The Bowl Championship Series has long engendered controversy in college football. On Tuesday, a committee of university presidents approved a plan to implement a four-team playoff system.
BCS plan for four-team playoffs approved by committee
Under the current collective bargaining agreement, the Lions might have to pay a percentage of the docked pay of any suspended players to the NFL league office. Find out why.
Detroit Lions to pay NFL if multiple players suspended
Under the current collective bargaining agreement, the Lions will have to pay a percentage of the docked pay of suspended players to the NFL league office. Detroit has had six player arrests this offseason.
Detroit Lions to pay NFL if players suspended
Just got off the phone with Chicago Bears LB Lance Briggs, and I’m still laughing. The conversation was fun, with Briggs offering me some fashion advice right out of the gate. Considering he’s the NFL/New Era cap ambassador helping launch the new on-field product, he has some sway. We’ll get to all that in a day or so. But today, I’m pumped about getting to ask the seven-time Pro Bowl player about my favorite Sound FX moment of the year. Yeah, you know the one. It’s captured right here on this link. At the 1:25 mark, Broncos QB Tim Tebow inexplicably exclaims, “What up, Lance Briggs??” Then, he tells Briggs he’s been waiting to play against him his whole life. […]
Bears LB Lance Briggs reflects on being a personal favorite of QB Tim Tebow…
While the long-term contract negotiations between Drew Brees and the Saints remain unresolved, Brees at least gave some assurance that fans will see him on the field in black and gold this season.
Drew Brees vows not to skip season, despite dispute
While the long-term contract negotiations between Drew Brees and the Saints remain unresolved, Brees at least gave some assurance that fans will see him on the field in black and gold this season.
Drew Brees: ‘I would never sit out a football season’
Robert Griffin III got a real-life lesson in the pitfalls of fame following a failed extortion attempt. The Redskins’ franchise QB says the incident drove home the point of just how careful he needs to be.
Robert Griffin III learns from extortion try against him
Robert Griffin III got a real-life lesson in the pitfalls of fame following a failed extortion attempt. The Redskins franchise QB says the incident drove home the point of just how careful he needs to be.
Robert Griffin III warns ‘be careful with who you trust’
Robert Griffin III got a real-life lesson in the pitfalls of fame following a failed extortion attempt. The Redskins franchise QB says the incident drove home the point of just how careful he needs to be.
Robert Griffin III: ‘Be careful with who you trust’
Former New York Giants DL Michael Strahan thinks DL Osi Umenyiora got ripped off by the team in his recent one-year, $6 million deal. ‘If it were me, I would have sat at home and I wouldn’t have played. That’s just me. I’ve threatened to do that in my time and I ended up getting what I wanted. Osi’s a different mindset than me. I’m probably a little more, ‘I don’t care what people think.”
Giants | Michael Strahan thinks Osi Umenyiora was ripped off