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Category Archives: Players
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
Mommas, Don’t Let your Cowboys Grow Up To Be Babies
In the past month, I have been privileged to talk to such legendary Cowboys as Randy White, Emmitt Smith and Jimmy Johnson. To a man, when the conversation turned to what went wrong with the 2010 Cowboys, the answer was … Continue reading
Bruce Thornton: Former Dallas Cowboy Talks Football, Life, and Life Without Football
Bruce Thornton is a big man.
During the Premiere League flag football game, put on by the NFL Players Association the Friday night before the Super Bowl, I spotted him (well, I could not have missed him) in the media bullpen, … Continue reading
Posted in Former Players, Interview, Players, Team History
Tagged Bruce Thornton, Dallas Cowboys, NFL, NFLPA
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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
Posted in Former Players, Hall of Fame, League News, Live Report, NFL, Players
Tagged Hall of Fame, NFL, Super Bowl XLV
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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
