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Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilege to be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Browns' Josh Gordon to be reinstated by NFL, can attend training camp (Shutdown Corner
Some good news for the Cleveland Browns: receiver Josh Gordon, who had a sensational 2013 season, only to find himself on the sideline for much of the past two years thanks to repeated failures in the NFL drug testing program, can return to the team on a conditional basis. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has given Gordon permission to participate in training camp and preseason games, but Gordon will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season. Since he is suspended under the substance abuse policy and not the performance-enhancing drugs policy, Gordon will be able to be at the Browns’facility and take part in meetings during his suspension. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:24:16 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Texans star J.J. Watt on PUP list after back surgery (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 14:08:14 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Jaguars GM: Rookie Jalen Ramsey cleared to practice (Yahoo Sports)
Jacksonville Jaguars rookie cornerback Jalen Ramsey has been cleared to practice and will be on the field when the team opens training camp Thursday. General manager Dave Caldwell said Monday that Ramsey, the fifth overall pick in the 2016 NFL draft, will be full go less than three months after tearing a meniscus in his right knee. Offensive lineman Kelvin Beachum (knee) also is expected to practice for the first time since tearing ligaments in his left knee last season. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:22:28 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
NFL, players union announce new game-day concussion protocol (Yahoo Sports)
The NFL and the players association have announced a new policy regarding game-day concussion protocol and discipline for clubs that violate the procedure. Commissioner Roger Goodell retains sole discretion in determining penalties for violations of the game-day concussion protocol. A first breach will require club employees or medical team members involved to attend remedial education and/or result in a maximum $150,000 fine against the team. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:48:14 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Packers WR Jordy Nelson to start camp on PUP list (Yahoo Sports)
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Receiver Jordy Nelson won't practice when the Green Bay Packers begin training camp on Tuesday. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 16:09:18 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Comeback route: NFL reinstates wide receiver Josh Gordon (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:28:15 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilege to be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Browns' Josh Gordon to be reinstated by NFL, can attend training camp (Shutdown Corner
Some good news for the Cleveland Browns: receiver Josh Gordon, who had a sensational 2013 season, only to find himself on the sidelines for much of the last two years thanks to repeated failures in the NFL drug testing program, is able to return to the team on a conditional basis. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has given Gordon permission to participate in training camp and preseason games, but then will be suspended for the first four games of the regular season. Since he is suspended under the substance abuse policy and not the performance-enhancing drugs policy, Gordon will be able to be at the Browns’facility and take part in meetings during his suspension. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:24:16 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Pettigrew put on PUP list by DetroitLions (Yahoo Sports)
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- Detroit Lions tight end Brandon Pettigrew has been put on the active-physically unable to perform list. [read full article]
Posted Sun, 24 Jul 2016 17:47:19 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Phil Loadholt retires from NFL after 7 seasons with Vikings (Yahoo Sports)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Right tackle Phil Loadholt has decided to retire from the NFL after seven seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:22:38 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Jaguars GM doing 'homework' by working out Greg Hardy (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:23:14 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Seahawks owner Allen announces extension for GM Schneider (Yahoo Sports)
NEW YORK (AP) -- The Seattle Seahawks have extended the contract of general manager John Schneider. [read full article]
Posted Sun, 24 Jul 2016 22:06:23 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Anthony Davis files to return to NFL after 1-year retirement (Yahoo Sports)
Offensive tackle Anthony Davis says he plans to return to the NFL after announcing his retirement a little more than a year ago. Davis said Monday on Twitter that he has sent his reinstatement letter to the NFL and the San Francisco 49ers. Davis was the 11th overall pick by San Francisco in the 2010 draft. [read full article]
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:06:18 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Van in wreck with Dallas Cowboys staff bus was turning left (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:41:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
WR Greg Jennings says he's retiring after decade in NFL (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:25:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
NFL clears Peyton Manning of HGH allegations (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:01:09 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
NFL reinstates suspended Browns wide receiver Josh Gordon (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:41:00 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilege to be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilege to be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
2016 NFL Preview: Jets' quarterback issue clouds everything else (Shutdown Corner)
Shutdown Corner is previewing all 32 teams as we get ready for the NFL season, counting down the teams one per day in reverse order of our initial 2016 power rankings. When I set these rankings, I had no idea what to do with the New York Jets. The Ryan Fitzpatrick standoff is one of the stranger ones I can remember. [read full article]
Posted Sun, 24 Jul 2016 06:49:20 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Bengals release safety Taylor Mays (Yahoo Sports)
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Bengals released safety Taylor Mays on Saturday, five days before the team reports for the start of training camp. [read full article]
Posted Sat, 23 Jul 2016 16:01:43 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
St. Louis Rams give fans 1 more chance to relive memories (Yahoo Sports)
Six months after Stan Kroenke took away their football team, more than 40 former St. Louis Rams players and coaches took to the field Saturday at the Edward Jones Dome for a flag football game. Former wide receiver Isaac Bruce organized the event, with proceeds benefiting his foundation, which works to teach St. Louis youth the importance of education and a healthy lifestyle. Bruce brought his former teammates together to thank the fans for their support after Kroenke moved the franchise to Los Angeles on Jan. 12 following 21 years in St. Louis. [read full article]
Posted Sat, 23 Jul 2016 19:38:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilegeto be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Bengals release safety Taylor Mays (YahooSports)
CINCINNATI (AP) -- The Bengals released safety Taylor Mays on Saturday, five days before the team reports for the start of training camp. [read full article]
Posted Sat, 23 Jul 2016 16:01:43 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Bears offensive lineman Nate Chandler retires at 27 (Yahoo Sports)
