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The Panthers of Virginia Union will miss the services of offensive lineman David Mims, who signed yesterday with the Kansas City Chiefs.  The 6-8 anchor of the Panthers line hails from Charlotte, NC and is Union’s first NFL signee since 2004.  In other CIAA news, the Baltimore Ravens have signed RB Walter Sanders from Saint […]

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When Plaxico Burress was serving his time for violating the state’s gun laws, no one thought he was done or finished with football.  Would he, could he return to the Big Apple?  Now that was another story all together.  The Giants had seemingly washed their hands with the talented WR, and word was he would […]

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At the end of the day, only Nhamdi Asomugha knew for sure what Nhamdi Asomugha was going to do when the NFL free agent market opened up.  The sportstalk pundits all had the former Raiders CB headed to the New York Jets, and Dallas fans were hoping he would join the Cowboys.  But if you […]

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          The Carolina Panthers have signed their top draft pick and future of their franchise, QB Cam Newton of Auburn, who inked a $22 million deal, which is fully guaranteed for 4 years.  New Carolina head coach Ron Rivera felt it was imperative that Newton be ready to go when the Panthers hit training camp […]

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As NFL training camps open and teams begin a ramped-up version of the preseason following the lock-out, several big names have decided to hold out, including Michael Vick’s No. 1 target In Philly, WR DeSean Jackson (above), and NY Giants defensive star Osi Umenyora.  Word is Umenyora may be traded to the Baltimore Ravens.   […]

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The NFL’s 32 teams are all in scramble mode with cuts, signings and potential trades following the lock-out.  The Dallas Cowboys will cut WR Roy Williams & RB Marion Barber, the Washington Football Team will trade QB Donovan McNabb to the Minnesota Vikings for a 6th-round draft pick, and Santonio Holmes cashed in on a […]

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The NFL player movement is traveling at warp speed as teams now scramble to make trades, cuts, and sign free agents all while trying to get training camps open.  Today is officially cut day, so a number of players will be moving on, including Washington QB Donovan McNabb, who’s headed to the Minnesota Vikings via […]

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His smooth yet powerful manner of running the football changed the game,  he  became the NFL’s all-time leading rusher, and held that honor for years until Emmitt Smith came along.  Monday, July 25th, 2011 marks what would have been the 57th birthday of the late great Hall Of Fame RB Walter Payton, affectionately known to […]

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As the NFL lock-out nears an end and the players are set to get back to work, one QB who could use another week to honeymoon is Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, who married his girlfriend Ashley on Saturday in Ohio.  Roethlisberger, who has had his share of issues with the ladies, probably hopes the marriage move […]

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The NFL Players have a first and goal from the one-yard line in these final moments of the 2011 lock-out, and according to reports, they plan to recommend acceptance of the new Collective Bargaining Agreement on Monday, and with that move, players will be reporting to training camps perhaps as early as Wednesday.  The entire […]

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The NFL Players are still reviewing the final documents of the new CBA deal, which has already been signed by the league owners.  The players received the paperwork yesterday, and will apparently take their time to review the agreement before signing, which most observers expect will happen late this evening or on Saturday.  With the […]

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If it were an actual game, both sides could be flagged for “Delay Of Game”, but football fans will be elated once this current NFL work stoppage is lifted.  That could take place as early as todayas the NFL Players vote on the new CBA deal, already signed by the owners.  If and when they […]