Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Stock Up on Discount NFL Jerseys Before Next Season


NFL team merchandise is being worn by fans of teams who are making their march through the postseason as we speak. However, as of now the NFL year is over for most teams and for most fans. However, that doesn't mean it's time to stop caring about your team. That means it's the perfect time to load up on discount NFL jerseys and cheap NFL apparel!

For one thing, because the season is for the most part over, you are going to start seeing some fantastic deals on discount NFL jerseys. Prices are going to drop because stores and websites are going to have left over NFL team merchandise they need to unload before the start of next season.

That means the time is now to act and pick up cheap NFL apparel for yourself and your family. The best deals of the year are right after the season ends, and before the draft starts to heat things up now. After the draft cools off you'll also find sales on discount NFL jerseys before training camp starts. That means you have a couple of months to shop around and find the perfect NFL team merchandise.

It can be hard to keep on rooting about your team when the season ends. That's particularly true when you're coming off of a really tough season, like the St. Louis Rams, Kansas City Chiefs or Seattle Seahawks this year, to name a few.

However, that's the great thing about the NFL. Hope springs eternal for fans every postseason, and your cheap NFL apparel is what will get you through those long months when you have no football to watch. In the National Football League, teams burst through from last playoff to playoff berth in one season all of the time.

So you never know what may be in store for you next year. The bottom line is you can't be a good weather fan, you have to stick with them for good and bad. And you have to be ready for the next season to start. You don't want to be the fan that gave up or forgot about his team, then get ridiculed for it next year when they are good once again.

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The Ten Most Important Figures in NFL History


My Own List - Therefore official

10) GEORGE PLIMPTON

Got you from the start! The sophisticated New York author spent a training camp with the Detroit Lions in the 60's, played QB for one series in an exhibition game, and wrote one of the greatest sports books of all time, PAPER LION. He helped humanize the game for millions.

9) THE GUY WHO INVENTED INSTANT REPLAY

Probably many guys. Instant replay was actually first used on an Army-Navy telecast in 1963, (Roger Staubach QB for Navy) and it changed viewing TV forever. And when they began to slow replays down, it changed even more. The subtleties of the game could now be made apparent to the casual viewer. We all got smarter. Pretty soon, we all knew as much as Vince Lombardi.

What replay has screwed up is officiating. Replay review during games not only slows things down, it takes away from the legitimacy of the NFL game officials, who I think are the best in any sport. At the very least, take away the little red flags the coaches throw when they want to challenge a play. And if a challenge fails, a team should lose more than just a time out the rules currently penalize them. Like, maybe the coach's office desk??

8) ED SABOL (And, by extension, John Facenda)

In 1960, Ed Sabol bid for the rights to film the NFL championship game - for three grand. From this start, an empire was born, called NFL Films - the greatest propaganda use of film since Leni Reifenstahl. At some point in your life, whether you know it or not, you've watched something from NFL Films. They have slowed the game down to give it a ballet like grace, and made the violence almost poetic. Their music, their words, everything they do is brilliant. And, speaking of words, you have to note the late, great John Facenda, the quintessential NFL Films voice. Even though it's doubtful he ever talked about "frozen tundra" just hearing his voice means football for millions.

7) JOE NAMATH

He guaranteed a SB III New York Jets win over the Baltimore Colts, then made it come true. He gave the AFL legitimacy, star power, and excitement. He was the 60's as far as pro football went. Without his SB win, the merger of the NFL and AFL might have taken much longer to achieve parity, at least in the minds of the fans. He made the two leagues equal in 60 minutes.

6) RED GRANGE

When the "Galloping Ghost" came out of the University of Illinois in 1924, college football was everything. Pro football was for illiterate mill workers to bash each other to bits for two bucks a game. Then Grange signed with George Halas for the Chicago Bears, and all of a sudden, pro football games were played in huge stadia rather than sand lots. The $70,000 he earned in 1924 equals well over a million in today's dough. Along with baseball's Babe Ruth and golfer Bobby Jones, he was at the pinnacle of the golden sports era of the 1920's.

I met Grange at Super Bowl XII, when he was the honorary tosser of the coin. He was old, but still upright, fit, and full of fascinating stories.

5) BYRON DONZIS

Got you again, didn't I?

Going into a game against the New Orleans Saints in 1978, Houston Oiler quarterback Dan Pastorini's ribs were so cracked and broken that he had to have Novocain injections in between each of his ribs on each side of his chest, before the game and again at the half. On returning to Houston, he checked into a hospital for treatment before the next week's first round playoff game.

As he lay in his bed in a painkiller-induced stupor, he looked up to see a grizzly man at his bedside, wearing a trench coat and holding a baseball bat.

"Oh, god," Pastorini thought, "Somebody lost money on the game and they're gonna kill me."

Instead, the man handed the baseball bat to his assistant and said, "watch."

The assistant swung as hard as he could, hitting the man squarely in the chest. The man didn't even flinch. He opened his trench coat and showed Pastorini what was the prototype for the quarterback "flak jacket," now standard football issue.

"I want one of those!" Pastorini said.

He wore it the next week, and Byron Donzis, the man in the trenchcoat, went on to become one of the most important inventors in NFL history, designing dozens of pieces of equipment that have reduced, or prevented, countless injuries.

4) ROONE ARLEDGE

The visionary head of ABC Sports who came up with the idea of putting an NFL game on ABC at a time when the network was dying. It was Monday night, 9pm eastern. The country changed. Everybody watched. Everybody quoted Howard Cosell the next day. Sport grew up and prime time became play time. You could easily argue that Roone should be #1. You could also make your own list.

3) TEX SCHRAMM & LAMAR HUNT

Tex Schramm, the Cowboys first president & GM, and Lamar Hunt, the original owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, were the architects of the 1970 NFL-AFL merger. The two leagues were spending each other out of existence and the war of attrition looked to be endless. Schramm and Hunt held a series of secret meetings and smoothed things out so that the two leagues could become one. Many testy items had to be ironed out, including the moving of three teams, the Colts, Browns and Steelers, from the NFL to the AFL, so that each league would have the same number of franchises.

These two men were influential far beyond the merger. It was Hunt who came up with the name "Super Bowl" among many other innovations. And he was one of the nicest, most genuine people you could ever hope to meet.

Tex was a large, lively, blustery man who loved nothing more than a good argument.

My first road trip with the Cowboys, as a 25-year old sportscaster, was in 1977, to Minnesota and the old Bloomington stadium, the Met.

The Cowboys had the Vikings on their own one-yard line. Viking QB Fran Tarkenton dropped back into his own end zone and, finding no receivers, threw the ball into the ground. The Ref threw a flag for intentional grounding.

I was seated next to Tex in the press box as the Ref marked off half the distance to the goal line, the correct penalty at the time. Tex slammed his fist on the counter and said, "*#%$, next year, that's gonna be a safety!"

Tex was the head of the NFL Competition Committee, the group that sets the rules.

Next year... that was a safety! And it still is today.

2) GEORGE HALAS

One of the NFL's founders, owner of the franchise originally known as the Decatur Staleys, but eventually the Chicago Bears. Halas was an NFL owner/coach/legend for over 60 years. "Papa Bear" took the league from it's literal beginnings as a group of rag tag men playing in rock-strewn fields adjacent to coal mines, to the heights of Monday Night Football and Super Bowls.

When he offered what his all-pro tight end Mike Ditka thought was a too small contract, Ditka said "Halas tosses nickels around like they were manhole covers."

1) PETE ROZELLE

Commissioner from 1960 to 1990. It was Rozelle, a former PR guy for the L.A. Rams, who not only oversaw the many egos of the owners through the merger, but got them to see that Roone Arledge had a good idea, etc. His key contribution came when Rozelle convinced the owners that the only way the NFL would survive in every size market was to take all that lovely TV money and share it equally. Revenue Sharing, along with the player draft and much more, is what keeps the NFL on a competitive footing, from New York to Green Bay. Everbody who wants to study sport and how it works, has to study Rozelle.

Not to mention that he was his own league's best PR man. He knew the name of every beat reporter and sportscaster around the league, and was always willing to sit for interviews and spread some inside info.

