7:04am

Maybe it is for the sport, but, overall, this doesn't look good to me... as a fan... :-/ From "The REAL Feed":

Ticket Prices List (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/09/07/2024.ap.fbn.ticket.prices.list.0270/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (07.09.2006 04:14)

It's ALL about the almighty... [smiley=money.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Sep 12^th, 2006, 2:09am

Uh-oh... Is the NFL in for an MLB-esque drug controversy? From "The REAL Feed":

Goodell to Meet With Redskins' Jansen (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/11/AR2006091101076.html)
Washington Post: Sports (12.09.2006 00:17)
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will meet with Redskins tackle Jon Jansen to discuss Jansen's comments about the use of human growth hormone by NFL players.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 3^rd, 2006, 4:49pm

The sky,... or at least the stadium, is falling... [smiley=scared.gif] Potentially scary stuff from "The REAL Feed":

Falling concrete at Dolphin Stadium prompts probes (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2611629&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (03.10.2006 15:13)
Investigations of the structural integrity of Dolphin Stadium were ordered after a woman watching the Marlins' season finale was hit by a falling piece of concrete, local media reported.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 18^th, 2006, 7:01pm

Yikes!!! [smiley=yikes.gif] How about this news from off "The REAL Feed"??? [smiley=scream.gif]

Homeland Security skeptical about NFL stadiums threat (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2631048&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (18.10.2006 16:27)
A Web site is claiming that seven NFL football stadiums will be hit with radiological dirty bombs this weekend, but the government on Wednesday expressed doubts about the threat.

Just keep these assholes on your... [smiley=radar.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 26^th, 2006, 4:51am

I actually don't quite know what to say about this... Currently from atop "The REAL Feed":

Concussions a dirty little secret for many in the NFL (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/10/26/2020.ap.fbn.tim.dahlberg.0842/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (26.10.2006 03:42)

It's violent, contact sport,... the participants of which know the risk... and reap the resultant reward... [smiley=money.gif] Not that I am the hugest of fans,... but does boxing, for example, where I think concussions are a much bigger issue, actually, receive this kind of flak? I mean,... if you want to get right down to it,... I think knee injuries are a much bigger concern when you want to talk of the condition of aging retired NFL players. These guys' quality of life in the golden years can be terrible due to knee injuries more than head injuries.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by Philly on Oct 26^th, 2006, 3:58pm

on 10/26/06 at 04:51:47, StegRock wrote:

I'd be willing to bet that the concussions are getting more interest than knee injuries because the brain is considered a more "important" body part than a knee. Anyway...

From the article:

Quote:

Concussions, it seems, are the NFL's dirty little secret. It's not just that they happen so often, but that the league doesn't seem to be doing much about it.

I'm not sure what more the league can do about it. They've already legislated helmet-to-helmet hits and penalize (and fine) players who tackle by leading with their helmets. The helmets themselves will probably never be able to protect the players any more than they do now because of the nature of a concussive injury. I listened to Merrill Hoge today on the Dan Patrick show and he had to retire because of concussions. It was so bad for him that, for about a 4-month period after a concussion, he couldn't leave his house because he was so disoriented that he'd get lost if he so much as went around the corner. When asked about more protection for players and more rules concerning contact with the head, Hoge was decidedly AGAINST it. He felt that there were too many rules governing it already. [smiley=idontknow.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 26^th, 2006, 7:10pm

on 10/26/06 at 15:58:46, Philly wrote:

I'd be willing to bet that the concussions are getting more interest than knee injuries because the brain is considered a more "important" body part than a knee. Anyway...

Yea, I see where you are coming from, Jeff... But, you know there is kind of a "but" there... If the opposing army is shooting at your soldiers' knees, you can protect your heads until the cows come home, but it ain't gonna help. But, yea, there's a middle ground.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by Philly on Oct 26^th, 2006, 10:10pm

on 10/26/06 at 19:10:59, StegRock wrote:

But, yea, there's a middle ground.

And there's protection for that too, although Clinton Portis didn't seem to be wearing his after a well-directed hit against the Colts... ::)

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 26^th, 2006, 10:47pm

Nice... [smiley=thumbsup.gif] And for those of you who didn't clue right in (like me; it took me a few seconds),... Jeff is alluding to the ALL-IMPORTANT "middle ground", the family jewels,... [smiley=dick.jpg] (smiley made in the likeness of it's creator [smiley=whistle.gif]).

