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It looks like Daunte Culpepper will be a Lion again after all, just not a Detroit Lion. Reports are swirling that the 33-year-old quarterback is close to signing a deal with the UFL's Sacramento Mountain Lions.
Detroit brought Culpepper out of semi-retirement two years ago, in the middle of the 2008 season. He started a total of 10 games during his time with the Lions.
Culpepper was the early favorite to be ...
It's not quite training camp yet, but it's never too early to talk some football. Continuing today, I'll rank the 32 quarterbacks in the NFL based on where they stand in their respective divisions.
It's time for the AFC North, which is becoming a tougher division with the ever-improving Joe Flacco, and the sagas of Ben Roethlisberger.
Can Ben Roethlisberger still be on top of this division with his off-the-field issues, ...
For the San Diego Chargers, It’s All or Nothing in the 2010 NFL Season
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Jeremy Beckett in NFL
It's our turn.
That's the way San Diego Chargers fans are thinking leading up to the 2010 NFL season.
This year the Chargers have finally reached the pinnacle of their building phase. The light is as green as it has been in, well, ever, and it's not going to stay that way too long.
After this season, the only team Vincent Jackson, Philip Rivers, Marcus McNeil, Darren Sproles, Shawne Merriman, and Malcom Floyd ...
Will Jeremy Bates Be The Architect of Seattle Seahawks Revitalized Offense?
Posted: 18th May 2010 by J Gatskie in NFL
Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll has yet to publicly pronounce his plans for an offensive identity this season, but with offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates running the show, expect it to be both exciting and productive.
Bates is familiar with the West Coast offense the Seahawks have been running for years, but expect him try his own variation on the construct. The Seattle Seahawks' new offensive coordinator says the 2010 Seahawks ...
Stafon Johnson Among Five NFL Undrafted Players Looking To Score Big in 2010
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Ed Kapp in NFL
Throughout the National Football League's storied history, there have been many players who were overlooked by league executives and went on to enjoy Hall of Fame careers.
It seems that every year there are at least a few notable athletes who get shut out of the draft process and are forced to sign with teams as a free agent.
This articles ranks the top five players who went unclaimed through the ...
NFL Fact or Fiction, Part One: What’s True, What’s False in the NFC
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Josh McMullen in NFL
The NFL season is fast approaching, and as always, there are questions that need to be answered before the season starts.
This year, there are so many questions for both conferences that I decided to make them into my favorite kind of test: a true/false exam.
We'll start off with my questions (or rather, statements) for the NFC.Begin Slideshow
Former UC Star Wideout Gets Cash, Jewelry Lifted
By JOHN P. WISE One Great Season
Former University of Cincinnnati star wideout Mardy Gilyard was robbed at gunpoint near the UC campus Monday night, according to a report.
Multiple gunmen approached Gilyard and another friend and took about $300 in cash and at least $1,000 in jewelry, The Cincinnati Enquirer reported .
No one was injured, but the alleged victims were able to describe ...
Falcons Family - Take a look at this picture. Yes it's always fun to see Meangelo Hall on the ground getting burned (again!), but that's not the issue here. Take a look at Terrell Owens, trust me he'll appreciate the attention.
Imagine for a second and then ask yourself, how would T.O. look in the Red and Black? This has been an ongoing debate among the faithful at ...
There are a few NFL teams that have had terrible luck since the Super Bowl was introduced.
There are also a few teams who have found success by winning a Super Bowl. Nevertheless, their history is still riddled with disaster.
The following are the top five teams (in no particular order) who have had the worst luck in their franchise existence.Begin Slideshow
Oakland Raiders’ Coaching Heritage Spiced By Al Davis’s Persona
Posted: 18th May 2010 by Damali Binta Yael in NFL
In the movie "Facing the Giants" the powerful scene depicting a coach shouting, "Keep going, don't quit. Keep going, don't quit," was poignant. It has inspired this writer to research the heritage of the coaching staff of the Oakland Raiders.
In some ways, the Oakland Raiders have been facing "giants" over the past seven years.
Now it's time to shout out and embrace a "keep going, don't quit" attitude in the coaching staff and ...