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Colts, Saints Gearing up for Prime-Time

The new NFL season opens with bang tonight in New Orleans

(Newser) - The Indianapolis Colts, defending Super-Bowl champions, go helmet-to-helmet tonight against the New Orleans Saints to open the 2007 NFL season. The Saints, who were one game away from facing the Colts in Super Bowl XLI, could potentially meet them again next February in an unprecedented reprise of the season opener,...

Strahan Returns to Giants
Strahan Returns to Giants
Sep 4, 2007 3:50 AM CDT

Strahan Returns to Giants

Elusive defensive end reports to team after five-week holdout

(Newser) - Giants fans released the collective breath they had been holding for five weeks yesterday as Michael Strahan finally reported to the team stadium to end his holdout. The defensive end will play his 15th season, and will pay the team a "significant amount" of the fine he incurred for...

NFL Suspends Patriot for Using Banned Drugs

Harrison says growth hormones sped healing; he'll serve 4-game ban

(Newser) - The NFL has suspended Patriots safety Rodney Harrison for four games after he admitted to the commissioner that he used a banned substance. Harrison said in a conference call last night that the performance-enhancing drugs were not steroids and that he took them to "accelerate the healing process."...

Jaguars to Lose Leftwich
Jaguars to Lose Leftwich
Aug 31, 2007 6:13 PM CDT

Jaguars to Lose Leftwich

Jacksonville to part ways with incumbent QB, turn to Garrard

(Newser) - A shocking nine days before the NFL season begins, the Jacksonville Jaguars have decided to cut ties with their presumed starting quarterback Byron Leftwich. According to Sports Illustrated, the Jaguars will be announcing that they will either release or trade the former first round pick and turn to back up...

Documents Link QB Couch to Steroids
Documents
Link QB Couch
to Steroids
Aug 29, 2007 3:19 AM CDT

Documents Link QB Couch to Steroids

Source accuses 1999 No. 1 draft pick of using performance enhancers

(Newser) - Former Jaguar Tim Couch ingested human growth hormone and anabolic steroids to recover from a shoulder injury and help him bounce back from a three-year hiatus with the NFL, charges a source close to the quarterback's  former nutritionist . Documents outlining Couch's drug regimen were obtained by Yahoo Sports.

Vick Apologizes, Formally Enters Guilty Plea

QB says he made mistakes but has now found Jesus

(Newser) - After formally entering his guilty plea, Michael Vick held a press conference today and asked the public for forgiveness for his mistakes. "I apologize to all the kids out there for my immature acts," said the disgraced NFL star. Vick mentioned dogfighting only once, calling it "a...

NFL Bans Vick Indefinitely
NFL Bans Vick
Indefinitely
Aug 24, 2007 5:15 PM CDT

NFL Bans Vick Indefinitely

Last straw for league: Admission in plea deal of gambling involvement

(Newser) - Michael Vick was suspended from the NFL indefinitely without pay this afternoon, hours after he admitted in a federal plea agreement to financing a dogfighting operation that involved gambling, the AP reports. Vick maintains that he didn't bet himself or receive any winnings, but commissioner Roger Goodell called his actions...

Vick Signs Guilty Plea, Denies Killing Dogs

Disgraced QB admits sponsoring dogfighting, promoting gambling

(Newser) - Michael Vick admits sponsoring a dogfighting operation and denies killing dogs but acknowledges that dogs were killed through his and two co-defendants' "collective efforts," according to the plea agreement the disgraced Falcons QB signed yesterday, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. He also acknowledges promoting gambling but denies being a...

NY Jets Trade Kendall to Skins
NY Jets Trade Kendall to Skins
Aug 24, 2007 5:29 AM CDT

NY Jets Trade Kendall to Skins

Team jettisons disgruntled lineman for 5th-round draft pick

(Newser) - The Jets traded left guard Pete Kendall to the Redskins yesterday after months of tension with the 11-year veteran. Kendall, a three-year starter with the Jets, had been refusing to participate in team functions because he was dissatisfied with his contract. In exchange for Kendall, New York will pick up...

Manning Calls Truce in Barber Feud

'I'll end it here,' says Giants quarterback after trading barbs

(Newser) - Giants quarterback Eli Manning insists he's no longer feuding with NBC commentator and former teammate Tiki Barber, who recently criticized Manning for lacking leadership skills. "I'm fine with Tiki," Manning said yesterday. "I'll end it here. Hopefully, when we see each other — and we will —...

