DeMaurice Smith, head of the NFL Players Association, is prepared to take the NFL lockout battle to the bitter end. Smith was on the Boomer & Carton show on WFAN in New York “We went to the mattresses the day that we decertified,” Smith said Friday morning. “Not because we wanted to, because they made [...]
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Nevada Supreme Court to Decide the Site of Steelers QB Roethlisberger’s Trial
All seven members of the Nevada Supreme Court will consider the change-of-venue request in the lawsuit accusing Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger of sexual assault in a Lake Tahoe hotel in 2008 according to Dan Majors of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. In an order handed down in Carson City this week, Chief Justice Michael L. Douglas said [...]
Report Says Vikings Have No Interest in QB Vince Young
NFL.com writer Steve Wyche reports that the Vikings are not going to go after soon to be former Titans QB Vince Young. The report says that while despite the fact Young and Vikings back Adrian Peterson have been working out together in the Houston area, the team would rather go in a different direction at [...]
Washington’s Backfield to Look a Lot Different in 2011
Mike Jones of the Washington Post says the Redskins backfield will clearly look different in 2011 as the team parted ways with veteran running back Clinton Portis in March and drafted rookies Roy Helu from Nebraska and Evan Royster from Penn State. Ryan Torain led the team with 742 yards and four touchdowns, but he [...]
Boxer Bernard Hopkins Continues Jabbing at Washington QB McNabb
Boxer Bernard Hopkins has not stopped taking jabs at current Redskins QB Donovan McNabb. Hopkins, the former middleweight champion, has repeatedly bashed McNabb for years for a variety of perceived grievances. Hopkins says McNabb, the former Eagles quarterback, doesn’t have heart or wasn’t tough like other NFL players because he had a privileged upbringing. McNabb [...]
Former Cowboys RB Ron Springs Dies After Being in a Four-Year Coma
Ron Springs the retired Cowboys running back, died Thursday afternoon at Medical City Dallas Hospital, where he had been since lapsing into a coma in October 2007 after undergoing a procedure to remove a cyst. He was 54. Less than eight months before he lost consciousness, Springs made national headlines when he received one of [...]
Gridiron Gab Grades the 2011 NFL Draft – AFC South
May 13th, 2011 
Abe Munch 
Posted in 2011 NFL Draft, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans NFL Gridiron Gab Draft expert Abe Munch goes team by team into the 2011 NFL Draft, and breaks down all the picks as well as goes in-depth with Best Selection, Sleeper and a Final Grade. Today we take a look at the AFC South. Click the links below to see the breakdown of the Jaguars, [...]
Should the Eagles Go Hard After Raiders CB Nnamdi Asomugha?
When former EaglesGab writer, Mike Burke, posted his opinion of Nnamdi Asomugha on his site BirdsFan.com, I noticed our thoughts on the Eagles future plans with Asomugha varied greatly. This is not only a counter-opinion, but also my own personal thoughts on what the Eagles should do with Asomugha as a potential free agent pick [...]