Absent Pete Rozelle, the NFL remains a nice little sports group for the few, not the amazing monolith it is today.








MARK ORISTANO is a 35-year veteran sportscaster who worked for the Dallas Cowboys, Houston Oilers, NFL Films and more. He is the author of A SPORTSCASTER'S GUIDE TO WATCHING FOOTBALL: Decoding America's Favorite Game. For more information visit his website, http://www.guidetowatchingfootball.com, or "Friend" Mark Oristano on Facebook and log on during Cowboy games and the NFL playoffs for real-time commentary. Signed copies of his book can be purchased for $12.50 by calling Mark at 214-546-3794.


NFL New Orleans Saints: Road to Super Bowl XLIV (Post-Season Collector's Edition)

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Jets' Edwards keeps vow, paying tuition for Cleveland students

NEW YORK -- Braylon Edwards has made good on a promise he made a few years ago by sending 100 Cleveland-area students to college.

The New York Jets wide receiver tweeted Thursday that "as the 2nd most hated man in Clev & a man of my word," he was honoring his commitment to pay for the students' college tuitions if they reached certain academic goals.

Edwards is giving about $1 million to the students from the ADVANCE 100 program, established by the receiver's foundation while he was playing in Cleveland.

"Guys, enjoy and embrace your new beginnings," Edwards tweeted, "and remember your promise to me, to reach back & help someone else along the way."

Edwards is scheduled to be a free agent, but says he wants to stay with the Jets.


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A List of the Highest Paid Football Players in the NFL


In researching information for this article, the latest data for the presentation of the highest salaries in the NFL is for the 2008 season. It should be noted that this list changes from year to year. Also, the salary cap imposed by the NFL commission increases from year to year. The salary cap is the amount of money an NFL team can spend on salaries for their players per year. The salary cap has progressively increased year by year since its inception back in 1994.

The NFL salary cap, as negotiated by the players Union in the current collective bargaining agreement, is 62.24% of all football related revenue divided by 32 teams. For the 2009 season that figure is 128 million dollars.

The following shows the steady increase in salary cap since 1999:

Salary Cap Per Team for NFL Player Salaries by Year:

2008 $116 million

2007 $109 million

2006 $102 million

2005 $85.5 million

2004 $80.5 million

2003 $75 million

2002 $71 million

2001 $67.5 million

2000 $62.2 million

1999 $58.4 million

As the salary cap increases, so does the salary of players. The real question is how is the money distributed to players. There is a type of salary distribution model that teams use which is not known to the general public. What is known is that the top 20 salaries for 2008 only had a couple of quarterbacks. Yet the highest paid player for 2008 was quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. So who were the highest paid NFL players for 2008. The following table tells it all:

TOP 20 HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS IN 2008

1. QB Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh $ 27,701,920

2. DE Jared Allen, Minnesota $ 21,119,256

3. WR Larry Fitzgerald, Arizona $ 17,103,480

4. QB JaMarcus Russell, Oakland $ 16,872,400

5. RB Michael Turner, Atlanta $ 16,003,840

6. G Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants $ 14,890,000

7. CB Asante Samuel, Philadelphia $ 14,145,000

8. WR Randy Moss, New England $ 14,006,720

9. T Flozell Adams, Dallas $ 14,005,760

10.DT Tommy Kelly, Oakland $ 13,978,480

11. WR Terrell Owens, Dallas $ 13,731,560

12. WR Bernard Berrian, Minnesota $ 13,705,000

13. T Michael Roos, Tennessee $ 13,505,520

14. C Jeff Faine, Tampa Bay $ 13,105,760

15. DE Will Smith, New Orleans $ 12,950,000

16. QB Tony Romo, Dallas $ 12,886,600

17. G Travelle Wharton, Carolina $ 12,850,000

18. DE Antwan Odom, Cincinnati $ 12,800,000

19. CB Terence Newman, Dallas $ 12,611,240

20. RB Marion Barber, Dallas $ 12,522,400

Lets examine the concept of salary in the NFL a little more closely. As previously stated, how teams pay their players and the value they place on them is known by only a few, including the player agent. It is interesting to note that having high salary players does not necessarily mean success to the team.

A case in point. One of the most successful NFL teams over the past ten years has been the New England Patriots. Yet only one player from the Patriots is in the top 20 for 2008. That is wide receiver Randy Moss. Yet Oakland, over the past ten years, which has two players in the top 20, has not seen the success that the Patriots have had. As a matter of fact, they have not even come close.

Also, you can see five players from the Dallas Cowboys in the top 20 list for 2008, yet they have not been in the Super Bowl since 1995 (Super Bowl XXX). It appears that the New England Patriots like to spread their money around to their players, so that one or a few players do not get an enormous salary while the rest of the players make a fraction of that amount. Randy Moss may be an exception to this rule.

This team concept of salary distribution that the Patriots employ falls in line with the team concept they have set for their players when it comes to playing football. The Patriot's organization believe that it requires a team effort to win football games, and not the superior effort of only a few players. Maybe that is one of the reasons the Patriots have been so successful over the past ten years. And lets not forget that the Patriots is one of the best managed teams in the NFL. Part of that management is proper salary distribution. Team owner Robert Kraft and head coach Bill Belichick seem to know what they are doing.

In any case, NFL player salaries continue to increase year by year. Today the lowest rookie makes a bare minimum of $285,000.00 (at least for 2007). In terms of all professional sports, the NFL players are the highest paid. This is why so many college players seek to get into the NFL. But it should also be remembered that the average length of a career for a player in the NFL is only 4 years. So obviously a player needs to make all he can during that short career. The question is are the players worth these very high salaries.

A persons salary is dependent on one major factor. That is how many other people can do the job they are doing? The fewer the number of people that can perform a particular job, the higher the salary. Not to many people can play in the NFL. Also, the players do deserve most of the revenue that is produced simply because, without the players, you would not have any business entity. And since fans are willing to pay the high ticket prices, then I would have to answer the question that yes, the players do deserve the salaries they receive.

Football is a form of entertainment, but it is a form of entertainment Americans can not do without. Even in the Roman period, people had a need to see the gladiators fight in the Colosseums. The Romans had to pay to see their gladiators fight to the death. Sometimes all the seats were free, if a rich person had given money to pay for the show. Other times, you had to pay, and it cost more money for the good seats than for the bad seats, so the poor people had to sit way up top in the Colosseum where it was hard to see. Even the Colosseums had their nosebleed seats. The point is, Romans were willing to pay to see the gladiator form of competition. This willingness to pay to see competition has existed throughout the history of mankind.

Every year, fans watch their teams with the hope that their team will reach the Super Bowl, or in some cases, simply end up with a winning season. And in the end, we really do not care to much about a players salary. As long as we enjoy watching our team play, we will continue to pay high ticket prices.

So to conclude, there are really two basic reasons why NFL players can make millions of dollars per year. First and foremost, fans are willing to pay high ticket prices to see their team play. Secondly, not to many people can play in the NFL. This results in a high demand for their skill. Lets face it, not to many people have the skill of a Tom Brady or a Ben Roethlisberger. So as long as the demand for tickets remains high, players will continue to enjoy a high income.

Information sources for this article:

Sources: payscale.com, usatoday.com, historyforkids.org








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Rams' Bradford organizes rookie symposium -- on practice field

ST. LOUIS -- The closest thing the St. Louis Rams had to a coach stood in the middle of the huddle, holding the closest thing the St. Louis Rams had to a playbook.

A white sheet of paper, held by second-year quarterback Sam Bradford, detailed the formations, assignments and terminology of the play in question. Bradford in turn relayed those details to the receivers and linemen who attended this week's players-only practices at Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Mo.

Bradford's training as a coach is limited. He also happens to be a novice in the offense he's attempting to teach, a scheme brought to the Gateway City by new offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels.

Sam Bradford is trying to help rookies adjust while learning Josh McDaniels' new offense. (Getty Images) Sam Bradford is trying to help rookies adjust while learning Josh McDaniels' new offense. (Getty Images) Presumably, once McDaniels is allowed to have contact with the personnel he'll be tutoring, he'll bring some official playbooks for the rookies. For now, Bradford's hand-written guidelines will have to do.

