[NFL] American Football 2008 #1 Op weg naar training camp

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Op vrijdag 25 juli 2008 23:29 schreef popolon het volgende:

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Zie dit topic.

Packers willen een 1st round pick voor Favre. That'll be the day.

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For the first time ever, NFL games will stream over the Internet. For free.

According to Terry Lefton and John Ourand of SportsBusiness Journal, whose story will be published on July 28, the 17 NBC games will be available for viewing at NFL.com and NBCSports.com.

The apparent plan is to use the televised broadcast, with ads sold specifically for the web sites inserted in place of the commercials.

Other NFL broadcast partners aren’t happy with the development, according to SBJ.

“The NFL is changing the rules as we go,” a network source told SBJ. “The right to stream games was not in any of the contracts we signed.”

NBC also might face friction from affiliates who’ll lose ratings points to folks who watch the game on the Internet instead.

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Op zaterdag 26 juli 2008 09:16 schreef Playmaker het volgende:

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CHICAGO (AP) -- The Chicago Cubs called up right-hander Jeff Samardzija from Triple-A Iowa on Friday after placing closer Kerry Wood on the disabled list with a blister on his right index finger.

Samardzija, a former Notre Dame football star, was a starter in the minor leagues, going 7-6 with a 4.29 ERA for Iowa and Double-A Tennessee.

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Op zaterdag 26 juli 2008 14:04 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:
Het lijkt erop dat Jeff Samardzija toch een goede keuze gemaakt heeft om destijds voor baseball te kiezen. Hij was in zijn laatste jaar op Notre Dame een first round pick in de mocks.
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Op zaterdag 26 juli 2008 09:16 schreef Playmaker het volgende:

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The Dallas Cowboys plan to release veteran receiver Terry Glenn, bringing to an end a lengthy squabble regarding whether Glenn would agree to take a drastically reduced payment in the event that his bad knee would have resulted in his placement on injured reserve.

Owner Jerry Jones claims that the move isn’t the result of Glenn’s refusal to accept a lower salary if he can’t play.

“That turned out not to be an issue,” Jones said. ”At the end of the day it had more to do with where we are right now . . . all that might have impacted how we give our young players a chance in how we evaluate that position.”

Glenn was due to earn a base salary of $1.74 million. Jones wanted Glenn to take only $500,000 if the knee were to implode.

Immediate speculation likely will center on Glenn signing with the Dolphins, given that Miami V.P. of football operations Bill Parcells drafted Glenn to the Patriots in 1996, and brought Glenn to the Cowboys in 1993.

Glenn spent five seasons with the Cowboys, but played only one game in 2007 before his knee prevented him from any further action.

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Op zaterdag 26 juli 2008 14:32 schreef zjroentje het volgende:
Geregistreerd voor de Fantasy League.

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Op zaterdag 26 juli 2008 14:55 schreef popolon het volgende:

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Er is nog een plek vrij mensen. Dan hebben we er 12.

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With pick No. 4 and pick No. 6 signed to rookie deals, the contract of No. 5 overall pick Glenn Dorsey was destined to fall in the middle.

And it did.The fourth pick, Darren McFadden, reportedly inked a six-year, $60 million deal with $26 million in guaranteed money.The sixth pick, Vernon Gholston, gets $50 million over five years, with $21 million guaranteed.

Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Dorsey will receive $51 million over five, with $23 million guaranteed. The average is over $10 million.

As of now, the remaining unsigned first-rounders are Saints defensive tackle Sedrick Ellis (No. 7), Jaguars defensive end Derrick Harvey (No. 8), Bengals linebacker Keith Rivers (No. 9), Bills cornerback Leodis McKelvin (No. 11), and Titans running back Chris Johnson (No. 24).

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Op zaterdag 26 juli 2008 14:55 schreef popolon het volgende:

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Er is nog een plek vrij mensen. Dan hebben we er 12.

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Adam Schefter of NFL Network is reporting that the New England Patriots have signed running back LaMont Jordan, a day after he was released by the Oakland Raiders.

Per Schefter, Jordan was also considering signing with the Saints, a team that could be in greater need of another veteran running back if Deuce McAllister’s swollen knee turns out to be serious. Jordan’s deal with the Patriots is a one-year contract. No financial terms have been reported.

Last season Jordan played in 12 games for the Raiders, starting seven and finishing the season with 144 carries for 549 yards and three touchdowns.

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The rash of injuries at Redskins camp continues.

This time around, defensive tackle Anthony Montgomery, who started 15 games in 2008, has broken a bone in his hand.The injury occurred while Montgomery was making a tackle during an intrasquad scrimmage.

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Op zaterdag 26 juli 2008 20:45 schreef PirE het volgende:

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Als je op een oneven aantal uitkomt dan moet je me maar een pm sturen, dan vul ik die plek wel in. Ik ben wel een aantal weken in het buitenland gedurende het seizoen, maar als ik mijn login/ww kan onthouden dan moet het allemaal wel lukken.

