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'Pollard Fan Club' Mocks Brady
 'Pollard Fan Club' Mocks Brady 
Sep 10, 2008 12:36 PM CDT

'Pollard Fan Club' Mocks Brady

Merchandise celebrates season-ending injury

(Newser) - Some people just can’t play nice. Believe Merch, a website run by a Steelers fan, is selling a shirt to commemorate Tom Brady’s season-ending injury, WFXT reports. The shirt reads “Bernard Pollard Fan Club” and shows Brady’s number 12 with a red line through it. Meanwhile,...

Winners, Losers in Brady Injury
 Winners, Losers in Brady Injury 
Sep 9, 2008 11:41 AM CDT

Winners, Losers in Brady Injury

San Diego, AFC East teams rejoice; Belicheck, NFL not so much

(Newser) - Tom Brady’s season-ending injury sent shockwaves through the NFL —and not everyone was celebrating. Don Banks breaks down the winners and losers in Sport Illustrated:
  • Winner: The Chargers —The Patriots always seem to knock San Diego out of the playoffs.
  • Loser: The NFL —The league loses
...

It's Official: Brady Out for Season

Pats QB will undergo knee surgery, team confirms

(Newser) - After starting 128 consecutive games, Tom Brady will have surgery on his injured left knee and miss the rest of the season, the New England Patriots confirmed today. The superstar QB went down in the first quarter of yesterday's victory over the Chiefs. "It’s a tough setback for...

Brady Out for Season With Torn ACL

Star hurler's knee buckles in 17-10 victory over Kansas City

(Newser) - Patriots QB Tom Brady is likely out for the season with a torn ACL in his left knee. Coach Bill Belichick said he had no news on Brady's knee, which buckled when Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard struck it in today's 17-10 Patriots victory—but one team source told Yahoo! Sports,...

Favre Solid in 20-14 Win Over Dolphins

Patriots' Brady limps off field; Brees gives Big Easy a smile

(Newser) - Brett Favre debuted in style with the New York Jets today and New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees gave storm-weary fans something to celebrate—but New England Patriots' QB Tom Brady hobbled off the field in pain:
  • The recently unretired Favre led the Jets to a 20-14 win over the
...

NFL Defenses Tuning In This Season
NFL Defenses Tuning In
This Season
Aug 28, 2008 4:16 PM CDT

NFL Defenses Tuning In This Season

Radio hookup aims to keep foes (ie, Patriots) from stealing signals

(Newser) - NFL defenders are hearing voices in their heads—often the screams of their coaches. An off-season rule change allows select defensive players to use the same helmet communication devices quarterbacks have long been using, USA Today reports. While kinks are being ironed out, the system means incidents like the Patriots’...

Brady: I'll Be Ready for Opener
 Brady: I'll Be Ready for Opener
Aug 26, 2008 8:46 AM CDT

Brady: I'll Be Ready for Opener

Foot injury won't keep Pats QB out for much longer, he vows

(Newser) - Tom Brady's mysterious right foot injury won't be keeping him sidelined for much longer, the New England Patriot vows. Brady told a local radio station that he wants to play in this Thursday's final exhibition game—but even if he doesn't, he insists there's no way he'll miss the season...

How Eli Manning Won Over NYC
 How Eli Manning
 Won Over NYC
Glossies
Aug 17, 2008 12:00 PM CDT

How Eli Manning Won Over NYC

How the younger Manning turned his vices into virtues with one improbable drive

(Newser) - It took a while for New Yorkers to warm to Eli Manning and his quiet intensity, Kevin Conley writes in a profile of the Giants quarterback in Men’s Vogue, but he turned the town around with one miraculous drive—and a Super Bowl win. Manning, who lives in Hoboken,...

Tom Brady Talks Football, Life
Tom Brady Talks Football, Life
Glossies
Aug 10, 2008 5:08 AM CDT

Tom Brady Talks Football, Life

Throwing a football 'doesn't matter to God'

(Newser) - Tom Brady knows he's a talented quarterback, but he's pretty sure that doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things. "Look at the attention I get: It's because I throw a football," he says in the September issue of Esquire. "But that's what society values. That's...

Trade Short of Super for Favre
 Trade Short of Super for Favre
OPINION
Aug 7, 2008 1:10 PM CDT

Trade Short of Super for Favre

Just making playoffs will be tough for Jets, stuck behind Pats juggernaut

(Newser) - Brett Favre's trade to the New York Jets "is a thumbs down for the surefire Hall of Fame quarterback," John Clayton writes on ESPN.com. Favre might’ve had a shot at returning to the Super Bowl by staying with Green Bay or going to Minnesota or Tampa...