"Sam's a good teacher and whatever he knows, we know and we know that it's accurate and good information," said Lance Kendricks, the rookie tight end from Wisconsin drafted in the second round of April's draft. "We can just take that in and use that as a starting point."

NFL players would normally be involved in organized team activities and minicamps this time of year, but the ongoing lockout has put those plans on hold. Veteran players around the league have been organizing informal team practices, the kind that Bradford's Rams scheduled this week at Lindenwood.

With about 30 players in attendance, the Rams held practices on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. A scheduled session for Thursday was canceled because of inclement weather.

For his fellow holdovers on offense, Bradford helped the unit adjust from the "old numbering system to the new numbering system" of play calls. For Kendricks and rookie receivers Austin Pettis and Greg Salas, the time with Bradford has been as much about schematic preparation as it's been a chemistry-building exercise.

Pettis, the team's third-round pick from Boise State, said getting a dose of the offense now means "everything won't be new to us" when the lockout is eventually lifted. "I'm able to learn a lot of stuff out here and just get as much knowledge as I can from Sam," said Pettis, a 6-foot-3 red-zone threat who caught 39 touchdown passes as a collegian.

Bradford told reporters on Monday that the rookie pass-catchers "hopped right in" without hesitation and looked good.

"We've gone over some things," the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner said. "I've tried to explain to them in as much detail as possible the formations, routes, alignments, things like that."

Meanwhile, Pettis, Kendricks and Salas have had plenty of time to pick Bradford's brain -- they've been staying at his house.

In addition to some private playbook study, Salas said Bradford has shown his house guests around St. Louis and treated them to dinner.

"It's been great," said Salas, the all-time University of Hawaii receiving leader. "He's a super-nice guy and has made it a lot easier coming in as a rookie. It's been a lot of learning, a lot of information to take in. We've got a lot to look forward to and a lot of things to study."

On the field at Lindenwood's Hunter Stadium, Salas said "it's all work" and the rookies have been absorbing a lot of the offense. Though the practices are undoubtedly different without coaches present, the youngsters have been seen asking plenty of questions of Bradford and all of the veterans present, including linebacker James Laurinaitis.

"It's important because rookies in this situation are the ones who are going to suffer," said Laurinaitis, who helped organize the practices along with Bradford and cornerback Ron Bartell. "They don't have the time to make those mistakes during OTAs and minicamps that I remember making. It's important for them, not to only get around everybody and introduced and learn the faces of your teammates, but also to get some more experience with everything. So it's good to get them here to learn and get their timing down with Sam."

The work Bradford and Laurinaitis do in mentoring their young teammates could go a long way toward determining the Rams' fate in 2011. The team jumped from one win to seven last season, nearly won the NFC West, and figure to be a trendy playoff pick this season. That said, a more difficult schedule that includes both Super Bowl XLV participants means it's no guarantee the win total will again increase.

"Last year was a good stepping stone, but you're not going to get more wins exponentially," Laurinaitis said. "It's year-by-year and what we did last year doesn't mean anything. I don't think there's any clear leader in the NFC West -- it's wide open. We've just got to make ourselves better and be prepared to go full-speed when (the lockout) is over."

Laurinaitis believes general manager Billy Devaney and head coach Steve Spagnuolo have already made the team better through the draft. Rookie cornerback Mikail Baker of Baylor and Oklahoma safety Jonathan Nelson also attended the Lindenwood workouts.

"Billy and Spags want to pick guys who love to play football," Laurinaitis said. "It's the sense I get from these guys out here. These guys love to play football and that creates competition and makes everybody on the team better."

While Devaney and Spagnuolo await a time when they're allowed to do some more tinkering with the team, the Rams have another session of informal workouts scheduled to begin June 8 in Phoenix. Depending on the ruling by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis on June 3, Laurinaitis said the players would love to cancel the Phoenix practices.

"We have a plan just in case," Laurinaitis said. "We don't know how long they'll take to rule on this thing, but we have to plan accordingly."


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Thursday, May 26, 2011

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Do High Quality Cheap NFL Jerseys Exist?


Finding cheap NFL jerseys to buy is one of the chief concerns for anybody looking to get their hands on some merchandise from their favorite team. But are there cheap NFL jerseys that are of a high enough quality to last for a long period of time? Are cheap NFL jerseys authentic? And where can you find the best selection of cheap NFL jerseys?

The good news for those that are looking for a bargain - and aren't we all - is that cheap NFL jerseys can definitely be high quality. They will be sturdy and they won't destruct easy. They will have all of the identifiable features of more expensive jerseys. The differences between a cheap NFL jersey and an expensive one lie in the details and all of the associated bells and whistles.

The more expensive NFL jerseys are going to have extra features such as sewn on numbers with heavy, multicolored cloth layers. They are going to be designed in sizes that mimic the sizes and styles worn on the field and they are going to have all of the little markings that will make it stand out.

All of these factors are great, but they are also basically unnecessary. If you want to represent your favorite team or player with a cheap NFL jersey, you can do so without all of those design elements. You are just as much of a fan as the guy with the pricier jersey, and your wallet will be a bit thicker as well.

One thing you have to ensure however when looking for cheap NFL jerseys to buy is that you still want to get something authentic. Authentic NFL jerseys have to be produced by Reebok, that's the easiest way to ensure that what you're getting is the real, licensed product. Reebok makes their jerseys in three tiers of quality: Authentic, Premier Replica and Replica. Reebok Replica NFL jerseys are the cheapest of the bunch.

Now that you know that there are cheap NFL jerseys out there for you to purchase and they are high quality and authentic, where can you find them? One of the best places for that is through large online auctions and other internet sites. Selling products over the internet lowers the overhead associated with the selling process.

Additionally, when a company has too much inventory they have to unload of it quickly, and they do so in bunches through online sites. This makes the end result cheaper, which means you can find the same authentic NFL jersey in an online auction for half the price of a retail location.

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Players, draftees attend Redskins' lockout workout

Instead of coach Mike Shanahan, the authority figure at the center of the post-practice huddle was the head of group formerly known as the players' union.

Instead of burgundy and gold uniforms with numbers, the 41 players on the field wore basic T-shirts and shorts. Several rookies -- 10 of the 12 draft picks showed up -- simply wore something with the name of their college on it.

Instead of Redskins Park, the venue was a Virginia high school field whose location had to be kept secret so that fans wouldn't try to crash the practice and disrupt the school day.

Yet some things were the same when the Washington Redskins gathered Tuesday morning for the opening of a three-day player-run minicamp. For one thing, the rookies were a bit nervous -- and a bit overwhelmed.

"Last night I couldn't sleep, I was so ready to come out here," said fifth-round pick Niles Paul, a receiver from Nebraska. "As soon as I started to feel more comfortable, (quarterback John) Beck would draw up some more plays and put me back in an uncomfortable zone. It was definitely a learning experience."

The minicamp already has more flow and organization than the two-day camp the players put together last month in their effort to stay sharp and maintain camaraderie during the NFL lockout. Tuesday morning's session went for 90 minutes and combined a number of individual and team drills, with linebacker London Fletcher leading the defense, center Casey Rabach shepherding around the offensive linemen and fullback Mike Sellers handling the running backs.

"The last time we got together it was `OK, how do we run this?"' Beck said. "Now we know. Now we know the structure that we want to have, so now we can go off that structure and increase tempo, increase plays, and get more out of it."

But it's still not the same. Afterward, Beck pointed out that Redskins practices are filmed in great detail. He wished he could have the chance to go back and review the workout to see whether his footwork was correct, or whether he misread the coverage on a particular pass route.

"We've already missed so many regular practices," Beck said. "In an ideal offseason, we would only have 2 1/2, three weeks left. We've already botched the first four weeks."

About 25-30 players attended last month's lockout workouts, but three significant developments have taken place since then:

• The NFL held its draft, giving the veterans a dozen fresh faces to contact. All the draftees were present except second-round pick Jarvis Jenkins and sixth-rounder Aldrick Robinson.

• When the lockout was briefly lifted, before being reinstated, players managed to have a few hours with the coaching staff to get new playbooks. The veterans have since been sharing the playbooks with teammates and the draft picks.

