By Breanna Jacobs This afternoon, quarterback Kerry Collins announced that his sixteen year NFL career would be coming to a close. The 38-year-old Collins most recently played for the Tennessee Titans. Collins, who attended Penn State, was the 5th overall pick in the 1995 NFL Draft. Collins was drafted to the Carolina Panthers, a new franchise. Collins started the first … [Read more...] about Collins Announces Retirement
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No Definite End to the NFL Lockout in Sight
By Breanna Jacobs “This is the season to get something done, this is the time to get something done,” Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay said. Irsay, of course, was speaking in regard to the NFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement and lockout. 32 representatives, one from each NFL team, are scheduled to meet today to discuss what has been going on in the talks between the … [Read more...] about No Definite End to the NFL Lockout in Sight
NFL Bad Boys: What They Gonna Do?
By Breanna Jacobs The NFL lock-out has brought the world of professional football to a slow, but staggering, halt. It appears that many NFL players will choose to wait this volatile time out, hoping for a new CBA to be reached. However, another large group of players have decided to switch things up. While some players, such as Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco, decided to dip … [Read more...] about NFL Bad Boys: What They Gonna Do?
He Is Worthy: Favre’s Journey to Jersey Retirement
By Breanna Jacobs Brett Favre’s NFL career has been anything but easy, especially in the past few years. After a tear-filled retirement in 2008, Favre decided that he could not handle being out of the NFL. When the Green Bay Packers, a team he played for for 16 years decided they did not want him back, Favre entered … [Read more...] about He Is Worthy: Favre’s Journey to Jersey Retirement
Year of the QB?
By Breanna Jacobs With the continued emergence of the ESPN series, “Year of the QB,” we have been made to believe that the 2011 NFL season will be just that; it will be the year that the quarterback continues his climb to the top of the team, the year that all focus will be on the man that leads the offense. However, with this idea being forced down our football-loving … [Read more...] about Year of the QB?