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Goodell Gets New Five-year NFL Deal

Goodell Gets New Five-year NFL Deal
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has been given a new five-year contract as the league heads into a key period of labor negotiations that could lead to a work stoppage in 2011. Goodell replaced Paul Tagliabue on Sept. 1, 2006, and his contract was due to expire this September. The NFL said Friday that owners voted to ... Full story

Jones Works Out for Bengals

Jones Works Out for Bengals
Former Tennessee Titans and Dallas Cowboys cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones worked out for the Cincinnati Bengals on Thursday. The workout is thought to be Jones' first with an NFL team since the Cowboys released him in February 2009. Bengals coach Marvin Lewis has been a champion in providing second chances to players. Jones has avoided trouble since ... Full story

Browns Release Stallworth

Browns Release Stallworth
Donte' Stallworth will get the chance to resurrect his NFL career, but it won't happen in Cleveland. The Browns released the troubled wide receiver on Monday, wasting little time after NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday that Stallworth would be reinstated following the Super Bowl. Stallworth was suspended for the 2009 season by Goodell after he pleaded ... Full story

NFL Lifts Suspension for Stallworth

NFL Lifts Suspension for Stallworth
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell says Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte' Stallworth will be reinstated from his suspension for killing a pedestrian while driving drunk. At his annual Super Bowl-week news conference Friday, Goodell said Stallworth's suspension will be lifted after the Super Bowl on Sunday. Goodell said he met with Stallworth about a month ago, and the ... Full story

Michael Vick Eagles Signing: Two Year Deal

Michael Vick Eagles Signing: Two Year Deal
Michael Vick has finalized a two-year contract with the Philadelphia Eagles.  This is a shocking move considering the fact that the Eagles were one of 26 teams claiming to have no interest in Vick. It appears that things change quickly when your backup QB becomes injured. Backup QB Kevin Kolb strained his knee ligament earlier ... Full story

Donte Stallworth to Meet with Roger Goodell

Donte Stallworth to Meet with Roger Goodell
Cleveland Browns WR Donte Stallworth, currently suspended by the National Football League, will meet on Wednesday afternoon with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in Manhattan. At this point, it's still unclear what the two will ... Full story

Michael Vick Reinstated by NFL

Michael Vick Reinstated by NFL
NEW YORK - Michael Vick was reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Monday and could play in regular-season games as early as October. Vick can immediately participate in preseason practices, workouts and meetings and can play in the final two preseason games — if he can find ... Full story

District Attorney Wants Plaxico Burress in Jail (VIDEO)

District Attorney Wants Plaxico Burress in Jail (VIDEO)
NEW YORK - Manhattan's district attorney says he wants former Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress to serve time in prison, the New York Post reported. Robert Morgenthau told the newspaper that Burress, who shot himself with an unlicensed gun in November, was willing to agree to spend a ... Full story

Roger Goodell May Suspend Michael Vick

Roger Goodell May Suspend Michael Vick
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell may be close to reaching a decision on Michael Vick, NFL sources said on Friday. League sources say that sometime next week Goodell is expected to announce a conditional reinstatement of Vick, which would allow Michael Vick to go to training camp if he signed ... Full story
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