• The court fights have dragged on, making the end of the lockout appear nowhere in sight. It was more imperative than ever to get together and do something constructive.

"You can look at a piece of paper and the Xs and Os all you want," said defensive back DeJon Gomes, a fifth-round pick from Nebraska. "But with the live experience, you're going to be able to pick it up that much more."

Once again, the players had to supply their own equipment. Linebacker Lorenzo Alexander handled much of the logistics, making sure everyone had a hotel room and a rental car. There was even a sponsor -- the real estate company run by defensive lineman Kedric Golston. One thing they still don't have is insurance in case of injury.

"Thought about it, tried, but any time you mention professional athletes it gets really pricey," Alexander said, "and it's not like I'm going to get reimbursed for it. We want to be competitive, but don't be stupid. Laying off balls, don't pull on jerseys, protect each other, and I think we're doing a good job of that."

The surprise guest was NFL Players Associated executive director DeMaurice Smith, who answered players' questions for about 15 minutes after practice. Players said Smith didn't say much that was new, but mostly gave a timeline of upcoming important dates as the lockout makes its way through the courts.

Smith also urged the players to stick together through the uncertain times. He did not speak to reporters.

"I think it's very important for the players to hear from the De Smith," tight end Chris Cooley said, "and to hear what we have going on."

The Redskins' two biggest newsmakers from last season -- Donovan McNabb and Albert Haynesworth -- again stayed away. Neither is expected to remain with the team for very long once the lockout ends.

And, of course, it wouldn't be a Redskins practice without some sort of quarterback drama. Beck and Rex Grossman, the two quarterbacks who were present, both say they are preparing to be the starter next season, even though Beck hasn't played in a regular season game in four years and Grossman is a free agent.

"I feel like I played well at the end of the year and would like to continue that," Grossman said. "Everybody should want to start. You get to this level, you think of yourself as a starter, and he's doing the same thing."


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Bills suspend payments to employees' pension plans

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Buffalo Bills have suspended pension plan payments to all employees -- including coaches -- during the NFL lockout and potentially the rest of the year, in addition to across-the-board paycuts that had been previously announced.

Chief executive officer Russ Brandon confirmed in an e-mail to the Associated Press on Tuesday that the Bills had stopped paying into the 401K plan for the duration of the lockout and "will decide at a later date whether to reinstate them for 2011 based on our financial performance." Brandon said all employees had been notified early on that the plan was being amended so that all team contributions would be discretionary for this year.

USA Today first reported Tuesday that payments have been stopped for the Bills coaching staff.

Brandon, however, said the payments had been suspended for all employees. The Bills had already announced in March that while no layoffs were planned, all employees would take a paycut during a work stoppage as part of a series of cuts that focused on what the team called "shared sacrifice."

The news is the latest development in a series of cutbacks being made across the NFL during a two-month-old lockout that has already wiped out a series of voluntary minicamps and has the potential of disrupting the start of the regular season.

Larry Kennan, executive director of the NFL Coaches Association, said that to his knowledge, the Bills are the first NFL franchise to suspend pension payments for its coaches. In 2009, Buffalo was one of a handful of NFL teams to opt out of the league's pension plan to create its own after owners voted to make the existing supplemental retirement plan non-mandatory for the clubs.

After previously praising the Bills for establishing the best pension of any of the teams that had opted out of the NFL plan, Kennan criticized the Bills for suspending payments.

"It isn't right. It isn't fun. It's not that good of a deal to have to go through," Kennan told the AP in a phone interview. "Anybody's who's taken a 25-percent paycut, and management just told them they're not paying any of your benefits until we see how we're doing financially, that's a shock."

Of his association's members, Kennan said assistant coaches will be the most affected by the team's decision.

"The head coaches and coordinators probably have a little wiggle room with their money, but maybe not because some of those coordinators have two or three houses they're paying mortgages on," said Kennan, a former assistant coach.

"They tell coaches, `We're really important,' and `We're management.' They talk about `We' a lot," Kennan said. "And then the minute there's a little money crunch, they cut salaries."


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How to Watch NFL Football Games If You Don't Live in the United States


Not every country's television networks give a lot of time to American football. So if you are an NFL football fan who doesn't live in the US, it might be hard to watch your favorite teams. Fortunately, if you have a good internet connection, there is a solution. It's called NFL Game Pass.

NFL Game Pass is a joint venture between the National Football League and Yahoo Sports. Up until the regular season starts, you can sign up for an off-season game pass for under $40 and watch all of last season's games, including the Super Bowl. Once the regular 2009 season starts, you can buy a season pass for all NFL games. This doesn't include the post season. For the 2008 seasons, this pass cost $209.95 in US dollars.

If you only follow one team, there is also a Follow Your Team pass which is about $50 cheaper. Or, if you only want to see a few specific games, there are weekly passes. Last year, these cost $19.95. I would expect pricing will be pretty close to the same this year.

Now for the bad news. Well, it will be bad news for some people. The NFL Game Pass is meant just for viewers outside North America. So if you don't live in the US, but live in another country in what NFL defines as the North American region, you won't be able to get the NFL Game Pass and you likely can't get the US alternative, NFL Supercast, that's available through DirecTV. These countries include Canada, Mexico, Bermuda and the Bahamas.

For the most part though, the Game Pass is a great option for international NFL fans. The streaming is very good quality and you can either watch the games live or you can watch them On Demand the day after a game airs. This is really convenient if you live in a time zone that would make watching NFL games live difficult.








If you want to watch the NFL live online, you can find out more about NFL Game Pass. Or if you live in the US and want to watch all of the NFL games online, you will want to get the NFL Sunday Ticket and the NFL Supercast player which can stream games to your computer.

Eddie Martin is a New England Patriots fan and lives 20 minutes from the Foxboro stadium.


Wednesday, May 25, 2011

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Buying NFL Gifts Online


As everyone knows the sport of American football, and the NFL are enormous, and loved throughout the world, therefore if you are not a lover of the game yourself you undoubtedly know somebody who is, whether it be a friend, or family member treating them to an NFL gift will make their day - knowing how to go about buying the right selection is the key as there are an enormous number of NFL gifts, and NFL gift stores online and offline, allow me to give you some advice that will point you in the right direction.

The first thing to look at is the selection you are getting from the particular site you use - be sure that you can access all teams through the NFL and the gifts they have to offer. If you are buying NFL gifts for a loved one then you will have an idea what you wish to get, be sure that you can get it by giving yourself a good start. The next consideration, and just as important, is being sure that the NFL gifts are official apparel of the NFL - this can be done with the simplest of research once on the site. Ask yourself where does the stock come from, and how can I be sure it is official. The answers to both of these are easily achieved and are a must before buying any NFL gifts online.

Once both of these criteria have been met it is time to get down to the more enjoyable part of choosing your NFL gifts - you probably have an idea of what you are looking for but now you have the option of looking through the wider selection you have given yourself to see what other official NFL gifts are within your budget. Knowing what NFL team the receiver of the gift follows will enable you to personalize the gift a little more. With many fans dedication and love for the sport finding this information shouldn´t be too much of a task, asking friends will normally bring the answers to this to ensure your NFL gifts are the perfect match for them.

Knowing the gift to buy if one thing, but making the right choice of site is another as we discussed in the beginning of this advice. My recommendation for this is to visit a site such as QuarterbackFan.com - from there you will be able to gauge what an NFL gift store should be adhering to so that you, as a customer can benefit and enjoy your online shopping experience. The site I mention has an enormous database of official NFL goods at their disposal from all teams across the NFL league meaning you get to select the ideal gift, and the beneficiary of that gift gets to enjoy their love of the NFL that little bit more.








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Surveyed coaches, players say Lewis comments are far-fetched

PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. -- Call your home security company. There might not be an NFL season.

Lock up the kids.

There might not be an NFL season.

Ravens LB Ray Lewis posits that one of the consequences of a lost NFL season will be an increase in crime. (Getty Images) Ravens LB Ray Lewis posits that one of the consequences of a lost NFL season will be an increase in crime. (Getty Images) Hide the money. Put the jewels in the safe-deposit box. Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis thinks lawlessness is on the way. Get your six-shooter cleaned. The Wild, Wild West is coming.

