Vince Wilfork may be ready to call it a career. The Texans nose tackle hinted at retirement on Saturday following the team’s loss to the Patriots and elimination from the playoffs, saying he will take some time before making his…
Month: June 2017
Falcons bet makes Floyd Mayweather $25K richer
Floyd Mayweather is a betting machine. Over the past three days, the retired boxer made $45,000 on the Warriors’ win over the Rockets, $90,000 on Cincinnati’s win over Tulane and $25,000 on the Falcons’ NFC Championship win over the Packers.…
Tom Brady bans father from talking to media after Roger Goodell comments
Tom Brady doesn’t want his dad doing anymore interviews with the media ahead of Super Bowl 51. During his weekly appearance on Boston’s WEEI radio Monday morning, the Patriots quarterback jokingly said Tom Brady Sr. won’t be speaking to reporters…
Falcons players joke about fine for offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan
If a player were to misplace his playbook, a fine would usually follow. So, fair is fair, right? A couple of Falcons players jokingly made that point Tuesday after offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan briefly lost his copy of the team’s…
LaDainian Tomlinson, Kurt Warner make Hall of Fame; Terrell Owens denied
Terrell Owens will have to wait another year. Owens was not elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility. While Owens did not get in, former Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson headlines the 2017…
Roddy White says Kyle Shanahan ‘destroyed a dream’ for Atlanta in Super Bowl
Former Falcons receiver Roddy White blew $100,000 in Las Vegas over Super Bowl weekend, and it still didn’t hurt as much as watching his Falcons suffer a historic meltdown in Super Bowl 51. White on Tuesday blasted former Falcons offensive…
Brady and Belichick were already in the conversation about the best-ever quarterback and coach in NFL history.
With a good look at a future without Brown if they couldn’t sign him and he had to play out his contract year, the Steelers took care of him with a contract that, if he plays all of it, will…
First overtime in Super Bowl history exposes format flaw, leaves Falcons helpless
Congratulations to the New England Patriots. They earned every bit of their amazing, 34-28 comeback victory in Super Bowl 51. Over 63 minutes and 58 seconds, they were the better team than the Atlanta Falcons, through the through, answering a…
Look: Bucs clap back with Super Bowl burn at Falcons’ fidget spinner joke
The 28-3 jokes at the Falcons’ expense aren’t growing old just yet. The rare and utterly unprecedented Falcons collapse in the Super Bowl after leading 28-3 is still the topic for many jokes in the sports world, and even Atlanta’s…
NFL made a change to overtime that has fans upset
NFL owners voted in favor of changing overtime rules so that instead of a 15-minute extra period, it will be a 10-minute one. The move is questionable on the surface: why give teams five less minutes, which will pretty much…