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Op zaterdag 26 juli 2008 22:52 schreef popolon het volgende:

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Gewoon inschrijven, jij houdt het toch wel bij.

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Op zondag 27 juli 2008 12:18 schreef Guard het volgende:
nog een weekje en dan begint het weer, finally

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Op zondag 27 juli 2008 13:03 schreef Guard het volgende:
Hoe reageren de Browns fans nu op Quinn, nadat ze vorig jaar nog dachten dat hij DE QB moest zijn, maar Anderson even liet zien dat hij het ook kon...

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Op zondag 27 juli 2008 13:03 schreef Guard het volgende:
.Ook eens kijken wat er in Green Bay gebeurt, mag Favre bijvoorbeeld de tweede preseason wedstrijd veel spelen....

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The Green Bay Packers and Brett Favre have reached a compromise.

He won't report for camp Sunday and Packers' management will try and reach some sort of resolution to the on-going un-retirement saga, SI.com reports.

"I had planned on reporting for the start of Packers training camp Sunday, but [general manager] Ted Thompson asked if I would give him a couple of days to try to get the situation resolved," Favre told SI.com Saturday night from his home west of Hattiesburg, Miss. "I agreed to do that. I don't want to be a distraction to the Packers, and I hope in the next few days we can come to an agreement that would allow me to continue playing football.''

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Op zondag 27 juli 2008 16:27 schreef LeChiffre04 het volgende:
en de Cardinals gaan dit jaar de NFC west overnemen

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Op zondag 27 juli 2008 17:23 schreef PirE het volgende:

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dream on

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Op zondag 27 juli 2008 16:27 schreef LeChiffre04 het volgende:
mijn superbowl pick voor dit jaar is: Dallas Cowboys - New England Patriots.
Het zou mij ook niet verbazen als de Patriots weer een regular season record van 16-0 halen. naar mijn mening hebben zij maar 2 lastige wedstrijden. de chargers en de colts, als ze die winnen weet ik niet wie de patriots kan stoppen. en de Cardinals gaan dit jaar de NFC west overnemen

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Chris Mortensen of ESPN is reporting that retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre has taken the next big step toward ending his retirement.

According to Mortensen, Favre this afternoon faxed a letter to the NFL offices in which he formally sought his reinstatement. That means NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will soon reinstate Favre, and then he’s back on the Packers’ active roster.

At that point, the Packers will have a choice to make. They can either release Favre and let him become an unrestricted free agent, they can trade him, or they can allow him to show up to training camp as an active member of the team

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Op woensdag 30 juli 2008 00:05 schreef Playmaker het volgende:

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Nu ben jij weer aan zet Thompson.

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Op woensdag 30 juli 2008 00:42 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:

Ik hoorde een leuke analyse op nfl.com waarom hij niet naar Tampa gaat. Favre is een vrije jongen. Dat vindt Gruden maar nix. Die wil een marionet hebben in het veld.
Maar ik denk niet dat Thompson te benijden is. De botte bijl hanteren in Green Bay is niet makkelijk.

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Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio said Williams damaged cartilage in his knee. He expected the former first-round pick to make a full recovery, but declined to offer a timetable for his return.

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The Green Bay Packers are so desperate to not have Brett Favre report to training camp that they reportedly offered him a substantial amount of money to stay home.

WTMJ-TV Channel 4 in Milwaukee, citing two sources, reported that Packers president Mark Murphy at least floated the idea of paying Favre a package in the neighborhood of $20 million over 10 years to remain retired.

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Op donderdag 31 juli 2008 13:45 schreef kidkash19 het volgende:
Mwah helemaal niet zo gek...als die wel komt dan zorgt hij alleen maar voor nog meer onrust en dat is iets wat Rodgers vooral niet kan gebruiken.

STAY HOME FAVRE!

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Op donderdag 31 juli 2008 14:04 schreef popolon het volgende:
Inderdaad, wat een soap is dit zeg.

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Op vrijdag 1 augustus 2008 00:55 schreef Guard het volgende:

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Hehehehe zo zie ik het graag; een Deacon die de plek van een mislukte USC receiver (en dat is niet echt een bedreigde diersoort tegenwoordig ) inneemt.

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According to Steve Reed of CarolinaGrowl.com, Steve Smith beat the crap out of cornerback Ken Lucas on the team’s practice field.

During a Friday morning session at the Panthers’ Wofford College training camp, Smith and Lucas got into a fight while on the sidelines during a special teams drill.

In the end, Lucas had a large gash under his eye and a bloody face.

Though the two men apparently tried to reconcile, it’s surely an unwanted distraction.

“We haven’t had much time to talk about it, but it will be dealt with internally,” coach John Fox said after practice.

Reed reports that there has been “bad blood” between Smith and Lucas in the past, but it had never resulted in anyone’s “fresh blood” being spilled.