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) -- Chicago Bears offensive lineman Nate Chandler has retired at age 27. [read full article]
Posted Sat, 23 Jul 2016 14:02:59 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Suggs, Steve Smith among 6 Ravens on PUP list (Yahoo Sports)
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) -- Baltimore Ravens standouts Terrell Suggs, Steve Smith and Elvis Dumervil are among six players who will start training camp on the physically unable to perform list. [read full article]
Posted Sat, 23 Jul 2016 14:01:56 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilege to be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilege to be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Colts' Arthur Jones suspended four games for PED use (Shutdown Corner)
Add Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Arthur Jones to the long list of players who will miss games at the start of the coming season because of NFL suspension. Jones will sit the first four games after violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, as reported by the Houston Chronicle’s Aaron Wilson and others. Signed by the Colts to a five-year, $33 million contract ($16 million guaranteed) in 2014, a deal that reunited him with his defensive coordinator in Baltimore, Chuck Pagano, and was meant to shore up the Colts’bad run defense. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:28:11 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Longtime CB Charles Tillman retires as member of Bears (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 15:17:44 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Vikings cut the ribbon at new $1.1 billion football stadium (Yahoo Sports)
Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph spent his first three seasons playing in the Metrodome, a cramped, dingy noise box that tested the patience of fans and players alike. The Vikings held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday to mark the official beginning of life in their new home. With a cutting-edge design that includes a translucent roof to allow in the daylight, a wall of glass with 100-foot doors that open to let the autumn breeze in and a locker room that is twice the size of their former home in the Metrodome, U.S. Bank Stadium has thrust the franchise into the 21st century. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 14:58:47 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
NFL suspends Colts defensive lineman Art Jones for 4 games (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:57:45 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
NFL to review domestic violence allegations against Elliott (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:15:42 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilege to be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Judge won't kick DA off case of ex-Saints player's death (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 09:16:54 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Stadium ribbon-cutting Friday, some work yet to be done (Yahoo Sports)
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It took about 8,000 construction workers to build the Minnesota Vikings' new stadium. And, at Friday's ceremonial ribbon-cutting, some of them will still be on the job at U.S. Bank Stadium. [read full article]
Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 07:09:36 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Packers apply to host NFL draft in '19, '20 or '21 (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:48:43 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Polarizing defensive end Greg Hardy works out for Jaguars (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:55:01 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
AP Source: Texans star J.J. Watt has back surgery (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 21:19:04 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Former NFL coach Dennis Green dies at 67 (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Fri, 22 Jul 2016 10:09:33 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Months after letting him go as coach, Giants welcome Coughlin to Ring of Honor (Shutdown Corner%
Ernie Accorsi, the team’s general manager who hired him in 2004, and defensive end Justin Tuck, drafted in 2005 –will be inducted into the ring on Nov. 14, when the Giants host the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football. “It was a great privilege to be the 16th head coach of the New York Giants, and it’s a privilege and a tremendous honor to be a part of those great names in Giant folklore that are in the Ring of Honor,”Coughlin said, via the team website. [read full article]
Posted Tue, 19 Jul 2016 09:03:10 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Which quarterback will guide Denver's title defense? (The Associated Press)
Von Miller is back to lead Denver's devastating defense. Journeyman Mark Sanchez, rookie Paxton Lynch and the unheralded Trevor Siemian are in the mix at quarterback for the Broncos, who lost Brock Osweiler to free agency 48 hours after Peyton Manning's misty-eyed retirement. No team has successfully defended its Super Bowl title since the 2004 New England Patriots. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 11:35:20 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Redskins need new-look defense to come together at camp (The Associated Press)
When Ricky Jean Francois sits at home with fellow defensive end Corey Crawford, he's quick to quiz him on blitzes and situations. Jean Francois just wants everyone on the Washington Redskins' defense to be prepared. Every snap counts for the Redskins this training camp, especially on defense where newcomers Josh Norman and David Bruton Jr. are joining a unit that ranked 28th in the NFL last season. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:00:43 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Camp a balancing act as Patriots prepare to be without Brady (The Associated Press)
In many ways, the New England Patriots enter their 2016 training camp as close as they've been in 19 months to ridding themselves of the cloud that has trailed them since the ''Deflategate'' saga began. The NFL challenged that ruling, and the league's punishment was reinstated by an appeals court in April. It means the Patriots will open camp July 27 knowing the cornerstone of their franchise won't be available for the first quarter of the season. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 12:00:43 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Calvin Johnson's retirement leaves a huge void for the Lions (The Associated Press)
Calvin Johnson's retirement leaves a huge void for the Detroit Lions. Detroit will face defenses for the first time in a decade without one of its players drawing double coverage on almost every snap. Johnson walked away from the Lions and the league in March, announcing his retirement at the age of 30. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:36:22 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
New legal team granted for ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez (The Associated Press)
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) -- Former New England Patriots star Aaron Hernandez has a new legal team to defend him in the 2012 slayings of two men outside a Boston nightclub. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:14:07 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Lions sign free agent tackle Luke Marquardt (Yahoo Sports)
ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) -- The Detroit Lions have signed free agent tackle Luke Marquardt. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 17:08:46 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
New legal team granted for ex-NFL star Aaron Hernandez (Yahoo Sports)
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:14:07 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
Steelers release tight end Matt Spaeth (Yahoo Sports)
PITTSBURGH (AP) -- The Pittsburgh Steelers released tight end Matt Spaeth on Thursday after the veteran tight end failed a physical. [read full article]
Posted Thu, 21 Jul 2016 14:20:35 PDT - via Yahoo Sports
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