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No Comeback for Strahan:
He Turns Down Giants Offer

Aug 26, 2008 9:29 PM CDT

No Comeback for Strahan: He Turns Down Giants Offer

(Newser) - Former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan won’t be back on the field for another season. Strahan has turned down the injury-plagued team’s offer to bring him back from retirement, FOXSports.com reports. The Pro Bowler said the price was right, but he wasn’t willing to put his...

Brady: I'll Be Ready for Opener

Aug 26, 2008 8:46 AM CDT

Brady: I'll Be Ready for Opener

Foot injury won't keep Pats QB out for much longer, he vows

(Newser) - Tom Brady's mysterious right foot injury won't be keeping him sidelined for much longer, the New England Patriot vows. Brady told a local radio station that he wants to play in this Thursday's final exhibition game—but even if he doesn't, he insists there's no way he'll miss the season...

Giants Could Tempt Retired Strahan Back—for $8M

Aug 25, 2008 2:12 PM CDT

Giants Could Tempt Retired Strahan Back—for $8M

With team stung by injury to Umenyiora, defensive end open to NFL return

(Newser) - Comebacks always have a price tag attached, and for former Giants defensive end Michael Strahan, it’d take $8 million to lure him out of his 77-day retirement, a source tells the New York Daily News. "If the Giants make a sincere overture, it's a good chance that Strahan...

Upshaw Hit
Foes Hard, On Field and Off

appreciation

Aug 22, 2008 10:00 AM CDT

Upshaw Hit Foes Hard, On Field and Off

NFL union leader and 'giant of a man' won't be easy to replace

(Newser) - Gene Upshaw brought the same intensity to his position as head of the NFL players' union as he did to his role as an offensive guard for the Raiders, writes John Clayton for ESPN. "He talked tough and conceded little," says Clayton, crediting Upshaw and his unforgettable "...

NFL Union Chief Upshaw Dies
of Cancer at 63

OBITUARY

Aug 21, 2008 10:00 AM CDT

NFL Union Chief Upshaw Dies of Cancer at 63

Hall of Famer helped players get free agency during 25-year tenure

(Newser) - Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame offensive lineman who, during a quarter century as head of the players union, helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died at 63, the AP reports. Upshaw died last night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif....

How Eli Manning
Won Over NYC

Glossies

Aug 17, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

How Eli Manning Won Over NYC

How the younger Manning turned his vices into virtues with one improbable drive

(Newser) - It took a while for New Yorkers to warm to Eli Manning and his quiet intensity, Kevin Conley writes in a profile of the Giants quarterback in Men’s Vogue, but he turned the town around with one miraculous drive—and a Super Bowl win. Manning, who lives in Hoboken,...

Man Tried to Blackmail Giants Coach: Feds

Aug 15, 2008 1:03 PM CDT

Man Tried to Blackmail Giants Coach: Feds

Suspect targeted Coughlin in alleged bid to frame ex-co-workers

(Newser) - A Philadelphia man faces federal extortion charges and 2 years in prison after confessing to attempting to blackmail Giants coach Tom Coughlin, the New York Daily News reports. The coach received letters purportedly from two women 2 weeks ago and notified the NFL, which passed along the evidence to the...

Midnight Means Madden Mania

Aug 11, 2008 8:20 PM CDT

Midnight Means Madden Mania

(Newser) - With the clock ticking down to the midnight release of the 2009 edition of EA Sports’ mega-popular "Madden NFL" video game, millions of eager gamers are excited to dig in—but not as excited as the manufacturer, which has made $2.4 billion from the franchise since 1995. The ...

Favre: I'm Here to Win

Aug 7, 2008 7:00 PM CDT

Favre: I'm Here to Win

(Newser) - Brett Favre held up his new jersey this evening, one with a Jets logo instead of the familar green and gold of Green Bay. "To a certain degree, I don't know what I'm getting into," said Favre, making his first public statements since being traded to New York....

NFL Gets Into Ticket-Scalping Business

Aug 7, 2008 5:55 PM CDT

NFL Gets Into Ticket-Scalping Business

Deal with TicketMaster may help get handle on secondary market

(Newser) - The NFL has partnered with TicketMaster on a site allowing fans to buy and sell tickets themselves, USA Today reports. Sellers must adhere to relevant state laws, but ticket-holders may set their own value, with no limits on pricing over face value. The NFL estimates that of 22 million tickets...

