NFL kickers are ignored, except when needed late to win a game Slam! Sports
(AP) - The running gag in NFL locker-rooms is that kickers aren't really football players - just guys who hang around on the field before the game chatting with the other team's kickers.
Campbell's soup and the NFL helping the hungry WHOI
This year, one NFL team will earn a donation of Campbell's ® soup to the food bank of its choice. How much soup? Campbell's will get the official stats for all the players on the winning team's official roster and donate one can for every pound the total team weighs!
USA TODAY reporter's weekly NFL accolades USA Today
Chargers tailback LaDainian Tomlinson claims the stud of the week honors again in Jarrett Bell's NFL Replay for Week 13. Also earning kudos for weekend accomplishments: Reggie Bush for his four-touchdown effort and Josh Brown for his fourth game-winning field goal.
NFL locals: Dec. 4 Naples Daily News
A rundown of how NFL players from Southwest Florida did over the weekend.
NFL Union Will Cut Salary to Help Build Giants-Jets Stadium Bloomberg.com
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The National Football League players union is willing to cut its salary ceiling by $800 million over 15 years to help win approval for a new stadium for New York's Giants and Jets, a top union official said.
A look into the NFL with UConn's former star Dan Orlovsky WTNH-TV New Haven
(WTNH, Dec. 4, 2006 6:10 PM) _ Remember Dan Orlovsky, the Shelton product who starred at UConn and is now a backup quarterback in the NFL. His Detroit Lions are in New England this weekend.
Most NFL Players Return To Competition After ACL Injury, But At A Reduced Performance Level Medical News Today
The good news for NFL players who sustain an injury to their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) is that they'll likely play again in the NFL. The bad news is, they'll return with diminished performance on the field, concludes a study in the December issue of The American Journal of Sports Medicine. [click link for full article]
NFL injuries: Browns waiting for results on Frye's wrist; Broncos' Wilson improves USA Today
The Cleveland Browns were awaiting more test results on quarterback Charlie Frye's right wrist injury, which could keep him out of Thursday's game against Pittsburgh. Elsewhere, Denver got good news Monday on linebacker Al Wilson, who might return to practice Wednesday, an amazing possibility considering he was immobilized and carted off the field after spraining his neck going for a fumble.
Super skid row Orlando Sentinel
Recent NFL champs find themselves all down in the dumps When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers watched tape of the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, several players saw more than today's opponent.
Holmgren gives players extra day off after Denver victory KXLY-TV Spokane
SEATTLE -- Seahawks coach Mike Holmgren is giving the players an extra day off after their come-from-behind victory at Denver. The players are off Monday and Tuesday before resuming practice on Wednesday.
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