I've heard some dumb comments by NFL players in the past, but when Lewis told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio that crime would go up if the NFL doesn't play this season, it had to rank up there with some of the worst.

If Lewis had said there might be more arrests of players without football, we'd believe him.

But more fan arrests? More crime?

Where can I get an assault rifle to make sure I am safe?

I took what Lewis said to some players and coaches here Monday for the Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Celebrity Golf Tournament. On the pristine grounds of TPC Sawgrass, where I witnessed many a ball being hit into the water on the famed No. 17 hole, I wanted to know if NFL people thought Lewis was as off-base as I did.

Most did, but some weren't so sure.

"It's a little exaggerated," Giants defensive end Mathias Kiwanuka said. "It's not too far-fetched to think not having an institution like the NFL to take up time during the day could do something. There is going to be some negative consequences from a social aspect."

"I don't know if he was as serious as the media made it out to be," Tampa Bay offensive tackle Jeremy Trueblood said. "But I guess it's a possibility. What else are people going to do on Sunday?"

Go to the beach? Watch a movie? Yard work? Cut their toenails?

Last time I checked those are all better options than, say, robbing a bank or stealing your neighbor's stereo.

Look, we love the NFL. It is a way of life for a lot of us. But to think without it we'd become a society of criminals is absurd.

"I wouldn't go that strong to say that crime is going to increase," Bucs receiver Michael Clayton said. "That's a little too much."

Some players simply laughed at the notion that crime rates would go up.

"The crime rate will go up if there is no football?" asked Jacksonville Jaguars special-teams ace Montell Owens. "He said that? I didn't hear that. I haven't really given that much thought. I'm sure they'll [the fans] find something else to do."

If Lewis truly believes that, shouldn't he have facts showing that crime numbers increase when there are no NFL games from February to July? Is there data to back that up?

"I don't know how he [Lewis] can make that kind of determination without having a lot more facts," Kiwanuka said.

I don't either. But just in case, I'm going to take Owens up on his offer.

"You live in Jacksonville, right?" he said. "I'll protect you."

Whew! Now I don't have to get the brass knuckles and take martial arts classes.

But you better do something to be ready for the lawlessness.

Ray Lewis said it's coming. And isn't he a top sociologist and not just the best middle linebacker ever?


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Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Now up on players, NFL urges negotiation out of courts

INDIANAPOLIS -- The NFL is expected to address rules changes at Tuesday's league meetings, but it's not the launching of aggressive tacklers that's at issue; it's the launching of another season.

People want to know if and when we'll have pro football in 2011 and, if so, what it will like.

My guess is the owners want to know too, though they seem optimistic -- maybe even confident -- that something will happen.

"We'll get a season, come on," New York Giants president and co-owner John Mara assured reporters Monday.

Mara is a member of the league's executive committee, which was briefed by its lawyers on the current lockout and on a motion for appeal that will be heard on June 3 by the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals -- the same court that last week delivered the NFL a significant victory by ordering a permanent stay of an earlier injunction.

In that decision, the court's language seemed to signal to players that they have little chance to score a favorable decision next month -- with the three-judge panel all but telling them to seek a solution outside the court.

No doubt emboldened, NFL lawyers didn't waste an opportunity to reiterate that message Monday. They also understand they just gained a substantial advantage -- and now they're determined to use it. So they again called on players to return to meaningful negotiations, exerting the leverage that -- until last week -- they lacked.

"This is the time," said Jeff Pash, the NFL's general counsel. "It doesn't do us any good not to play. It doesn't do the players any good not to play."

Nobody contests that. But it's how the NFL gets back on the field that's the problem, and Pash and league attorneys make a persuasive argument that it's not through court decisions.

Once upon a time, it was easy to understand their position -- they almost never won in court. But now they have. In fact, now they scored a TKO. Yet the two sides are no closer to a resolution than they were on March 11, when federal mediation talks broke off, the NFL Players Association decertified and owners imposed a lockout.

In the meantime, each scored courtroom decisions -- but the NFL's victory last week was the most meaningful, with the federal appeals court not only keeping the lockout in place but tipping its hand where it goes next ... and it's not toward the players. That has some wondering where players will go next, and the NFL would like to offer a familiar solution.

"The only way we solve this," Pash said, "is by saying, 'OK, let's put this behind us. Let's put the litigation on hold, and let's solve our own problems.' Asking judges to solve our problem for us is never going to get a resolution. If I were a fan, I would be totally frustrated, and I totally get that. But I would also hope that everyone understands that their interests are best served by reaching an agreement and having a structure in place so we can play football in 2011.

"The process of litigation has tended to freeze people and made it difficult for discussions to be productive. I think Judge Boylan has tried [in a court-supervised mediation in Minneapolis], and that's been helpful in providing a forum for us to spend time with the players association and the individual attorneys representing the players. But it's artificial in the sense that it's all within the context of on-going court cases.

"So just when the players walked out in Washington in March and announced they were not acting as a union anymore and filed their lawsuit, everyone geared towards that. When's the hearing on the injunction? When will a decision on the injunction be issued? Then there was the stay. Then there was an appeal.

"So there has been a rolling series of court cases, and we're getting close to 90 days after the talks in Washington broke down, and where are we? Nothing has happened. There is no resolution. I think the answer is that litigation has frozen people. It's made it harder to have meaningful discussions, not easier. And that's why we need to get out of court and back together to work this out."

The message is nothing new, but this is: Pash all but dismissed the current mediation as an effective tool for a settlement. When he said it's "being conducted as an extension or a derivative of the court case," that is not an endorsement. It's another signal that the NFL wants players back at the negotiating table, where it believes the two have the best chance to gain a settlement.

That, of course, has been the league mantra from the beginning, only now something has changed -- and it's the playing field. It tilted toward the owners.

"Is there any reason to believe players are more receptive to your overtures now than they have been?" Pash was asked.

"Well," he said, "It's like many things in the fullness of time. You sorta hope. I haven't given up, and I'm not going to give up. Maybe six months from now, you all will be standing here and saying, 'Well, you're a dope. You kept saying things were going to get better.'

"It may be that I'll turn out to be wrong. But I'm going to continue to believe that smart people, people who have the most substantial incentives to reach an agreement and get the game back on the field, will figure out how to do it."


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Online NFL Sports Shop Presents a Wide Array of Your Team's Memorabilia


Die Hard football fans would surely want to start their own NFL memorabilia collection when they see what the NFL Sports shop has in store. For avid followers of the National Conference, there are many items to choose from to show undying loyalty for the Chicago Bears, the Green Bay Packers, the New York Giants, the San Francisco 49ers, and other football teams. Likewise, loyal viewers of the American Conference will be delighted to see the wide variety of sports products that proudly show allegiance to the Baltimore Ravens, the Jacksonville Jaguars, the Miami Dolphins, the Pittsburgh Steelers, and other teams.

Online Sports Shop for NFL

Whether you are looking for home and office furniture, tailgating and outdoor paraphernalia, jewelry, games and gadgets, accessories for you and your car, and gifts for your loved ones, the NFL online sports shop will surely have what you are looking for.

Do you want to start your day with some football spirit? Then, you will not find it difficult to search for your favorite team's 2 piece coffee mug set in the NFL online shop. If you're in a hurry to get to the office, then a stainless steel travel mug with your team's logo is just a click away.

If you want to mark your territory and show the neighbors that you are a Die Hard fan of your NFL team, the online shop will surely give you choices on garden flags and yard pennants that bear your team's logo proudly. Your parties can also be themed with your team's official colors - the NFL online sports shop has a wide array of shooters, glass sets, pitchers, can coolers, and barbecue sets to make the atmosphere festive and complete.

NFL logo jewellery

Die Hard Fans can now proudly show their passion for football and their favorite NFL team anywhere they go. The online NFL sports shop showcases rings that show the team logo prominently, and team pins and pendants with official colors - some showing the logo together with the team helmet. There are also earrings that flash or are shaped into the team's logo.

Watches also come in different styles. Some are clip on watches and some are meant to be kept in your pocket or displayed on your table. There are casual watches for both men and ladies and dress watches such as the coach series and the bejewelled ladies' watches.