Trade Short of Super for Favre

OPINION

Aug 7, 2008 1:10 PM CDT

Trade Short of Super for Favre

Just making playoffs will be tough for Jets, stuck behind Pats juggernaut

(Newser) - Brett Favre's trade to the New York Jets "is a thumbs down for the surefire Hall of Fame quarterback," John Clayton writes on ESPN.com. Favre might’ve had a shot at returning to the Super Bowl by staying with Green Bay or going to Minnesota or Tampa...

Echoes of Namath
for Brett the Jet

Aug 7, 2008 10:01 AM CDT

Echoes of Namath for Brett the Jet

Trade for Favre could be marketing bonanza; QB Pennington will be cut loose

(Newser) - The trade for Brett Favre is a coup unequalled for the New York Jets since landing Joe Namath, the charismatic quarterback who led them to their only Super Bowl title in 1969, the Daily News reports. An unlikely destination in the monthlong where-will-he-play drama, New York sealed the deal late...

Packers Trade Favre
to Jets for Draft Pick

Aug 6, 2008 11:32 PM CDT

Packers Trade Favre to Jets for Draft Pick

(Newser) - Brett Favre will be playing for the New York Jets this year, FOX Sports reports. The Green Bay Packers agreed to trade their longtime QB, who came out of retirement and set off a monthlong drama about where he'd play next. The Jets will reportedly give up a single draft...

Unruly Fans
to Be Ejected
in New NFL Code

Aug 6, 2008 4:35 AM CDT

Unruly Fans to Be Ejected in New NFL Code

NFL sets rules to respond to mounting fan complaints

(Newser) - Unruly football fans can be ejected from games without a refund under the NFL’s first “Fan Code of Conduct” issued yesterday, USA Today reports. Fans can now be booted for being drunk and disruptive, using obscene language and gestures, or throwing objects on the field. Code violators even...

From Green Bay
to Tampa Bay?

Aug 6, 2008 3:01 AM CDT

From Green Bay to Tampa Bay?

Sources say un-retired QB is close to deal with Bucs

(Newser) - With negotiations with Green Bay at an impasse, it looks as if Brett Favre is headed out of town—and his destination might well be Florida, according ot the Tampa Tribune. The quarterback claimed last week not to be interested in talking to teams outside his old division, but a...

Green Bay, Uncertain Future Await Reinstated Favre

Aug 3, 2008 2:32 PM CDT

Green Bay, Uncertain Future Await Reinstated Favre

'Retired' QB will report to Green Bay tomorrow

(Newser) - On-again-off-again NFL retiree Brett Favre will report to Packers camp tomorrow, when the team is expected to decide whether to welcome him back, trade him, or pay him to go away, ESPN reports. The NFL will reinstate the indecisive QB, who will go on Green Bay's active roster, but commissioner...

Favre Deserves
Better Than Bribery

OPINION

Aug 3, 2008 6:02 AM CDT

Favre Deserves Better Than Bribery

$20M 'payoff' would hurt legacy more than a weak season

(Newser) - As football fans eagerly await a decision about Brett Favre’s future in football, critics are lambasting the Green Bay Packers' reaction to the quarterback's plans to return. The measures the team is taking to obstruct Favre’s comeback are tarnishing the NFL’s good name, writes William Rhoden in...

Green Bay
Split on
Favre Question

Aug 1, 2008 6:08 AM CDT

Green Bay Split on Favre Question

Loyal fans divided on whether to support their team or their old QB

(Newser) - In Green Bay, sides are being chosen, rival camps established. While some fans circulate petitions calling for the team to re-embrace the newly un-retired Brett Favre, 38, as starting quarterback, others wish he would step aside. The only consensus in town seems to be that people are tired of the...

Packers Offer Favre
$20M to Stay Home

Jul 31, 2008 8:12 AM CDT

Packers Offer Favre $20M to Stay Home

(Newser) - The Packers are desperate to keep Brett Favre retired and they’re willing to pay handsomely for the privilege, ESPN reports. Packers president Mark Murphy met with the quarterback yesterday and reportedly offered him roughly $20 million over several years to stay retired. Murphy would say only that he’d...

Packers Beg
Favre to
Stay Home

Jul 30, 2008 11:38 AM CDT

Packers Beg Favre to Stay Home

But will legend listen?

(Newser) - Packers President Mark Murphy is flying to Mississippi in a last ditch attempt to convince Brett Favre to stay retired, or at least avoid training camp, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reports. “They’re asking him not to come,” a source said. “They don’t want him up...