NFL News and Views

Did you watch it? The Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25 to win Super Bowl XLV in Dallas.


The half-time show featured the Black Eyed Peas, and was almost more entertaining than the game.

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Some Big shocks in the NFL this week:

Peyton Manning had a dreadful night (San Diego picked off Peyton Manning four times) as Indianapolis were crushed 36-14 at home by San Diego while Chicago continued their great run by beating Philadelphia.

The Bears stunned the Eagles - Jay Cutler starred with four TD passes as Chicago beat Philadelphia 31-26 on Sunday. Where was Vick?

The Seahawks were crushed - Matt Cassel threw four TD passes as Kansas City crushed Seattle 42-24! The Chiefs looked great!

Also...Joe Flacco threw two touchdown passes as Baltimore beat Tampa Bay 17-10. The Ravens did a real job keeping the Buccs to a minimum.

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Well folks, it's been a long wait during the offseason but NFL football is back. Preseason officially kicks off on Sunday August 8 with the Hall of Fame game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys at Fawcett Stadium.

I will preview this game and all the other preseason games in the coming weeks, so stay tuned.

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First round of the NFL draft
is in the books (I’m currently watching right now), and all 32 NFL
teams are hoping they improved with the moves they made. In any
case, some teams took the ‘sure thing’ while others chose to gamble
and are hoping to hit the jackpot like they’re playing at no deposit casinos.

The biggest news was made when
the St. Louis decided not to pass on an elite quarterback prospect for
a third straight year by taking Oklahoma’s Sam Bradford. It’s difficult to predict
how Bradford will do on a 1-15 team, but the Rams obviously overlooked
his injury issues when drafting.

Detroit was looking to shore
up their horrendous defense (especially against the run) with the second
pick. They took DT Ndamukong Suh from Nebraska hoping that his
lack of quickness isn’t an issue when plugging the middle

The first risky pick took place
at number four where the Washington Redskins drafted OT Trent Williams.
Williams is definitely a talent and is exactly what Shanahan wants at
left tackle, but his work ethic was questionable at Oklahoma.

Cleveland looked to bolster
one of the NFL’s worst secondaries with the selection of Florida cornerback
Joe Haden. Haden isn’t polished yet, but he does have a lot
of upside and could turn into a great defender in a season or two.
Many people were scratching
their heads after Buffalo took running back C.J. Spiller with the 9^th
pick. Spiller is definitely a great playmaker, but Marshawn Lynch
and Fred Jackson are also on the roster. Could a trade be in order?

With the twelfth pick, San
Diego took the first player from a non-BCS school when they drafted
RB Ryan Mathews. LaDainian Tomlinson is off to the Jets so Darren
Sproles obviously needed some help carrying the load.

Another interesting pick I
saw in the first round was the Giants taking South Florida DE Jason
Pierre-Paul. Pierre-Paul has the most upside of anybody, but he
is also the least experienced player in the draft (he didn’t start
playing until his junior year of HS). It will take forever for
him to develop in my opinion.

One final pick I’d like to
mention was Florida QB Tim Tebow going 25^th to Denver.
And the Broncos must have really saw something in Tebow that nobody
else did because they gave up their second, third, and fourth round
picks to get him.

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Man, as of week 8 there were a lot of really bad teams so far this season – St. Louis (0-7), Tampa Bay (0-7), Tennessee (0-6), Kansas City (1-6), Cleveland (1-6) and Detroit (1-5) with the Redskins, Seahawks, Raiders and Panthers not too far behind with only two wins. Can it get any worse for these teams?

Well in week 8: A touchdown with 21 seconds to play gave San Diego Chargers a 21-20 win against the New York Giants. Michael Turner starred as the Atlanta Falcons beat the Washington Redskins 31-17. Seattle Seahawks came from 17-0 behind to defeat the Detroit Lions 32-20. New Orleans Saints have made the best start in their history after beating Carolina Panthers 30-20. The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles 20-16 in the 100th meeting between the teams. Cincinnati Bengals ground out a 17-7 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. The Tennessee Titans upset the 49ers in San Francisco with a 34-27 road win at Candlestick Park. Indianapolis kept their 100 per cent record intact with a 20-17 victory over Houston. Tom Brady and Randy Moss linked up to lead New England to a 27-17 victory over Miami. Tampa Bay picked up their first win of the season on Sunday, beating Green Bay 38-28. One-time Chicago target Kurt Waner led Arizona to a 41-21 victory over the Bears. Jacksonville returned to form with a 24-21 victory over Kansas City on Sunday. Cincinnati Bengals ground out a 17-7 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady is reportedly feeling "great" after returning to practice this week following knee surgery.

The star quarterback missed all but a few minutes of the 2008 season when he was hurt in the Patriots' opening game against the Kansas City Chiefs, and underwent two operations to repair torn ligaments. Rumor had it that it was his bedroom antics with now-wife Giselle "Super Model" Bundchen that weaken Brady's knee.

