The NFLPA Executive Committee met in Washington Monday and the 32 player representatives voted unanimously to ratify the new CBA.
Everyone has wanted these negotiations settled, but no one more than us fans.
Fans want to hear about football, not law suits, lockout, and negotiations, but what we must realize is that this was a negotiation, a business deal and business deals should not be entered into lightly.
Hail to the Chiefs! The Kansas City Chiefs! American football had its humble beginnings in the late 1900′s. The Kansas City chiefs have their origination in Texas. The team began in 1960 as the Dallas Texans until, just three years later, the owner, Lamar Hunt, moved the team to Kansas City and renamed them the Kansas City Chiefs. They then became the newest member of the American Football League (AFL). They earned their nickname “Chiefs” after the then mayor of Kansas City, Harold Bartle, who was an enthusiastic leader in the Boy Scouts of America with the nickname “Chief”.
Because so many NFL players have a live, unfiltered feed to their fans through Twitter, Sunday afternoons and evenings make for an entertaining cap to each week.
Months from now when we look back at the 2009 Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday’s fourth-quarter meltdown against the Oakland Raiders could turn out to be the defining moment of their season.
Pittsburgh’s defense, which entered Sunday ranked No. 3 in the NFL, gave up three touchdown drives in the final 8:21 of the fourth quarter during a 27-24 loss to the Raiders(4-8), the Steelers’ fourth straight defeat.
Defensive players were completely befuddled in the locker room afterward.
The challenges just keep coming for the Ravens offense.
For the third consecutive week, the offense will match wits with a defense ranked first in the NFL in an important category. On Nov. 22, the Indianapolis Colts ranked first in the league in average points per game allowed. Last week, the Pittsburgh Steelers stopped the NFL in average yards surrendered.
On Monday night, the Green Bay Packers boast the league’s stingiest defense in average yards, and it will be up to the Ravens to produce yards and points.
Most contemporary football fans are unfamiliar with the name John Mackey. He was a rugged tight end for the 1960s Baltimore (now Indianapolis) Colts. Chicago fans may be skeptical, but in his heyday Mackey was just as tough as his Bears’ counterpart, Mike Ditka. The Sporting News rated Mackey the top tight end in National Football League history; Ditka was third.
But since retirement, their personal histories have diverged. Today, Ditka is a vigorous, high-profile pitchman doing network football commentary. Mackey resides in an assisted-living facility, unable to care for himself.
Had Miami, Jacksonville, and others managed a victory last week, the Steelers’ season would likely be all but over. But a bevy of losses has given their playoff hopes life support.
Lose to Oakland, however, and you can start scheduling tee times for January.
The schedule remains favorable. Only Baltimore and Green Bay have winning marks this season. Oakland and Cleveland are awful. Miami is struggling, but could prove mildly dangerous.
LaDanian Tomlinson is still not fully recovered from a sprained right ankle, and as a result hell miss his second consecutive NFL regular season game this Sunday. Tomlinson was hurt in the San Diego Chargers season opening victory over the Oakland Raiders and didn’t play last week. The Chargers are slated to host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday afternoon.
After playing in eight consecutive regular season games last year, the superstar running back has missed three of the Chargers last four games including the Chargers AFC playoff loss to the eventual Superbowl champion Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ben Roethlisberger looked sharp in his return to the Pittsburgh Steelers lineup from injury, while the Buffalo Bills offense continued to sputter as the Steelers topped the visiting Bills 17-0 in NFL preseason action. The victory improved Pittsburgh’s NFL preseason record to 2-1, while Buffalo dropped to 1-3.
NFL football betting enthusiasts who backed the Steelers cashed their tickets as Pittsburgh covered the -6 price as home favorites. The Steelers are now 2-1 against the number in the NFL preseason, while Buffalo dropped to 1-2-1 ATS. The 17 points went UNDER the total of 36 and represented the Steelers third UNDER in three games.
The Pittsburgh Steelers used a 17 point fourth quarter outburst to break open a close game and send the Arizona Cardinals to defeat by a 20-10 score in a NFL preseason rematch of this years Superbowl. The two teams traded first half field goals and played a scoreless third quarter before Pittsburgh turned up the offense late in the game. After scoring only six points in the first three quarters the two teams combined for 24 points in the final period.
NFL bettors who favored the defending Superbowl champions in this matchup cashed their tickets as the Steelers covered as -3 home favorites.
