First-round pick Brandon Weeden will get every chance to start from the get-go in Cleveland.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/29/browns-betting-on-weedens-readiness
dana white blog diego sanchez ea mma fighter mma frank mir georges st. pierre
First-round pick Brandon Weeden will get every chance to start from the get-go in Cleveland.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/29/browns-betting-on-weedens-readiness
Texas A&M Aggies Arkansas Razorbacks Penn State Nittany Lions Alabama Crimson Tide Clemson Tigers Florida Gators
Bills GM Buddy Nix wanted two tackles out of this draft and he got them with Cordy Glenn and Zebrie Sanders.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/28/bills-hope-glenn-can-fill-void-on-blind-side
anderson silva best mma bj penn cage fighter cage fighters dana white
Up until this point, fighters haven't had the best record when going up against athletic commissions. A lot of dudes have appeared with sob stories or reasonable explanations and been sent home with the same suspension they'd have landed if they hadn't shown up at all. But Nick Diaz's gameplan seems a little different. He's going to lawyer his way through this thing, and now his lawyer has gone on the offensive:
The law does not permit the NSAC to suspend our client indefinitely pending a hearing and determination of the complaint, but imposes a reasonable and definite time limit when which the complaint must be heard and determined. By enactment effected May 22, 2009, Nevada’s legislator amended NRS 233B.127(3) to provide that “[p]roceedings relating to the order of summary suspension must be instituted and determined within 45 days after the date of the order unless the agency and the licensee mutually agree in writing to a longer period.” [emphasis added] (Prior to this amendment, the time limitation was that the proceedings be instituted and determined “promptly”.) Requests for documents, including documents which are not relevant to the matters in dispute and which are protected by statutory and common law privilege, do not operate to extend the time limit within which a hearing must be held pursuant to the statutory limitation.
The final day for the hearing and determination of the NSAC’s complaint against Mr. Diaz was therefore April 6th, 2012 — 45 days after the date of the Summary Suspension Order. In discussions with Mr. Kizer, following the Summary Suspension Order, Mr. Kizer informed me and others that this matter would be placed on the NSAC’s April agenda. Our client was and is confident that there is no basis for disciplinary action against him and therefore did not object to a delay beyond the required 45 day time limit as long as the matter was heard and determined in April.
However, our client objects to any further delay.
We presume that the NSAC will comply with its statutory obligation to have this matter heard on April 24th, 2012. If not, my client takes the position that the NSAC has by virtue of its delay irrevocably elected to discontinue or abandon its complaint against Mr. Diaz. The NSAC has no authority to hear or determine the complaint at a later date, and any such purported hearing or determination of the complaint would be ultra vires the NSAC’s statutory powers.
It will still be interesting to see how all this plays out when Diaz gets his day in front of the NSAC. They're sticklers for rules, but is that only when the rules swing their way? Or do they just cherry pick what they want and ignore what's inconvenient? While Nick's lawyer has done a helluva job interpreting the NSAC rules in his client's favor, it's the commission who gets final say on how they interpret their own regulations.
Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/nick-diaz-wants-this-weed-thing-dealt-with
Arkansas Razorbacks Penn State Nittany Lions Alabama Crimson Tide Clemson Tigers Florida Gators Northwestern Wildcats
PFW personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki provides a scout's insights into the picks made during Round Six of the 2012 NFL draft.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/28/pick-by-pick-analysis-round-six-2
Minnesota Vikings Houston Texans Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars
Gina Carano did an interview with Crave to promote her Actionfest Action Star of the Year award, and was nice enough to answer a few questions about the sport she dumped for Hollywood:
You haven’t announced whether or not you’re retiring from MMA yet, have you?
No, I haven’t. I think it’s really nice for me to get into this new career. I know I can’t make a living fighting, nor would I want to make a living fighting for the rest of my life. Plus it’s been a decade now. I don't know if you’ve been reporting or doing something for 10 years, but after you do it long enough and you find something else to put your energy towards, it’s just like starting over but it’s fresh and you have the energy all of a sudden to do it.
...
With fighting, do you have to declare you’re in or retired? Can’t you just fight if you want and take a break if you want?
That’s the way I look at it. I don’t want to be one of those people that says, “Oh, I retire. Okay, I’m back. Oh, I retire. Okay, I’m back.” I’m just like okay, this is what I’m doing right now. Who knows what’s going to come after it? I really haven’t really gotten that far yet.
Damn you Gina with your reasonable responses. Why can't you just come back and get smashed by Ronda Rousey for less money than you're making doing movies? You suck.
Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/gina-carano-on-fighting-again-who-knows
Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans
Alistair Overeem and his peeps have been conspicuously silent since news broke of his manly 14:1 testosterone to epitestosterone ratio. But last night he made an appearance on MMA Uncensored Live:
"I am bigger, I am stronger, I am better in the stand-up and I'm better on the ground. So for me, I don't think about what he is going to do to me. I think about what I am going to do to him and I am only thinking about what I am going to do to him. I am going to be ready wherever the fight takes me. I do prefer to strike, I do prefer a knockout over a submission win but I'm going to be ready for anything ... I'm going to get this guy, I'm going to beat him. Nothing scares me about Junior dos Santos. Everything he's doing, I've seen it before. I'm not worried about it, I've experienced it all. There's no fear, there's only two things - trained and untrained and when I step into the Octagon on May 26 I'm going to be trained."
Wait a second. What about the ... isn't the fight probably going to be ... why didn't you say anything about the ... ?
Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/alistair-overeem-speaks
Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs phil baroni pride mma rashad evans renzo gracie
This team-by-team list of NFC free agents is being updated throughout the free-agent signing period with key arrivals, departures and re-signings.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/29/nfc-free-agent-moves-by-team-3
Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers St. Louis Rams
Dunta Robinson agreed to restructure his deal this offseason to give the Falcons some salary-cap relief, and his role on defense will also likely be tweaked.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/29/tweaked-duties-could-suit-falcons-cb-robinson
Denver Broncos Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks San Diego Chargers
The Colts chose a third straight offensive weapon in the dimunitive but electrifying T.Y. Hilton. Is he a fantasy viable pick for fantasy owners?
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/28/fantasy-spin-colts-wr-ty-hilton
Penn State Nittany Lions Alabama Crimson Tide Clemson Tigers Florida Gators Northwestern Wildcats Wichita State University
Did the Bills find their answer on the other side of WR Stevie Johnson? Can T.J. Graham fill that role and help fantasy owners in 2012?
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/28/fantasy-spin-bills-wr-tj-graham
PFW personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki provides a scout's insights into the picks made during Round Six of the 2012 NFL draft.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/28/pick-by-pick-analysis-round-six-2
New York Jets New England Patriots Denver Broncos Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers
Five different players were named by PFW editors as their favorite picks from Day Two of the NFL draft, but Courtney Upshaw's selection by the Ravens got multiple mentions.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/28/ask-the-experts-favorite-day-two-pick
mma Minnesota Vikings Houston Texans Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts
Rutgers WR Mohamed Sanu was the victim of a prank by a student pretending to be the Bengals in Round One, but Sanu got the last laugh in Round Three.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/28/sanu-to-bengals-no-prank-second-time-around
Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers anderson silva best mma bj penn
The general impression I'm getting from UFC fans is the Jon Jones / Rashad Evans feud got old sometime around the end of 2011 and now it's just kinda played out. That's not to say people aren't excited about the fight - it's just the hype that's all been there done that. Can Jon and Rashad re-ignite our interest in their hatred of each other? UFC Insider does it's best to make it so.
Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/jon-jones-and-rashad-evans-jaw-at-each-other
cage fighter cage fighters dana white dana white blog diego sanchez ea mma
It's hard to put a finger on just what Jim Harbaugh might have in mind for second-round RB LaMichael James.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/27/james-looks-like-strange-fit-for-49ers
Oakland Raiders Kansas City Chiefs phil baroni pride mma rashad evans renzo gracie
The 49ers' selection of RB LaMichael James is bad news for fantasy owners.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/28/fantasy-spin-49ers-rb-lamichael-james
cage fighters dana white dana white blog diego sanchez ea mma fighter mma
Fans hoping for a Fedor miracle for UFC 146 are liable to be disappointed. Not only is it becoming mind-bogglingly apparent that the UFC is really going to try and salvage Dos Santos vs Overeem, but Fedor's June fight in Russia has started to take shape. So who is he fighting?
In case you don't remember Rolles, he fought Joey Beltran two years ago in a match that was so bad the UFC cut him after only the one fight. Since then he has semi-redeemed himself against journeymen opponents, most recently taking out supercan Bob Sapp. But all that just kinda underscores the fact that Gracie is not a worthy opponent for Fedor by any stretch of the imagination. He's just a bankable last name M-1 hopes to make some money off.
So what happened to rumors that Fedor would fight Bobby Lashley? Funny story: Lashley will instead be fighting at the next Super Fight League event against James Thompson. I guess it's better to be the can-crusher than the can.
Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/fedor-is-probably-fighting-rolles-gracie
Arizona Wildcats Houston Cougars California Golden Bears Texas Longhorns Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals
This team-by-team list of NFC free agents is being updated throughout the free-agent signing period with key arrivals, departures and re-signings.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/27/nfc-free-agent-moves-by-team-3
Houston Texans Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars New Orleans Saints
The Buccaneers' newest running back, Doug Martin, could emerge as a key player in the team's offense before long.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/27/fantasy-spin-buccaneers-rb-doug-martin
New York Jets New England Patriots Denver Broncos Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs San Francisco 49ers
The Titans hope that first-round pick Whitney Mercilus can fill the void created by the departure of OLB Mario Williams to Buffalo.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/26/mercilus-will-help-replace-williams-in-houston
Mike McCormack Frank Gatski Ozzie Newsome Joe DeLamielleure Gene Hickerson Joshua Cribbs
Down the road, the Lions’ selection of Iowa OT Riley Reiff could be regarded as a nice value for the Lions, but CB remains a position of need for Detroit.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/26/lions-bolster-o-line-with-reiff-cb-still-a-need
Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers anderson silva
Not too many close team observers figured the Niners would use their first pick on WR A.J. Jenkins, with Stephen Hill there for the taking.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/27/niners-hope-jenkins-turns-out-to-be-nice-catch
georges st. pierre gracie inside mma joe riggs jon fitch ken shamrock
Watch WR Kendall Wright to see how he adapts to the pro game and fits into the Titans' offense. He could be worth a draft pick.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/26/fantasy-spin-titans-wr-kendall-wright
USC Trojans football Colorado Buffaloes Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers Florida State Seminoles Miami Hurricanes
PFW personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki provides a scout's insights into the picks made during Round One of the 2012 NFL draft.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/26/pick-by-pick-analysis-round-one-3
ultimate fighting Jim Brown Lou Groza Dante Lavelli Len Ford Bill Willis
The Bears announced Wednesday that RB Kahlil Bell is officially under contract with the team.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/25/bears-rb-bell-signs-rfa-tender
Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans
In the eighth of a 10-part series, PFW offers scouting reports on some overlooked, late-rising LB prospects.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/24/intriguing-developmental-lb-talent
pride mma rashad evans renzo gracie rich franklin roger huerta royce gracie
Here's draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki's take on PFW's top-five-ranked defensive ends, led by South Carolina's Melvin Ingram.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/25/enigmatic-pass-rushers-brim-with-upside-questions
gracie inside mma joe riggs jon fitch ken shamrock learn to fight
FUEL TV continues to put up tons of UFC videos under vague non-descriptive names. Above, 'Brian Stann gets back on track', aka 'Brian Stann separates Alessio Sakara from consciousness'. After the jump, 'Alexander Gustafsson is the next big thing', aka Alexander Gustafsson decisions Thiago Silva, which is impressive but let's not get crazy now!'
Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/highlights-from-last-nights-ufc-event
ea mma fighter mma frank mir georges st. pierre gracie inside mma
The Redskins have signed PK Neil Rackers to a one-year deal, according to PFW correspondent John McClain of the Houston Chronicle.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/24/report-redskins-add-pk-rackers
Colorado Buffaloes Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers Florida State Seminoles Miami Hurricanes Georgia Bulldogs
The Bears announced Wednesday that RB Kahlil Bell is officially under contract with the team.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/25/bears-rb-bell-signs-rfa-tender
frank mir georges st. pierre gracie inside mma joe riggs jon fitch
Matt Kalil goes third overall to Minnesota in our latest mock draft, as PFW's correspondents select for their respective teams.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/23/pfw-correspondents-mock-draft
Alabama Crimson Tide Clemson Tigers Florida Gators Northwestern Wildcats Wichita State University Nebraska Cornhuskers
Here's draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki's take on PFW's top-five-ranked wide receivers, led by Oklahoma State's Justin Blackmon.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/23/immaturity-issues-cloud-deep-crop-of-versatile-cat
Penn State Nittany Lions Alabama Crimson Tide Clemson Tigers Florida Gators Northwestern Wildcats Wichita State University
Here's draft analyst Nolan Nawrocki's take on PFW's top-five-ranked interior offensive linemen, led by Stanford OG David DeCastro.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/24/interior-blockers-could-surprisingly-dot-first-rou
Bill Willis Bobby Mitchell Paul Warfield Mike McCormack Frank Gatski Ozzie Newsome
The Vikings agreed to terms on a one-year deal with former Bengals WR Jerome Simpson, Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer first reported.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/24/report-vikings-agree-to-terms-with-wr-simpson
California Golden Bears Texas Longhorns Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers
Falcons CB Brent Grimes signed his franchise tender on Tuesday, the team announced.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/24/falcons-cb-grimes-signs-franchise-tender
Tennessee Titans Buffalo Bills Dallas Cowboys Miami Dolphins New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles
Gina Carano did an interview with Crave to promote her Actionfest Action Star of the Year award, and was nice enough to answer a few questions about the sport she dumped for Hollywood:
You haven’t announced whether or not you’re retiring from MMA yet, have you?
