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Oct 26, 2007 1:10 AM CDT

London Calling for NFL

League hopes UK Giants-Dolphins game will be springboard into worldwide market

(Newser) - As London and the NFL brace for the weekend's Dolphins-Giants match—the first regular-season game played outside the US in league history—football officials are hoping it will launch the game into a new, more international era. If all goes well, commissioner Roger Goodell plans to make foreign-hosted games a...

$10 Million Added to NFL Retirees Fund

Oct 24, 2007 10:26 PM CDT

$10 Million Added to NFL Retirees Fund

Money will target joint replacement, other medical concerns

(Newser) - The medical fund the NFL established in July for its retired players will receive a $10 million boost. The money will be added to the $7 million already in the fund and be used for joint replacement surgery, cardiovascular screening and assisted living. “We're continuing to work on the...

Vilma's Season in Doubt

Oct 24, 2007 9:15 PM CDT

Vilma's Season in Doubt

Mysterious knee injury initially denied by New York's defensive leader

(Newser) - Jets linebacker Jonathan Vilma may be out for the season with a knee injury, reports the New York Daily News; the extent and source of the injury are still shrouded in mystery. The signal-caller of the defense was uncharacteristically removed from several plays in New York's loss to Cincinnati over...

Brit NFL Fans Love Their 80's Football

Oct 24, 2007 4:26 AM CDT

Brit NFL Fans Love Their 80's Football

Dolphins, Pats, Bears still thrill as football heads for Wembley

(Newser) - Ask random British sports fans to name their favorite NFL team, and they'll probably say the Bears, the Patriots or maybe even the Dolphins. That's because the NFL peaked in British popularity in the the mid-80's—4 million Britons watched the 1986 Super Bowl between Chicago and New England—and...

Colts 6-0 After 29-7 Jacksonville Rout

Oct 23, 2007 3:41 AM CDT

Colts 6-0 After 29-7 Jacksonville Rout

Indy defense dominates, knocks Jaguars QB from the game

(Newser) - A 29-7 blowout of Jacksonville last night left the Indianapolis Colts undefeated, and the third team in NFL history to start three consecutive seasons 6-0, reports the Indianapolis Star. Determined to make up for last season's breakdown against the Jaguars, the Indy defense clamped down, picking off three interceptions, bagging...

Griese Rallies Bears to Last-Minute Win in Philly

Oct 22, 2007 3:22 AM CDT

Griese Rallies Bears to Last-Minute Win in Philly

Late drive wins game against Eagles 19-16

(Newser) - The Chicago Bears ran the two-minute drill to perfection and surged from behind yesterday at Lincoln Financial Field to beat the Philadelphia Eagles 19-16. The turnaround came when quarterback Brian Griese took the offense 97 yards in 103 seconds, cinching the game with a touchdown throw to Muhsin Muhammad with...

Fins Still Winless, Pats Still Lossless

Oct 21, 2007 7:21 PM CDT

Fins Still Winless, Pats Still Lossless

Brady breaks Miami jinx, fires team-record 6 TDs in 49-28 romp

(Newser) - Normally a house of horrors for Tom Brady, Miami instead yielded a career day to the quarterback of unbeaten New England, and the Dolphins lost their seventh game of the season. Brady threw for six touchdowns, a team record; the last came off the bench after the Dolphins pulled to...

Bills Planning to Shuffle off to...Toronto?

Oct 19, 2007 12:54 AM CDT

Bills Planning to Shuffle off to...Toronto?

Buffalo team seeks bigger share of Canada football market

(Newser) - The Bills have announced that they intend to play pre-season games and at least one regular-season match in nearby Toronto as early as 2009. The move, intended to capture more of the Toronto market, may presage an eventual move, which the team denies. Buffalo has yet to secure approval from...

Everett Walks, Maintains Hope

Oct 18, 2007 12:45 AM CDT

Everett Walks, Maintains Hope

Bills tight end makes progress in recovery from horrific spinal cord injury

(Newser) - The arduous recovery from spinal cord catastrophe continues for Buffalo tight end Kevin Everett, who released his first statement after taking a few steps with the aid of a walker. While acknowledging the severity of his plight, it demonstrated a hope and determination in keeping with the five weeks of...

Chargers Add Chambers

Oct 17, 2007 2:44 AM CDT

Chargers Add Chambers

With Parker out for year, San Diego trades high draft pick to bolster receiver corps

(Newser) - San Diego has made a gutsy mid-season trade to help its passing offense, picking up Miami playmaker Chris Chambers in exchange for a second-round pick. Chambers replaces rookie Buster Davis, who in turn was filling in for injured starter Eric Parker. He leaves a floundering 0-6 Dolphins team for a...