Vick Can&rsquo;t Play in Canada, Either
Vick Can’t Play in Canada, Either
Aug 22, 2007 11:57 AM CDT

Vick Can’t Play in Canada, Either

CFL rule blocks signing other leagues' suspended players

(Newser) - If Michael Vick is suspended from the NFL as expected, he shouldn’t expect to find asylum in Canada. The CFL recently amended its rules to forbid signing a player under suspension in another league, the Toronto Star reports—a reaction to the Ricky Williams flap, not Vick's case. The...

KC Signs Johnson To 5-Year Extension

Star RB reels in $19M guarantee

(Newser) - Running back Larry Johnson has ended his preseason holdout by signing a 5-year extension with the Chiefs. Johnson's teammates had good reason to cheer when he showed up for practice yesterday: He racked up an NFL-record 416 carries last season with 1,789 rushing yards.

Dogfight Case Bares Vick's Profound 'Flaws'

Great athlete, but 'arrogant' and 'stupid,' says columnist

(Newser) - Quarterback Michael Vick's involvement in a dogfighting ring is symptomatic of a twisted character, says Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Jeff Schultz. Though "as wonderful an athlete as we've ever seen," the Falcons player is "deeply flawed," "arrogant," and "just plain stupid," Schultz insists.

Strahan to Rejoin Giants
Strahan to Rejoin Giants
Aug 21, 2007 2:01 AM CDT

Strahan to Rejoin Giants

Defensive end reportedly poised to end his holdout

(Newser) - Defensive end Michael Strahan will likely return to the Giants soon, possibly in time for their preseason match-up against the Jets this Saturday, according to a Newsday source. Strahan, who racked up over $300,000 in fines for skipping training camp to mull retirement, reportedly told his squad through an...

Battered Giants Beat Ravens 13-12
Battered Giants Beat Ravens 13-12
Aug 20, 2007 12:13 AM CDT

Battered Giants Beat Ravens 13-12

New York players pay heavy toll for victory over Baltimore

(Newser) - The Giants paid a heavy price for their 13-12 preseason victory over the Ravens yesterday as injuries sidelined four key players. The defense lost safety Will Demps to a dislocated elbow and cornerback Sam Madison to a pulled hamstring. Wideout Steve Smith left with a concussion and Michael Jennings was...

Felonious Funk: Pacman Turns Musician

Suspended Titan barred from wrestling, tries recording

(Newser) - After failing as a Total Nonstop Action Wrestler, Tennessee Titan Pacman Jones has found another way to fill the idle hours of his NFL suspension: the cornerback is at work on a hip-hop album. Jones, whose strip-club arrest earned him a one-year NFL hiatus, has assembled an outfit called "...

Bad Newz Dogs Vick
Bad Newz
Dogs Vick
Aug 15, 2007 6:19 AM CDT

Bad Newz Dogs Vick

With new indictments in the offing, QB seeks to limit prison time, save career

(Newser) - With federal prosecutors poised to bring more serious charges against Michael Vick in the ongoing dogfighting investigation, the quarterback's attorneys are trying to work out a plea deal, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. Two more of Vick's co-defendants are expected to plead guilty this week.

Ravens Crush Eagles in Preseason Opener

Philly RB Moats breaks his ankle

(Newser) - The Ravens defeated the Donovan McNabb-deprived Eagles 29-3 in last night's preseason opener in Baltimore. McNabb, who's still recovering from knee surgery, watched three of his teammates get injured in the carnage as the Ravens crushed his dilapidated offense. Most serious was running back Ryan Moats' fractured ankle, which could...

NFL Denies Vick Rumors
NFL Denies
Vick Rumors
Aug 13, 2007 10:23 AM CDT

NFL Denies Vick Rumors

No suspension decision has been made; league will wait for results of its review

(Newser) - The NFL yesterday denied rumors that Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick would be suspended for the entire 2007 season after being indicted on several felony charges stemming from a dogfighting scandal, reports USA Today. "No decision has been made," said an NFL spokesman.

Eagles' McNabb Will Sit Out Preseason Opener

QB hasn't recovered from knee surgery

(Newser) - Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb will not play in tonight's preseason opener against Baltimore. McNabb, sidelined since tearing a ligament in his right knee last November, has not yet recovered from surgery. A.J. Feeley will start and play the first quarter, Kelly Holcomb the second, and rookie Kevin Kolb the...

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