Around the NFL - 2011

ice grillin you · July 07, 2011, 09:37:52 AM

john mackey croaked

Diomedes · July 09, 2011, 08:36:37 AM

Yeah so Joey Porters dogs got loose again, this time killing a neighbor's dog.

Time to put him down, I think.

Sgt PSN · July 09, 2011, 09:21:08 AM

Porter or the dog?

rjs246 · July 09, 2011, 10:28:49 AM

Both.

Diomedes · July 09, 2011, 02:29:05 PM

Put Porter down.

Get Vick to help find homes for the dogs.

BigEd76 · July 11, 2011, 01:55:59 PM

Mike Vrabel retired to become the LB coach at Ohio State

b-man · July 12, 2011, 03:02:50 PM

Pac Man arrested in a bar. In a neck brace. He can't understand how trouble always finds him. I know when I go out with my wife, someone ALWAYS slaps her in the face.

PhillyGirl · July 13, 2011, 07:48:46 AM

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/6764826/james-harrison-pittsburgh-steelers-blasts-roger-goodell-magazine-interview

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Wednesday, July 13, 2011
James Harrison rips Roger Goodell
Associated Press

NEW YORK -- Heavily fined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison calls NFL commissioner Roger Goodell a "crook" and a "devil," among other insults, in a magazine article.

The 2008 AP Defensive Player of the Year hasn't been shy about ripping the league after he was docked $100,000 for illegal hits last season. In the August issue of Men's Journal, his rants against Goodell reach another level of wrath.

"If that man was on fire and I had to piss to put him out, I wouldn't do it," Harrison told the magazine. "I hate him and will never respect him."

His other descriptions of the commissioner include an anti-gay slur, "stupid," "puppet" and "dictator."

If the Steelers had defeated the Green Bay Packers in the Super Bowl, Harrison said, he would have whispered in Goodell's ear during the trophy ceremony: "Why don't you quit and do something else, like start your own league in flag football?"

Harrison also criticizes other NFL execs, Patriots-turned-commentators Rodney Harrison and Tedy Bruschi ("clowns"), Houston's Brian Cushing ("juiced out of his mind") -- and even teammates Rashard Mendenhall and Ben Roethlisberger for their performances in the Super Bowl loss. Harrison questions whether a black player is punished more for a hard hit on a white player than the opposite.

Beyond the insults, Harrison makes some serious points about what he believes are the league's misguided attempts to increase safety. He explains how non-guaranteed contracts make players more likely to hit high, because in the short term, a torn knee ligament is more costly than a concussion.

And Harrison suggests the real way to prevent head injuries is to shorten the season to 14 games, start offseason workouts later and trim the length of training camp so "we're not bangin' heads so much in August; that's where the brain trauma comes from."

b-man · July 13, 2011, 04:02:19 PM

Stay classy, Jimmy.

PhillyPhreak54 · July 25, 2011, 10:00:36 AM

Peter King said on Sirius that Nnamdi wants to go to the Jets

DH · July 25, 2011, 11:03:42 AM

Evidently, that Favre guy had his retirement papers ripped up this morning. This should be fun.

BigEd76 · July 25, 2011, 02:41:10 PM

front page of NFL.com has stories about Roethlisberger getting married and the Cutler-Cavallari wedding getting canceled. oh and the lockout being over...that too

Zanshin · July 25, 2011, 03:15:24 PM

Quote from: PhillyPhreak54 on July 25, 2011, 10:00:36 AM
Peter King said on Sirius that Nnamdi wants to go to the Jets

Weirder things have happened, but that's hard to imagine.

BigEd76 · July 25, 2011, 06:25:08 PM

Baltimore told McGahee he'll be released

PhillyPhreak54 · July 25, 2011, 07:15:11 PM

Apparently Todd Heap too.