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 26^th, 2006, 11:19pm

Right now, this is a bit off-topic on two fronts actually... But,... how about this currently topping "The REAL Feed"? ... [smiley=hungry.gif]

Cowboys coach claims family found dead rat in McDonald's salad (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2006/football/nfl/wires/10/26/2020.ap.fbn.cowboys.rat.in.salad.0232/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (26.10.2006 21:49)

I wonder if it was a WHOLE rat... A McSpeedy (Gonzalez) sandwich would take fast food to a WHOLE nother level... [smiley=hellyeafunny.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Dec 2^nd, 2008, 6:48pm

Suspensions for doping violations finally go through... From "The REAL Feed":

NFL suspends six players for doping violations (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/wires/12/02/2020.ap.fbn.nfl.suspensions.0174/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (02.12.2008 17:25)

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Dec 9^th, 2008, 6:44pm

The nation's economic troubles hit NFL... From "The REAL Feed":

Economic slump causes NFL to cut staff (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/football/nfl/wires/12/09/2020.ap.fbn.nfl.layoffs.3rd.ld.writethru.1037/index.html)
SI.com: NFL (09.12.2008 16:37)

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jan 14^th, 2009, 2:28pm

Bad news for this Giant [smiley=swollenhead.gif] and, in turn, for the NFL (however, I must admit that I am suspect of the situation). From a LOCAL source available on "The REAL Feed":

Ex-Giant Meggett facing rape charge in S.C. (http://www.newsday.com/sports/football/giants/ny-spdave0115,0,1035006.story?track=rss)
Newsday.com: New York Giants (14.01.2009 13:39)
Several months after he was charged with raping a South Carolina woman, former NFL running back David Meggett was in jail Wednesday on allegations of another sexual assault.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 2^nd, 2009, 5:25pm

on 03/01/09 at 18:59:17, StegRock wrote:

Players missing at sea... according to "The REAL Feed":

2 NFL players aboard boat missing off Florida (http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/03/01/sports/lions1.php)
IHT: Sports (01.03.2009 15:58)
Detroit Lions defensive end Corey Smith and Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper were among four boaters missing Sunday off Florida's Gulf Coast, the Coast Guard and Smith's agent said.

Oh, no... From "The REAL Feed":

Coast Guard finds boat with one survivor; NFL players still missing (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80f069a1&template=without-video&confirm=true)
NFL.com (02.03.2009 14:16)
The Coast Guard said Monday that the overturned boat it found off Florida's Gulf Coast belongs to Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper. The survivor found clinging to the vessel is former University of South Florida player Nick Schuyler.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 3^rd, 2009, 6:03pm

The search is drawing to a close... according to "The REAL Feed":

Coast Guard to call off search for missing boaters (http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4216891)
The Sports Network: NFL (03.03.2009 17:10)

What a sad situation... My heart goes out to the families...

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 5^th, 2009, 11:13pm

Country's economic woes continue to hit the NFL... From "The REAL Feed":

Some Jets' employees must take unpaid leave (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/05/jets.unpaid.leave.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (05.03.2009 19:16)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The New York Jets told employees on the business side of the team's operations Thursday that they must take two weeks of unpaid leave this offseason in an effort to withstand the sagging economy.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by Philly on Mar 6^th, 2009, 2:11pm

This is where Bart Scott or some other high-paid player should step in and tell the front office that he'll cover the costs of those employees.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 13^th, 2009, 7:11pm

This... [smiley=alcoholic.gif] and this... [smiley=cruisin.gif] ... [smiley=nownow.gif] From "The REAL Feed":

Chiefs CB Macklin arrested on DUI charge (AP) (http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ap-macklinarrest&prov=ap&type=lgns)
Yahoo! News: Democratic Party (13.03.2009 15:37)
Officials in Newport News, Va., say Kansas City Chiefs cornerback David Thurman Macklin has been arrested on a drunken driving charge. Officials at the city jail and traffic court said Macklin was arrested early Friday. He also was charged with having an illegally tinted window. Court and jail of...