After Drug Arrest, Pats Lineman Aids in Bust

Kaczur helps cops nab dealer of prescription painkiller OxyContin

(Newser) - New England Patriots offensive tackle Nicholas Kaczur wore a wire to help authorities nail a drug dealer after he was arrested in April for possession of prescription painkillers, the Boston Globe reported yesterday. The 28-year-old starter secretly recorded three $3,900 OxyContin transactions with Daniel Ekasala, sources say. But Kaczur...

Belichick Needs to Be Suspended
 Belichick Needs
 to Be Suspended 
Opinion
May 20, 2008 6:19 AM CDT

Belichick Needs to Be Suspended

ESPN columnist thinks Spygate will linger as long as coach goes unscathed

(Newser) - ESPN.com columnist Gregg Easterbrook is tired of Spygate, the Patriots videotaping scandal, but not so weary of it to forgive and forget. He argues that the NFL will have to deal with the imbroglio until New England coach Bill Belichick is properly punished. The $500,000 fine and forfeiture...

Patriots' Taper Disputes Belichick
Patriots' Taper Disputes Belichick
May 16, 2008 11:05 AM CDT

Patriots' Taper Disputes Belichick

He says the team knowingly broke rules to big advantage

(Newser) - A former cameraman for the New England Patriots who helped tape other teams’ signals gave the New York Times details on his experience—and they don’t match the claims of coach Bill Belichick. Matt Walsh insists the team knowingly broke the rules and gained a big advantage over opponents....

NFL Closes Patriots Case
NFL Closes Patriots Case
May 14, 2008 9:32 AM CDT

NFL Closes Patriots Case

Team didn't tape the Rams in Super Bowl; Herald apologizes for running story

(Newser) - After meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell effectively closed the book on Spygate. Goodell also determined that a tape of the St. Louis Rams' practice before Super Bowl XXXVI never existed, prompting the Boston Herald to issue an apology for publishing the rumors "...

Ex-Pats Video Assistant Meets Goodell, Specter

Walsh doesn't know of any pre-Super Bowl walkthrough video

(Newser) - A murmur rippled across the room as the NFL revealed the tapes provided by former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh. The cause was not some new revelation of wrongdoing by New England, which was caught last September recording opposing coaches' signals in violation of league rules.

Ex-Patriots Staffer Turns Over Gridiron Spygate Videos

But Rams' Super Bowl practice tape isn't there

(Newser) - A former New England Patriots assistant has given the NFL eight videotapes showing that the Pats broke the rules by recording rival teams' play-calling signals—but the rumored tape of the St. Louis Rams isn't among them, the New York Times reports. There had been reports that the worker had...

NFL Will Push for 'Integrity'
 NFL Will
 Push for
 'Integrity'

Mar 27, 2008 8:35 AM CDT

NFL Will Push for 'Integrity'

Spygate has commissioner worried about cheating in football

(Newser) - Still red-faced from the Patriots' "Spygate" videotaping scandal last season, the NFL is searching for ways to rebuild fan trust and protect the "integrity of the game," reports the Washington Post. Commissioner Roger Goodell has outlined a plan aimed at stemming cheating that is expected to get...

Pacman To Become a Cowboy?
 Pacman To Become a Cowboy? 
Mar 22, 2008 5:18 AM CDT

Pacman To Become a Cowboy?

Source says Dallas is in talks with Titans

(Newser) - Troubled cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones may be set to become a Dallas Cowboy, a source tells the Dallas Morning News. The suspended Titans player has expressed a desire to play for the Cowboys, and his agent Manny Arora notes that "If Tennessee chooses not to have him on...

Moss Will Stand Pat for $27M
Moss Will Stand Pat for $27M
Mar 3, 2008 11:07 PM CST

Moss Will Stand Pat for $27M

3-year deal is less than what the Eagles were considering

(Newser) - After flirting with several other teams, New England's record-setting receiver Randy Moss has decided to stay put to the tune of $27 million over three years, reports the Boston Herald. The price amounts to a discount of sorts—Moss had received a more lucrative offer from the Eagles over the...

Lawsuit Seeks $100M From 'Spying' Patriots

Ex-Ram and fans want compensation for 2002 Super Bowl loss

(Newser) - A former St. Louis Rams player and some fans are trying to make Spygate very costly for the New England Patriots, reports the Boston Herald. A lawsuit was filed yesterday in U.S. District Court in New Orleans seeking $100 million from the Patriots for taping the Rams last walk-through...

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