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The United Football League was a new football league that debuted in 2009 playing a limited schedule.
Graham Gano is a placekicker who went to college at Florida State University and then was undrafted following his graduation. He signed as a free agent with the Baltimore Ravens, but was cut during preseason. Gano then [...]
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Tags: Graham Gano, Kickers, Redskins, UFL, United Football League | 
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The California Redwoods are one of the new teams in the United Football League (UFL) that will be playing for the first time in 2009. They recently held their first training camp, and here is a look at some of the interesting and familiar names that showed up on their roster.
Dennis Green
Dennis Green, the [...]
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The Florida Tuskers of the new United Football League are slated to begin play with the rest of the UFL in October. At their recent training camp, there were quite a few recognizable names.
Tatum Bell
Tatum Bell played college football at Oklahoma State University and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the 2nd round [...]
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In just a few short weeks, the United Football League is going to be starting it’s first season ever. One of the teams in this new football league is the New York Sentinels, here is a look at some names on their roster that may be familiar to some football fans.
Ted Cottrell
The head coach [...]
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The United Football League is set to open it’s schedule in October of 2009 with four teams. The Las Vegas Locos (or Locomotives, depending on how they’re being marketed that day) recently held training camp, and here is a look at some interesting, memorable, or notable names that showed up on their training camp [...]
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Tags: Jim Haslett, Locomotives, Locos, Marcel Shipp, UFL | No Comments »
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The Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Seniors Committee has named two players to be considered for nomination to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010. These two players will join the other eligible finalists and be subject to the same voting procedure as them. This means that they will have to [...]
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Well, the blockbuster trade that everyone has been expecting to take place anytime finally happened. The Denver Broncos and Chicago Bears swapped quarterbacks today with Kyle Orton and multiple draft picks going from Chicago to Denver for quarterback Jay Cutler.
This trade significantly upgrades the Bears at the quarterback position and leaves the Broncos with Kyle [...]
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One of the more interesting pieces in the news recently that has ties to the football world is the death of Jeff Komlo. Since leaving the NFL in the early 1980s, Komlo had gone on to face assault charges, drug charges, be suspected in multiple arson crimes, and fled the country to avoid prosecution. [...]
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It was just announced that there has been an addition to last night’s trade of Mike Vrabel to the Kansas City Chiefs. Now included in the deal is quarterback Matt Cassel. In exchange for these two players, it looks like the Kansas City Chiefs are giving up a second round draft pick, the [...]
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Tags: Chiefs, Matt Cassel, Mike Vrabel, Patriots, Quarterbacks | No Comments »
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When a quarterback, running back or wide receiver signs a big contract there are a number of ways that analysts use to decide if they are worth it. How productive are they on pass completions, carries, or receptions is one way to look at it. How many touchdowns they put up is another [...]
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Here’s a great news story that even the most steadfast Dallas Cowboys hater will have a problem coming up with something against. It looks like Troy Aikman has gone back to college and gotten his degree in sociology. It seems he promised his mother when he left school for the NFL that he [...]
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Tags: College, Cowboys, Troy Aikman | 1 Comment »
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Trent Green has been named the starting quarterback of the St. Louis Rams. Why does that sound familiar?
The year was 1999 and head coach Dick Vermeil had been having trouble getting the Rams to win games after he had spent 15 years in the broadcaster booth. In 1997, the Rams had posted a [...]
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But, How Good Was Joe Namath?
Ever since the New York Jets traded for Brett Favre, much has been said that this gives the Jets their best quarterback since Joe Namath. Joe Namath is a borderline mythical figure in football history. His prediction of a Super Bowl win and then following through with it [...]
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Pat Tillman was both an American hero and a football hero. The circumstances surrounding his death while a member of the military in Afghanistan are still in dispute. Here is the latest article from the Washington Post regarding this tragedy.
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