No, I haven’t. I think it’s really nice for me to get into this new career. I know I can’t make a living fighting, nor would I want to make a living fighting for the rest of my life. Plus it’s been a decade now. I don't know if you’ve been reporting or doing something for 10 years, but after you do it long enough and you find something else to put your energy towards, it’s just like starting over but it’s fresh and you have the energy all of a sudden to do it.
...
With fighting, do you have to declare you’re in or retired? Can’t you just fight if you want and take a break if you want?
That’s the way I look at it. I don’t want to be one of those people that says, “Oh, I retire. Okay, I’m back. Oh, I retire. Okay, I’m back.” I’m just like okay, this is what I’m doing right now. Who knows what’s going to come after it? I really haven’t really gotten that far yet.
Damn you Gina with your reasonable responses. Why can't you just come back and get smashed by Ronda Rousey for less money than you're making doing movies? You suck.
Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/gina-carano-on-fighting-again-who-knows
Philadelphia Eagles Washington Redskins New York Jets New England Patriots Denver Broncos Arizona Cardinals
(At least it’ll be better than the “BONES” hat and Endicott jacket)
There can be no doubt that Jon Jones represents the image of everything the UFC wants to stand for. Not only does he do pretty much everything the UFC asks him to, including making an absolute fool of himself by trying to talk on television, he also puts forth a nice, clean, orthodox Christian image by promoting alcohol, fathering children out of wedlock, calling himself "Sexual Chocolate" before the big-money folks stepped in and made him change it a-la Chad “Money Shot" Mendes, and getting tattoos (Christian tattoos, mind you). So it should be no surprise that the UFC felt comfortable enough to become his clothing sponsor for his fight against Rashad Evans next Saturday:
I’ve had a goal of being sponsored by Nike for many, many years. Part of our strategy to try and make that happen one day is to not be a billboard, and not just be sponsored by TapouT one week, and Affliction one week, and then MusclePharm next week, and all these random companies. If you realize, I try to look for relationships with companies, long lasting relationships with companies. So a part of my brand is to keep it clean. Less is more in my opinion.
When Form Athletics went down pretty much every company in the business was looking for an opportunity to work with me, and I was really honored just to be wanted like that. I thought it was really awesome, it was a real honor. We came up with a strategy to keep it clean and be sponsored by the UFC itself. I’m glad the UFC wanted to work with me as well, and I think that they trust that I’ll never make them look bad. You never have to worry about me with a DWI or doing something crazy.
I think I’m a good company guy. The UFC asks me to do anything and I always do it, and I never tell them no for anything…They put in the deal that if any mainstream companies come after this win that they will let me go, and I think that’s awesome.
It’s nice to see the UFC dedicate its clothing sponsorship money to a fighter who would basically be starving if it wasn’t for this deal. I’m pretty sure that if the UFC hadn’t stepped in to sponsor Jones, he would have had to choose between selling his crappy car to pay his electric bill or living in an old refrigerator box in an alley.
Now the biggest questions are the following: will the UFC charge itself an annual sponsor fee? Will the UFC ban itself as a clothing sponsor when it inevitably rubs Fox the wrong way? What about if it decides to branch out from being a clothing sponsor to promoting fights? It should be lots of fun to kick back and watch the UFC’s incipient case of multiple personality disorder unfold before our very eyes.
Source: http://www.fightlinker.com/ufc-champion-jon-jones%E2%80%99-ufc-sponsor-will-be-the-ufc
Carolina Panthers Indianapolis Colts Jacksonville Jaguars New Orleans Saints Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tennessee Titans
This team-by-team list of NFC free agents is being updated throughout the free-agent signing period with key arrivals, departures and re-signings.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/23/nfc-free-agent-moves-by-team-3
ufc ultimate fighting Jim Brown Lou Groza Dante Lavelli Len Ford
This team-by-team list of NFC free agents is being updated throughout the free-agent signing period with key arrivals, departures and re-signings.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/23/nfc-free-agent-moves-by-team-3
Pittsburgh Steelers Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers anderson silva best mma
The Falcons have declined HBO’s invitation to be on “Hard Knocks” this summer, according to Albert Breer of NFL.com.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/21/falcons-will-not-be-on-hard-knocks
USC Trojans football Colorado Buffaloes Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers Florida State Seminoles Miami Hurricanes
Former QB Ryan Leaf will be arraigned May 3 in Great Falls, Mont., on burglary and drug possession charges.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/20/leaf-to-be-arraigned-on-may-3
georges st. pierre gracie inside mma joe riggs jon fitch ken shamrock
The NFLPA is protecting those players involved in the bounty scandal more so than its other members, an NFL executive said Friday.
Source: http://www.profootballweekly.com/2012/04/20/pash-union-protective-of-saints-players
Notre Dame Fighting Irish Pittsburgh Panthers Florida State Seminoles Miami Hurricanes Georgia Bulldogs Texas A&M Aggies
