Posts Tagged ‘NFL’
Matt Ryan re-signs with Falcons so where's that leave Packers and Rodgers?
ATLANTA (AP) — Matt Ryan is the NFL’s first $100 million man. The Atlanta Falcons quarterback became the league’s highest-paid player Thursday by agreeing to a five-year contract extension that…
Read MoreNFL eliminating "running starts" at kickoffs
Instead of eliminating kickoffs, the NFL looks to be changing the rules beginning in 2018. The league will likely eliminate running starts for the kicking team, along with only allowing…
Read MoreAuthorities: Slaying possibly linked to killing of ex-Packer
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A man whose bullet-riddled body was found dumped along a rural road in Alabama apparently was killed in retaliation for the slaying of a former Green…
Read MoreAfter taking defense early, Packers draft offense late
PHOTO: Former Green Bay Packers player Jerry Kramer, left, and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, right, pose with Iowa’s Josh Jackson after Jackson was selected by the football team during the…
Read MoreVikings take UCF cornerback Mike Hughes in 1st round
EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have selected Central Florida cornerback Mike Hughes with the 30th pick in the first round of the NFL draft. Hughes played only one…
Read MoreNo charges for Packers' Davis for false airport bomb threat
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis is not being charged after falsely claiming to have explosives while checking in for a flight at Los Angeles…
Read MorePackers take Louisville CB Jaire Alexander at No. 18
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Packers drafted what they needed most: a cornerback. But what Green Bay also got by selecting Louisville’s Jaire Alexander at No. 18 overall on…
Read MoreNCAA bans teams using former football players from practice
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The NCAA Division I Council has banned college football teams from using former players in practice and tabled a proposal to let players participate in four games…
Read MoreFavre says he might have had "thousands" of concussions
Brett Favre says he might have had “thousands” of concussions during his Hall of Fame career. The three-time NFL MVP who played from 1992-2010 and was known for his aggressive…
Read MoreRodgers hopeful for contract extension as Packers retool
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — An offseason of change for the Green Bay Packers has been met with occasional displeasure by quarterback Aaron Rodgers. At the Super Bowl, Rodgers called…
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