Giants Trample Bedraggled Falcons 31-10

Oct 16, 2007 4:32 AM CDT

Giants Trample Bedraggled Falcons 31-10

Streaking but streaky New York handily defeats Atlanta

(Newser) - The Atlanta Falcons scored first last night before dropping the ball (literally and figuratively) in a disheartening 31-10 loss to the New York Giants. The Falcons held a 10-7 lead for three minutes in the first quarter, but dropped passes and sacks kept them off the board from then on....

Chargers Win Is All Tomlinson

Oct 15, 2007 4:18 AM CDT

Chargers Win Is All Tomlinson

LT breaks through Raiders D for 4 TDs in a 28-14 trouncing of San Diego's archrival

(Newser) - Yesterday's LaDanian Tomlinson Show featured San Diego's eighth straight victory over Oakland, a 28-14 game that evened the Chargers to 3-3 and toppled the Raiders from atop the NFC West. Tomlinson topped out at 198 rushing yards and scored all four Charger touchdowns, while Oakland's Daunte Culpepper found himself sacked...

They Aren't 'Aints Anymore

Oct 15, 2007 3:31 AM CDT

They Aren't 'Aints Anymore

New Orleans gets first win of the season over floundering Seahawks 28-17

(Newser) - In their 28-17 defeat of the Seahawks last night, the New Orleans Saints finally looked like the team they were touted to be before their inauspicious 0-4 start. Reggie Bush's 141 yards and 246 from quarterback Drew Brees helped the Saints "get this monkey off" their back, and Seattle...

Another Week, Another Pats Blowout

Oct 14, 2007 11:25 PM CDT

Another Week, Another Pats Blowout

Brady's monster day sends NFC's best team to first defeat, 48-27

(Newser) - Tony Romo's Cowboys put up a fight, but 17 fourth-quarter points gave the Patriots their sixth straight lopsided win to start the season. Tom Brady threw an eye-popping five touchdowns; now with 21 through six games, he is on pace to break Peyton Manning's 2004 single-season record of 49. The...

Peterson Broils Bears 34-31

Oct 14, 2007 11:11 PM CDT

Peterson Broils Bears 34-31

Rookie's 361 yards, 3 TDs lead Minnesota to last-minute road victory over Chicago

(Newser) - Minnesota halfback Adrian Peterson made a strong case for Rookie of the Year honors, racking up 361 all-purpose yards—3rd most in history—in a 34-31 win. Against a misfiring Chicago defense, the Oklahoma product rumbled for three long touchdowns, then rattled off a 53-yard kickoff return to set up...

Pack Win Ugly, Beat 'Skins 17-14

Oct 14, 2007 11:05 PM CDT

Pack Win Ugly, Beat 'Skins 17-14

Green Bay overcomes offensive woes to improve to 5-1

(Newser) - Redskins receiver Santana Moss blames himself for his team’s 17-14 loss to the Green Bay Packers. When Moss fumbled on a reverse, cornerback Charles Woodson recovered it and scampered 57 yards for the touchdown. “When it comes down to the points that we lost by, that was the...

House to Examine NFL Disability

Oct 12, 2007 3:58 PM CDT

House to Examine NFL Disability

(Newser) - The disability system for NFL players will receive additional scrutiny now that a House committee with "serious questions" about it has commissioned a Congressional Research Service study, the Baltimore Sun reports. The committee wants to find "why only a small percentage of former players receive disability benefits in...

T.O. Surprises With Silence
as Pats Loom

Oct 11, 2007 1:49 AM CDT

T.O. Surprises With Silence as Pats Loom

Receiver leaves note saying he won't talk to media this week

(Newser) - Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens is the center of attention again, this time for keeping his mouth shut. Reporters flocking to the oft-troubled wideout’s locker for their regular 30 minute Wednesday chat were instead greeted by nothing more than a laminated note, the Dallas News reports. “I will be...

Wounded Panthers Lure Vinny Out of Retirement

Oct 10, 2007 8:30 PM CDT

Wounded Panthers Lure Vinny Out of Retirement

Testaverde will back up Carr in his 21st season

(Newser) - With Jake Delhomme out for the season—and his oft-sacked understudy David Carr feeling woozy—Carolina scrambled to shore up depth at quarterback, signing a 43-year-old Vinny Testaverde out of retirement. Testaverde won college football's Heisman trophy in 1986, the year that one of his new teammates, rookie receiver Dwyane...

Falcons Can Seek $20M
From Vick

Oct 9, 2007 8:13 PM CDT

Falcons Can Seek $20M From Vick

Arbitrator rules that team can pursue option and roster bonuses

(Newser) - Michael Vick may have to pay the Falcons a whopping $20 million, an arbitrator ruled today, challenging a precedent that teams can only go after signing bonus money. NFL Special Master Stephen Burbank ruled that the Falcons can pursue Vick's option and roster bonuses as well, because Vick, who is...