Former NFL players say safety net jeopardized by investment scam (USA Today)
Former NFL players say safety net jeopardized by investment scam (USA Today)
Seven former National Football League players insist that the league and its players union are to blame for the $20 million they and five other current and former players lost in an alleged investment scam. The suit filed June 23 in federal court in Atlanta says the league and the NFL Players Association are liable for the losses.
Visser liked football early (USA Today)
Lesley Visser, named Thursday as the first woman to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, graciously credits those who’ve helped her through the years. “I asked Santa for a pair of shoulder pads and a bongo drum (when I was 9 years old). Can you imagine? My mother must have needed a vodka.”
Manhasset’s Gavalas Goes to Germany for FLAG Football World Championship (Manhasset Press)
The NFL FLAG Football World Championship is the highlight of the Flag Football season. National teams representing Canada, China, European Union (3), Mexico, Japan, Korea and Thailand vie to be world champions.
Allison: Midway Opted Out Of NFL License (Gamasutra)
At a panel at the MI6 Game Marketing Conference earlier this week, Steve Allison, chief marketing officer for Midway, made some particularly notable comments regarding his company’s ditching of the NFL license for its Blitz series of games. Allison commented on Midway’s biggest hit of last year, Blitz: The League, which represented a large risk for Midway: “There was a quote that my boss (our
‘NFL Head Coach’: Football for the ultimate sports fan (Daily Bulletin)
I’m definately ready for some football. But is anyone ready for this much football? “NFL Head Coach'’ stretches well beyond the limits of the typical pigskin fan’s devotion. This game isn’t made for those who love football.
NFL Kicker Puts On Football Clinic (WLUC TV 6)
A star from the NFL is donating his time to help young football players, and the United Way of Marquette County. New York Giants place kicker Jay Feeley will be in Marquette putting on a kicking clinic and playing in a charity golf outing on July 6.
Jackson awaits NFL Europe draft (Sioux City Journal)
Bandits’ Jackson signs with Buffalo Posted from 01/20/06: Believe it or not, the Sioux City Bandits have accomplished something no other United Indoor Football team has never done.
Stung players lash out at NFL, union (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
The case of swashbuckling sports agent William “Tank” Black, who pleaded guilty in 2002 to swindling a dozen NFL players out of at least $12 million, spotlighted the susceptibility of highly paid athletes falling prey to shysters. It prompted the league’s Players Association to initiate a Financial Advisors Program. Anyone wishing to handle a player’s earnings could register with the union and
Michael Silver: Ranking the NFL owners (Sports Illustrated)
The Dallas Cowboys’ team charter had begun its initial descent, and Bill Parcells settled into his first-class seat and prepared for an uneventful touchdown. The Cowboys had a road game against the New England Patriots the following day, and Parcells, one of the NFL’s biggest control freaks, had mapped out a specific itinerary for his players.
Football: Ex-Lobo works out, waits for his shot at NFL (Albuquerque Tribune)
Former Lobo Mike Mohoric calls it the toughest skill he has had to learn in a long football career. Instead of working out with an NFL team, Mohoric is learning to be patient while working out alone in Albuquerque and waiting for his next chance to prove himself.