Published on: 25th July, 2010
The Falcons allowed an alarming 55 explosive passing plays (20 yards or more) last season — including eight for touchdowns, according to STATS, Inc. — which partly explains why Atlanta slipped from an 11-5 playoff team in '08 to a 9-7 also-ran in '09. Tedd Ginn enters his fourth NFL season ...Published on: 25th July, 2010
The Rams will go into training camp with one of the youngest and least experienced corps of wide receivers -- unless they sign a veteran, such as Terrell Owens. ESPN.com reported on Saturday that the Rams have intensified discussions about Owens, who has been on the market since the start of ...Published on: 23rd July, 2010
Before Pete Carroll goes into his first training camp as Seahawks coach, he is sharing what he has learned on the sidelines from previous work in the NFL and his tenure at USC in his book, Win Forever: Live, Work and Play Like a Champion. Carroll talked with Sporting News' ...Published on: 23rd July, 2010
When reports emerged in the days preceding that 2006 draft that would-be marketing agents had provided USC running back Reggie Bush's family with rent-free housing, no one could have imagined that the case eventually would threaten to revolutionize the manner in which we think about amateur athletes who earn millions ...Published on: 22nd July, 2010
Last season, the Dallas Cowboys exorcised some demons. They delivered in December. They won the NFC East. Coach Wade Phillips and quarterback Tony Romo each got their first playoff win. Can Tony Romo end his December funk and get the Cowboys to Super Bowl 45? However, as the Cowboys begin training camp ...Published on: 22nd July, 2010
In the pass-happy NFL, more teams than ever can feel confident about their starting quarterback. A combination of established elite performers and rising stars, however, make it difficult to rank the league's quarterbacks for 2010. That's why Sporting News enlisted an NFL team's director of pro personnel to rank the top ...Published on: 21st July, 2010
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Every NFL season features quarterbacks getting benched and, ultimately, coaches getting fired. As training camp approaches and with every team in the valley of 0-0 and having a one-in-four chance (in theory) of winning the division and hosting a playoff game, optimism causes many fans to believe that their quarterback can ...Published on: 21st July, 2010
With the college football season approaching, it's time to begin evaluating the talent pool for the 2011 draft. Sporting News draft expert Russ Lande and his team of former NFL scouts will take assess each position in the coming weeks. Next up: fullbacks. 1. Stanley Havili, 6-0/229, Southern Cal He would have ...Published on: 21st July, 2010
With the college football season approaching, it's time to begin evaluating the talent pool for the 2011 draft. Sporting News draft expert Russ Lande and his team of former NFL scouts will take assess each position in the coming weeks. Next up: running backs. Lande's take: The list of ...