Payton raises eyebrows with move to Dallas

During the Super Bowl weekend, rumors were swirling around Dallas that Saints coach Sean Payton had accepted a position with the Dallas Cowboys after it had been leaked that his family was moving to Dallas. The Saints firmly denied the rumor of Payton leaving the Saints, but the issue of his family moving to Dallas [...]

2011 Free Agents for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who stays and who goes?

Given the impending expiration of the Collective Bargaining Agreement, the years required to become a free agent aren’t known at this time, but after looking at a list of pending free agents for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who should go and who should stay? Profootball Weekly compiled a list of potential Buccaneers free agents, and [...]

Could a Saints/Packers tilt start the 2011 NFL season?

On the heels of the Packers’ Super Bowl win, this Saints fan is already looking towards the next NFL season (and yes, hopefully there will be one). One of the perks of winning the Super Bowl is getting to host the opening game of the next NFL season, just as the Saints did this season. [...]

Andy Reid Finishes Fourth in NFL Coach of the Year Voting

As expected, New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick collected the most votes for Coach of the Year (30). He became the first head coach to win three Coach of the Year awards to go with three Super Bowl rings. Belichick’s 30 votes were about 15 less than he should have received, for he was [...]

www.RantSports.com Top 10 Rants: Pro Bowl Edition

Now that the 2011 Pro Bowl has come to an end, that means we are less than a week away from Super Bowl XLVI in Dallas. But first–here are the top 10 rants from this year’s Pro Bowl. 10. Considering everything he’s gone through, it was good to see Eagles quarterback Michael Vick start in [...]

Panthers linebacker Jon Beason scores touchdown in Pro Bowl

Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason was a late addition to the 2011 Pro Bowl after an injury to Chicago Bears linebacker Lance Briggs–and he made the most of the surprise opportunity. Beason picked off Kansas City quarterback Matt Cassel–who threw just seven interceptions during the regular season–in the fourth quarter and returned the interception 49 [...]

Glazer: Falcons owner Arthur Blank to meet with head coach Mike Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff this week to discuss extensions

During the pre-game show for the 2011 Pro Bowl, FoxSports.com’s Jay Glazer provided breaking news regarding the Atlanta Falcons and their staff. According to Glazer, Falcons owner Arthur Blank plans on meeting with head coach Mike Smith and general manager Thomas Dimitroff later this week to discuss multi-year, multi-million dollar extensions. Despite their Divisional-round loss [...]

Dolphins express strong interest in signing Panthers free agent running back DeAngelo Williams

Carolina Panthers running back DeAngelo Williams will be one of the hottest free agents from the 2011 class at his position. One team that would love to acquire the former Memphis standout–the Miami Dolphins. According to Omar Kelly of SunSentinel.com, Williams is on the top of the Dolphins “must get” list for what the team [...]

Early mock drafts have Saints taking d-linemen

Although the NFL draft is still two months away, it’s never too early to start prognosticating who the Saints will take. Since the Saints will be unlikely to shell out big bucks at free agents (if free agency even happens), the draft is the team’s best chance to infuse youth and talent to the areas [...]

Buccaneers ownership moves forward with push for hosting 2015 Super Bowl

The Tampa Bay ownership may not be able to motivate Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans to fill Raymond James Stadium during home games, but it appears ownership is now going to try to secure yet another Super Bowl hosted in Tampa in the year 2015. Raymond James lost out on the award for the Super Bowl [...]

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