January 21st, 2009 
Andy Benoit 
Posted in No world event builds hype like the Super Bowl. The average NFL nationally televised game bringing in 10-15 million viewers; the Super Bowl attracts around 100 million. In the two weeks leading up to the game, the media feels obligated to bring the 80-85 non-football fans up to speed on all that’s been happening with [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Hall of Famer Dante “Gluefingers” Lavelli Passes Away at 85
NFL Gridiron Gab is sad to pass along the news of the death of Hall of Famer Dante “Gluefingers” Lavelli, who played for the Cleveland Browns from 1946 to 1956. He caught 386 passes for 6,488 yards and 62 TDs. But because Cleveland played in the AAFC, many of his accomplishments are not recognized on [...]
Tags: New President Rooting for the Steelers?
While the country swore in a new president today in Barack Obama, it appears that the new head man may already have a team that he’s rooting for in next Sunday’s Super Bowl XLIII. Yes, according to sources, Obama is going to be rooting for the Black and Gold of the Steelers. The Pittsburgh Post [...]
Colts Defensive Coordinator Ron Meeks Steps Down
Jim Caldwell will have a new defensive coordinator in his first season with the club, as it was announced today that Ron Meeks has stepped down after seven seasons on the job. Meeks started coaching in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys in 1991 and has coached for the Cincinnati Bengals, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins [...]
Seahawks Wanting to Improve Receiver Situation This Offseason
Clare Farnsworth of the Seattle Post Intelligencer reports Seattle Seahawks President of Football Operations Tim Ruskell wants to improve the team’s receiving core before the 2009 season. “I know this: We don’t want to get caught with the situation we had at receiver going into this season,” Ruskell said of the Seahawks heading into the [...]
Full List of the 46 Players Leaving Early to Enter the 09 NFL Draft
Asher Allen, DB, Georgia Kenny Britt, WR, Rutgers Eben Britton, T, Arizona Donald Brown, RB, Connecticut Everette Brown, DE, Florida State Carson Butler, TE, Michigan Jairus Byrd, DB, Oregon James Casey, TE, Rice Jeremy Childs, WR, Boise State Glen Coffee, RB, Alabama Emanuel Cook, DB, South Carolina Jared Cook, TE, South Carolina Michael Crabtree, WR, [...]
Are the Cowboys Setting Their Sights on Ravens LB Lewis in Free Agency?
With free agency about two and a half months away, there are already some rumblings about teams that will target certain players and try to lure them with some big money. Life long Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis has an interesting decision coming his way, as he will be a free man come March unless he [...]
