Over the nine years I was with the Packers, we played in three Thanksgiving day games, all in Detroit, including one last season. No matter their record — and it Continue reading
Month: November 2008
Wednesday Why's
Why did Mike Vick plead guilty to a state dog fighting charge? Vick made a deal, with the charge of cruelty to animals dropped according to
Haslett Was Wrong To Comment
Jim Haslett, the head coach of the struggling St. Louis Rams, had some interesting comments last week about his star player, running back Steven Jackson.
Monday Money Matters
First, here is this week’s available NFL Salary Cap room update:
- Total Cap room available:
Free Agency: Buyer Beware
Readers of my columns may have a sense by now that I am not an advocate of prolific spending on free agents as a method to improve a team. It is a purported quick fix Continue reading
Wednesday Why's
Why would the NFL consider new replay rules in light of the final play of the Steelers-Chargers game Sunday?
In a continuing effort to get it right.
A League Of Their Own?
About every other year the agent community gets inundated with propaganda from a new start-up football league.
Last February at the NFL Player Association agent seminar, we were pitched by former NFL Agent and executive Michael Huygue of the United Football League (UFL), about a promising 6 team venture that will compete with the NFL, play on Friday nights in the fall, and have a 60 million dollar cap per team.
Wagerers' Nightmare In Pittsburgh
It is interesting that there continues to be so much debate and discussion about the call/non-call at the end of the Steelers-Chargers game on Sunday.
Monday Money Matters
The 28M award to the retired players in the jury verdict against the NFLPA is still resonating in labor law circles, both in football and beyond.
Arrington Sounds Off
LaVar Arrington inserted himself in the news this week.