- newDavid Harris says expect Jets to blitz more next season
When the New York Jets were making back-to-back appearances in the AFC Championship game in 2009 and 2010, their defense was one of the most blitz-happy teams in the NFL. Over the last two years with Mike Pettine serving as the defensive play-caller,…
- 2 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 4:36am -
- newOnce released, Antoine Winfield wasn’t returning to Minnesota
After nine seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, Antoine Winfield is settling in to his new role as the nickel cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks. Winfield signed with Seattle this offseason after being released by the Vikings in March. Winfield had b…
- 3 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 3:46am -
- newLeach says decision coming within two weeks
Last week, the Ravens cut fullback Vonta Leach. By the end of the month, he plans to have a new team. “I know I can play in this league and I’ve got some teams that are courting me,” Leach recently said, via the Greenville (N.C.) Daily Reflec…
- 4 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 3:20am -
- newRonnie Hillman believes he can carry load in Broncos’ backfield
With the release of Willis McGahee last week, the Denver Broncos are firmly pinning their rushing game hopes on a young triumvirate of Ronnie Hillman, Knowshon Moreno and second-round pick Montee Ball. If Hillman has a say in the matter, he’ll be t…
- 4 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 2:59am -
- ProFootballTalk: Does MJD make Taylor’s Mt. Rushmore?
Former NFL RB Fred Taylor joins ProFootballTalk to talk about his Jaguars’ Mt. Rushmore and if MJD is doing right by the Jacksonville Jaguars with his latest contract requests.
- 5 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 1:59am -
- Vikings could return to London in 2014 and 2015
With the Vikings opening a new stadium in 2016 and playing at the University of Minnesota’s home stadium in 2014 and 2015, the decision to host a game in London this coming season may be the first of several games the Vikings play in England. Accor…
- 5 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 1:44am -
- PFT, PFT Planet agree on Colts’ Mt. Rushmore
Usually, the official Pro Football Talk Mt. Rushmore differs from the PFT Planet version in one of the four heads. On Monday, the two outcomes agreed completely on the blended Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts version. Two players from Baltimore, and tw…
- 6 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 1:30am -
- Raiders’ stadium has sewage issues
Maybe they should call it the Brown Hole. The O.co Coliseum, the last of the shared MLB-NFL venues, has a plumbing problem. As explained by Carl Steward of the Bay Area News Group, the baseball clubhouses were flooded on Sunday. With sewage. The…
- 6 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 1:16am -
- ProFootballTalk: Jaguars’ Mt. Rushmore
Tony Boselli, Mark Brunell, Jimmy Smith and Fred Taylor make the fan vote for Jacksonville’s faces of the franchise. Who makes your list?
- 7 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 12:18am -
- Falcons call Gleason jokes “totally lacking in taste and discretion”
It should go without saying that everyone in the NFL finds it appalling that an Atlanta radio station made bad jokes at the expense of former Saints safety Steve Gleason’s struggle with ALS. But the Falcons decided to say it anyway. The Falcons rel…
- 7 hours ago, 18 Jun 13, 12:09am -
- Bills’ Mt. Rushmore has plenty of strong candidates
The Bills may not want a Mt. Rushmore. After all, anything with four in it serves as a reminder of something the franchise would love to forget. But getting to four straight Super Bowls is a major accomplishment, even if the team didn’t win any o…
- 8 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 11:06pm -
- Bishop confirms Vikings visit, says he’s motivated
The Packers apparently lit a fire under Desmond Bishop with his release. And they may have to put it out twice a year. Bishop told ESPNWisconsin.com’s Jason Wilde that being released today will serve as motivation, something a former sixth-rounder…
- 8 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 11:04pm -
- 790 The Zone fires Mayhem in the A.M. crew for Gleason “joke”
The now-former hosts of Mayhem in the A.M. probably suspected that, at some point, the name of their show would have literal meaning. 790 The Zone in Atlanta has announced that the “three individuals” involved in a bizarre and unfunny bit involvi…
- 8 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:48pm -
- ProFootballTalk: Colts’ faces of the franchise
Raymond Berry, Johnny Unitas, Marvin Harrison and Peyton Manning make Mike Florio’s Colts’ Mt. Rushmore. Who makes your list?
