RICHMOND, Texas (AP) – A man who apparently drowned in the swimming pool behind the home of Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith wasn’t affiliated with the team, authorities said. Lamar Crenshaw was found dead at the bottom of Houston Texans defensive end Antonio Smith’s, pictured, pool Sunday morning. Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Capt. James […]
Tennessee Titans RB Chris Johnson has been a holdout throughout the entire preseason, negotiating with his team on a new contract after leading the NFL in rushing for three straight seasons. Johnson’s teammates welcomed him back to camp yesterday after he agreed on a 6-year, $53 million deal with the Titans. which includes $30 […]
Sort-of-retired NFL running back Tiki Barber hasn’t found a new NFL team yet, but he has found a new bride. The former New York Giants star proposed to his 24-year-old girlfriend Traci Lynn Johnson, according to the New York Post. Barber retired after the 2006 season to begin a career in television. He eventually alienated some […]
The pro football career of Michael Vick has come full circle. The Newport News native who starred at Virginia Tech, has agreed with the Philadelphia Eagles on a new $100 million contract that also guarantees him some $40 million up front. The story is amazing when you think of how Vick’s career started in […]
Below is the complete list of this year’s Monday Night Football games. As a die-hard Detroit Lions fans since the Barry Sanders era, I’m happy to see my Lions face the hated Bears in October. I think we’re finally getting some respect from ABC and ESPN. I think they see the potential our team has. […]
The San Francisco 49ers say they want no part of a rivalry game with the Oakland Raiders next season following the violence that occurred during and after their preseason game on Saturday in San Francisco. Despite beefed-up security and a crowd much smaller than a normal regular season game, violence broke out inside and […]
Ashland native and former Patriots & Jets star Damien Woody, who was a standout in his days at Patrick Henry HS, recently retired from the NFL after playng 12 seasons with the New England Patriots and the New York Jets. Woody, whose wife Nicole is expecting a 7th child soon, could easily just chill & […]
The NFL preseason ends it’s first week of action with the Jets visiting the Texans in Houston. While NY coach Rex Ryan has already guaranteed a Super Bowl win for the Jets, many believe it’s Philly and New England who are most improved in the key areas. The Patriots clobbered Jacksonville, the Eagles defeated […]
Record-setting NFL receiver Terrell ‘T.O.” Owens is again facing legal action for allegedly failing to pay child support in Atlanta. Melanie Paige Smith, in a civil suit filed Aug. 9 in Fulton Superior Court, alleges Owens has not paid child support for the month of August and has said he does not plan to make […]
The culture in Washington, DC is such that many will step before the media to answer questions and occasionally say something that is so unbelievable that you wonder about the person who said it. Well, I’m wondering about Washington Football Team’s QB Rex Grossman, who boldly predicts that the Skins will win the NFC […]
The 2011 Class of NFL Hall Of Fame Inductees all left their mark on the game during their careers, and this weekend, they will be enshrined in Canton, Ohio, where the greats of football hang their helmets. The star-studded list of inductees includes “Neon” Deion Sanders, who played with the 49ers, Cowboys, Washington Football Team […]
As the National Football League prepares for the upcoming Hall Of Fame weekend, the game sadly lost one of it’s greatest players in Charles “Bubba” Smith, who passed away Wednesday in Los Angeles. Bubba was 66 years old, and when he played defensive end for the old Baltimore Colts, he was perhaps the most feared […]
