2009 Super Bowl XLIII

It's Wednesday, and apparently GM thinks it's a good idea to ditch their Superbowl commercials. A huge traffic jam in Beijing that that looks like a world ending evacuation type thing is taking place, and BMW has confirmed its engine for the 2014 M3 and M  

According to an announcement made by Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX), it will become one of the major corporate sponsors of the New Orleans Super Bowl Host Committee for Super Bowl XLVII. Warner Williams, the vice president of Chevron Corporation ...  

A Forbes Magazine report lists Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin at $5.75 million, tying him with Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt as the 6th highest paid coach in the NFL, and 8th highest in professional sports. Tomlin, a two-time AFC champion and winning coach of Super Bowl XLIII, is 55-25 in five seasons at the helm in Pittsburgh, most recently, a 12-4 2011 campaign. He's helped set the bar so high in the legendary...  

said it will forgo advertising in the next Super Bowl rather than swallow a price hike, a surprising reversal of strategy that comes as the auto maker overhauls its global marketing operations. Super Bowl advertising is effective but has become too ...  

said it will forgo advertising in the next Super Bowl rather than swallow a price hike, a surprising reversal of strategy that comes as the auto maker overhauls its global marketing operations. Super Bowl advertising is effective but has become too ...  

Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell wore "the best suit I got" to a news conference in his honor Friday. But most any ensemble would have matched his large smile. The grin grew a bit Friday after Campbell signed a five-year deal that NFL sources say is worth $55 million, including $31 million guaranteed.  

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I remember when CBS launched online streaming a few years back for NCAA March Madness tournament so you could watch entire basketball games online that weren’t being broadcast. The NFL, MLB, NBA, NCAA and NHL have all stepped up to the plate in order to ...  

A simple 1 minute video has the potential to reach more eyes than a 15 second spot aired during the SuperBowl at a fraction of the cost. Neilsen estimated that 700 million viewers watched Superbowl XLV. At an average cost of $3.5 million for a 30 second spot.  

General Motors said Friday it will skip the next SuperBowl advertising extravaganza because ads cost too much, just days after it pulled online ads from social network Facebook. GM, the nation's largest automaker, was one of the biggest advertisers on this ...  

WEST Australian musician John Butler has won a legal fight with an American advertising agency. Butler has settled for an undisclosed amount with Poptent, the creators of the Oikos Greek yoghurt ad, which aired during the 2012 Super Bowl in February.  

During the superbowl season, one of the guys here at work had his NYGiants Rally Monkey stuffed toy abducted by a Patriots fan. The resulting fallout was hilarious and included, amongst other things, various photoshopped Monkey football pictures and a new company e-mail account for Monkey. While the superbowl drama ...  

John Butler's management have this morning announced that a settlement between the musician and American advertising agency Poptent has been met in regards to the unauthorised use of the John Butler Trio's Zebra in an advertisement earlier this year.  

Former Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback William Gay announced Sunday on his Twitter page that he is signing with the Arizona Cardinals. The deal is believed to be for two years and the monetary figures have not been announced. Gay has spent the past four seasons with the Steelers after being selected in the fifth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. Gay has appeared in all 80 regular season games since entering the league, including 37 starts.  

Oresti Patricios, CEO of Ornico urges local market not to be blinded by the US hype, but to remember that Africa should feature foremost as a source of the local industry's inspiration, research and advertising insights. Read more... | Send to a friend  

The Superbowl Project, designed by Supermachine Studio, is a proposal for a sustainable city of its own. Using Nakornsawan, Thailand as a location to implement their vision of a giant hydraulic tool in the network, they place a new ‘Water ...  

NEW YORK (AFP) - General Motors (GM) said on Friday it will skip the next SuperBowl advertising extravaganza because advertisements cost too much, just days after it pulled online ads from social network Facebook. GM, the nation's largest ...  

Dot Hill Systems (NASDAQ:HILL) traded today at a new 52-week low of $1.11. So far toda ... CVR Energy (NYSE:CVI) traded today at a new 52-week high of $31.01. This new high was ... World Wrestling Entertainment (NYSE:WWE) shares are trading 8.96% lower at ...  

After all, he was the MVP of Super Bowl XLIII after making a spectacular game-winning catch in that 27-23 thriller against the Arizona Cardinals. In the AFC North Division, only one other team has made it to the Super Bowl in the past 12 years. That was ...  

Some area elementary students behaved as if they were at school Thursday morning, when they were actually at the Santa Maria Fairpark.  That’s because more than 300 fourth, fifth and sixth graders from all over the Central Coast were channeling their ...  

Pitt's Lindsey hoping to catch on with SteelersGreenwich TimePittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin, watches during the NFL football team's rookie minicamp at their facility in Pittsburgh on Friday, May 4, 2012. Photo: Keith Srakocic / AP Pittsburgh Steelers new offensive coordinator Todd Haley, left, ...and more »  

ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter just tweeted news that the Arizona Cardinals have resigned DE Calais Campbell to a new contract. The 25-year-old Campbell had a career year last season with 72 tackles and 8 sacks, and is a key cog to the Arizona defense.  

Gameday has worked big events all over the world, including Super Bowl XLIII at Raymond James Stadium in 2009 and the 2008 NCAA women's basketball Final Four at the forum. It has run buses at past Olympic Games and will do so again this summer in London.  

Chris Rainey’s speed and versatility made him someone the Pittsburgh Steelers just couldn’t pass up. The Steelers selected the former Florida running back in the fifth round (159 th overall pick) of the NFL draft on Saturday, and coach Mike Tomlin is ...  