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 14^th, 2009, 3:43pm

Boy, it's that time of year when our "got rich too quick" kids of the NFL are out of control... This one's really terrible... From "The REAL Feed":

Browns' Stallworth hits, kills Florida pedestrian (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/03/14/stallworth.pedestrian.killed.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (14.03.2009 14:16)
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Police in Miami Beach say Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth has hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 16^th, 2009, 3:34pm

Latest on Stallworth accident that kills one,... drinking may have been involved. From "The REAL Feed":

Police awaiting post-accident toxicology report for Browns' Stallworth (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80f485e0&template=without-video&confirm=true)
NFL.com (16.03.2009 13:32)
Miami Beach police are awaiting the toxicology report for Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte Stallworth before releasing information about his car accident that killed a pedestrian.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 31^st, 2009, 6:47pm

Bad story, bad press... From "The REAL Feed":

2 slain at NY apartment of NFL player (http://news.findlaw.com/ap/s/2020/03-31-2009/20090331072005_09.html)
FindLaw: Sports (31.03.2009 15:34)
By TOM HAYS Associated Press Writer NEW YORK (AP) - Police are investigating two execution-style slayings at a Long Island condo owned by a New Orleans linebacker who formerly played for the New York Jets.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Apr 6^th, 2009, 9:29pm

Boy, 2007 seems like light years ago for this guy... Much promise followed by disappointment. Then, he shows signs and flashes and, then, disappears. Now, this...

WR Williams Tasered, arrested on drug charge in latest offseason incident (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80fa3fb9&template=without-video&confirm=true)
NFL.com (06.04.2009 20:58)
NFL receiver Reggie Williams was charged with drug possessionafter off-duty policemen used a Taser to subdue him when he refused to leave abar.

This guy's done. These are the kind of characters the NFL and NFLPA would do well distancing themselves from.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Apr 11^th, 2009, 8:56pm

More embarrassing :-[ behavior... from an NFL player... from atop "The REAL Feed":

Cleveland police use stun gun on Bills DB Whitner, arrest him in melee (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d80fba2ab&template=without-video&confirm=true)
NFL.com (11.04.2009 19:25)
Buffalo Bills defensive back Donte Whitner was shocked with a stun gun and arrested by officers trying to control a rowdy crowd outside a Cleveland nightclub, police said.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Apr 23^rd, 2009, 4:12pm

Oh, no... One of the true good guys caught doing some bad... From "The REAL Feed":

Police find crack cocaine, marijuana in former Jacksonville Jaguars WR Jimmy Smith's car (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4090836&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (23.04.2009 00:25)
Authorities say former Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith was pulled over and found with crack cocaine and marijuana in his car.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 3^rd, 2009, 4:34pm

Now, now boys... Naughty, naughty... [smiley=dick.jpg] From "The REAL Feed": [smiley=blush.gif]

Two New Orleans Saints, Biren Ealy and Kolomona Kapanui, charged with exposing themselves (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4131618&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (03.05.2009 14:10)
New Orleans Saints wide receiver Biren Ealy and tight end Kolomona Kapanui were charged Sunday with obscenity, disturbing the peace and lewd conduct for allegedly being drunk, urinating in public and exposing themselves.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 15^th, 2009, 8:04pm

Another one of the NFL's good guys and ambassadors of the game gets caught doing bad this offseason... according to what's currently atop "The REAL Feed":

Hall of Fame DE Bruce Smith charged with DUI (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/05/15/bruce.smith.dui.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (15.05.2009 19:10)
VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia (AP) -- NFL great Bruce Smith was charged with drunk driving in Virginia Beach on Friday.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 16^th, 2009, 4:37pm

This is getting embarrassing this offseason... More of this, [smiley=pudwhacker.gif], in pubic,... eh-hem,... I mean public, ;) according to "The REAL Feed":

Bills' McIntyre arrested for exposing sex organs (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/05/16/mcintyre.arrest.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (16.05.2009 13:37)
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) -- Buffalo Bills fullback Corey McIntyre has been arrested in Florida on accusations he fondled himself outside a Port St. Lucie woman's home.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 21^st, 2009, 12:31am

YIKES!!! [smiley=scared.gif] From "The REAL Feed":

Head of NFL players association warns of lockout (http://www.jacksonville.com/sports/football/jaguars/2009-05-20/story/head_of_nfl_players_association_warns_of_lockout)
Jacksonville.com: Ultimate Jaguars (20.05.2009 03:20)
Don't be surprised if the NFL owners shut down the sport in 2011.
DeMaurice Smith, the new head of the NFL Players Association, sounded Tuesday as if he won't be shocked if the owners lock out the players in an attempt to get a better labor deal when the current collective bargaining agreement e...

