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The NFL puts in $5,000 per ring for 150 rings for the champions, anything over that the team has to pay for. The rings go to the players, coaches, team staff and others including a ring for Tom Brady's mother who has been fighting cancer There were some less expensive rings crafted, but which one Trump[...]

The Denver Broncos have announced that they're going with Trevor Siemian over Paxton Lynch as their starting quarterback for 2017.

The Miami Dolphins sign former Cincinnati Bengals Rey Maualuga to help their depleted linebacking corps after injury to draft pick.

Will he get labeled a bust at some point this season? Will Jacksonville be drafting a new QB in April 2018? Is there starting quarterback for 2017 even on the current roster?   One of the nicknames for the NFL is "Not For Long", and that is especially true for quarterbacks If Bortles doesn't play well in[...]

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Tony Dungy rallies local sports teams to pay for the moving of a confederate statue.

The NFL is really trying to get rid of the "No Fun League" nickname They've already loosened the celebration rules that had been tightening over the years, now their backing off a bit on the somewhat draconian footwear rules In a memo reported on by ESPN, players will now be allowed to wear more personalized[...]

In NFL news today, the Baltimore Ravens added a veteran quarterback today by signing Thad Lewis He is needed, since Joe Flacco's injury is keeping the team's starter on the sidelines The team has been shuffling quarterbacks around this summer with Ryan Mallett, who has been the main fill-in along with Josh Woodrum and Dustin[...]

One of the big controversies going on in the NFL right now has to do with Colin Kaepernick and the fact that he's not currently on a team He is five years from having taken his team to the Super Bowl, now he can't get a job as a back up quarterback in a league[...]

This shows how quickly things change in the NFL In 2014, the Bills were so high on Watkins that they traded away their first round pick and the first and fourth in 2015 to the Cleveland Browns to move up six spots to get Watkins This is one of the 2014 first rounders that didn't[...]

Last night was the first game in the NFL preseason week one and it pitted the Houston Texans versus the Carolina Panthers And to be honest, the game didn't really matter Cam Newton, J.J Watt, Julius Peppers… all of them were standing on the sideline in street clothes cheering on the new faces and folks[...]

The NFL and NFL Referees Association announced today that they will be hiring up to 24 full-time officials for the upcoming 2017 season This represents about 10 percent of the 124-person roster of officials currently being used The announcement was made in a joint statement.   Troy Vincent, NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations, said: We believe[...]

Plus the team can put things on the plane like a therapy room, to help facilitate player recover instead of making wait until they get back home. This may become more common in the NFL as American Airlines announced last year that it would no longer fly the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, Jacksonville Jaguars,[...]

The New York Jets look to have lost their #1 receiver Quincy Enunwa in a non-contact injury Saturday night, leaving the team's season in doubt.

Jay Cutler has put his retirement and broadcasting career on hold by signing a reported $10 million dollar 1-year contract with the Miami Dolphins.

His contract does allow him an out if it is to return to the NFL as a starter Cutler would be interested in reuniting with Gase who lead him to one of his best years in the NFL Word is that Cutler has reached out to the team. Other options would be to trade for someone[...]

This will be the first game played in the newly renovated stadium that sits next to the NFL Hall of Fame in Canton, OH Now called Tom Benson Stadium after the owner of the New Orleans Saints who donated $10 million towards fixing up the old high school stadium, is now being called the finest[...]

There has been a lot of changes in the NFL, and a good number of them have been safety related If you watch a game from the '70s or '80s you see a much more violent game than what you'll find now Those safety changes have included a lot less physical contact during practice and[...]

One of the things about the NFL that had me curious was how they could fine / suspend someone for the use of marijuana in a state where it is legal for recreational or medicinal use I know that there are substances that are banned because, while not illegal, are considered performance enhancing or a[...]

Early NFL Power Rankings – And Finally, The NFC West

The NFC South, which was founded in 2002, went 11 years before any team won the division back-to-back. It's safe to call it a constantly changing division.

John Urschel, 26-year-old lineman for the Baltimore Ravens abruptly retires to avoid brain injuries and pursue doctorate from MIT.

This include all but one of the brains of NFL players Though those numbers seem alarmingly high, the authors of the study note that the true risk may be lower than the results seem to indicate. Credit: Boston University Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy The brain damage most football players receive is called chronic traumatic[...]

Our look at the early power rankings in the NFL takes us to the black and blue division. I'm taking into account where the teams ended last season, their off-season moves, draft picks and coaching changes, as well as the competition they are going to be playing. This is always one of the most competitive divisions in[...]

Now that we're back into the swing of things, it's time to take a look at the NFC in our early NFL Power Rankings based on division — I've gone through the AFC, so it's time to make a flip over nad start with the NFC East I'm taking into account where the teams ended[...]

With Comic-Con taking over the last week of news, this series got put on hold, but now we'll get back to our look at the early NFL Power Rankings based on division — I've gone through the AFC East, North and South so far, so it's time to make a trip out to the AFC[...]

The team is owned by Jerry Richardson, the only owner to have actually played in the NFL He was a tight end with the Baltimore Colts and won a championship in 1959 (before the merger) with Johnny Unitas Jerry loves his players like family and they love him The days he comes out to visit[...]

He was voted into the Patriots Hall of Fame in 1993. Source: NFL.com     Former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Vito 'Babe' Parilli has died at the age of 87 The news was announced today by the New England Patriots Parilli was also a member of the 1960s All-Decade Team, having played for 15 years for five teams, in two different[...]

Continuing our look at the early NFL Power Rankings based on division — I've gone through the AFC East and North so far, so it's time to head down to the AFC South I'm taking into account where the teams ended last season, their off-season moves, draft picks and coaching changes, as well as the[...]

Yesterday I started up our early look at the power rankings for the NFL teams Where the rankings during the season focus on team's current record, the teams they played, and how they did against those teams These are looking at where the team left off at the end of the season, how well they[...]

Power rankings are a fun part of the NFL experience That's where the experts get together and figure out where all 32 teams rank in order based on their current record, the teams they played, and how they did against those teams A close win against a bad team doesn't mean nearly as much as[...]