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Nick Mangold turns down opportunity to watch his sister at the London Olympics

As most of you probably know, Jets center Nick Mangold has a sister who is competing in the London Olympics this summer. Holley Mangold has qualified for the Olympics in weightlifting. At 5-foot-9 and 350 pounds, she is 43 pounds heavier than Nick …

Saints fan Tony Le Mon starts website asking for donations to pay Drew Brees

When the all-too-common argument of athletes being overpaid arises, I tend to always side with the athlete. While $20 million a year seems like an astronomical amount of money to pay someone for playing a game, it is the basic concept of …

Terrell Owens surprised by release; legal team looking into it

Terrell Owens was surprised by his late-season release from the Allen Wranglers of the Indoor Football League, and his legal team is looking into it. The receiver’s rep issued the following statement in response to the release on Tuesday: It is …

Cam Newton says he was ‘very immature’ and a bad teammate last year

From our standpoint, Cam Newton had a phenomenal rookie season for the Panthers last year. Critics who said Newton would never be more than an above average NFL starter were silenced almost instantly, as he rewrote the rookie record books and became …

Terrell Owens released by Allen Wranglers, loses ownership stake

So much for the magical partnership between Terrell Owens and the Allen Wranglers. The Indoor Football League team released the receiver and pulled his ownership stake in the club because he violated his contract. Team owner Jon Frankel reportedly …

Warren Sapp disses Trent Dilfer in new book; Dilfer takes high road

Warren Sapp has never been shy about sharing his opinion, regardless of whose feelings he may be hurting. He has a new book called “Sapp Attack” coming out, and it seems like it won’t spare anyone. Excerts from the book were …

Eric Decker says it’s nice to get the focus back on football with Tim Tebow gone

With Tim Tebow comes a media circus. We have all learned that over the past couple of seasons. The only things that are guaranteed in life now that we have hit the 21st century are death, taxes, and Tebowmania. While he is considered to be a …

Patrick Willis backs Alex Smith in the wins-stats debate

Alex Smith started a mini-firestorm when he cited Cam Newton as an example of why passing yards don’t matter too much as a stat. Newton’s teammate Jon Beason, a linebacker with the Panthers, supported his quarterback by challenging …

Bill Polian believes the Colts could have gotten Kyle Orton with a later trade deadline last season

With the NFL having decided to move the trade deadline back two weeks to Week 8 next season, Colts fans are left wondering if that would have been a good thing or a bad thing for their team last season. When asked about the rule change recently, …

Nick Fairley arrested again, charged with DUI and eluding police

Nick Fairley is having an interesting offseason. And it’s not the good kind of interesting, either. Nearly two months after a separate run-in with the law in Alabama, Fairley found himself in hand cuffs again on Sunday. Shortly after 1 a.m. …

Matt Forte drags 100-pound sled to show knees are fine (Video)

Matt Forte responded to questions about the condition of his knees by sharing the above video on Twitter Saturday of him dragging what he says is a 100-pound sled uphill. His agent also issued the following statement: “Matt Forte is among the …

Tim Tebow stands up for student punished for Tebowing at high school graduation

Earlier this week we told you about Chuck Shriner, the 17-year-old high school senior who got in trouble for Tebowing at his graduation last week. The stunt drew laughs and cheers from the crowd but not from the uptight and oppressive administrators …

Middle school deciding whether to reinstate Mike Vanderjagt after he allegedly choked student for heckling him

Remember Mike Vanderjagt? Of course you do. Vanderjagt is the guy who served as an above-average placekicker for the Colts for eight seasons from 1998-2005. When at his best, Vanderjagt was one of the better kickers in the league. The problem was he …

Jim Brown reiterates that he is not impressed with Trent Richardson

From the moment the Browns traded up to select Trent Richardson with the third overall pick in the 2012 draft, Jim Brown has made it clear that he does not agree with the decision. Many view Richardson as an electric player who can become a …

Mark Sanchez’s agent Brian Murphy takes a shot at Tim Tebow

With organized team activities having begun this week across the NFL, the Tim Tebow watch is officially underway in New York. While it would take a training camp miracle for Tebow to earn the starting quarterback job over Mark Sanchez, he’s a …

Jon Beason puts Alex Smith in check for Cam Newton crack

Alex Smith bristled at a question about the 49ers’ poor passing yards stats last season, and responded to a reporter on Wednesday by saying passing yards are an overblown stat. His argument included a shot at Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, …

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