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NFL completes owners' meetings
Happy Memorial Day to everybody. The first OTAs of the offseaso wrapped up last week and there was certainly plenty of excitement, particularly with the injury to Walt Harris. However, I'd imagine things will quiet down until the next OTAs get going. The 49ers might sign some minor free agents,...
NFL Looks To Lengthen Regular Season
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is looking to drop one or two exhibition games in exchange for adding them onto the regular season. That would make the season anywhere from 17 to 18 games, instead of the current 16, which was extended back in 1978 from 14 games. His plan would likely have the teams...
Condoleeze Rice on internationalizing the NFL: Possible?
I'm down in Las Vegas and having some limited Internet issues due to jacked up charging policies here at the Hilton. So I've got Internet access for the next 24 hours and I'm not sure how much more. ProfessorBigelow and StrictlyFootball will have an eye on things here and there and I'll try and...
Thursday Notes: Lions to Request Sanchez to Do Extra Drills at His Pro Day
Thanks to a FanPost for giving me the heads up, the Lions signed offensive guard James Blair and released wide receiver Reggie Ball last week. Blair is from Western Michigan and was a rookie last season. He was a member of the Bengals after being signed as an undrafted free agent and was...
West Coast Bias? Or just a little complaining?
Mike Sando had a post yesterday discussing an intriguing topic: the issue of travel for teams and who might be getting screwed. Apparently the owners voted so that teams playing at Oakland would not play at San Diego in the same season. This apparently was in response to the Patriots having to...
Notes about the NFL Owners Meeting
There's several bits that we need to be aware of regarding the annual NFL Owners Meetings. First off, the NFL PR department informed the media that compensatory picks should be announced around 7:30 p.m. The best the Bengals can look for is a third-round pick, a sixth and two seventh-round picks....
Monday Notes: Lions Begin Negotiations with Potential #1 Picks
Tom Lewand said on Sunday that the Lions have started negotiations with more than three players that could potentially be the top pick of the draft. The players weren't identified, but if I had to guess, I would say they are Matthew Stafford, Jason Smith, Aaron Curry, and B.J. Raji (I left...
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