CLEVELAND -- Donte' Stallworth will have the chance to resurrect his NFL career, but it won't happen with the Browns. Donte' Stallworth, WR Career Statistics Seasons: 7 Receiving Yards: 4,383 Touchdowns: 32 The Browns released the troubled...
Feb 9, 2010
The season may be over, but the NFL never stops. The combine is just a few weeks away, and free agency follows shortly thereafter. Player acquisitions this offseason might not be as attention-grabbing as player departures. Let's look at 10 storylines for the offseason, with...
Feb 9, 2010 | Steve Wyche
CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Julius Peppers no longer wants a long-term contract with the Carolina Panthers, saying the team has ignored him this offseason. In an interview that aired Tuesday morning on Charlotte radio station WFNZ-AM, the five-time Pro Bowl defensive end...
Feb 9, 2010
In 1997, Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie was tired of offensive coordinator Jon Gruden's flirtations with the Oakland Raiders' head-coaching job and instructed me to find a young coach the organization could groom to become the next offensive coordinator. ...
Feb 8, 2010 | Michael Lombardi
Kansas City Chiefs guard Brian Waters was named the 2009 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year on Sunday. The announcement was made on-field at Sun Life Stadium live on CBS before kickoff of Super Bowl XLIV. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Payton's family presented Waters with...
Feb 7, 2010
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke Friday at his annual Super Bowl news conference at the media center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., addressing -- first and foremost -- the league's position in the collective bargaining agreement. Goodell also fielded questions about head injuries,...
Feb 5, 2010
Starting with the first Super Bowl -- known then as the AFL-NFL Championship Game -- I've been to all but three of the big games. You always remember something about each one. After last year's Super Bowl, NFL.com's Pat Kirwan and myself were on a bus returning...
Feb 5, 2010 | Gil Brandt
The Philadelphia Eagles announced Thursday that they have hired former Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage as a player personnel consultant for April's NFL draft. Eagles hire Jauron Dick Jauron found a new NFL gig Wednesday, joining the Eagles as their...
Feb 4, 2010
Michael Vick wants to be a starting quarterback in the NFL, but that might not happen next season. And contrary to popular belief, the Philadelphia Eagles plan on keeping Vick in 2010, NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi reported Tuesday. Eagles hire Jauron ...
Feb 4, 2010
Dick Jauron returned to the NFL on Wednesday, when the Philadelphia Eagles hired him to be their senior assistant/defensive backs coach. "Long before he became a defensive coordinator and head coach in this league, Dick Jauron was considered to be one of, if not the...
Feb 3, 2010
I've been hearing reports about Michael Vick being traded to either Buffalo or St. Louis. If one of those scenarios happens, what sort of fantasy value do you think he will have in 2010? - F. Daulus, Memphis, Tenn. Michael Fabiano: NFL Network insider Michael Lombardi...
Feb 3, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
Being a fan of historical facts and statistical success, I decided to do a little research and create a one-man, three-round all-time mock draft. Rather than look at career numbers, which can be a bit deceptive for players with longer careers, I've based this draft on...
Feb 3, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
In an effort to combine two of the greatest passions of sports fans -- the Super Bowl and fantasy football -- we've ranked the top 10 greatest Super Bowl performances of all time per position, based on fantasy points. Players were rewarded four points for touchdown passes,...
Feb 2, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
2009 reviews: Quarterbacks | Running backs | Tight ends Football fans and fantasy enthusiasts alike have seen the NFL turn into a passing league in recent seasons. No longer is it all about running the ball and controlling the clock. Instead, many teams now look...
Feb 2, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
The NFL's annual Pro Bowl is a celebration of the season's best. The 2010 version also was a chance to honor some of the decade's biggest stars. Twelve players selected to the 2000s NFL All-Decade Team competed in the Pro Bowl before a sellout crowd Sunday at Sun...
Feb 1, 2010
Emmitt Thomas, a Hall of Fame cornerback for the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl teams in the late 1960s, is returning to the franchise as defensive backs coach. Thomas played cornerback with the Chiefs from 1966 to 1978 and remains their all-time leader with 58 interceptions...
Feb 1, 2010
Curses, hexes, jinxes. Are they real, or just some fabrication of the human mind? Everyone has their own opinion on the topic. In my years of covering fantasy football, though, I have seen some odd coincidences that the superstitious would use to build their case for...
Feb 1, 2010 | Michael Fabiano
MIAMI -- In its new role as a warmup to the Super Bowl, the Pro Bowl became a series of wind sprints. Long gains were the rule and hard hitting was the exception as the AFC beat the NFC 41-34 on Sunday night. Light showers fell for much of the game, stirring memories of a...
Feb 1, 2010
Schaub leads AFC to narrow win over NFC It was over when ... Titans RB Chris Johnson had 67 yards from scrimmage and had the winning TD in the fourth quarter. (David J. Phillip / Associated Press) Ravens FB Le'Ron McClain converted a fourth-and-1 with 1:40 remaining...
Jan 31, 2010
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Kurt Warner has called an end to one of the great storybook careers in NFL history. The 38-year-old quarterback announced his retirement from the game Friday after 12 years in a league that at first rejected him, then revered him as he came from nowhere to...
Jan 31, 2010