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 24^th, 2009, 6:35pm

Come on... Running over a cop [smiley=policeman.gif] is surely gonna find you in the clink. From "The REAL Feed":

Dolphins' Starks arrested for aggravated battery on police officer in Miami (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8107c4c1&template=without-video&confirm=true)
NFL.com (24.05.2009 14:44
Miami Dolphins defensive end Randy Starks has been arrested for aggravated battery on a police officer.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Aug 17^th, 2009, 9:49pm

Really bad news for the NFL... Even WORSE news for NFL fans and fantasy footballers... [smiley=no.gif] From "The REAL Feed":

NFLPA director Smith convinced players will be locked out in 2011 (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d811f51d2&template=without-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
NFL.com (17.08.2009 14:35)
The head of the NFL Players Association is bracingplayers for a possible 2011 lockout.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Sep 10^th, 2009, 2:12am

Bad news... for us at least, especially considering the state of the economy... and how sports, especially the NFL, moreover, vis-a-vis fantasy football, which SO MANY of us participate in anymore, can provide us with a much-needed distraction... From "The REAL Feed":

NFL ticket prices climb nearly 4 percent for '09 (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/09/09/ticket.prices.ap/index.html?eref=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (09.09.2009 17:37)
NFL ticket prices climbed 3.9 percent to an average of $74.99 for the 2009 season.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Sep 23^rd, 2009, 11:22pm

Bad PR... Bad news for the fan... From "The REAL Feed":

Hard times or not, blackout rules not going away (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/12253331/rss)
CBS SportsLine.com NFL News (23.09.2009 17:06)
When Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, the NFL waived its television blackout policy so Saints fans could watch even if games moved to Baton Rouge didn't sell out.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Nov 18^th, 2009, 10:38pm

This may not be "bad news" for the NFL, but it sure is "bad press" for Chicago... From "The REAL Feed":

Chicago police check to see if Pittsburgh Steelers fan poisoned (http://sports.espn.go.com/chicago/nfl/news/story?id=4668472&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (18.11.2009 17:50)
The Chicago Police Department is investigating whether a Steelers fan was poisoned after attending a game against the Bears.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Dec 6^th, 2009, 1:06pm

To me this sounds like bad news (greed [smiley=greedy.gif] rules yet again in America)... From "The REAL Feed":

NFL to pull plug on $100 million revenue-sharing program (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4718965&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (06.12.2009 10:48)
The NFL has notified the players' union that, effective next March, owners will pull the plug on the $100-million-per-year revenue-sharing program that has subsidized lower-revenue clubs.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Feb 16^th, 2010, 11:45pm

Here we go... The bickering that threatens the 2011 season has already started... From "The REAL Feed":

Union: NFL hasn't properly shared revenue funds; league denies it (http://www.nfl.com/news/story?id=09000d5d8166ca2d&template=with-video-with-comments&confirm=true)
NFL.com (16.02.2010 20:40)
The NFL Players Association accused the league of not sharing as much supplemental revenue with its lower-income teams as required.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 12^th, 2010, 12:16am

This is more like "sad" news for the NFL... Great ambassador of the game passes... [smiley=ram.gif] From "The REAL Feed":

Rams star, Hall of Famer Merlin Olson dies at 69 (http://www.cbssports.com/general/story/13043348/former-fearsome-foursome-star-merlin-olson-dies-at-69/rss)
CBS SportsLine.com NFL News (11.03.2010 10:40)
Pro football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen dies at age 69.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Apr 27^th, 2010, 10:40pm

This is more like sad news on the present state of our union... First from ProteinWisdom.com:

"Host hurls Tebow 'Nazi' remark (http://proteinwisdom.com/?p=18243)"

Here's the original article from the Boston Herald:

"Host hurls Tebow 'Nazi' remark (http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1249623)"

I love how this article ends with the totally non sequitur qualifier, as if it's supposed to explain something:

"'In Massachusetts, there's a certain subset of the sports fans that are culturally uncomfortable with the Evangelical Christian subculture of football in the South and the Southwest,' Schulman said."

