Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward was arrested early Saturday in Georgia on a drunk driving charge, DeKalb County sheriff’s officials said. The former Super Bowl MVP was booked into the County Jail just outside of Atlanta at 3:41 a.m. and charged with driving under the influence. He posted a $1,300 bond and was released. Sheriff’s officials said they couldn’t [...]
NFL Network’s Jason LaCanfora reports the Texans do indeed plan to pursue Nnamdi Asomugha in free agency. LaCanfora backs up defensive coordinator Wade Phillips’ promise that the Texans will aggressively target defensive needs this summer. The front office and coaching staff feel pressure to “finally break through” with the first playoff berth in franchise history, and the first step is [...]
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith opened four days of labor talks in Minnesota on Tuesday, getting together without players or owners in the room. Three people familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that the two power brokers and staff members resumed negotiations aimed at ending a lockout now in its fourth month. The [...]
Terrell Owens’ chances of finding a team to play for this upcoming season took a major hit when it was learned by ESPN Sunday night, citing familiar sources, that the future Hall of Fame receiver has had reconstructive knee surgery in the past month to repair a torn ACL. Sources say that Owens, who is scheduled to be an unrestricted [...]
NFL owners and players appear to be closing in on a labor agreement and are expected to meet again Wednesday and Thursday in the greater Boston area. Multiple reports say the sides are close to finalizing a deal and would like to do so before the July 4th holiday weekend, hoping that team activities will begin on or around July [...]
Qwest Field, the home of the Seattle Seahawks, has been renamed CenturyLink Field, the team said yesterday. CenturyLink acquired Denver-based Qwest in April. A formal announcement of the name change is set for Thursday. CenturyLink has told employees that the Qwest brand will be completely replaced with the CenturyLink name by early August. In addition to a marketing campaign that [...]
Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Akeem Jordan has been charged in Virginia with a misdemeanor assault charge. Jordan was arrested early Sunday in a parking lot in his native Harrisonburg. General District Court records filed Monday show he was released on his own recognizance. The court records did not list an attorney for Jordan. The Daily News-Record reported that police did not [...]
Quarterback Chad Pennington is stepping away from football for at least one year and will join the NFL on Fox broadcast crew in the fall as a game analyst. The 35-year-old signed a one-year contact and will work with play-by-play man Sam Rosen when the season starts. Pennington is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament that he injured while [...]
