The NFL’s recent mega-contracts signed by the likes of Calvin Johnson and Joe Flacco make one thing clear. Guaranteed money is here to stay. The Packers will certainly follow the trend.
Conan O’Brien is making fun of the replacement officials. You’d think that would be a good sign that the NFL has gone too far with this charade. Here’s the video.
The NFL and NFLPA agreed on two rule changes, one of which allows a player to go on injured reserve and come off during the season. Unfortunately, it won’t help Green Bay Packers linebacker Desmond Bishop.
The NFL sent out a memo today telling their teams they’re starting the season with replacement referees. Of course we’re breaking this down line by line.
The NFL now admits suspended Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove isn’t the person who said “give me my money” in the infamous bountygate video. Does that exonerate him? Not in the NFL’s book!
We hate the Pro Bowl for a number of reasons. Apparently, the NFL is beginning to agree. Commissioner Roger Goodell said the league is considering canceling the game. Good riddance. Here’s our solution.
Commissioner Roger Goodell said the NFL could expand to 34 teams in order to put a franchise back in Los Angeles. Of course, that’s probably just talk for now.
The NFL will reportedly put an end to the lockout tomorrow after players agreed to the terms of the collective bargaining agreement the owners approved last week. The next week going to be wild.
The Green Bay Packers had varied reactions to the events of the past two days that say the owners approve a new labor deal and the players choose not to vote. They ranged from rational to stupid. Here they are.
Green Bay Packers president Mark Murphy has let it be known the NFL is done negotiating, which could either lead to the lockout ending next week or a stalemate that makes it drag on for some time.
The NFL’s lockout was supposed to end today, but then a bunch of crazy shit happened. Here’s the simplified version of why the NFL lockout is still in effect.
The Green Bay Packers say they didn’t tell players to show up Saturday, but the word got out somehow. Either way, the NFL doesn’t seem to care and things should be a go for the weekend.
The Green Bay Packers have been instructed to show up Saturday to begin preparations for training camp and the preseason, a sure sign the lockout is nearly over.
There’s talk a new labor deal could be finished in the next few weeks and that means the league will have to start setting dates for things like free agency, signing undrafted players and roster deadlines. If, as some have suggested, a tentative deal can be in place by the owners meeting on July 21, [...]
Remember when the NFL appealed U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson’s April ruling that the lockout was illegal back in June? Well, the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis finally issued a ruling yesterday, siding with the NFL and throwing out Nelson’s decision. What does that mean? It means everyone wasted a bunch of [...]
Funny Or Die gives us Field of Dreams 2, where one of the kids from Twilight (Taylor Lautner) saves the NFL season… kind of. Also look for Ray Lewis, Tony Gonzalez, Marshall Faulk and Ray Liotta as Roger Goodell, among others. (Via Cheesehead TV)
As negotiations between the NFL and players drag on, we’re about to come up on our first real deadline, whether anyone wants to admit it or not. It’s widely believed if a new labor deal isn’t complete by July 15, the NFL will have to start canceling games. Whether regular-season games will be affected remains [...]