June 19, 2013

NFL: Flacco agrees to Ravens deal

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(Joe Flacco threw for three touchdowns in the Ravens’ 34-31 win over the Niners in SB XLVII. John W. McDonough/SI) (AP) — Joe Flacco and the Baltimore Ravens reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new contract that would make the Super Bowl MVP the highest-paid player in NFL history. If the deal is finalized, [...]

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell earned nearly $30 million in 2011

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Given his bank account, Roger Goodell seems to have plenty to smile about.(Photo: Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Remember when Commissioner Roger Goodell slashed his annual salary to $1 during the NFL lockout in 2011? Apparently, his bosses more than made it up to him. Goodell, who serves at the pleasure [...]

NFL Super Bowl XLVII: Roger Goodell addresses tackling, HGH, Rooney Rule, more

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks to the media during a press conference for Super Bowl XLVII at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on February 1, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (January 31, 2013 – Source: Christian Petersen/Getty Images North America) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to share the blame. “Safety,” [...]

NFL: Poll shows Roger Goodell divides opinions of NFL players

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell speaks during a news conference to announce plans for the Super Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013, in New York.(Photo: Frank Franklin II, AP) Story Highlights Roger Goodell earned a 39% approval rating from players in a recent poll by USA TODAY Sports. Steelers LB James Harrison said he believed Goodell [...]

NFL: NFL lifts Payton’s suspension

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Team owner of the New Orleans Saints and the New Orleans Hornets Tom Benson shakes hands with New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton during a game between the New Orleans Hornets and the Toronto Raptors at New Orleans Arena on December 28, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (December 27, 2012 – Source: Chris Graythen/Getty [...]

Saints Bounty Scandal: Vilma’s defamation suit against Goodell dismissed

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Jonathan Vilma #51 of the New Orleans Saints celebrates after scoring a touchdown off of an interception against the Carolina Panthers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 30, 2012 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (December 29, 2012 – Source: Chris Graythen/Getty Images North America) (PhatzRadio / AP) — New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma’s defamation lawsuit [...]

NFL: Sean Payton, Saints agree to contract extension

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Here’s Saints owner Tom Benson (left) shaking hands with coach Sean Payton during Friday night’s Hornets-Raptors game. Earlier Peyton and the Saints agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in New Orleans.(Photo: Chris Graythen, Getty Images) Story Highlights Payton’s new deal reportedly is for five years Payton’s original extension was voided by the [...]

NFL Week 15: Huge Games for Playoffs Positions in NFC and AFC

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Brandon Lloyd #85 of the New England Patriots celebrates his touchdown pass with Tom Brady #12 against the Houston Texans in the first half at Gillette Stadium on December 10, 2012 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (December 9, 2012 – Source: Jim Rogash/Getty Images North America) NFL Week 15 Thursday, Dec. 13 8:20 p.m. ET (NFLN) Cincinnati [...]

NFL: Roger Goodell, Sean Payton talk moving up NFL reinstatement

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell is in the midst of preliminary conversations with suspended New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton about moving up the date of his reinstatement to be effective at the end of the regular season rather than sticking with the originally stated date of after the Super Bowl, according [...]

NFL Goodell: Bounty players should be punished

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NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell listens to a question during a news conference after the NFL owners meeting, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2012, in Irving, Texas.(Photo: LM Otero, Associated Press) IRVING, Texas (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he “fundamentally disagrees” with former league boss Paul Tagliabue’s decision not to discipline players in the New Orleans [...]