Contract holdouts have been the talk of the league this offseason and the epidemic doesn’t appear to be coming to an end any time soon. New York Jets all-world cornerback Darrelle Revis is the latest to become a member of the group disgruntled with their current contractual situations and he has been a no show to this point from Jets training camp. Revis’ camp reportedly submitted a proposed contract to the Jets front office and it was quickly rejected by team management. Would you like to know why? More »

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Terrell Owens has yet to find an NFL team willing to take on his baggage, but talks are beginning to heat up from a number of different cities. After spending last year in purgatory, errr, with the Buffalo Bills, Owens is seeking a contender while trying to add that final elusive piece to his Hall of Fame worthy resume; a Super Bowl ring. A wide variety of teams have been linked to Owens this offseason and it will be easier to simply breakdown each of them individually to determine which has a higher likelihood of coming to fruition. More »

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Hold the presses; it appears that there actually IS some money out there that NFL teams are willing to spend this offseason. After weeks of pondering whether any contracts were going to be signed at all amongst first round picks and veterans looking to be compensated according to their production, three relatively high profile deals were struck on Thursday by teams around the league. More »

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Ed Reed kicked around the “R” word after last season’s abrupt and disappointing conclusion and some thought he was just reacting negatively after a difficult loss. Now that it has become clear that Reed is having difficulties getting himself physically ready for the 2010 season, the though of retirement has to be even more resonant in his mind. As arguably one of the league’s most complete safeties, Reed has been a fixture with the Baltimore Ravens back seven since 2002 and received several accolades as a result. More »

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It’s that time of year again. No, not the time when pads start smashing together or play action fakes are pulled off with seamless ease, but the time when contract holdouts become more of a conversation point than the actual action on the field. Teams will be anxiously trying to ink their first round draft choices to multi-million dollar contracts with training camps looming around the league even though none of them have played a single snap in the NFL. Until a rookie wage scale is put into effect via a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) however, teams will just have to bite the bullet and hand the cash over willingly. More »

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The experiment with the Buffalo Bills last season did very little for Terrell Owens’ value in the minds of general managers around the league and that has to be a concern for the free agent wide receiver. Owens is much closer to the age of 40 than 30 these days and that fact also has to be hurting his chances of landing a gig in the NFL in the upcoming season. Still it is semi mind-boggling how a player with the cornucopia of statistics that Owens has accumulated during his decade plus in the league is still standing in the NFL’s unemployment line. The always flamboyant receiver isn’t taking this lying down however as he has gone on record with some rather persuasive accusations about just why he hasn’t landed a gig yet. More »

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The New York Jets have been the subject of many offseason discussions from AFC favorites to the team most in need of an extremely skilled accountant. The latter half of that equation is going to begin its exercise as the team has started the avalanche of contract extensions expected to come at a furious pace in an unexpected place. Most figured the team would focus on locking up their shutdown corner Darrelle Revis to a long-term, lucrative deal first and foremost, but instead the Jets showed the money to their left tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson on Wednesday. More »

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Plenty of negative things have been said about former number one overall pick Jamarcus Russell’s play at quarterback with the Oakland Raiders and his lack of work ethic, but no one had any reason to question his moral character. Until now that is. The former Raiders gunslinger was arrested and charged with the possession of a controlled substance in his Alabama home on Monday. Codeine syrup is the substance in question for Russell and when mixed with a soda such as Sprite it forms a concoction typically known as sip-sip. This particular beverage was just featured on an Outside the Lines piece done by ESPN recently and is said to give the user an altered feeling of consciousness. More »

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Whether sports fan or animal rights activist, chances are that you know the name of NFL quarterback Michael Vick as well as the trials and tribulations associated with the current member of the Philadelphia Eagles. Plenty of rumors have been swirling around since the incident that occurred outside of a restaurant where Vick’s birthday party was held on June 25th and co-defendant in his dogfighting case Quanis Phillips was shot in the leg. One of those suggestions has been that his current employers in Philadelphia are considering cutting ties with the much maligned quarterback and saving themselves from the storm of negative press. More »

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Suspensions are about as contagious as the common cold around the NFL landscape these days and there are now three more names to add to the list of those affected. Not surprisingly, each of these players are currently looking for better situations and greener pastures in the league after fallouts (either still ongoing or in the past) with their former employers. Although all three cases are different in nature and severity of infraction, each player has some time to pay for the infractions that they have committed. More »

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