Oh, gee, that makes it "understandable". Thanks for putting the hatred in context for us yee-haws. ::)

Look, I've had my go-arounds with, say, the likes of former member MordecaiCourage, and far be it from me to subscribe to the kind of religiosity he espouses. BUT, to the degree that people don't systematize their beliefs, they are absolutely entitled to them and the general expression of them! This is the "middle way" I'm constantly harping on and, at least, a good part of the essence of my dissertation topic that yous hear me talk about from time to time. In any case, isn't that what our Constitution says? Whether or not I agree with his end-of-the-day metaphysical commitments, Tim Tebow is allowed to wear Biblical verse numbers on his face in face paint and point to heaven every time he scores a touchdown. On top of it, he's a GREAT kid, and I do believe that his beliefs work for him and help make him the great kid that he is. So, what's wrong here? ... Oh, right, one-sided liberals and their superior progressive "beliefs". [smiley=gimmeabreak.gif] Give me a break!

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jul 2^nd, 2010, 2:55am

More, not so bad, but sad news... Coaching great passes... [smiley=wavinbye.gif] From a LOCAL source on "The REAL Feed":

Innovative football coach Don Coryell dies (http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-spw-0702-coryell-dies,0,1467106.story?track=rss&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+latimes%2Fsports+%28L.A.+Times+-+Sports%29)
LA Times: Sports (01.07.2010 22:07)
The former San Diego Chargers coach was considered one of the fathers of the modern passing game. He was 85.SAN DIEGO - Don Coryell, the innovative coach whose Air Coryell offense produced some of the most dynamic passing attacks in NFL history, has died. He was 85.

Great innovator, thank you very much!!! Much exciting football, well beyond the field on which you were coaching, is attributable... and a tribute... to you... [smiley=yes.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jul 24^th, 2010, 1:43pm

More sad news... Currently atop "The REAL Feed":

Wife of former Steelers coach Bill Cowher dies at age 54 (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81946dac/article/wife-of-former-steelers-coach-bill-cowher-dies-at-age-54)
NFL.com (24.07.2010 11:33)
Kaye Cowher, the wife of former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, died Friday in North Carolina after battling skin cancer, according to the Pittsburgh Post Gazette. She was 54.

I think this reminds us why he put his career on hold when he did...

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Aug 2^nd, 2010, 8:06pm

Stark reminder about 2011 currently tops "The REAL Feed":

Indy making contingency plan for postponement of 2012 Super Bowl (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d81977f8f/article/indy-making-contingency-plan-for-postponement-of-2012-super-bowl)
NFL.com (02.08.2010 18:26)
NFL officials and the Indianapolis SuperBowl Host Committee have a contingency plan if a work stoppagepostpones the 2012 Super Bowl.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 11^th, 2011, 8:10pm

Couldn't these millionaires and billionaires just decide to give, at least, the cash in dispute to charity? Pie in the sky... And, we lose! From "The REAL Feed":

NFLPA files paperwork to decertify as a union (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/03/11/union-labor/index.html?xid=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (11.03.2011 16:08)
The start-and-stop labor negotiations came to a dramatic end Friday in Washington D.C., when the NFL Players Association filed paperwork to decertify as a union, reports Jim Trotter.

Players file anti-trust lawsuit against the league (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/03/11/players.file.antitrust.ap/index.html?xid=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (11.03.2011 17:40)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Ten players, including MVP Tom Brady, have filed an anti-trust lawsuit against the NFL.