But he’s refusing to throw it in. Just as his beloved Pittsburgh Steelers came from behind in the final quarter of the Super Bowl a few years ago to best the Arizona Cardinals, Stuppino and his family are determined that Cuz’s Susquehanna Avenue Bar ...  

Batch has earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII. He started the 2001 season as Detroit's starter under new Head Coach Marty Mornhinweg, but was injured again late in 2001, and eventually released by the Lions ...  

Batch has earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers in Super Bowl XL and Super Bowl XLIII. He started the 2001 season as Detroit's starter under new Head Coach Marty Mornhinweg, but was injured again late in 2001, and eventually released by ...  

Apr 26, 2012 - The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Stanford guard David DeCastro with the 24th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. This is just another draft day slam dunk in a long line for general manager Kevin Colbert and head coach Mike Tomlin.  

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin had first-round pick David DeCastro at right ... I have mad comfort in myself and got a lot of talent.” Learning curve Conner Dixon quickly found out that coaching in the NFL is a little different than it was while ...  

I’m a producer so I’m involved in every element creatively in the films–from the script, to the casting, to the special effects, to the score–and I really enjoy it. What we’re trying to do at this point is, we’ve got one movie about ...  

I’m a producer so I’m involved in every element creatively in the films–from the script, to the casting, to the special effects, to the score–and I really enjoy it. What we’re trying to do at this point is, we’ve got one movie about ...  

TAMPA, Fla.--(EON: Enhanced Online News)--NFL defensive lineman Calais Campbell of the Arizona Cardinals professional football franchise announced today that he has signed with Centurion Strategies, a high-level marketing, advertising and public relations ...  

The Steelers get an overall grade of A mainly for getting David DeCastro, Mike Adams and Alameda Ta’amu. The Steelers once again had themselves another impressive draft. Kevin Colbert and Mike Tomlin sat back at 24 and let their board play out.  

An occasional look at potential 2012 NFL Draft picks for the Pittsburgh Steelers. With the Steelers perilously thin on the offensive line (what else is new?) many of the draft handicappers think Mike Tomlin and Kevin Colbert would be wise to make selecting ...  

Ward made headlines, along with teammate Troy Polamalu, in Super Bowl XLIII, when both players had platelet-rich plasma injections in the weeks leading up to the game in order to heal stubborn injuries. Dennis Lox, M.D., a sports, physical and regenerative ...  

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin expects new leaders to emerge following the departure of high-profile veterans like Hines Ward, Aaron Smith and James Farrior. Tomlin said at the NFL Meetings on Tuesday the Steelers are ...  

Plans are underway for the 29th World Forage Analysis Superbowl, held in conjunction with World Dairy Expo. This year’s contest will award over $22,000 in cash prizes to winning entries across seven forage categories. A special thanks goes to ...  

Nov. 20, 2011 - 49ers quarterback Alex Smith (11) is tackled by Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell (93) and inside linebacker Stewart Bradley (52). More on this topic NFL draft, New York When: Thursday, April 26 @ 5 p.m. (first round).  

PALM BEACH, Fla.—Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin expects new leaders to emerge following the departure of high-profile veterans like Hines Ward, Aaron Smith and James Farrior. Tomlin said at the NFL Meetings on Tuesday the Steelers are ...  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla -- Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said at the NFL owners meetings that team president Art Rooney II did not order him to fire former offensive coordinator Bruce Arians. "I hired (new offensive coordinator) Todd Haley ...  

Steel Curtain Rising: Gerry, Ed reported that at the NFL owners meeting Mike Tomlin had to be prompted to even mention Keenan Lewis' name when the question of replacing William Gay came up. Do you think Tomlin is trying to keep Lewis motivated or do Brown ...  

The NFL Annual Meeting wrapped up Wednesday, and there wasn't a hint of a rumor regarding Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Mike Wallace. That surely pleases Steelers coach Mike Tomlin, who isn't thinking about what would happen if another team ...  

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Commissioner Roger Goodell's determination to rid the NFL of bounties won't impact the Steelers, coach Mike Tomlin said. "It's not something that's been a part of our culture in any situation I've been in," Tomlin said Tuesday at ...  

On the last play as the Patriot was being tackled by Steeler, Patriot did a facemask hold that kept the Steeler from keeping his head up for the stretched tackle. I am amazed nobody caught this in the press given how critical a play it was in the last ...  

The suspect in an Onawa, Iowa shooting has asked for his trial to be delayed. Back on Feb. 5th, police say Darren Hieber Hieber convinced his co-worker, Brady Chapman, to shoot him in the leg during what looked like a robbery. Onawa police say Hieber came ...  

When retired NFL star Junior Seau died of a gunshot wound Wednesday at his home in Oceanside, Calif., he became the eighth untimely death of a member of the famed San Diego Chargers 1994 Superbowl team. "Everyone at the Chargers is in complete ...  

SB NationSteelers propose NFL rule change for overtimePittsburgh Post GazetteBy Ed Bouchette, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Overtime rules could change for the regular NFL season and if they do, you can partly credit -- or blame -- the Steelers. Probably at the request of coach Mike Tomlin, the Steelers have proposed a change to the ...NFL Competition Committee Offers Up Rule Change ProposalsBleacher ReportNFL Competition Committee proposing to...  

Pope played for the Kansas City Chiefs the past three years ... Pope was originally taken by the Arizona Cardinals in the third round of the 2006 NFL Draft out of the University of Georgia. He spent his first three pro seasons in Arizona (2006-08).  