NFL sports headwear

Sports headwear may be the most common collector's item but no one can deny the attitude and team loyalty that comes with wearing it. NFL team caps come in team colors. The material is made of durable washed cotton with a felt logo. These caps also have ventilation devices such as eyelets and a top button. Other NFL team caps are wraparound hats with piping with contrasting color. These NFL caps have an embroidered logo in official team color. NFL headwear are comfortable to wear and adjustable. They are perfect for game days, tailgate parties, and a typical day in the mall. Die Hard Fans will surely find the perfect headwear to go with their casual days and get togethers with fellow fans.








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Monday, May 23, 2011

Informative NFL Trivia


NFL History

The National Football League or more popularly known as the NFL is the biggest professional American Football league. It originally was formed in 1920 as was called the American Professional Football Association which was later changed to the American Professional Football League a year after. Its name was changed yet again to its current name a year after that. The league started with a mere 11 members but has evolved to 32 teams divided into 2 conferences with 16 teams each. This in turn has resulted in a flood of NFL merchandise available such as mini NFL helmets. The long history of the league has thus resulted in some amusing and interesting NFL trivia.

NFL popularity

American Football has been the most popular sport in the US since 1965. The NFL has the largest per-game attendance of any domestic professional sports league in the world, pulling over 67,000 spectators per game for every one of its two most recently completed seasons, 2006 and 2007. However, the National Football League's overall attendance is only about 20% of that of Major League Baseball, due to MLB's 162 game schedule.

In a sports poll completed in 2008, the NFL was the favorite sport of almost as many people (30 percent) as the combined total of the next four professional sports - baseball (15 percent), auto racing (10 percent), hockey (5 %) and men's pro basketball (4 percent). In addition, Football's American TV viewership numbers now surpass those of other sports. In addition, independent studies suggest that the average global viewership is just over 100 million, with the vast majority of whom are U.S. viewers.

The NFL logo

The old NFL logo with 25 stars was used between 1970 and 2008. It was replaced with a new logo, which contains 4 stars, for the 2008 season.

The Super Bowl Trophy

The trophy a team is given for winning the Super Bowl is called Vince Lombardi Trophy; Lombardi successfully the Packers to multiple NFL Championships in the 1960s.

NFL Players

Intriguingly, former Charger Defensive Lineman Ernie Ladd also managed a career in professional wrestling.

NFL Teams

The Green Bay Packers are not only the sole NFL team that is publicly owned by the community and fans. It is the only professional sports team in the United States with such a distinctive ownership arrangement. The Packers had the honor of winning the first two Super Bowls ever played, although at the time they were not yet referred to as Super Bowls. The








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Manning's silence is golden for owners, not players

The most advertised and self-promoting NFL player maybe in history is suddenly camera shy. Peyton Manning, who has never met a 60-second ad he didn't like, now doesn't want his close-up.

The man who has sold everything from Gatorade to MasterCard is just about invisible. He's cloaked and doing everything possible to stay that way as the NFL goes through its own rapture. The lockout is over two months old and we've heard nothing from one of the key plaintiffs.

Jim Irsay should shake Peyton Manning's hand for keeping so quiet about the lockout for so long. (Getty Images) Jim Irsay should shake Peyton Manning's hand for keeping so quiet about the lockout for so long. (Getty Images) Manning's invisibility is downright odd. Case in point: Manning spoke to the Brockton Junior Boxers Pop Warner program in Massachusetts this past week and -- as the Boston Herald reported -- Manning told organizers if they publicized the event, he would skip it. He kicked out the media and banned photographers. Manning selected three players during a question and answer session with the queries pre-screened.

Manning has also been extremely secretive about the Colts' lockout workouts. Why passing drills and calf stretches are suddenly worthy of being classified is a mystery.

Actually, it's not. The true reason for Manning's disappearance could not be clearer. Manning wants no part of talking about, speaking of, or being mentioned in the same sentence with lockout. That can be the only explanation for why the players' MIRV of a publicity weapon has chosen to go Silent Bob in one of the biggest fights in the history of professional sports.

The three biggest names on the NFLPA's suit against the owners are Tom Brady, Drew Brees and Manning. Brees and Brady have publicly defended the players. Manning is the only one who has been eerily silent, and we're now heavy into this court fight.

Manning has starred in more commercials than Marlon Brando, Denzel Washington and Tom Cruise combined. He's a walking ATM machine.

And for Manning, that's what his silence is about -- sweet cash. He's willing to take only so much of a stance and jeopardize his standing as America's football good guy and bankable commercial star. Brees doesn't seem to care, and agree or disagree with his position, he's as principled a man as I've ever met. Other players have risked the long-term ire of fans, including Jay Feely, Mike Vrabel, and Osi Umenyiora, among many others, doing so knowing taking a public stance could potentially cost them among a divided fan base.

Manning has more to lose. Understood. Yet his silence on the lockout despite being one of the named litigants is starting to seem odd. More than odd. It's starting to look like Manning either no longer cares or disagrees with the path the former union is taking.

These points aren't raised in support of the players. This is a simple matter of observing and noting that Manning is conspicuously absent as fellow players see blood spilled.

Few of the high-profile players in the league have stayed silent. Even Brady, who measures every word the way a brilliant cellist measures each note, has publicly discussed the legal situation. To Brady, this fight is about helping the next generation, and he understands the historical context.

"[I'm in my position] because of Boomer Esiason, who was the lead plaintiff in 1987, and all the work he fought for current players," Brady said in April. "So it's really a lasting legacy that Boomer's had. So when the opportunity was presented to me and someone like Peyton [Manning] and Drew Brees, who are also very notable players in the league -- you know, we represent the entire group."

It's likely Manning felt a similar twinge of NFL patriotism when first presented with being a named plaintiff then along the way, as this got nastier and nastier and fans got angrier and angrier, he probably had this conversation with himself:

"This is getting ugly. Better quietly back the [expletive deleted] out."

It was always going to get ugly. These things are never pretty.

Manning has long tightly controlled his public image and there will be those who claim his strategic silence isn't unusual. Yet in this fight, appearances matter. It's a battle to gain the trust and backing of fans. Manning speaking would not only help the players, it would possibly tip the balance of power in their favor.

Again, I'm not speaking as a player advocate, but as someone who wonders what is Manning thinking, and what players have said to me privately.

I'll tell you this: the owners are ecstatic that Manning is keeping quiet. Every day that passes without Manning saying a word in support of the NFLPA is Christmas to them.

The owners have no qualms with using their big names. They rolled out their version of Manning this past week. John Mara, as good a human being and owner as there is in all of sports, nevertheless parroted the line about owners losing money and how the economy hurt the sport despite the NFL making a record profit. The Mara and Rooney families are the NFL's version of the Kennedy's (minus the affairs). When a Mara speaks, angels hearken and trumpets play. The owners understand his public-relations value, indeed, many of the key owners, from Jerry Jones to the Rooney's to Mara to Robert Kraft, have spoken repeatedly to try and sway fans. I think it has had a tremendously positive effect for owners. When a Rooney or Mara or Kraft speaks, it carries weight.

Conversely, one of the players' biggest weapons is Manning, and he has retreated into radio silence. If I were a player, I would wonder why.


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1 of 3 - How to Watch NFL Football Online


We learned how to watch NFL football online in one of the most bizarre settings you can imagine. Trust me if we could figure it out in the situation we were in, you should have no problem. If you are in a rush, you can always scroll down to the end of this article and click on the obvious link. If you have it, kick back a second, read this story about how 3 "Bionic Chronics" who were cleaning up their act, learned to watch NFL football online and how it became key to their recovery. Just read and you too will learn how to catch live, full NFL games online.

We met in a clinic for substance abuse. It was within these walls of rehab we learned how to watch NFL football online.To give you an idea of how difficult this feat was to be, you must consider this, computers are not allowed inside the facility. At time of check in we had no idea that football was to become such a huge issue. No prior arrangements had been put into place. Consider yourself lucky, you have a computer in front of you as well as an Internet connection. Your ability to watch NFL football online is just a couple clicks away. You don't have the obstacles in front of you that we had.