[smiley=no.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 12^th, 2011, 11:41am

Way to go, fellas... [smiley=clap.gif] Way to represent... :-/ Currently atop "The REAL Feed":

NFL locks out players (http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4388777)
The Sports Network: NFL (12.03.2011 09:57)

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 14^th, 2011, 6:56pm

I am posting these two articles because, in the first case, I agree with the piece; in the second case, I agree with the comments, especially the initial one, which, if you have spoken with me over the last year or so on the general topic of unions, you know says almost exactly what I've been saying... I've contended for some time now that unions have long ago (perhaps not 100 years ago like the author of the comment writes) come to have largely outlived their (real) purpose (of righting fairly egregious wrongs; now, to turn a phrase, they are just fighting rarely egregious wrongs). Mind you, given the state of flux in which we exist, I would contend that our ridding ourselves of unions be done with it in mind that they can come back in the future if and when they are needed! In any event, from "The REAL Feed":

Line of Scrimmage: NFLPA 1, Fans 0 (http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=nfl/news/news.aspx?id=4389423)
The Sports Network: NFL (14.03.2011 16:31)

O'Hara: Union had no shot (http://www.nypost.com/p/sports/giants/hara_union_had_no_shot_ZW75rCg9iTxQVBvahdp2nJ?CMP=OTC-rss&FEEDNAME=)
NY Post: Giants (13.03.2011 23:17)
Giants center Shaun O'Hara, as the team's player representative to the recently-decertified NFL Players Association, was deeply involved in the protracted negotiations that did not conclude with a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Looking back, O'Hara feels there was no way for the union to ma...

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Mar 15^th, 2011, 7:57pm

Adrian Peterson refers to the situation of NFL players as "modern-day slavery" :-X and the now defunct union asks for a boycott of the Draft by this year's top prospects... [smiley=gimmeabreak.gif] Are you friggin' kidding me? Regarding the latter, that's real rich. Ruin what should be one of the greatest days of these youngsters lives for the sake of making a political statement, moreover, one that will someday eventually fade away (read, typical lefty tactic - sacrifice whomever for the "cause"). And, what will really be left? The absence of the memories of the traditional pomp and circumstance of Draft Day for these kids. If you think the owners are the only bad guys here, think again!

Anyway, here are a bunch of "goodies",... eh-hem,... "baddies" reeled in [smiley=fishing.gif] off "The REAL Feed" on all this (selfishness):

All these ones regarding Peterson are a slightly different snippet...

Vikings' Adrian Peterson compares NFL to 'modern-day slavery (http://www.twincities.com/vikings/ci_17619356?nclick_check=1)
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Football (15.03.2011 16:49)

Peterson: NFL like 'modern-day slavery (http://www.upi.com/Sports_News/2011/03/15/Peterson-NFL-like-modern-day-slavery/UPI-73061300228596/)
United Press International: Sports (15.03.2011 16:36)
MINNEAPOLIS, March 15 (UPI) -- NFL owners are subjecting players to "modern-day slavery," Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson said in an interview published Tuesday.

Peterson compares NFL labor to slavery (http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Vikings-Adrian-Peterson-calls-NFL-labor-situation-modern-day-slavery-031511)
FOXSports.com :: NFL (15.03.2011 14:48)
The NFL labor situation is "modern-day slavery," according toMinnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson.

Adrian Peterson Calls NFL 'Modern-Day Slavery (http://www.sportsfilter.com/news/16391/adrian-peterson-calls-nfl-modern-day)
SportsFilter (15.03.2011 14:31)
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson called the NFL's arrangement with players "modern-day slavery" in an interview Friday. "The players are getting robbed," said Peterson, who earned $10.2 million in salary last season. "They are. The owners are making so much money off of us to begin ...

Peter King: Planned NFLPA event would disrupt NFL draft tradition (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/03/15/nflpa-draft-boycott/index.html?xid=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (15.03.2011 11:12)
The labor dispute between the players and owners is now bleeding into the 2011 draft. Peter King details the NFLPA's plans to throw a wrench into the annual league event in New York.

NFLPA: No draft boycott; but 'different' feel? (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/draft2011/news/story?id=6220232&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (15.03.2011 11:33)
NFL Players Association executive George Atallah said Tuesday on Twitter that players and their families will be in New York for the NFL draft, but the experience might be "different".

NFLPA wants draft boycott (http://www.fannation.com/truth_and_rumors/view/272933-nflpa-may-push-for-draft-boycott?xid=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (15.03.2011 08:22)

And, then there are the thoughtful guys...

