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Tebow to be Traded?

Mar 19, 2012 11:09 AM CDT

Peyton Manning Picks Broncos: Report

Denver will try to trade Tim Tebow

(Newser) - Is Tebow-mania on its knees in Denver? Peyton Manning has told his agent to begin negotiations with the Broncos, sources tell Adam Schefter and Chris Mortensen of ESPN . In a TV appearance, Schefter said Manning "fully intends" to play in Denver, and has already discussed the parameters of a...

Curtis Martin
Leads Charge
to Hall of Fame

Feb 5, 2012 7:16 AM CST

Curtis Martin Leads Charge to Hall of Fame

Bill Parcells, Jerome Bettis among those who don't make Canton's cut

(Newser) - Curtis Martin has gone from the mean streets of Pittsburgh to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The star running back with the Patriots and Jets for 11 seasons was one of six players elected yesterday to the shrine. Martin once disliked playing the game, but used it to escape...

Giants, 49ers, Ravens Head
to Championship Games

Jan 15, 2012 8:49 PM CST

Giants, 49ers, Ravens Head to Championship Games

Next Sunday's games will determine who advances to Super Bowl

(Newser) - For Eli Manning and the New York Giants, Lambeau Field has become a familiar launching pad. After beating the Green Bay Packers at home for the second time in four years, they only hope this trip ends the same way—at the Super Bowl. Manning threw three touchdown passes and...

Tebow Bomb
Stuns Steelers

nfl playoffs

Jan 8, 2012 7:31 PM CST

Tebow Bomb Stuns Steelers

Broncos advance, will meet New England on Saturday

(Newser) - They'll be Tebowing in Denver tonight: Tim Tebow connected with Demaryius Thomas on an electrifying 80-yard touchdown pass on the first play of overtime and the Broncos defeated the stunned Pittsburgh Steelers 29-23 in the AFC wild-card game. Thomas hauled in a high play-action pass at the Denver 38,...

More Ex-Players
Sue NFL Over
Brain Damage

Dec 23, 2011 4:42 PM CST

More Ex-Players Sue NFL Over Brain Damage

2nd complaint claims the NFL covered up concussion dangers

(Newser) - Another lawsuit is being leveled against the NFL over brain damage suffered by former players. Ex-Miami Dolphins team members Patrick Surtain and Oronde Gadsden, along with 19 other players, have filed suit in Miami and are charging that the NFL deliberately omitted or concealed evidence connecting concussions to long-term neurological...

Former Players
Sue NFL Over
Brain Injuries

Dec 21, 2011 4:04 PM CST

Former Players Sue NFL Over Brain Injuries

Three ex-athletes want league to monitor all ex-players

(Newser) - Three retired football players are suing the NFL because they say they got banged up so much in their playing days it left them with brain injuries. They want the league to set up a program to monitor the problem among all former players, reports Bloomberg . The three former athletes—...

Jacksonville Jaguars Sold to Shahid Khan; Move to Los Angeles Looking Unlikely

Jacksonville Jaguars Sold,
Will Likely Stay in Florida

Nov 30, 2011 4:13 AM CST

Jacksonville Jaguars Sold, Will Likely Stay in Florida

Move to LA looks unlikely

(Newser) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have been sold but it doesn't look like the deal will end Los Angeles' 17-year wait for an NFL team to replace the Rams and the Raiders. Wayne Weaver, the longtime owner of the struggling franchise, has long sought an "exit strategy" that would keep...

Mercedes Buys Naming
Rights to Superdome

Oct 13, 2011 2:36 PM CDT

Mercedes Buys Naming Rights to Superdome

Luxury carmaker signs 10-year deal despite Katrina memories

(Newser) - The New Orleans Superdome, home stadium to the NFL's Saints, will soon be sponsored and rebranded by Mercedes-Benz USA, reports Adweek . The luxury car manufacturer signed a 10-year agreement to link its name to the Saints' turf—despite the Superdome's lingering association as a makeshift refugee camp for...

Madness Mixed
With Genius
in Al Davis

appreciation

Oct 8, 2011 4:40 PM CDT

Madness Mixed With Genius in Al Davis

He 'always thought he knew best,' even when team was losing

(Newser) - Al Davis: madman. Call him "prickly," "peripatetic," "nettlesome"—even "anachronistic throwback"—but the former Oakland Raiders owner who died today proves that "no great genius is without a requisite dose of madness," writes Len Pasquarelli on CBS Sports . He "...

Colts Owner: Peyton Won't Be Back This Season

Sep 26, 2011 10:04 AM CDT

Colts Owner: Peyton Won't Be Back This Season

But he may practice in December

(Newser) - Peyton Manning may recover from surgery quickly enough to practice with the Colts by December, but the team doesn’t expect him to actually take the field until next season, owner Jim Irsay told a breakfast for Super Bowl donors this morning, according to the Indy Star . But the AP...

