[Translate] Bill Parcells and Sean PaytonThe New Orleans Saints soon-to-be-suspended Head Coach Sean Payton openly wants the legendary former head coach and NFL executive Bill Parcells to come out of retirement and coach the Saints while he’s gone. But there’s one problem: the NFL has said that, even in this case, The Rooney Rule still applies. The...
[Translate] Twitter reports that the last three minutes of Super Bowl XLVI set a new Twitter Tweets per Second record with 10,000. That beat Tim Tebow’s now-short-lived record of 9,420 tweets-per-second after the Broncos win against The Steelers in the AFC Wildcard Playoff Game. It tops Beyonce’s Baby Bump at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards which was 8,868. It’s over twice the 4,064 tweets-per-second for Super Bowl XLV in 2011. It’s almost double the tweets per second during the Japan Earthquake of...
[Translate] By Anthony Carillo http://twitter.com/#!/CarilloCannon7 If you were to ask Mean Joe Green, Mel Blount, Jack Tatum, Ronnie Lott or any of the most intimidating defensive players in the 70s, 80s and 90s, they would most likely tell you one thing; the league is handcuffing defensive players. Back in their respective decades Green, Blount, Tatum, and Lott, would physically dominate their opponent. Now, if they played in today’s NFL, they would set the record for suspensions, fines, and personal foul penalties. The...
[Translate] Brandon Meriweather has been cut loose by the New England Patriots as reported by The Boston Globe. The decision was made by coach Bill Belichick since the NFL has a mandated 53 player roster. There is no doubt that Meriweather has been a hard worker and a great player, so it is a bit unclear as to why he was cut loose: “His tenure with the team got off to a rocky start thanks to a couple of incidents during Meriweather’s time at the University of Miami: during a brawl with Florida International, he stomped...
[Translate] COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL AT SPRING MEETINGAtlanta, GA – May 20, 2008 News / Release – Source: NFLMedia.com NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Q & A At NFL Spring Meeting ROGER GOODELL: We had a four-hour meeting this morning and covered a lot of subjects, including labor. We talked a lot about other related issues with respect to our stadiums, what we’re doing to improve the experience for our fans in the stadium. We spent a great deal of time on financial matters and the labor matter. I know you want...
[Translate] In my opinion, this is the most exciting compeitition for the Super Bowl I’ve ever seen. I can’t say I have a favorite in this race. However, I must admit from a technical standpoint that the D-FW Metroplex has more top quality hotels than in Indianapolis, but these competitions always come down to the most popular owner. May 17, 2007 MEDIA ADVISORY: AGENDA FOR NFL SPRING MEETING The annual NFL Spring Meeting will be held at the Loews Vanderbilt Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee on Tuesday, May 22. The...
