commentary...

this is making me mad:the New Orleans Saints are appealing every suspension,levied by Commissioner Roger Goodell... general manager Mickey Loomis,and assistant coach joe Vitt,are appealing their eight game,and six game suspensions,respectively,and the Saints are appealing their $500,000 fine,and their loss of draft picks,in 2012,and 2013... honestly,they have to do it,but i am very sick of this circus,and my opinion is that the Saints are a very dirty defensive team,and i do not like them one bit... never will,because they went after Brett Favre,in 2009 NFC Championship game,and also went after the health of Aaron Rodgers,opening night last season,in Lambeau Field... one note,in the "bounty" report,is that someone outside the Saints' organization put a big "bounty" on Rodgers,before the opening week Thursday night game,last season... that is in the NFL report,on the "bounty" scandal...

injury update...

Packers' head coach Mike McCarthy gave health updates,during NFL owners' meeting,on Andrew Quarless,Derek Sherrod,and Alex Green... of the three players,Quarless,who torn an anterior cruciate ligament,against New York Giants,in week thirteen,is slowly progressing,and could miss a large chunk,of 2012 season... Sherrod,who broke both his fibula,and tibia,against Detroit,in week seventeen,looks good and should be ready for training camp,or a few days into training camp... Green,who torn his anterior cruciate ligament,against Minnesota,in week seven,"looks good",and also should be ready for the start of training camp...

an NFL owner's take...

i think that suspended New Orleans Saints' head coach Sean Payton should just take his lumps,and simply shut up... his arrogance over this "bounty" scandal has landed him in this mess,and not anybody else... not addressing the NFL owners,and apologizing,during the owners' meeting,when he was down there yapping to the media,irked more than one owner... as for the Saints,just shut up,and be quiet,because,as a Packers' shareholder(therefore,a NFL owner),i am embarrassed,simply by this blackening the NFL's eye,and am just tired of this circus,of he said/he said,and i have to admire Gregg Williams,for something:not appealing his indefinite suspension,from the NFL... he will probably coach in the NFL,after doing his penance,next season(up to Commissioner Goodell),and i wish him well... i do not like,and never will like,what happened,but the more that people like Payton talk about how wrong in the way that they were treated,the more that i simply can not stand their arrogance,and stupidity... simply go away,serve your time away from the game that i deeply love,and really learn,and understand what happened,and stop blaming everybody else,and simply look into the mirror,and see the person to blame,Mr. Payton...

Breaking news...

suspended New Orleans Saints' head coach Sean Payton has filed,or will file,an appeal of his year-long suspension,basically aiming for a shorter suspension...

grow up,pundits;cheap shots do not matter...

some pundits have expressed their opinions on why the Packers lost to the New York Giants,last playoff season,and have said that it was rust that doomed the Packers... as a Packers' shareholder,i have to stick up,and with head coach Mike McCarthy,who said,in an interview,that he would still rest Aaron Rodgers,in week 17,if needed... he rested Rodgers,in week 17,against Detroit... to the pundits,i admit that the Packers did not play well,against the Giants,but to criticize McCarthy is definitely wrong,because you people were not in the Packers' locker room,and the Packers did play their worst game,and you should give the Giants much credit,for the way that they played... to the pundits,i say grow up,PERIOD!!!!!! it was not our day to win game!!!!! next season,we will win our share of games,if we win Super Bowl XLVII,pundits will jump on the bandwagon,saying that we are the team to beat... with Aaron Rodgers,as Packers' quarterback,(personal opinion)i would go into battle,anytime...

Packers' news....

Packers re-sign cornerback Jarrett Bush to a contract...

Breaking news...

NFL approve rule changes,in according with overtime,in regular season... if team receiving kick scores touchdown,game over,but a field goal does not end game,if team kicks field goal,the other team gets chance to score,either a field goal,to tie,or a touchdown,to win... if both teams do not score on first possession,at that point,sudden death applies...
NFL approves reviewing every turnover,in game...

correction...

the aforementioned game between the Green Bay Packers,and the independent Salinas Iceberg Packers,was January,10,1937,not 1936... what threw me off was that it was under the listing,"1936"... the Packers were on a five game tour,of western United States,after winning the 1936 NFL Championship,going 4-0-1,on the trip...

unique Packers' trivia...