Plans are underway for the 29th World Forage Analysis Superbowl, held in conjunction with World Dairy Expo. This year's contest will award over $22,000 in cash prizes to winning entries across seven forage categories. A special thanks goes to Mycogen Seeds ...  

Plans are underway for the 29th World Forage Analysis Superbowl, held in conjunction with World Dairy Expo. This year’s contest will award over $22,000 in cash prizes to winning entries across seven forage categories. A special thanks goes to Mycogen ...  

On Friday night, the Steelers took a chance on Mike Adams, a 6-foot-7 and 323-pounds giant out of Ohio State ... "He requested a face-to-face interview with myself, (team president) Art Rooney and Coach (Mike) Tomlin, and we obliged.  

HOBART | Congratulations to the Academic Superbowl Social Studies team that qualified for state at last night's area competition. This is the 3rd time in the past 8 years that our social studies team has qualified and the 8th team we've had go to state ...  

Your goals should be to extend the Romo window to 5 years (or if possible) more. In the past you have earned a reputation for trading down on draft day. You target a series of players you like and trade down to the lowest spot where you feel you can get ...  

MOUNT OLIVE TWP. ‑  The Mount Olive Middle School has won the "Superbowl" of awards for schools, its principal Tracey Severns said on Friday. The school was among just six in the nation and the only one in New Jersey to win the 2012 National ...  

Plain DealerSteelers propose new NFL rules for overtime, sacksAllentown Morning CallIf they do, you can partly credit -- or blame -- the Steelers. Probably at the request of coach Mike Tomlin, the Steelers have proposed a change to the overtime rules that appear to have a good chance of passing when the NFL owners vote on various ...Steelers propose NFL rule change for overtimePittsburgh Post GazetteRules on replay, injury list could changeBay...  

The 39th annual Dick Schaff Math Superbowl is happening Saturday at the Modesto Junior College Mary Stuart Rogers Center on the west campus, 2201 Blue Gum Ave. Participants will be testing starting at 9 a.m., with the awards ceremony about 1 p.m ...  

Atkinson said: "For Chelsea’s second basket, Cudicini was clearly lbw so I had no choice other than to award Spurs a ten-second time penalty and sin bin their cox for ten minutes. "I spoke with both managers after the race and neither Alex Ferguson nor ...  

Chicago finished the season with an NFC best 13-3 record and advanced to the second Super Bowl in franchise history. The team excelled on defense, ranking third in fewest points allowed (255) and second in fewest points allowed per drive. They also ranked ...  

Chat with Ike TaylorESPNTaylor took over a starting cornerback role for the 2005 season and has appeared in every game since for the Steelers. He was a member of both of the Steelers' wins in Super Bowl XL and XLIII. In Super Bowl XL, he recorded a team-high seven tackles and ...  

Members of the Bit-by-Bit #3784 robotics team are pictured above with their robot after being named winners in the 2012 Greater Kansas City Regional FIRST Robotics Competition in March. Worldwide competition is slated for April 25-28 in St. Louis where the ...  

Coach Mike Tomlin said recently that he likes the young corners -- Keenan Lewis, Cortez Allen and Curtis Brown -- who will compete to replace Gay. Safety remains a strength as long as Polamalu can stay healthy and Clark can avoid postseason ...  

The three-year-old league has previously held a 'Lingerie Superbowl' game to coincide with the NFL Superbowl which is traditionally played in January. The Lingerie Football League consists of all-female, seven-member teams playing in lingerie and football pads.  

The Annual Superbowl Open now in it's 16th year had generous new sponsors in the De Vere Group. The tournament consisted of pairs and triples competitions and was played in exceptional weather. The pairs were played to quarter final stage and then the ...  

Seau played in the 1994 Superbowl - eight defensive players from that Superbowl team have passed away. Some people are wondering if Seau was trying to hurt himself several years ago when he had a car accident. (PRWEB) May 05, 2012 Football ...  

The Annual Superbowl Open now in it's 16th year had generous new sponsors in the De Vere Group. The tournament consisted of pairs and triples competitions and was played in exceptional weather. The pairs were played to quarter final stage and then the ...  

Things have never been easy in Cleveland. Our river and mayor's hair catch fire. Our winters are seven months long. We get less sun than a coal mine. Magazines give us awards for being the fattest city, the dumbest city. The city most likely to ...  

Todd McShay has come out with the latest edition of his 2012 NFL Mock Draft over at ESPN, and it addresses what have been described as need positions for the Steelers. Mike Tomlin identified inside linebacker and running back as two positions ...  

We all know about the Madden cover jinks (Hope D Ware doesn't make the cover). This is not the jinks I'm referring too. Two years ago Dallas Cowboys were hosting the superbowl and we all watched as that season totally fell apart, with Romo being ...  

That is exactly what occurred here in Central Indiana in and around February.  The event?  SuperBowl.  Two days prior to the biggest game in football, two infected people were confirmed to have visited several areas throughout SuperBowl village.  

The Super Bowl rules were influenced by the National Football League; the RNC rules are homegrown ... its "clean zone" identity in favor of a less controversial moniker. Speakers at the April 5 council meeting said the name implied protest ...  

The sport will resume in the US in April 2013, allowing it to follow a spring/summer schedule. The three-year-old league has previously held a 'Lingerie Superbowl' game to coincide with the NFL Superbowl which is traditionally played in January.  

The sport will resume in the US in April 2013, allowing it to follow a spring/summer schedule. The three-year-old league has previously held a 'Lingerie Superbowl' game to coincide with the NFL Superbowl which is traditionally played in January.  

