The age thing.
It's the first topic that comes up when Brandon Weeden's NFL draft prospects are discussed.
You see, Weeden is 28 - same as NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. At an age when many NFL quarterbacks are peaking, Weeden will just be starting his professional career.
Still, the early consensus on Weeden…
SAN MATEO, Calif. (AP) - Tom Martinez, the longtime personal coach to New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, has died at 67.
His wife, Olivia, told the San Mateo Daily Journal (http://bit.ly/wZC5Vl ) that he died Tuesday after suffering a heart attack while receiving dialysis treatment. The San Francisco Chronicle reported…
The NFL Coaches Association has hired sports lawyer David Cornwell as its executive director.
Cornwell has represented both the NFL and the union as well as several prominent NFL players, including Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. He also was a candidate to become executive director of the NFL Players Association in 2009,…
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Pro Football Hall of Fame linebacker Harry Carson has ruled out running for Congress as a Democrat in New Jersey.
The 58-year-old retired New York Giant tells The Associated Press on Wednesday that he just doesn't have the passion he thinks is needed to run for office.
Democratic…
ST. LOUIS (AP) - The St. Louis Rams will play that ``home'' game in London later this year after settling a lease dispute with the St. Louis Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The deal announced late Tuesday allows the Rams to play the New England Patriots at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 28.…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A federal judge has told both sides to be ready for trial by Dec. 15 in a lawsuit filed by former players against NFL Films for using their names and images in films and other promotional materials to market the league's glory days.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Arthur Boylan…
The age thing.
It's the first topic that comes up when Brandon Weeden's NFL draft prospects are discussed.
You see, Weeden is 28 - same as NFL MVP Aaron Rodgers. At an age when many NFL quarterbacks are peaking, Weeden will just be starting his professional football career.
Still, the early consensus on…