One week into my stay at "Hotel Hina Mauka" (rehab), two guys were discussing the results of the last Chargers preseason game and the upcoming season opener. WHAT! I had been so out of it, I didn't realize it was that time of year. This was the first time I was asked, "Do you know how to watch NFL football online?" They told me the counselors laughed when they asked if we were going to be allowed to watch the games on the TV.. But you are dealing with addicts here. If we want something we will get it. At the time we wanted to watch football. Rest assured we would find a way. We felt that if we could get a laptop there would have to be a way to watch NFL football online. We had to bust-a-move if we were to conquer our new mission.

First step was to have someone smuggle a laptop into the facility. Fortunate for us, we had an advanced skill set for such a task. One out of facility NA meeting and one in house NA meeting later, I was the proud owner of a laptop that was actually in my possession. Complete with a wireless connection via a wireless service provider...Sweet! Step 1 of the mission was complete.

Before moving on to step 2, how to actually watch full NFL football games online, we owed ourselves a pat on the back. To pull off getting the computer was a great accomplishment given we did not know anybody on Oahu upon arriving. I was from Kauai and they were from Maui. Don't discount the importance of our watch NFL football online mission. We a projected stay of 90 days at "Hotel Hina Mauka" that is about 3/4 of a NFL football season that we were not going to accept missing.

Our combined Internet skills on a scale of 1 -10 would have been about a 2. But we knew enough to go to Google and type in how to watch football online But this gave us a bunch of results for soccer. So we asked the all knowing Google how to watch NFL football online. There was what appeared to be an endless amount of results for our search of how to watch NFL football online.

It appeared that our quest to learn how to watch NFL football online would soon be over with all these options. So we started clicking.... What? We didn't want to buy a wrist watch of our beloved Chargers. (lots of wrist watch results) We began to question the sobriety of this Google dude. We did check out NFL.com. They offered NFL Field Pass. But that was just a radio feed so we passed on NFL Field pass. We learned more at NFL.com that would later become the catalyst to ensure our ability to watch any NFL game online. But that is getting a head of ourselves.








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NFL Parlay - Your Quick Guide to Understanding This NFL Betting Method


One of the more popular football bets in the sportsbook is the NFL parlay. For years, I've watched TV commercials for Las Vegas sportsbooks that showed lines and lines of sports bettors lining up to make these fun bets.

Here's the lowdown. NFL parlay bets aren't the best bet in the house (straight bets are), but they are fun and I wouldn't dream of going through one week of NFL betting without putting in at least one parlay bet. When they hit, it's a blast.

Your parlay card can have 2-20 bets on it (depending on the sportsbook). And it can be a combination of sides and totals. Take a look at this example NFL parlay card:

Seahawks + 3

Vikings / Giants ov 45

Patriots - 7

What you see above is a three-team parlay. In other words, I'm betting that all three of these bets will win-it's an all or nothing thing. The more bets you put on a parlay card, the higher it pays out. Of course, as you add football bets, the ticket gets harder to hit.

Payouts of parlay cards vary from sportsbook to sportsbook, but they are all fairly close. For instance, a typical three-team NFL Parlay is likely to pay 6-1. So, in the above example, if you bet $10 and hit all three bets, you'd win $60. Add more bets and you'll see payouts of 150-1, 300-1 and higher.

For my money, the three-team parlay is the best overall value. The 6-1 payout is nice and it's fairly relative to your actual odds of winning when compared to larger cards. Still, nothing is sweeter than hitting a 10-team parlay.

If you've never placed an NFL parlay bet, make it your mission in life to try a couple this NFL season. I've hit many parlay bets. Is there a secret to winning more NFL wagers? Is there anything you can do to win more football bets? Yes there is.








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Father-son front office gives same old Colts new outlook

We interrupt the NFL lockout for a brief word about the Indianapolis Colts and why they're not going away anytime soon.

OK, so the Colts aren't anywhere we can see them -- nobody is -- but when the NFL resumes play there are a couple of things I like about these guys that should make them playoff factors for now and the foreseeable future.

Chris Polian 'is the general manager for sure,' says Colts owner Jim Irsay. (US Presswire) Chris Polian 'is the general manager for sure,' says Colts owner Jim Irsay. (US Presswire) First of all, look what they did in last month's draft: They added high-profile protection for their most valuable asset, quarterback Peyton Manning, by choosing tackles with their first two picks. Now, look how they did it: by breaking from a long-standing tradition. Boston College's Anthony Castonzo was the first offensive lineman chosen in the first round by the Colts since team president Bill Polian assumed command in 1998.

And that's what I like about the Colts most of all. Because it wasn't just Polian who made the decision; it was the Polians, with Bill's son, Chris, the team's vice president and general manager, making the call with his dad.

Some people called the 2011 draft his, but that's probably a stretch. All I know is that there were two Polians in the house calling the shots for the Colts, and there will be for at least the next three years.

I hedge there because owner Jim Irsay hedges. He said Polian is on a three-year plan as the team's vice chairman, but he also said he wouldn't hold him to a timeline.

"We just agreed, 'Let's make it three years, and see how you like your new role,'" said Irsay.

The question, of course, is what exactly is that new role? I mean, we know Chris Polian is the team's GM, and if you're going to trade with the Colts it's Chris, not Bill, you call. But where does his authority stop and his father's begin? And where do the two intersect?

Those are not easy questions to answer. In fact, Irsay struggled to define the elder Polian's job when I asked, saying only that it's "a unique situation" and that Polian -- Bill, that is -- is not really a consultant, as I thought and suggested. So what is he?

"Well, Chris is the general manager for sure," said Irsay, "and Bill is ... someone who has an opinion and a voice and all those things on a very senior level for the franchise.

"He is more than a consultant. His title is vice chairman, and I don't even know how that came up. He just said he wanted it, and I said, 'Well, that's fine.' But I don't know what sort of way to describe the title. I guess the way I've always been is that the spaces get filled with responsibility, and I have obviously talked to Bill and Chris to make sure they have an understanding how the groundwork is laid.

"Bill is going to give his input, and he and I 'pow-wow' on the highest level of issues, but really it's Chris' time to move forward and make his mark. He's very good at what he does, and he's prepared -- someone who always wants to get a lot of feedback from Bill and me. It's not as if he's some Lone Ranger trying to get out there and do it. Bill and I know it's his time to implement his vision. And that's a good thing."

It was in this year's draft. The Colts scored big in the first two rounds, finding the necessary elements to keep Manning upright for years. Offensive tackle -- particularly the left side -- has been a sore spot since 2007 draft pick Tony Ugoh washed out, but the Colts plugged the leak in a hurry. They only had five picks, but attacked the greatest need with their first two -- Castonzo and Villanova tackle Ben Ijalana.

"We didn't think either guy would've been there where we picked them," Irsay said. "So we were fortunate. I talked to Bill right before the draft and said, 'If we get a chance to get two offensive linemen that can be a foundation for Peyton the next five years, that would go a long way.' And I was joking with him before one or both picks, saying, 'Well you can hear what the ghost of [former New York Giants GM] George Young is whispering in our ears. He's saying, 'Take the tackle, take the tackle, take the tackle.'"

So they did. Good for them and better for Manning. The Colts did what was right and necessary, and they did it without hesitation -- which is why having two Polians is always better than having one.

"This is a very natural process," said Irsay, "and it's a seamless transition. No question, Chris is doing the heavy lifting and the details, but Bill is still involved in special projects on things I define or on things with the league.

"It's a good transition, and quite frankly, it's been happening the last year or two. This isn't something where all of a sudden a day came, and we had this big, huge change. It's not as if there was a line in the sand where one day Bill was this and the next he was that. Slowly but surely Chris has become more involved the last few years."

It's not unlike how the Colts handled the departure of former head coach Tony Dungy. Irsay kept him on as long as he could but had Dungy groom Jim Caldwell -- then the team's quarterbacks coach and assistant head coach -- as his successor in Dungy's last season. The idea was for that "seamless transition" that Irsay spoke about, and all I know is that it worked. In his first year on the job Caldwell took the Colts to the Super Bowl.

The Colts can only hope this move goes as well. So far, so good.