- 8 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:44pm -
- Pat White optimistic about his NFL future
Former West Virginia quarterback Pat White was a major disappointment as a second-round draft pick of the Dolphins in 2009, and when he was cut at the end of training camp in 2010, it appeared that his NFL career had come to a quick end. But White is…
- 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 10:14pm -
- John Moffitt fined $1,407 for disorderly conduct
You hear references to people pissing money away all the time, but it’s rarely meant literally. The case of Seahawks guard John Moffitt is an exception. Moffitt landed in hot water last year thanks to a series of incidents at a shopping mall in the…
- 9 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:37pm -
- After missing on Bradshaw, Pats sign a runner
The Patriots were among the teams sniffing around running back Ahmad Bradshaw, before he signed with the Colts last week. Sights thus lowered, they added undrafted rookie running back George Winn Monday, according to Jeff Howe of the Boston Herald. W…
- 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 9:01pm -
- Packers make Desmond Bishop release official
Linebacker Desmond Bishop is officially a free agent. The Packers have announced that Bishop has been released, confirming the report from Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel earlier on Monday and completing a slow march toward a breakup wi…
- 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:55pm -
- Bon Jovi concert debacle latest embarrassment for the Browns
As the Browns try to reverse a decade filled mainly with bad performances, they need to get out of their own way. It’s apparently harder than it looks. Sure, the federal Pilot Flying J investigation has no direct impact on the football team. For…
- 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:55pm -
- PFT on NBCSN: Fred Taylor, Jags/Colts Mt. Rushmores
We wrapped up the Mt. Rushmore series for NFC teams last week, which means Monday’s edition of Pro Football Talk on NBCSN finds us discussing the defining men of two AFC franchises. The Jaguars and Colts are first up and we’ll have one Jaguars ic…
- 10 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:40pm -
- Report: Bishop’s first trip to Minnesota
If Desmond Bishop can prove himself well, he should be in demand. And there might not be more of a need for the soon-to-be-former Packers linebacker than inside the NFC North. According to Weston Hodkiewicz of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, Bishop’s…
- 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:10pm -
- Pioli makes NBC debut with visit to PFT Live
Scott Pioli won three Super Bowls in four years as V.P. of player personnel in New England. His quest for his first Emmy officially began today. Take that, Vladimir Putin. (Actually, don’t take that, Vladimir Putin.) Pioli will make his first a…
- 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 8:01pm -
- PFT Live: Colts’ Mt. Rushmore
Mike Florio talks with Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star about the Colts’ Mount Rushmore and what we should expect from them this season. Will Ahmad Bradshaw be a boom or a bust?
- 11 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:34pm -
- PFT Live: Pioli talks Bengals and ‘Hard Knocks’
Former GM Scott Pioli breaks down trending topics around the NFL, including the Cincinnati Bengals’ decision to reappear on “Hard Knocks.” Pioli says “some moments are too personal” for television.
- 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:32pm -
- Packers will release Desmond Bishop on Monday
Last week, word out of Green Bay was that the Packers were going to release linebacker Desmond Bishop if they were unable to work out a restructured contract or trade that would bring them something back in return. The Packers have struck out on both…
- 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:26pm -
- Matt Ryan: I was shocked we didn’t score at end of NFC title game
It’s been almost five full months since the Falcons lost to the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game and Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has not shied away from watching the painful end of the season. Ryan sat down with Pete Prisco of CBSSports.com to…
- 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 7:03pm -
- Shapiro’s 2010 asset sale makes him vulnerable to termination by 790 The Zone
- 12 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 6:38pm -
- Miami’s Mt. Rushmore could have a little 17-0 influence
It’s been 40 years since the Dolphins won a Super Bowl. But they won a pair of them in consecutive seasons during the ’70s, with one of the best teams the NFL ever has seen. And the only NFL team that navigated the schedule unscathed in the S…
- 13 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 6:01pm -
- Steve Gleason comments get Atlanta radio hosts suspended
The Atlanta broadcasters who made fun of former Saints safety Steve Gleason’s battle with ALS on the air this morning have been suspended. Sports radio station 790 The Zone confirmed this afternoon that everyone involved in the bit on the “Mayhem…
- 13 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:53pm -
- Lions add Matt Veldman
If you want to find a job at the end of an NFL roster, it helps to know someone. According to Tim Twentyman of the team’s official website, the Lions are signing former Jaguars tight end Matt Veldman, who was released last week. He spent last year…
- 13 hours ago, 17 Jun 13, 5:38pm -
