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NFL owners support 18-game schedule (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:45:30 +0000

NFL owners are eager to increase the regular season from 16 to 18 games. The players aren’t so sure. During a five-hour meeting at a posh hotel in downtown Atlanta, the push to add two more games to the regular season picked up steam Wednesday — at least among those who sign the checks. “I think it’s a win-win all around,” said Bob Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots.

Rice, Emmitt Smith enter Hall of Fame (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 03:34:36 +0000

Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith can stop the chase now. Linked as the NFL’s leading receiver and rusher, two of the greatest players football has seen entered the Hall of Fame on Saturday night. Both admitted their destinies are fulfilled. “This is finally it,” Rice said. “There are no more routes to run, no more touchdowns to score, no more records to set.

Steelers extend Tomlin through 2012 (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:23:30 +0000

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed coach Mike Tomlin to a two-year contract extension through the 2012 season, with an option year in 2013. The extension was expected because the Steelers’ policy has been to sign a coach before he begins the final season of a contract. Tomlin is only the Steelers’ third coach since 1969, following Chuck Noll (1969-91) and Bill Cowher (1992-2006).

Ravens S Reed could miss first 6 games (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:10:25 +0000

Ravens Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed says he expects to miss the start of the regular season while he recovers from offseason hip surgery. Reed told 105.7 The Fan he expects to be placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list, which requires a player to miss the first six games of the season. He said Tuesday his rehab is a slow process.

Eagles strongly consider releasing Vick (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 19:00:23 +0000

A person familiar with the team’s thinking says the Philadelphia Eagles are strongly considering releasing Michael Vick. The person says the team might cut Vick no matter what police conclude during their investigation of a shooting that followed the quarterback’s birthday celebration in Virginia Beach last week.

Ochocinco back practicing with Bengals (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:06:26 +0000

Chad Ochocinco caught a 55-yard pass from Carson Palmer in stride, then raised both arms toward a camera filming the Cincinnati Bengals minicamp from the back of the end zone. Always, he finds the camera. The Pro Bowl receiver took a break from dancing and dating to play some football on Tuesday. He looked rusty at times during his first practice of a mandatory, three-day minicamp — his first…

Saints TE Shockey quiet on medical issue (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 21:21:27 +0000

Jeremy Shockey declined to discuss Saturday what happened in the New Orleans Saints’ weight room that led to his hospitalization on May 27. “I’m not here to talk about what happened a couple of weeks ago. I’m here to talk about today and the upcoming season,” Shockey said. “That was definitely over with a week ago.

Broncos trade WR Marshall to Dolphins (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 17:47:26 +0000

The Denver Broncos traded wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round pick in next week’s draft and a second-rounder in 2011. Marshall will fly to Miami later Wednesday for a physical, after which he is expected to sign a long-term contract that he’s been seeking for over a year.

Pro Bowl to be played before Super Bowl (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 22:13:32 +0000

The Pro Bowl will be played before the Super Bowl when it returns to Honolulu next year. The Hawaii Tourism Authority and the NFL announced Tuesday that the game will be at Aloha Stadium on Jan. 30, the Sunday before the Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas. The Pro Bowl had historically been played in Honolulu the week after the Super Bowl, but was changed when the all-star game moved to Miami this year.

NFL, union complete negotiating session (AP)

Yahoo! Sports - NFL News — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:05:55 +0000

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith spent about 1 hour, 40 minutes working on a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, then left without saying a word. Goodell eventually returned to the hotel lobby hours later, after participating in the league’s competition committee meeting and reiterated the league’s position of finishing…