No chance Dave Tollefson was going to miss spending a night with what now are his former Giants teammates, who last night received their Super Bowl XLVI championship rings at a private ceremony at Tiffany and Co. on Fifth Avenue. “A lot of these guys are ...  

Justin Tuck slid his two Super Bowl rings off his fingers, placed them down on a shiny translucent lectern and said the word that previously he and no one else among these Giants has uttered. He said the “D” word. “You get that the first time you ...  

May 17, 2012 (LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.) -- Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his 1991 Super Bowl championship ring. SCP Auctions President David Kohler said the highest bid for the ring stood at $67,292 as of mid-day Thursday. SCP has estimated ...  

LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif. (AP) Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor is auctioning off his 1991 Super Bowl championship ring. SCP Auctions President David Kohler said the highest bid for the ring stood at $67,292 as of mid-day Thursday. SCP has estimated the ring's ...  

A day after the Giants receiver their championship rings for winning Super Bowl XLVI comes word that Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is selling his Super Bowl XXV ring. According to SCP Auctions, the ring has received 12 bids with the top bid, as ...  

Former New York Giants' linebacker and NFL defensive legend Lawrence Taylor has made a very sad statement to the world by putting his 1991 Super Bowl ring up for sale. Either that or he really doesn't like his ring and wants some extra spending cash, but I ...  

It certainly did not cost as much as the Super Bowl XXV ring that Lawrence Taylor is hawking in an auction. But a Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV championship ring sold on Wednesday at a pawn shop in Grand Chute, Wis. No, it did not belong to a star ...  

As it turns out, Lawrence Taylor is not selling his Super Bowl XXV ring. But his son is. The ring Taylor earned after the 1990 season is being auctioned off by SCPAuctions.com but the oft-troubled Hall of Fame linebacker is not the one seeking to cash in ...  

Eli Manning went onto CNN the other day. Naturally, the Giants quarterback and two-time Super Bowl winner was asked a question about ... Tim Tebow? Of course he was, because that's the kind of respect he and the Giants command in the town they play football.  

After joining the Chicago Bears this offseason, wide receiver Brandon Marshall is confident his new team can leapfrog the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions in the NFC North pecking order. “Honestly, I think we can not only make it to the Super Bowl ...  

Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring has sold and Osi Umenyiora isn’t the new owner of the jewelry. Taylor’s ring sold Saturday night at auction by the firm SCP Auctions. Umenyiora had said if he got 1 million Twitter followers he would step up and ...  

The New England Patriots will have a whole lot of pressure on them for the 2012 NFL Season. After a magnificent 2011 season that ended in a heart-breaking Super Bowl loss to the Giants, the Patriots made a slew of moves that launched them to the top of the ...  

Because of the large interest that it drew from the public (this is post, like, 25 about it here), the bidding was extended for Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring. But the bidding has now ended, and the ring ended up fetching over $230,000 at auction.  

When we say "dark horse" candidates, we're not talking about the Preakness. We're thinking about those unlikely NFL teams that have legitimate chances at appearing in next year's Super Bowl in New Orleans. Not the elite teams, and not necessarily those ...  

If the NFL doesn't push the Pro Bowl from its annual schedule, the game could be played in New Orleans on Jan. 27, one week before the city hosts Super Bowl XLVI. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who has previously expressed his displeasure with the game's ...  

The Super Bowl is historically one of the biggest days of the year for beer consumption. Whether you're a fan of one of the big brews or, like me, find yourself seeking out Yuengling, Shiner Bock or something more exotic, beer and football are a natural ...  

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. _ Eli Manning now has two Super Bowl rings and a pair of MVP awards from the big game as well. The Giants' quarterback remains a realist, however, and a perfect finish did not erase his team's imperfections from last season, no matter ...  

Since being hired by the New York Jets in 2009, Rex Ryan has been very public and forthcoming with his predictions of Super Bowl glory. Those predictions have failed to become actualities as of yet. The reasons for not hoisting the Lombardi trophy are ...  

Harris County and Reliant Park officials will begin work in the next few months on plans to bid for the Super Bowl to be played in 2017, the chairman of the Harris County Sports and Convention Corp. said Wednesday. Edgar Colon, chairman of the entity that ...  

NEW YORK (AP) - Arbitrator Shyam Das heard arguments Wednesday from NFL and players union lawyers on whether Commissioner Roger Goodell can discipline players for actions that occurred before the league's current labor agreement was signed last August.  

Though Joe Vitt will coach the New Orleans Saints in Sean Payton's absence, no one will sit in the suspended coach's chair while he's away. The team plans to leave Payton's seat on the bus and plane empty this season as well as in meetings, according to a ...  

NEW YORK (AP) — Arbitrator Shyam Das heard arguments Wednesday from NFL and players union lawyers on whether Commissioner Roger Goodell can discipline players for actions that occurred before the league's current labor agreement was signed last August.  

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White has never been afraid to say what’s on his mind. Whether he’s talking with the media at his locker, using his official TV channel at Roddy White TV or taking to twitter, White is opinionated and very forward.  

Quarterback Donovan McNabb is coming off two poor seasons since being jettisoned by the Eagles, but the 35-year-old said he plans to continue with his NFL career. A free agent for the first time in his career, McNabb was 1-5 for the Vikings last season ...  

At a time when some NFL players are seriously weighing whether to walk away from the game, one old-timer wants back in. "I've got at least five years left in me to play football," veteran RB Ahman Green tells FOXSportsWisconsin.com. Yes, that's the same ...  