Manning
Re-Signs
With Colts

Jul 31, 2011 5:40 AM CDT

Manning Re-Signs With Colts

5-year, $90-million deal give Colts salary-cap flexibility

(Newser) - "OFFICIAL ----WE HAVE A DEAL!!!!!!!!!" tweeted Indianapolis Colts' owner Jim Irsay in caps last night, as the Colts signed Peyton Manning to a $90 million, five-year contract, reports the Indianapolis Star . The deal likely ensures the 35-year-old quarterback will stay a Colt for the rest of his career....

NFL Lockout Over,
London's Calling

Jul 26, 2011 8:59 AM CDT

NFL Lockout Over, London's Calling

Tampa, Chicago will play league's fifth regular-season game at Wembley

(Newser) - With the lockout over, the NFL will return to London for a fifth straight year. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Chicago Bears at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 23 in the fifth regular-season game in the British capital. The game had been under threat because of negotiations over a...

Judge Orders End
to NFL Lockout

Apr 25, 2011 5:44 PM CDT

Judge Orders End to NFL Lockout

And the league plans to appeal

(Newser) - A federal judge today ordered an end to the NFL lockout, giving the players an early victory in their fight with the owners over how to divide the $9 billion business. US District Judge Susan Richard Nelson said she was swayed by the players' argument "that allowing the League...

After Suicide, NFL Player's Brain Goes
to Research

Feb 20, 2011 6:23 AM CST

After Suicide, NFL Player's Brain Goes to Research

Scientists focus on effect of repeat injuries

(Newser) - Celebrated Bears safety Dave Duerson killed himself this week at age 50, and his family is donating his brain to science to see whether his suicide may have been related to concussions and brain injuries received as a player. "He had informed (his family) at some point that he...

Five Super Bowl Myths

Feb 6, 2011 10:00 AM CST

Five Super Bowl Myths

It's America's biggest game, but don't expect world to care

(Newser) - The Super Bowl is like America, writes Michael MacCambridge in the Washington Post —"big, convivial, gaudy, passionate and, surely, self-important." But as popular as the Super Bowl is, there are five big myths about the big game:

It's the world's most-watched sports event. Nope, just America's. Last

...

Steelers Hang On,
Beat Jets in a Nail-Biter

Jan 23, 2011 8:55 PM CST

Steelers Hang On, Beat Jets in a Nail-Biter

Pittsburgh dominated, then held on

(Newser) - The Pittsburgh Steelers advanced to their third Super Bowl in six years thanks to a big-play defense that returned a fumble for a touchdown and staged a late goal-line stand in a 24-19 victory over the New York Jets. Pittsburgh, which led 24-0 in the first half and held on,...

Brett Favre Files for
Retirement From NFL

Jan 17, 2011 2:59 PM CST

Brett Favre Files for Retirement From NFL

Quarterback might really, really, really be done this time

(Newser) - Brett Favre is making it official, again: The 41-year-old quarterback has filed retirement paperwork with the NFL, Fox Sports reports. He's unretired more than most people send racy photos to massage therapists, but the third time might just be the charm: Favre has consistently said 2010 would be his last...

Obama: Good for
Eagles for Taking Vick

Dec 27, 2010 4:29 PM CST

Obama: Good for Eagles for Taking Vick

President calls Philly's owner to chat

(Newser) - Philadelphia Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie got some pretty high praise the other day for taking a chance on Michael Vick: None other than President Obama called to thank him. "He said, 'So many people who serve time never get a fair second chance,'" Lurie tells the Washington Post...

Snow Postpones
Vikings-Eagles Til Tuesday

UPDATED

Dec 26, 2010 12:04 PM CST

Snow Postpones Vikings-Eagles Til Tuesday

Minnesota can't catch a break with 20 inches expected in Philly

(Newser) - The NFL has moved the Vikings at Eagles game from tonight to Tuesday because of an expected blizzard that could dump up to 20 inches snow on Philadelphia. Philly Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency as of 2pm EST today. The game was to be played at 8:20pm.

Michael Vick:
MVP?

OPINION Roundup

Nov 16, 2010 1:40 PM CST

Michael Vick: MVP?

Record-setting win leaves everyone gushing

(Newser) - Michael Vick eviscerated the Washington Redskins last night, throwing for 333 yards and four touchdowns, and running for another 80 yards and two more touchdowns, an unprecedented, record-breaking accomplishment. “He’s got my MVP vote,” Washington linebacker London Fletcher told the Washington Post after the game. Is the...