Nick Collins, Merril Hoge: Rookies should attend NFL draft (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2011/03/nick-collins-merril-hoge-rookies-should-attend-nfl-draft/1?csp=34sports&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomSports-TopStories+%28Sports+-+Top+Stories%29)
USA TODAY: Sports (15.03.2011 15:26)
Green Bay Packers S Nick Collins and former NFL player Merril Hoge expressed skepticism on Tuesday about the value of draft prospects who might ...

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Apr 29^th, 2011, 8:52pm

Well, that's that for that... From "The REAL Feed":

Court of Appeals restores NFL lockout, grants request for temporary stay (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6451701&campaign=rss&source=NFLHeadlines)
ESPN: NFL (29.04.2011 18:07)
The NFL may be headed back to a lockout.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Sep 5^th, 2011, 11:41am

This is more so sad news... The NFL loses another one of its great ambassadors... From "The REAL Feed":

Former Buccaneers, Oklahoma great Lee Roy Selmon dies at 56 (http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/story/15530009/former-buccaneers-oklahoma-great-lee-roy-selmon-dies-at-56/rss)
CBS SportsLine.com NFL News (05.09.2011 07:53)
Lee Roy Selmon, the Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end who teamed with his brothers at Oklahoma to create a dominant defensive front that helped lead the Sooners to consecutive national championships, died Sunday -- two days after being hospitalized for a stroke. He was 56.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 8^th, 2011, 12:25pm

Like his style or not, we have lost a true football pioneer today,... Al Davis. From "The REAL Feed":

Raiders owner Al Davis dead at age 82, team confirms (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d822ed9f9/article/raiders-owner-al-davis-dead-at-age-82-team-confirms?module=HP11_breaking_news)
NFL.com (08.10.2011 11:28)
Al Davis, the iconic owner of the Oakland Raiders, passed away Saturday, a senior-ranking team official confirmed. He was 82.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 2^nd, 2012, 3:47pm

This is terribly sad news... From "The REAL Feed":

Mayor: Former NFL star Junior Seau dead at 43 (http://content.usatoday.com/communities/thehuddle/post/2012/05/mayor-former-nfl-star-junior-seau-dead-at-43/1?csp=34sports&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomSports-TopStories+%28Sports+-+Top+Stories%29#.T6GOHei0w3k)
USA TODAY: Sports (02.05.2012 13:48)
Body of longtime Chargers linebacker found at his Oceanside, Calif., home Wednesday.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on May 7^th, 2012, 4:03pm

I do not know how to take this report. The player surely is shameless. From "The REAL Feed":

Sporting News: Player says football will be extinct (http://aol.sportingnews.com/nfl/story/2012-05-06/ravens-bernard-pollard-says-football-going-away-in-20-30-years?eadid=EL/SICOM&xid=si_nfl)
SI.com: NFL (07.05.2012 07:44)

Re-instill the art of tackling; force tacklers to "wrap and roll", that is, tackle with their arms and hands (which would render moot all of these special protect-the-quarterback rules), and the game will be fine and, frankly speaking, more aesthetically pleasing.

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Oct 7^th, 2012, 2:15pm

Did I just see a commercial during a football game for a sitcom on CBS just discuss a THREE-WAY??? Sports is family entertainment, right??? This is daytime programming, Sunday no less, right??? [smiley=uh.gif]

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Jun 27^th, 2013, 6:36pm

This is bigger news for the NFL than the Browns, and it is not good, especially with the horrific Hernandez situation. From "The REAL Feed":

Ausar Walcott charged with attempted murder in N.J. (http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000214868/article/ausar-walcott-charged-with-attempted-murder-in-nj)
NFL.com (26.06.2013 12:30)
The Cleveland Browns were dealing with their own serious legal matter on Wednesday. Rookie defensive end/linebacker Ausar Walcott was charged in New Jersey with attempted murder, according to authorities.

Goodell must be pulling his hair out...

Title: Re: "Bad news" for the NFL
Post by StegRock on Sep 29^th, 2013, 3:21pm

Has anybody else noticed that the broadcast of games on CBS this season is not smooth? It has like that strobe effect. It is very bothersome. Today, they are blaming it on solar flares, but I have noticed it every week! Or, is this just happening in Hawaii?