ST. LOUIS -- Jeff Fisher took an offbeat approach for breaking the ice when St. Louis Rams veterans and rookies met for the first time. Besides standing and reciting their names, schools, favorite movies, etc., during introductions, the new players were ...  

Here is your chance to program NFL Network's Saturday night lineup. On Saturday, May 26, NFL Network will air the "A Football Life" episode that receives the most votes at 8 p.m. ET. Get your votes in now for your favorite "A Football Life" from the list below.  

NEW ORLEANS -- Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday, May 17, against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma's reputation and hindered his ...  

I enlisted the help of several NFL coaches, executives and scouts and compiled a list of the seven most dominant players in the NFL. And in this exercise, quarterbacks aren't eligible! You don't normally equate the word "dominant" with the tight end position.  

Every year people get fired up for the NFL draft only to be disappointed when they don't see immediate dividends. I do it too. But the reality is that many consider the jump from college to the NFL as bad or worse than the jump from high school to college.  

If you are going to bet on somebody to have a big season, it probably shouldn’t be Jets RB Joe McKnight.  I’m all for players re-shaping their bodies in the offseason to get ready for rigors of an NFL season, but I’m not sure about how McKnight went ...  

Quarterbacking in the NFL is a tough racket. Former Giants GM Ernie Accorsi was fond of saying that quarterbacks "are playing a different sport" than the other 21 guys on the field, and that may be true. It's indisputable that no single player gets more ...  

The Dallas Cowboys had their busiest free-agent signing period in franchise history, highlighted by the signing of cornerback Brandon Carr to help revamp a struggling secondary. The Cowboys also made a big splash in the the NFL Draft by moving up to get ...  

The linebacker out of Nebraska was the 58th overall selection in the draft. He is expected to compete for a starting job on a defense that ranked among the worst in the NFL last season. David was a highly productive player in two seasons with the Huskers ...  

Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says Drew Brees' next contract is going to have a significant effect on the team for a long time, so it has to be right for the Saints as well as the star quarterback. Brees said earlier this week he is frustrated by a ...  

Nike Inc. had sued Reebok International Ltd., saying the rival apparel maker was trying to squeeze the most out of the end of its 10-year NFL apparel licensing deal by using Tebow's name on products - even though Nike was about to begin a five-year NFL ...  

Drew Hallowell/Getty ImagesFormer Wolverine Marlin Jackson wants to help athletes transition from college to the NFL. When former Michigan safety Marlin Jackson reached the NFL as a first-round pick in 2005, there was no one there to help him with the ...  

Both of these players are vital contributors to arguably the best defense in the entire NFL. But Goldson had the franchise tag slapped on him and Bowman is way outperforming his rookie deal. Bowman's contract expires after the 2013 NFL season and his four ...  

There are players who are in no hurry for the offseason to end before getting back to the NFL grind. Demaryius Thomas is just one player ready for a breakout season in 2012. And then there’s Brandon Flowers. It’s not just Kansas City’s strong end to ...  

Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Dontay Moch reportedly has been suspended by the NFL for using a banned substance. Pending an appeal, Moch will have to sit four games, according to CBSSports.com. Moch was taken in the second round last year after running the ...  

Now a proud member of the Oakland Raiders, Criner has a shot at doing what Tennessee wideout Denarius Moore did in 2011 -- come out of nowhere as a late-round pick and impress the NFL. Moore went off the hook in a relative sense in his rookie campaign ...  

It is early, but Matt Barkley (QB USC) is currently the top quarterback of the 2013 draft class and potentially the first overall pick. However, with so much time between now and next April, the rest of college football might have something to say about that.  

The NFL has taken steps to shut down the sale of T-shirts featuring the words "MY Jesus" in a design similar to the New York Jets logo, which the manufacturers admit were produced to reference quarterback Tim Tebow's strong Christian faith. The NFL sent ...  

Is there any real value for NFL clubs as they begin to start their "OTAs" (Organized Team Activities) this spring? Well, that all depends on what you are looking for. Matthew Stafford and the rest of the players in the NFL will have a key focus on playbook ...  

Brees isn't the first player to bristle at a franchise tag. No NFL player likes the insecurity of a one-year contract, even one as potentially lucrative as Brees' $16.3 million annual salary. Vincent Jackson and Logan Mankins sat out the first seven games ...  

BUCKHEAD, Ga. -- NFL owners are planning to vote Tuesday on a proposal that would make hip, thigh and knee pads mandatory for all players during games starting with the 2013 season. The rule's genesis stems from the belief that players would be afforded ...  

I was reading an article written by Dan Pompei of the National Football Post about short quarterbacks in the NFL. It caught my attention because it mentioned Detroit Lions quarterback Kellen Moore and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in the title.  

Kellen Winslow's tenure in Tampa Bay appears to be over. The news broke this morning during an interview with SiriusXM NFL Radio. The tight end said that he was told by the team that they are no longer in need of his services and that the Bucs will attempt ...  

The functioning rivalry between the players union and NFL owners continues in the form of a potential uniform dispute. Owners plan to vote Tuesday in Atlanta on a proposal which would require players to wear hip, thigh and knee pads beginning in 2013.  

Peyton Manning was back on the field Monday and looked like his old self. A large media contingent turned out for the Denver Broncos' first OTA session and the 36-year-old quarterback appeared to the throw the ball with authority. "It felt good to be out ...  