January 10,1936:Green Bay Packers 42,Salinas Iceberg Packers 7,at Kesar Stadium,San Francisco,in front of 2,000 people... believe it,or not,it is true...

Packers' news...

the Packers have twelve picks(unless traded)in upcoming 2012 NFL draft... they have seven picks from the 28th slot,in each round(all seven rounds),and two extra picks in fourth round,and three extra picks,in the seventh round...

update...

on September 5th,2012,it will be a NFC East dogfight,between the Dallas Cowboys,and the Super Bowl XLVI Champions New York Giants,to open up the 2012 NFL season,at MetLife Stadium(Giants' home)...

Packers' news...

Green Bay Packers get two supplemental draft picks,in 4th round,and two more supplemental draft picks,in the 7th round,or compensation,for trades,according to the NFL,in 2012 NFL draft...

funny stat line...

this is a funny,but true NBA story... too funny not to note here:before the San Antonio Spurs' 93-76 win,over the Philadelphia 76ers,Sunday... Tim Duncan did not play game,no problem,but the stat line stated the reason:he is OLD...

wrestling history anniversary...

i know this is a Packers' blog,but tonight marks a big sports-entertainment anniversary-twelve years ago,World Championship Wrestling(WCW)had its final Monday Night Nitro... the company was bought out,by World Wresting Federation(WWF),now WWE,and the program that night was ended with Shane McMahon,in a WCW ring,in Panama City,Florida,and his father,WWE Chairman Vince McMahon,in a WWF/E ring,telling fans that he had bought WCW,but Shane interrupted his father,and told him that(supposedly)he bought WCW,out from right under his nose,and to set up the WCW/ECW "invasion",of WWE storyline... i remember that night,like it was yesterday... what a night!!!!!!

commentary...

NFL owners' meetings are this week,and a lot of things will be discussed,and maybe even who plays the New York Giants,opening night,of 2012 NFL season... two teams are being discussed:the Green Bay Packers,and New Orleans Saints... there are two ideas in showcasing the Saints:show the team in rebounding from the "bounty" scandal,and how it cleaned up its act... there are some talk in not letting the Saints being showcased,in the season opener,so the idea that the Green Bay Packers,being Super Bowl XLV Champions,playing New York Giants,being Super Bowl XLVI Champions,in a rematch of the playoff game,in which the Packers lost,37-20,is a more enticing game,for opening night(i will just say that the Giants played well,and the Packers played their worst game of the year-grudging respect)...

NFL news...

if you think the Green Bay Packers are the only team in the NFC North Division,with a major starter out with a major surgery,think again,the Chicago Bears have a player,who is coming back from spinal fusion surgery-Johnny Knox... he will start 2012 NFL season,on physically unable to perform list...

decision time?

2010 All-Pro Nick Collins is having his neck,which was injured,in week two,last season,evaluated this week... my honest opinion is that it is neck fusion surgery that he is coming back from,not a normal injury you come back from,when you play pro football... chances are that,if doctors will say that Collins can play football,without a major risk of more severe injury,he may play... will Ted Thompson(Packers' general manager)give him a chance to play,or will the decision be for Collins to retire... former Green Bay Packers' wide receiver Sterling Sharpe,and Hall of Fame member,and Dallas Cowboys' legend,Michael Irvin retired from NFL,because of similar injuries to neck,remember? no matter what is decided,i deeply,and dearly wish Nick,a happy life after pro football... may he find peace and happiness...

Packers' news...

Jeff Saturday's contract,reportedly,is a two year,$7.75 million contract,with the Packers...

Packers' news...

Green Bay Packers sign center Jeff Saturday,to a contract... Saturday played with Denver Broncos' quarterback Peyton Manning,during his long career,with Indianapolis Colts...

NFL news...

Tom Brady has restructured his contract to help the New England Patriots,with their salary cap

NFL news...

