Meriweather will be fined $50K, but won’t be banned
Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather has been fined $50,000 for his two helmet-to-helmet hits to Baltimore tight end Todd Heap but won’t be suspended, according to NFL spokesman Greg Aiello. The news...
View ArticleJets linebacker Bart Scott hints at retribution against Wes Welker
While his teammate Nick Mangold took to Twitter to get a shot in at Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker and his foot metaphors, Jets linebacker Bart Scott took things one step further, telling Newsday...
View ArticleJudge’s ruling on owners’‘lockout insurance’ a win for NFLPA
The NFL players won a major victory on Tuesday, as a federal judge backed the NFLPA in a dispute over the release of television revenue. U.S. District Judge David Doty said that the league’s decision...
View ArticleNFL Lockout, Day 3: Kraft family issues statement
A roundup of lockout news at the end of Day 3 of the NFL work stoppage: ‘¢On the heels of his statement he issued over the weekend regarding the lockout, Patriots owner Robert Kraft sent a letter to...
View ArticleReport: Despite lockout, 2011 NFL schedule will be released next month
The NFL schedule for the 2011 season will be released in “mid-April,” according to a report from Pro Football Talk. PFT checked with NFL spokesmen Greg Aiello, who e-mailed: “The plan is to release the...
View ArticleRoger Goodell and DeMaurice Smith comment at end of two days of talks in Hull
Here are the statements made by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA chief DeMaurice Smith made to reporters Thursday afternoon at the end of two days of talks between the players and owners at...
View ArticleTwo days of talks between NFL owners and players on South Shore leave both...
Two more days of talks between NFL players and owners wrapped up Thursday afternoon with both sides expressing cautious optimism that a deal may be near. Speaking after sessions wrapped up at the...
View ArticleOchocinco offers to pay Mason’s fine, but the NFL says no dice
Patriots wide receier Chad Ochocinco has offered to pay any fine that will be levied against Tampa Bay’s Mason Foster for a hit Foster put on the New England wideout in Thursday’s preseason game. Mason...
View ArticleMason Foster fined for hit on Ochocinco, but receiver says he’ll reimburse him
Tampa Bay’s Mason Foster was fined $20,000 for a hit on Patriots wide receiver Chad Ochocinco in a preseason game last Thursday, according to ABC Action News in Tampa. The shot, which took place in the...
View ArticleChad Ochocinco won’t be standing up for ‘Media Day’
INDIANAPOLIS — In an event seemingly made for Chad Ochocinco, the star Patriots wide receiver won’t be one of the 18 featured Patriots during “Media Day” on Tuesday at Lucas Oil Stadium. Sunday night,...
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