DURHAM (WTVD) -- On Monday, NFL football star Tim Tebow responded via Twitter to the news of Preston Winslow's death. The cancer-stricken, four year old from Durham died Saturday afternoon. In March, he got the once-in-a-lifetime chance to meet his hero ...  

Everyone's life is plagued by hardships, bumps in the road that can hinder one from achieving his/hers own life's dreams, but it is what the person does with those hardships that defines his/hers path in life. This cannot be more true for Wali Lundy, a ...  

The list of great short quarterbacks is, well, a short one. I defined “short” as 6-0 or shorter. I did not include quarterbacks who played before the 1960s because the game has changed so much since then. There were many great short quarterbacks pre ...  

BUCKHEAD, Ga. -- There remains no closure in sight to the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday that no timetable is set for final judgment on the appeals of four current and former Saints players to the suspensions ...  

ATLANTA -- What happens when the cheering stops? That question has been increasingly discussed in the weeks since the suicide of former NFL star Junior Seau, and it did not escape league owners as they gathered Tuesday for a day of business meetings.  

NFL players aren't stupid, that is a lazy stereotype usually resorted to by people that haven't met very many of the players they claim to be fans of. It's time to stop this nonsense. When people say that NFL players are stupid (or, for that matter, any ...  

The NFL has taken over the television game. Network's greatest buys are Super Bowls and playoff games. DirecTV allows you to take your games on the go with your mobile device. The NFL Network is a must-have for all cable subscribers. All of them except ...  

When the NFL and its players union last summer agreed to a new collective bargaining agreement, it was supposed to signal peace for the next 10 years ... only 10 months later, that peace is gone, replaced by a deep and uneasy distrust that threatens to ...  

ATLANTA -- As a rookie cornerback with the Miami Dolphins in 1992, Troy Vincent recalled that, from Day 1, he had iconic coach Dan Shula screaming at him from one side about how to become a productive player in the league, and veteran linebacker John ...  

The plan was originally to break down all the 2012 NFL over/under win totals together. But when I wrote the AFC breakdown earlier, it got a little long. So I'm splitting it up and now covering the NFC side of things. Cantor Gaming released these odds (they ...  

For the most part, the Saints tiptoed Thursday around the libel lawsuit teammate and linebacker Jonathan Vilma has filed against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The suit stems from the Saints alleged bounty system, and Goodell suspending Vilma for the ...  

IRVING – The window of opportunity for the Tony Romo era Cowboys to win a Super Bowl is closing, Jerry Jones told the NFL Network at the owners’ meetings in Atlanta. “Well, my window is getting shorter. Time goes by,” Jones said, per ESPNDallas.com.  

AFP - The National Football League Players Association charged the league, its clubs and team owners with collusion during the 2010 season in a complaint filed on Wednesday. The NFL players union, which settled a bitter money dispute with owners ...  

The NFL Players Assn. is accusing league owners of secretly -- and illegally -- agreeing to put a salary cap in place in the uncapped 2010 season. The union filed a complaint in federal court Wednesday, alleging the owners colluded to impose a $ ...  

(AP) The players union claimed Wednesday that the NFL imposed a secret salary cap during the uncapped 2010 season that cost the players at least $1 billion. The complaint was filed in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis, which oversees the Reggie ...  

A day after the Giants collected their rings for winning Super Bowl XLVI, one of the team's all-time greats made it known that he is selling his ring from two decades earlier. Lawrence Taylor, who has had a string of legal and financial troubles ...  

Jack Del Rio has taken over a Denver Broncos defense that finished last season ranked 20th overall in the NFL. The team's new defensive coordinator is challenging his players to reach higher in 2012. "We're looking for guys who are gonna give it ...  

Even before the shocking suicide of former NFL linebacker Junior Seau this month, some of football’s most elite players served as poster-sized examples of lives in ruin. Many, such as former Bengal Terrell Owens, struggle with financial problems ...  

ATLANTA -- Upon his arrival at the NFL's spring league meeting, Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross told NFL.com and NFL Network that he expects Matt Moore to be the starting quarterback when the 2012 season begins. "I don't think they're going to ...  

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Players and coaches with the New York Giants football team gathered at Tiffany & Co.'s flagship store in New York City on Wednesday evening to receive newly designed rings commemorating their Super Bowl victory earlier this ...  

New Orleans could host the Super Bowl and the Pro Bowl next year under a plan that is reportedly being considered at NFL meetings in Atlanta this week. The league and players' union have discussed scrapping the Pro Bowl, specifically after this ...  

Donald Driver earned a new piece of hardware on Tuesday night when he took home the Mirror Ball after winning the 14th season of "Dancing With The Stars." It was just last year when the 13-year veteran receiver helped lead the Green Bay Packers ...  

Brown made his claim to the Detroit News on Friday. He said that three marijuana-related arrests of Detroit Lions players this offseason are just examples of what is a widespread problem in the league. "I just don't think you'll be able to curb ...  

Who is the most indispensable player to his team in the NFL today? At least three NFL.com writers answer the question by saying the Broncos cannot succeed in 2012 without Manning under center. Kansas City Chiefs Matt Cassel defends his position ...  

ATLANTA - An arbitrator upheld the NFL's salary cap reductions on the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins for this season and next. Stephen Burbank ruled Tuesday in favor of the league and dismissed the grievances by both teams. The Redskins ...  

Plenty of companies, including General Motors Co. competitors, would gladly pay millions of dollars for Super Bowl ad space that the automaker opted not to buy in 2013, according to advertising expert Robert Kolt. GM on Friday said it would not ...  