Denver Broncos traded Tim Tebow,to the New York Jets...

additions of punishment...

as part of "bounty" punishment,Saints' assistant coach Joe Vitt also suspended six games,of the 2012 NFL season...

Breaking news... "bounty" scandal punishment....

Gregg Williams suspended indefinitely,from NFL...
New Orleans Saints' head coach Sean Payton suspended one year,without pay,effective April 1st...
Saints' general manager Mickey Loomis suspended eight games,of 2012 NFL season...
Saints fined $500,000 dollars...
Saints lose second round picks,in 2012,and 2013... Saints do not have first round pick,in 2012,because of trade...
NFL found "bounties" were found to be to put on:Cam Newton,Kurt Warner,Brett Favre,and Aaron Rodgers...
22 to 27 players will face punishment about this,at a later date

Packers' news...

2010 All-Pro Green Bay Packers' player Nick Collins,who suffered a severe injury,of his neck(stenosis of the neck-narrowing of spinal cord),in week two,will be evaluated next week,by his doctors,and then sit down with the Packers,and decide about his status,for this upcoming season...

NFL news...

San Francisco 49ers sign quarterback Alex Smith... 49ers had offered Smith a three year contract,worth $24 million,and $10 million,guaranteed,before March 13th,day that free agency started,for NFL... details on this contract may be different,but who knows?

NFL news,and commentary...

Denver Broncos signed Peyton Manning,to a 5 year,$96 million dollar contract... everyone is hyping a Super Bowl for the Broncos,because Manning is there,but honestly,Manning is not the quarterback that he was a few years ago(being 36 years old,and coming off an injury,and a year out of the NFL)... Denver does not have the quality of receivers that Indianapolis had a few years ago(Reggie Wayne,Marvin Harrison,Dallas Clark),or the running game that the Colts had... even though Denver led the NFL,in rushing yardage last year,that was because of Tim Tebow,and a severe lack of a passing attack,overall,in Denver last year... the AFC West should be a snap,of a win,as Denver will be the favorite,but beating the New England Patriots,the Pittsburgh Steelers,or the Baltimore Ravens will not be that easy,let alone,the New York Giants,San Francisco 49ers,or even the Green Bay Packers,in Super Bowl XLVII,for an example of teams,who may be better than Denver,this year... so Broncos' fans,your team will be in the playoffs,but until you improve your overall team,you will not be the favorite to win anything,yet...

NFL news...

free agent center Jeff Saturday has scheduled a visit to Green Bay,this week... Saturday was Peyton Manning's center for the Colts,for 12,of 13 seasons,that he was with the Colts....

NFL news...

NFL.com says that free agent quarterback Peyton Manning will sign with the Denver Broncos...

American Football League history...

who scored the first touchdown,in AFL history? answer:Al Carmichael,of the Denver Broncos... it was a 59 yard touchdown pass,from Frank Tripucka(in second period,to erase a 3-0 Patriots' lead),in a 13-10 win over the Boston Patriots,on September 9.1960(Friday night),at Nickerson Field,in Boston... 21,597 people were in attendance... (it was a short pass,and a beautiful scramble of a run,to end zone)...

NFL news...

former Packers' backup quarterback Matt Flynn signed a three year contract,with the Seattle Seahawks...

NFL news...

Mario Manningham signed with the San Francisco 49ers,for two years...
supposedly,Peyton Manning is going to make his decision on what team that he will play for,in 2012,on Monday,or Tuesday...
former Chicago Bears' quarterback Jim McMahon,is among 300 former players suing the NFL,for concussion-related dementia,and brain disease issues(claimed in suit,to be related to football),and he has said in an interview,that the NFL hid data on concussions,and other issues....

commentary...

another laughable comment came from New Orleans Saints' quarterback Drew Brees:he says that the "bounty" scandal came to him,as a "big shock",to him... if i believed that,i would be somewhat of a moron,and it is so hard to believe that people,outside the defense,did not know what was happening,with the entire team... my opinion is that this has gone on way too long,and if they do not hammer the Saints' organization,players,coaches,and Gregg Williams(St. Louis Rams' defensive coordinator),with substantial fines,suspensions,and reduction of draft picks,it will be an overall disgrace....

