In October, the retired player study was mocked in a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee.
Now, the NFL has put a hold on on its study of the long term affects concussions might have in retired players, the New York Times reported on Saturday.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an e-mail message to The Times on Friday that the study of retired players “is on hold for now as we explore having the study supported through an academic medical institution.”
The New Orleans Saints are having a great year in spite of their first loss of the season to the Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys came out strong right from the beginning, yet it looked as if the Saints would make their comeback, again, in the last few minutes. The Saints took their first loss of the season 13-1.
(Bloomberg) — The Dallas Cowboys beat New Orleans 24-17 to prevent the Saints from becoming the fourth team to start 14-0 in National Football League history, two days after the Indianapolis Colts became the third.
The New England Patriots took a major step in wrapping up the AFC East Division on Sunday as they defeated the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium 17-10. Both teams in second place in the Division the Miami Dolphins and the New York Jets also lost on Sunday giving the Patriots a 2 game lead in the Division with just 2 games left in the regular season. However if the way that New England performed against Buffalo is any indication of how they will play in the NFL Post Season; expect the Patriots to be eliminated in their first game.
For New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan, this can be considered a season of learning and growing pains. They (the team) indeed had some high points and some low points, as part of the learning process. The Jets perhaps learned a football lesson in their game on Sunday against the Atlanta Falcons at Giants Stadium in that the Falcons have a weapon in tight end Tony Gonzalez, and they’re not afraid to use it. Quarterback Matt Ryan was miondful of that fact as he tossed a 6-yard touchdown pass to Gonzalez with 1:38 left in the fourth quarter, leading Atlanta to the 10-7 win over New York.
Even with their first loss of the season, the New Orleans Saints are having a great year. The Cowboys came out with a bang right from the start. It looked like the Saints might make their comeback, again, in the last few minutes, but the Saints took their first loss of the season 13-1.
(Bloomberg) — The Dallas Cowboys beat New Orleans 24-17 to prevent the Saints from becoming the fourth team to start 14-0 in National Football League history, two days after the Indianapolis Colts became the third.
It appears that the Redskins are moving quickly when it comes to finding a coach to replace the soon to be fired Jim Zorn. The Denver Post reports that former Broncos two-time Super Bowl winning coach Mike Shanahan is in talks with Washington about coming aboard for 2010.
The report comes out a day after the Redskins hired Bruce Allen, son of late Redskins Hall of Fame coach George Allen, after Vinny Cerrato abruptly resigned. For now Allen says that Zorn is still his coach. “Give us some time to see how our relationship develops,” Allen said.
Mike Holmgren spoke out today about his two days visiting with the Browns, and the way it came across it sounds like the Browns may have a new GM by Christmas. “It’s a wonderful opportunity for anybody,” Holmgren said today on his radio show on KJR in Seattle. “It’s about as good a job situation as you could ask for in this business.”
The 61-year-old stepped down as Seahawks head coach at the end of last season, but from the moment he walked away there has been talk about him coming back to the league as either a GM or a coach of another team. For now, it looks as if the Browns are the perfect fit.
There are no words of comfort that seem right when someone is taken from this earth so young. Deep mourning and grief will be felt life long. My heart goes out to his family and all of those who knew and loved him.
Three days later, Bengal nation is still in shock over the loss of WR Chris Henry. I know I am. The fact is that I cannot get it out of my head. I am preoccupied with what exactly happened, and for God’s sake, why?
It appears that despite the Chicago Bears’ woeful season, John Mullin of CSNChicago.com is reporting that a pair of highly placed sources within the Bears’ hierarchy have indicated that there will not be a change at the top of the on-field organizational chart, perhaps due to the possibility of a player strike/lockout. In other words, head coach Lovie Smith will return to the Bears next season.
Expect more clarity down the road in terms to Smith and his return; however, I think that Lovie will return to the Windy City for the 2010 NFL regular season.
“Your name is all you have,” Erin Henderson told the Pioneer Press on Wednesday in the wake of being dealt a four game suspension by the NFL. “Because of that, I’ve always tried to hold myself to a higher standard.”
Henderson was suspended by the league for violating their performance-enhancing substance policies.
Henderson is not being shy about defending the name he and his brother E.J. hold in such importance. He insists that he did nothing to deserve the suspension and questions the accuracy of tests performed by the league.