May 23 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed the following ratings for the National Football League (NFL) and affiliates: NFL $1.1 billion senior unsecured notes at 'A+' (G-3 Stadium Finance Program). Football Trust $2.1 billion senior secured notes at 'A'.  

The New York Giants were showing off their new Super Bowl rings Wednesday evening for the first time after receiving them at Tiffany & Co. in midtown Manhattan. "This is my restaurant ring," defensive end Justin Tuck told NFL Network with a laugh.  

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — For a running back, David Wilson of Virginia Tech had all the things the Super Bowl-champion New York Giants wanted. Speed, balance, production, a love for the game, a good attitude and one other that made them all ...  

NEENAH — A Neenah man is the new owner of a Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV ring. Dennis Brucks, 71, purchased the ring Wednesday for an undisclosed amount at Pawn America in Grand Chute. "I sat on the 50-yard-line during the Ice Bowl and sat ...  

The latest lawsuit to stem from the NFL's bounty investigation has nothing to do with the Saints, the league or even the players' union. It is much more personal than that. The simple title of Civil Action No. 12-cv-1283 filed in United States ...  

Earlier this morning, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that second round linebacker Lavonte David had agreed to terms on a four-year contract, becoming the fifth player in the team's seven-member draft class to agree to terms or sign a contract.  

Greg Jones remembers growing up in Beaufort with no professional sports team or major college program nearby. The former Battery Creek High School football standout and longtime Jacksonville Jaguars fullback is hoping today to bring a taste of ...  

These are busy days for former Saint Mary's basketball standout Rob Jones. He walked in commencement last Saturday, receiving his sociology degree. Next is training in Houston with former coach and player John Lucas in advance of the NBA draft ...  

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expects that the evidence in the case of the New Orleans Saints' bounties program will be made public, according to an ESPN report. First, though, players' appeals of their penalties must be heard.  

Yesterday it was announced that an independent NFL arbitrator named Stephen Burbank had dismissed the complaint of the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins in the salary cap dispute between those two teams and the league. The Cowboys and the ...  

A more talented defense should help the Cowboys be an improved group this year, according to former Chiefs and Jets head coach Herman Edwards. Recently, the ESPN NFL analyst spoke with SportsDayDFW.com about the expectations for the Cowboys in ...  

On Wednesday, "First Take" debated Jerry Jones' comments about the Cowboys' Super Bowl window closing. Jones thinks his team is running out of time to win with its current core, but Stephen A. Smith thinks that the Cowboys should be ashamed of ...  

Check out athletes who went bankrupt. A longtime representative of Taylor said Friday the former NFL linebacker had given the ring to his son, TJ, who could do whatever he wanted with it. "Lawrence was in fact unaware of it but said he gave it ...  

Over the last few weeks, several members of the New Orleans Saints have reached out to CBSSports.com columnist Mike Freeman to express their doubts and frustrations with the NFL's investigation into the team's bounty program and the discipline ...  

That was my somewhat skeptical takeaway from the "NFL Future Power Rankings" projecting where teams are headed by 2015, using a weighted formula reflecting rosters, quarterbacks, drafts, front offices and coaching. The 49ers, easily underrated ...  

Brandon Marshall cringes when he looks at the old clips. He sees immaturity. He sees missed opportunities. Now, he sees a chance to get it right.   The Bears started offseason workouts this week, and for all the talk about how explosive he and ...  

Anyone with a strong grasp of NFL history would place Cris Carter, Raymond Berry and Steve Largent on a short list for receivers with the surest hands. 1 Larry Fitzgerald 80.0 2 Tony Gonzalez 40.0 2 Marques Colston 40.0 4 Jabar Gaffney 34.0 5 ...  

Anyone with a strong grasp of NFL history would place Cris Carter, Raymond Berry and Steve Largent on a short list for receivers with the surest hands. 1 Larry Fitzgerald 80.0 2 Tony Gonzalez 40.0 2 Marques Colston 40.0 4 Jabar Gaffney 34.0 5 ...  

Watching old NFL films, a couple observations are evident immediately. The hairstyle that many of those players wore are ridiculous by today's standards, the facemasks seem laughably inefficient and players have pads covering their hips and legs.  

GREEN BAY — A Neenah man has purchased a Green Bay Packers Super Bowl ring that once belonged to a team front-office worker. Seventy-one-year-old Dennis Brucks is a lifelong Packers fan who recalls sitting on the 50-yard line during the Ice Bowl.  

SANTA ANA -- A Southern California woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for helping her lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, murder her live-in millionaire boyfriend for financial gain nearly two decades ago. Nanette Ann Packard ...  

Disclaimer, for the purposes of anything I say about a 2013 NFL Mock Draft as it relates to running backs: Anyone who followed our mock draft coverage last year will already know that I’m not a fan of teams drafting running backs early in the ...  

For Joe DeLamielleure, the fight goes on. One of 12 people honored at the Gridiron Greats Hall of Fame dinner Friday in Novi, DeLamielleure also has been one of the most vocal former NFL players in their ongoing battle with the league and NFL ...  

SANTA ANA, Calif. -- A Southern California woman was sentenced to life in prison Friday for helping her lover, former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki, murder her live-in millionaire boyfriend for financial gain nearly two decades ago. Nanette Ann ...  

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions are arguably having the most bizarre offseason of any NFL team. Detroit was questioned about its lack of discipline during the regular season last year. Those questions have carried over into the offseason with ...  

General Motors Co. (GM), which this week announced plans to cut Facebook advertising, said it won’t run ads during the next National Football League Super Bowl championship game. “We understand the reach the Super Bowl provides, but with the ...  

