It’s not exactly big news, but at least there are two constants on which we can rely:  Regardless of the NFL Lockout, there will be Bowl games at the end of the 2011 season, and we will be annoyed by the lack of a playoff system in Division I college football.  Okay, so that’s not [...]

Usually, this kind of activity would be expressly forbidden in any NFL contract.  But, since NFL contracts are in all ways unenforceable at the moment, several NFL players have delved into mixed martial arts to get in shape and keep their “skills” sharp.  The LA Times reports:
Clay Matthews is locked out of the sport he [...]

Plaxico Burress is getting out of jail on Monday after 20 months of incarceration.  He’s looking to pick up where he left off as one of the top rated receivers in the NFL, despite his venerable age of 33.  However, according to his friend and former teammate, Brandon Jacobs, Burress isn’t interested in going back [...]

For four weeks the New Orleans Saints have been working out together as a team.  Not just a few players here and there, a couple of days a week, but the majority of the team for a month straight.  And not only that, they’ve also been raising money for charity on the side.  Yahoo Sports [...]

Normally outspoken Ravens’ linebacker, Ray Lewis, is just being himself when he claims that the lack of an NFL season will cause “so much evil” in the world.  Afterall, Lewis’ arrogance has always bordered on narcissism.  And his view of the NFL’s importance shows just how far away from the average person’s his world is.  [...]

The Detroit Lions have long been considered the perennial doormat of the NFL.  However, a strong showing late last season may have given the Lions’ current crop of players reason to work a little harder this off-season – if in an unofficial capacity.  Yahoo Sports reports:
About 30 players went through conditioning drills at Detroit Country [...]

According to the organization formerly known as NFL Players Association, players’ agents should begin negotiating contracts for any of their players that aren’t currently under contract.  NFL.com reports:
The letter states that “unless or until” U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson issues a stay of her ruling to end the NFL-imposed lockout, as the [...]

It’s hard to say what NFL Commissioner, Roger Goodell, is trying to get at.  One the one hand, he seems to be saying that the entire regular season is import; so much so that the NFL is willing to move the Super Bowl to accommodate a delayed season.  On the other hand, he’s hopeful that [...]

*BREAKING NEWS: Aqib Talib Claims His Mom Did It!
If this is what it’s like just a few weeks into the NFL Lockout, just think about what August will look like if the NFL and its players still haven’t come to an agreement.  If it’s not Dez Bryant effectively stealing $800,000 worth of jewelry, then it’s [...]

Several former players including Pro-Bowl running back, Priest Holmes, have filed an anti-trust suit similar to Brady, et al v. NFL.  However, this legal maneuver was made primarily on behalf of the newly drafted players that will officially enter the league at the end on next month.  According to Yahoo Sports:
The former players’ suit also [...]