Category Archives: NFL

NFL Lockout: Why the Owners Have the Advantage

Everyone envies the professional athlete. He has all that money, all that fame, all that talent.
With the minimum NFL salary being $325,000, and most players earning well more than that, you would think if there was ever a union suited … Continue reading

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Super Bowl Super Special Event: NFLPA Legends Brunch

I was invited by the NFL Players Association to cover the first annual edition of the Legends Brunch on Sunday morning. I don’t mean to name-drop, but Deacon Jones, “Mean” Joe Greene (a native Texan, you know), Jack Youngblood, Ronnie … Continue reading

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Super Bowl 2011: Will It be Remembered As The Debacle in Big D?

Workers clear snow from the sidewalk near the Super Bowl XLV Media Center in Dallas, Texas, on February 4, 2011. Five inches of snow has fallen on top of ice from earlier in the week leaving roads and sidewalks treacherous. … Continue reading

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Getting Down in Downtown Dallas: NFLPA Throws Biggest Party of Super Bowl Week

In Texas, Friday night lights can mean one thing, and one thing only: Football, baby.
Last night, the NFL Players Association gave new meaning to the term with their NFL Players party, held at the Hyatt Regency in downtown Dallas, beneath … Continue reading

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Jerome Bettis Interview: The Bus Rolls on the Steelers, the Super Bowl and The Hall of Fame

(To hear the audio version of this interview, use the player at the end of this article.)
Not more than a half mile from the spectacular new digs of the Dallas Cowboys, Jerome Bettis—a Pittsburgh Steelers legend and Pro Football Hall … Continue reading

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