NFL news...

St. Louis Rams sign center Scott Wells,to a contract...

NFL news,and commentary...

first of all,i am tired of talking about the New Orleans Saints' "bounty" scandal,because it is such bull,and i say to the NFL,"GET ON WITH IT,GOODELL",because people are no doubt guilty,and it is such a black eye,to the NFL,and pro football,in general,that i am very sick of it,period...
NFL denied NFLPA request to delay penalties,on the New Orleans Saints' organization...

correction...

Mario Williams' contract with the Buffalo Bills is six years;worth $96 million,with clauses that can make it up to $100 million,with $50 million,guaranteed...

basic free agency 101...

restricted free agents,in the NFL,have until mid-April,to accept an offer sheet from new team,then old team has a week to accept or decline offer... if the old team declines offer,the old team receives one or more draft picks...
unrestricted free can accept a contract,from new team,or re-sign with old team... they have until mid-July to do that...
franchise tagged players have until the tenth week of the upcoming season,to sign contract,if they hold out,or they lose a year of accrued free agency...

NFL news...

Buffalo Bills signed Mario Williams to a reported six year deal,worth up to $100 million dollars...

NFL news...

Miami Dolphins re-sign defensive tackle Paul Solial,to a two year contract...
Kansas City Chiefs sign running back Peyton Hillis,to a contract... details later...

free agency signings,and news...

DeSean Jackson re-signed with the Philadelphia Eagles,for five years;worth $48.5 million...
Dallas Cowboys signed cornerback Brandon Carr,to a five year contract...
Indianapolis Colts are trying to restructure Dwight Freeney's contract...

NFL news...

Calvin Johnson signed a seven year contract,with the Detroit Lions,worth almost $130 million...

NFL news...

Carlos Rogers re-signs with the San Francisco 49ers,four years,$31.3 million...

NFL news...

Chicago Bears traded for wide receiver Brandon Marshall,with Miami Dolphins,for two third round picks...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign wide receiver Vincent Jackson,for five years,worth,$55,555,555.55...
Indianapolis Colts re-sign wide receiver Reggie Wayne,for three years,worth $17.5 million,maximum...
St. Louis Rams sign cornerback Cortland Finnegan,to a five year contract...

teaching football basics...

tomorrow,i will take time to talk about what free agency is,and put it into simple language...

Packers' news...

Packers' Mike Neal has been suspended four games,for violating NFL policy,for performance-enhancing substances...

NFL news...

Marques Colston signed a five year,$40 million dollar contract,with the New Orleans Saints...
San Francisco 49ers signed cornerback Perrish Cox to a two year contract...
Washington Redskins,and Dallas Cowboys will be penalized salary cap room,because of spending too much,in uncapped year,to make room for 2011,and 2012... money will go into pool,for other teams,this year...
linebacker Aaron Curry had his contract restructured,by the Oakland Raiders,to make salary cap room...
Terrell Thomas re-signed with New York Giants,on a short term contract,to help him recover from a torn anterior cruciate ligament,suffered last pre-season...

Breaking news...

free agent wide receiver Randy Moss have signed an one year contract,with the San Francisco 49ers,NFL sources say... details later...

NFL news...

NFL discipline is expected sometime this week,for the "bounty" scandal,involving the New Orleans Saints...

NFL news...

New York Jets re-signed quarterback Mark Sanchez,to a five year,(up to)$58.25 million extension,with $20 million,guaranteed

commentary...

in an almost laughable comment(in my opinion),Washington Redskins' general manager Bruce Allen told reporters that he does not believe that the team did not mortgage the team's future,by sending three first round draft picks,to the St. Louis Rams,to move up only four spots,in this year's NFL Draft... my point is:why do you not have a first round draft pick,until 2015? simple,the Redskins are betting on two factors:Griffith III will be a megastar,in the NFL,and that the Rams will really screw up with their drafting of players... the only thing that they forgot is that the Redskins are not the Green Bay Packers,New York Giants,New England Patriots,or even the Philadelphia Eagles... they have major holes to fill on offense,and with the expected departure of LaRon Landry,their defensive backfield will suffer,this year... even if Landry re-signs,the team will need help,period...