A Neenah man is the new owner of a Green Bay Packers Super Bowl XLV ring. Dennis Brucks, 71, purchased the rare piece of jewelry on Wednesday for an undisclosed amount at Pawn America in Grand Chute. “I sat on the 50-yard-line during the Ice ...  

ALLEN PARK -- The Detroit Lions will have its first organized team activity (OTA) on Monday with high hopes of winning a Super Bowl title this season. Winning the Super Bowl each year is the goal of every team, not just the Lions. While many ...  

Lawrence Taylor has no problem with his Super Bowl XXV ring being auctioned off to the highest bidder. But it wasn't his idea to do it. The Giants legend and Hall of Fame linebacker was reportedly unaware that the championship ring was being ...  

The Super Bowl XXV ring of pro football Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor was sold in an online auction Sunday for $230,401. Online auctioneer SCP Auctions did not reveal the name and location of the winning bidder. The auction was won ...  

Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring sold for more than $230,000 at auction.  Current Giant Osi Umenyiora was bested by the fans as he admitted that he will fail at his attempt to get the ring back for Taylor. $192,001 is all it took to win ...  

Former NFL offensive lineman Lomas Brown, an ESPN analyst, believes more than half of NFL players smoke marijuana. Brown made his claim to the Detroit News on Friday. He said that three marijuana-related arrests of Detroit Lions players this ...  

NEW YORK – Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring eventually sold for more than $230,000 at auction as Osi Umenyiora admitted defeat in his unlikely attempt to claim the prize for the New York Giants great. The flurry of six-figure offers for ...  

Hot on the heels of its very public decision to defriend Facebook (NAS: FB) by pulling its ads from the social-media giant, General Motors (NYS: GM) dropped another marketing bombshell late last week: It's punting on the Super Bowl. Just as ...  

One day last summer, West Virginia defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel and defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich stood on a second-floor balcony of the Puskar Center, the football facility that adjoins the Mountaineers' stadium. Defensive end ...  

TAMPA — New Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano insists he wasn't sending a message by trading tight end Kellen Winslow, just improving the football team. Tampa Bay dealt Winslow to Seattle for a draft pick on Monday night and signed former Colts ...  

First, nobody, and I mean nobody – not even the lovechild of Dick Butkus and Dan Marino who was raised by Bill Parcells and Ray Lewis in a pigskin-lined apartment at Lambeau Field - can accurately predict that which isn’t obvious about the NFL.  

He played three seasons in Arizona, helping the Cardinals make the 2009 Super Bowl where they lost to Pittsburgh. Pope will battle second-year player Weslye Saunders and veteran David Johnson for a spot behind starter Heath Miller.  

Perhaps the Facebook IPO news will help lessen the blow, but the NFL headlines today can’t be pleasing to the folks at the 280 Park Avenue headquarters. With the New Orleans Saints scandal, the continual attention of the poor health of its ...  

When the NFL owners convene for their spring meeting in Buckhead, Georgia, on Tuesday, one proposal they are expected to vote on is one that would make wearing thigh and knee pads mandatory for all players beginning in 2013, Alex Marvez of ...  

NEW ORLEANS -- Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL commissioner Roger Goodell. The suit in U.S. District Court in New Orleans claims Goodell has made false statements about Vilma while ...  

Suggs said he was working out in Arizona preparing for the Ravens' conditioning test, which always gives him fits. ESPN NFL Insider Chris Mortensen reported that Suggs would lose money, although how much remains unclear. However much it is ...  

With a goal to become a big success off the field, former Georgia Tech and NFL running back Dorsey Levens simply wanted to break into the film industry. But his current film project “Bell Rung” — a documentary that he hopes will get picked ...  

LOS ANGELES — He already has a Super Bowl ring, and now football star Donald Driver can add the "Dancing With the Stars" mirrorball trophy to his awards collection. The Green Bay Packers receiver won the ABC dance show Tuesday after wowing ...  

The news Monday that former Indianapolis Colts star quarterback Peyton Manning will soon join the Denver Broncos was the equivalent of 10.5 magnitude earthquake striking the Colorado sports scene.  

The NFL may be America’s most popular sport but this off-season it was rocked by the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, where defensive players allegedly were paid – by their coaches and each other – for injury-inducing hits. What shocked ...  

The NFL may be America’s most popular sport but this off-season it was rocked by the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, where defensive players allegedly were paid – by their coaches and each other – for injury-inducing hits. What shocked ...  

The NFL may be America’s most popular sport but this offseason it was rocked by the New Orleans Saints bounty scandal, where defensive players allegedly were paid – by their coaches and each other – for injury-inducing hits. What shocked ...  

On Wednesday night, the latest incarnation of the New York Giants collected their Super Bowl rings in a lavish ceremony. It represents the end of a lifelong dream for many players, especially those that weren't a part of the 2007 title team.  

The St. Louis Rams-or at least the St. Louis Rams' fans-didn't get everything they wanted going into the 2012 NFL Draft, but the rumor mill has been surprisingly quiet ever since. I'd chalk it up to the paucity of players still available ...  

Last week, Drew Brees caused a bit of a stir when he said he was frustrated by the lack of progress in his contract talks with the New Orleans Saints. It doesn’t sound like anything new has happened in the negotiations, but Brees didn’t ...  

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Police have identified a suspect in the slaying of a Worcester man who once spent time in a federal prison for selling Super Bowl tickets he didn't have. Michael Deppe was found shot in his apartment late last month.