"Bill is involved in a real sort of way," said Irsay, "just not as much. I think he's getting more time to be with [his wife] Eileen and the grandkids and to get away more. I will identify certain projects for him to work on a little more specifically -- some 'macro' projects that are important to the franchise -- where he can focus on some of them more and not be spread out as he might have been five or 10 years ago. It works well that way, and I'm always cognizant to make sure it is working."

And if it isn't?

"If anything gets too out of hand," said Irsay, "I'll bring Eileen Polian in here, and she'll straighten things out."

Like I said, the Colts are in good hands.


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Youth NFL Jerseys for Teens - A Big Hit


Thousands of teenager football fanatics would really love to get hold of their own NFL apparels. The only problem is the price of these goodies. Most youth NFL jerseys for teens are very expensive; those teens would be deprived of their weekly allowance if they insisted on buying these things. A lot of these items costs around a hundred dollars and expect a much higher price for rarities. Although there are many cheap replicas of youth NFL jerseys for teens, they would only tell you that they do not want that. You know how it is being a teenager; you were once a teen yourself.

Teenagers love to have the REAL stuff. If they can get hold of a real NFL jersey, they would do so. Even if they know that it won't fit them. Imagine how big an NFL jersey is. It is designed for players to put them on top of their huge shoulder pads. Not to mention how huge NFL players are. A quarterback or a kicker's jersey would not be very comfortable for a normal person to wear, because it is still very huge, considering that it is the smallest sized jersey among the whole team.

To make the youth NFL jerseys for teens more comfortable and practical to wear, NFL stores and other participating establishments make them smaller and lighter. There are tank tops for girls and even cut to form youth NFL jerseys for teens to accentuate their figures.

Extra small sized shirts are also available for kids to wear. The heavy designs and details are removed to make it lighter. Simplicity and comfort are more important to tots than style so they are far cheaper than the original ones. A kid's NFL jersey should be made very delicately and hypo allergenic to prevent rashes and certain skin allergies. It needs to be made of a soft material to make them more comfortable.

Imagine having your very own autographed youth NFL jerseys for teens. An authentic youth NFL jerseys for teens such as these are considered to be a collectors item and a must have for every NFL fanatic. These items are usually auctioned for thousands of dollars depending on who signed the shirt. The more classic and popular the shirt or player is, the more money the owner will get from it. Throwback shirts autographed by NFL stars like Fran Tarkenton, Walter Payton, John Riggins, Jim Marshall, Dwight Clarke, Terry Bradshaw and Jerry Rice have been auctioned for thousands of dollars.

Sport bars cannot live without these rarities. You cannot see a sports pub that does not have an original NFL jersey hanging in their bar. Framed and overhead, usually overlooking the bar, autographed shirts will give a big impression on the customers. Pub owners usually invite popular NFL stars to visit their bar and have them sign one or two of his priced jerseys. It would not hurt to leave one of his jerseys over to inspire their fans. The more dirty and used jersey, the better.








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NFL Handicapping - How to Win More NFL Bets by Avoiding Info Overload


Whether you're a hardcore NFL betting machine or a casual sports bettor, NFL handicapping in today's world is both easier and incredibly more difficult. Weird huh? The goal is to win more NFL bets and that's just what we're going to tackle in this article.

In days gone past, the NFL bettor had it rough. You got day-old information from the newspaper and it was nothing but pointless news stories, standings and occasionally some stats. The TV provided a little more. Still, sports bettors were trapped by the network's schedule.

Along comes the Internet and it's been gravy ever since. However, it's very easy to get overloaded with sports betting information. There are thousands of sites out there and more stats than any real NFL handicapper would need.

Rather than drowning in the sea of sports betting info, here's an action plan for fine-tuning your information pipe, which will help you think clearer and win more NFL bets.

1. Pick out up to a couple good sports betting blogs to follow. No use trying to follow everything. I'd recommend that one of the blog focus on an NFL team you really want to know (such as your favorite team).

2. Pick two major stats-producing Web sites, such as Fox Sports or ESPN (or both). You'll use these to get most of your information.

3. Bookmark NFL.com. If you're doing a lot of NFL handicapping yourself, this is a great resource of stats. Combine this with 1-2 other good stats resources and you'll have all you need.

4. Think about setting up an RSS feed machine. You can pull in a lot of good NFL betting info by subscribing to RSS feeds. This will help you browse for relevant info.

The world is full of sports betting info and that's a good and bad thing. Did I ever tell you about the time when Wise Bettor went on a 20-0 betting streak and how he did it? That's a story I need to tell you. It all started when he decided he wanted to see if he could turn $5 into $1,000,000. NFL handicapping is challenging and fun, but if you let information overload you, life will be rough.








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Group files brief backing players; injunction 'essential to ... fans'

MINNEAPOLIS -- A nonprofit group that has been fighting sport work stoppages has weighed in on the NFL court battle, saying ending the lockout is in the best interest of consumers.

The Sports Fans Coalition, which says it gives fans a voice on public policy issues and fights for fan access to games, filed a brief Friday in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. It supports the players and wants the lockout lifted, noting that fans spend billions of dollars to see their teams perform.

"Whether the owners' boycott lowers the quality of the 2011 season by preventing fans' favorite clubs from integrating new talent during this summer, or disrupts or even eliminates the season if the boycott fails to achieve the desired concessions from players, injunctive relief is essential to sports fans," attorneys for the Sports Fans Coalition wrote.

The players also want to end the lockout, saying it is causing them irreparable harm -- the players can't work out, or sign contracts with any of the 32 clubs while the lockout persists. A federal judge in Minnesota agreed and lifted the lockout April 25, but the league appealed.

The appeals court reversed U.S. District Judge Susan Richard Nelson's decision just four days later. And on Monday, the appellate court ruled the lockout can stay in place until a full appeal is heard on whether it is legal. Attorneys for the players were expected to file briefs later Friday, in advance of an appeals court hearing June 3 in St. Louis.

In keeping the lockout, the appellate court said it believes the NFL has proven it "likely will suffer some degree of irreparable harm without a stay."

The players have a federal antitrust lawsuit against the league pending before Nelson. The main issues in the antitrust case need to be resolved, but the legality of the lockout is the fight for now.

The NFL has argued in its appeal that lifting the labor lockout without a new contract in place would allow better-off teams to sign the best players, tipping the NFL's competitive balance and damaging the league.

The league says the union's move to decertify after the initial bargaining talks broke down is a sham; that Nelson does not have the jurisdiction to lift the lockout; and, that she should have waited for a decision from the National Labor Relations Board before issuing that ruling.

The league also said that lifting the lockout with no labor deal in place would cause chaos, with teams trying to make decisions on signing free agents and making trades under a set of rules that could change drastically under a new agreement.

"It would be difficult, if not impossible, to unscramble the eggs and return those players to clubs that otherwise may have had contract arrangements with [or, at least, a greater ability to enter into contracts with] such players in the absence of an injunction," the league has said in court filings.

The group of players suing the league, including star quarterbacks Tom Brady, Peyton Manning and Drew Brees, have said the lockout is inflicting irreparable harm on their brief playing careers by preventing them from working out at team headquarters, holding full practices with teammates and coaches and jeopardizing games.

The longer the fight over how to divvy up $9 billion in annual revenue drags on, the closer the league and players get to missing games. The first preseason game is Aug. 7, with the regular season opener between the Saints and Packers set for Sept. 8 in Green Bay, Wis.

When it comes to the overall antitrust lawsuit, attorneys for the players filed documents in U.S. District Court on Friday, opposing a league request for more time to respond to the claim. The league has argued it shouldn't have to respond to the lawsuit until the appeal over the lockout is resolved.

But the players say the lawsuit will go forward whether or not the lockout is lifted and that the NFL's request for an extension is "yet another deliberate step in their campaign to crush the players by extending the lockout for as long as they can."

Also this week, the NFL owners and players finished their latest round of court-ordered mediation behind closed doors, without any signs of a new agreement.

Officials and attorneys for both sides said they will return for more closed-door talks with U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan on June 7. The two sides met for 16 days before talks fell apart March 11. Boylan presided over four days of mediation last month and two more days this week.


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