Packers' trivia...

where was the 1936 NFL Championship game,between the Packers,and Boston Redskins,played?(hint:if you say Boston,or Green Bay,you are wrong) answer:Polo Grounds,in New York City,because Redskins' owner George Preston Marshall,was upset because of lack of Boston support,so he wanted to move team to Washington D.C... the Packers won game,21-6...

RIP Nick Zoricic...

Canadian skier Nick Zoricic died of,"severe neurotrauma"(head injuries),while crashing,in a World Cup skicross race,in Grundelwald,Switzerland,earlier today... prayers go out to his family....

what started neck troubles,for Peyton?

supposedly,Peyton Manning's neck troubles started in a game,in 2006,according to Tony Dungy,former head coach,of the Indianapolis Colts... on October 22,2006,Washington Redskins played Indianapolis,and late in second period,Manning got crunched,and got neck twisted(his arm went numb for a few minutes),and almost took himself out of the game... guess who was defensive coordinator,of the Redskins? Gregg Williams... *
*source:Peter King,SI.com,March 5,2012

clarification,of post...

the Cardinals moved from Chicago to St. Louis,in 1960... so Matson's trade,was from Chicago Cardinals,to Los Angeles Rams,for nine players... the reason that i say that the trade was a dud,was not because of Matson and his production,but because the Rams were not good in the early 1960's,as a team... side note:Matson was inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame,in 1972,and into the College Football Hall of Fame,in 1976...

commentary...

my opinion on Redskins/Rams trade for number two pick,in 2012 NFL Draft is that if the Rams are smart with three first draft picks(over the next three years),and a second round pick this season,they have the better end of this trade... Washington Redskins better make the playoffs,at least once,in the next three seasons,with Robert Griffith III...
let us go back in history:on March 23,1959,the Los Angeles Rams traded nine players,to the Chicago Cardinals,for Ollie Matson... unfortunately,for both teams,Matson,who had his best year,in 1957,and six productive years,in Chicago,was a big dud,in Los Angeles... as for the nine players traded,for Matson,the Cardinals got some usuable players,but nothing to talk about...
on October 12,1989,Dallas Cowboys traded Herschel Walker,and four draft picks,to Minnesota Vikings,for fourteen players,and draft picks... Walker played some good years,in Minnesota,and only one of the draft picks,for the Vikings(Jake Reed)really panned out,for the Vikings... as for the Cowboys,they used the players,and draft picks,to stock a 1-15 team,in 1989,and won three Super Bowls,with them...
on April 17,1999,New Orleans traded their entire 1999 draft,to the Redskins,for Heisman Trophy winner,running back Ricky Williams,with the sixth overall pick,that day... Saints' head coach,Mike Ditka,left Saints' headquarters,that day,with a cigar,in his mouth saying that,"my day is done"... well,Ditka was done within three years,in New Orleans,as coach,and the Saints only recovered,after Hurricane Katrina,and Williams retired,and then came back after a basic world tour(ha,ha),and had his best year,in Miami,last season... as for the Redskins,the Redskins are the Redskins,under Daniel Snyder,and did very little in stocking their team,after the trade...

Breaking news...

Washington Redskins have traded for the second overall pick,in 2012 NFL Draft,giving their first round pick,in 2012,2013,and 2014,and a second round pick this year,to the St. Louis Rams... the pick is supposed to be Baylor University quarterback,and Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffith III...

NFL news...

Indianapolis Colts release tight end Dallas Clark,running back Joseph Addai,linebacker Gary Brackett,defensive back Melvin Bullitt,and quarterback Curtis Painter...

NFL news...