Brady returned to practice on Tuesday and reported no problems other than the usual pre-season rust.

Coincidentally, Giselle was seen walking around with a big smile on her face. This could be from Brady banging her all night, or just possibly from a recent shopping trip. It's hard to speculate on that.

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There has been a flurry of activity in NFL signings over the last few days. Here's a summary:

Hightower Could Replace James
Rookie running back Tim Hightower has impressed Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt.
Patriots Release Ross
New England Patriots have released offensive lineman Oliver Ross.
Bengals Sign Busing
The Cincinnati Bengals signed free agent safety John Busing on Tuesday.
Steelers Sign Retkofsky
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed rookie Jared Retkofsky to a one-year contract.
Cardinals Sign Spach
The Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday signed tight end Stephen Spach to a one-year contract.

I bet on the Seahawks in last weekend's game. They were big underdogs against the 49ers. I bet $100 and got a pretty nice return. If you want to wager on football games I recommend BetUS Sportsbook.

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The Washington Redskins have moved to stabilise their injury-depleted backfield, signing former NFL Most Valuable Player Shaun Alexander on Tuesday.

Alexander had received little interest from other teams since being released by the Seattle Seahawks this past off-season, but could provide a boost for the Redskins.

With backup Ladell Betts expected to miss two weeks with a sprained left knee, Washington needed help in the backfield.

Alexander likely will be used as back-up behind star running back Clinton Portis.

Alexander, 31, was released by the Seahawks last April following two injury-marred campaigns.

The three-time Pro Bowler was not invited to training camp by any of the NFL's 31 other teams this summer and remained jobless six weeks into this season.

Alexander arguably was the NFL's most productive running back over a five-year stretch from 2001-05, rushing for at least 1,175 yards and scoring at least 16 touchdowns every season during that stint.

Alexander capped that run in 2005 with the best season of his career when he ran for 1,880 yards and 27 TDs, an NFL single-season record at the time.

But after signing an eight-year,

62 million contract which made him the richest running back in NFL history, Alexander struggled with injuries during the 2006 campaign, rushing for 896 yards while missing six games to nurse a broken foot.

The all-time rushing leader in Seahawks franchise history, Alexander appeared in 13 games - 10 starts - last season, rushing for just 716 yards and four touchdowns while battling an injured wrist.

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Jacksonville Jaguars offensive tackle Richard Collier, who was shot several times earlier this month, is paralysed below the waist and had his left leg amputated.

Collier (26) has been at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center since he was shot several times in the early-morning hours on September 2 while he was sitting in a parked vehicle.

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Disgraced former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick filed for bankruptcy protection Tuesday.

Vick, who is currently serving a 23-month prison sentence in Leavenworth, Kansas on federal dogfighting charges, filed Chapter 11 papers in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News on Monday claiming to owe between $10 and $50 million to various creditors. The seven largest creditors listed in the court papers are owed a total of about $12.8 million.

The debt includes a $3.75 million pro-rated signing bonus that the Falcons are attempting to recover. After the plea on dogfighting charges, the Falcons tried to recover about $20 million in bonuses Vick earned from 2004 to 2007. But a federal judge held that Vick is entitled to keep all but $3.75 million of the money paid to him for playing football through the 2014 season.

In May this year, a federal judge ordered Vick to repay about $2.5 million to a Canadian bank for defaulting on a loan. The Royal Bank of Canada had sued Vick in September, arguing his guilty plea to a federal dogfighting charge — and the resulting impact on his career — prevented him from repaying the loan.

After pleading guilty last year to financially supporting a Virginia-based dogfighting ring, the disgraced Vick was subsequently suspended indefinitely by the NFL without pay and lost all his major corporate sponsors.

Will Vick every play again? That's the big question. What a lot to lose!

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Hey folks, I haven't been doing much postings lately as it's been fairly quiet in the NFL off season.
The NFL draft has also come and gone.

I will hopefully get back to full time posting as the NFL pre-season approaches.

I'm really looking forward to the 2008-2009 NFL regular season.

See you all soon!

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Former Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals running back Troy Hambrick was sentenced to five years in the jail for selling crack cocaine to an undercover cop.

Hambrick appeared in 61 games for the Dallas Cowboys and Arizona Cardinals from 2000 to 2004, and got nine touchdowns.

His best season was in 2003, when he ran for a team-leading 972 yards with the Dallas Cowboys.

Some other NFL stars to hit the crime headlines lately:

New England Patriots defensive back Willie Andrews will not face jail time - he entered a plea in his drug charges.

Atlanta Falcons star Michael Boley has been charged with battery.

Indianapolis Colt's Marvin Harrison apparently is not being investigated over a shooting.

Former Detroit Lions star Robert Porcher was sentenced to 50 hours of community service and a year of probation after pleading no contest to assaulting his former wife.

The Cincinnati Bengal's Ahmad Brooks was accused of punching a woman in the face recently.

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The NY Giants won 17-14 to end New England's quest for perfection. New York are the new world champions.

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