New York Giants and quarterback Eli Manning restructured his contract,and saved $6.75 million,in salary cap space...

commentary...

the Saints' situation is very complex.... there a very real possibility that employees of the Saints(head coach Sean Payton,and general manager Mickey Loomis)will be suspended for some time,next season.... players may be suspended,for games(Jonathan Vilma,who reportedly put a 10.000 dollar "bounty",on the health of Brett Favre,before the 2009 NFC Championship game,against the Minnesota Vikings)... in the NFL report on what happened,there were 22,to 27 players involved,in the system,supervised by Gregg Williams,now the St. Louis Rams' defensive coordinator...
there could be forfeiture of draft picks in the 2012 NFL Draft,and i would not be surprised that the forfeiture of draft picks going into 2013(not many in 2013;in that case,because pro football teams are really built in the draft)... much of the punishment will be this season,along with massive fines... anything around $250,000,to $500,000 dollars,is massive...
i believe that Gregg Williams is simply persona non grata,in NFL,or suspended for a year,with a fine of more than $500,000 dollars,because he is the gamesmaster,of the scandal,and the likelihood that he did same,in Buffalo,and Washington,makes it worse!!!
there is one person in this situation whom i really feel sorry for,and that is:New Orleans Saints' owner Tom Benson,who honestly did not deserve this scandal... Mr. Benson is a classy owner...

sad,sad,sad...

Michael Philbin,son of Miami Dolphins head coach,and former Green Bay Packers assistant coach,Joe Philbin died in an accidental drowning,earlier... he had double the legal limit,of alcohol,in his system(.176),when he died,in Oshkosh,Wisconsin... he was found in the Fox River,police say... prayers still go out to his family...

NFL news...

Oakland Raiders restructured Richard Seymour's,and Michael Huff's contracts,to make room under the salary cup...

NFL news...

Indianapolis Colts have released quarterback Peyton Manning....

Breaking news...

Indianapolis Colts are expected to release quarterback Peyton Manning,Wednesday...

sorry,folks...

today has not been my best day blogging... sorry,folks...

correction...

i was right in the first place... what threw me off was the date of the 2009 NFC Championship game,January 23rd,2010....

Packers' trivia...

we all know that the Green Bay Packers beat the Dallas Cowboys,21-17,on December 31,1967,in NFL Championship game,fondly named,"the Ice Bowl"... two trivia questions:how long was the winning drive,for the Packers,and how many people were in the stands? answers:sixty-eight yards,and 50,861 people were there...

correction...

the game that Brett Favre was carried off,by cart,was the 2009 NFC Championship,between Minnesota Vikings,and the New Orleans Saints... i will correct the previous post,as for the date,of game...

commentary...

i always respected Brett Favre,as a NFL quarterback,even when he was with the New York Jets,or the Minnesota Vikings... i did not like the way that he retired,and unretired,so many times,because it made me sick to stomach,over and over... the NFL "bounty" scandal has a face to it-Gregg Williams-but there is an another face,or picture,to it,too... a picture of Brett Favre being carried off the Superdome turf,during the 2009 NFC Championship,on that cart... at the time,i thought that was nothing was wrong with the way that the New Orleans Saints' defense was just pounding Favre,but now i despise the Saints,and always will,and i thought that the Saints played fair,but not now...
the scandal just makes me want to vomit,because it is just so obvious that many of the Saints' employees,coaches,and players knew of what was going on,and did nothing to stop it,and now that i know that it was done,possibly,in Buffalo(where Williams was head coach,of the Bills),and in Washington,where Williams was defensive coordinator,of the Redskins,from 2004-2007... if they do not throw the proverbial "book",at Williams,i will believe that the NFL does not care,about player safety...
there is a precedent for harsh discipline:in 1962,Paul Hornung,of the Green Bay Packers,and Alex Karras,of the Detroit Lions,were suspended,for a year,for gambling allegations... in my opinion,that is the only acceptable punishment for Williams,to me... as for the Saints:take away draft picks,in upcoming NFL Draft,fire the employees who know about the scandal,and give them a high six figure fine,maybe seven figures... that would stop it,in its tracks...

NFL news...

Buffalo Bills re-sign Stevie Johnson,to a five year,$36.25 million contract...
Seattle Seahawks re-sign Marshawn Lynch to a four year,$31 million contract...
Chicago Bears put franchise tag,on running back Matt Forte...
Jacksonville Jaguars put franchise tag on kicker Josh Scobee...

NFL news...

Houston Texans re-sign running back Arian Foster,to a five year,$43.5 million contract...
Detroit Lions put franchise tag,on defensive end Cliff Avril... more news later,because this is last day that you can franchise tag players,until 1 pm. Pacific time...

what fun in NFL,now....

now the lawyers get involved,possibly,in NFL "bounty" scandal... a REUTERS report says that there may be former,and current players' lawsuits,against NFL,and teams involved,in scandal,along with other repercussions... way to go,Mr. Williams!!!

NFL news...

St. Louis Rams' defensive coordinator Greg Williams has been summoned to New York,to NFL headquarters,Monday... i wonder if he will have a job,on Monday afternoon...

Favre Watch-on Twitter...

Brett Favre has finally found Twitter!!!!!!! START THE PRESSES!!!!!!!! had to make you laugh!

commentary...

when i have said on this blog that Packers were going to bury someone(like Brett Favre,during visits,as a Vikings' quarterback,for example)into Lambeau Field turf,during the game,i meant to hit the player a few times,try to rattle him,and make him jittery,to throw a pass,and in that way,take him off his game... putting bounties to injure people,was stupid,and totally insane... it may have been that way,earlier in the history of the game,as some pundits try to rationalize the practice... for every Peyton Manning,and Brett Favre,who have long NFL careers,you have a Darryl Stingley(New England Patriots' player,who in 1980,suffered paralysis,and broken neck,or back,when hit,by Oakland Raiders' Jack Tatum,during an preseason game),and Gale Sayers,who played only 68 games,as a Chicago Bears' Hall of Fame member... when your livelihood,is an average of four years,as a NFL player's is,you do not, do not,DO NOT do that practice,and anyone involved,in that practice,of putting bounties,on injuring players,should be fined heavily(in the high six-figure range,of a fine),or in the case of Greg Williams,who is rumored to have done this,with the Redskins,before doing this,with the Saints,give him a suspension from the NFL,for,at least,a year,or even think about a lifetime ban...

how stupid are they???

there is also a report,out of Washington D.C.(a Post story),the embattled former Saints' defense coordinator Greg Williams had a similar "bounty" system working in Washington,for the Redskins' defense,before being hired,by the Saints,in 2009... what makes this really stupid,is that an employee of the Saints was told by the owner to stop doing it,and they did not stop it,and Saints' coach Sean Payton knew of it,too... now i understand why then-Vikings' quarterback Brett Favre got really pounded,in the NFC Championship game,against the Saints(my opinion)...

lawyers,lawyers,lawyers...

Pro Football Hall of Fame member Deion Sanders is being sued,by his soon-to-be ex-wife,for-wait for it-$200 million,for slander,and libel,and other members of family are being sued,too,by her...

Breaking news...

there is a report,on NFL.com,that the New Orleans Saints,and their former defensive coordinator Greg Williams ran an illegal "pay for performance",or a "bounty" system,from 2009-2011... they supposedly paid $1,500 for a "knockout" hit,and $1,000 for a "cart-off" hit,and payouts,doubled,or tripled,during the three playoff appearances...

odd fact...

in 1945,Packers split their home games,between Green Bay,and Milwaukee,and had their last five games(of a ten game season)on the road....

NFL news...

Philadelphia Eagles franchise tagged wide receiver DeSean Jackson...
Oakland Raiders franchise tagged safety Tyvon Branch...
Baltimore Ravens reportedly will put franchise tag,on running back Ray Rice...

NFL news...

Minnesota Vikings,and Governor Mark Dayton,unveiled a plan for a $975 million stadium,to be built on the site of the Metrodome... it will take $398 million,from the state of Minnesota,$150 million,from the city of Minneapolis,and $427 million,from the Minnesota Vikings...

final update on stock sale...

Packers' stock sale ended at midnight,last night... approximately,268,000 shares of stock were sold,and the number of shareholders ballooned,from approximately 112,000,to 360,000...