NFL players will consent to a urine test for Human Growth Hormone once such a test is developed. Scientists, however, appear to be closer to developing a blood test for HGH, which stimulates growth and cell reproduction in humans. “We all know there is no reliable test for HGH,” Gene Upshaw, executive director of the NFL Players Association said Thursday at the union’s Super Bowl news conference. Read Original Post Here
The New York Giants have a bigger concern than Plaxico Burress’ mouth. Now, it’s his left knee. Burress, who earlier this week predicted the Giants would beat New England, missed his second straight Super Bowl practice Thursday because of swelling and soreness in his knee. “He has an ankle that always has been a problem, but he also has some issues with a knee that off and on in the past has… Read Original Post Here
Tom Brady looked sharp, his ankle was fine and the Patriots had a crisp practice. Things are back to normal for undefeated New England just in time for the Super Bowl. “We’re as ready as we’re going to be,” coach Bill Belichick said Thursday. “We could spend four weeks preparing for the Giants, but we’ll be ready to go.” According to the Chicago Tribune’s Dan Pompei, the designated pool reporter,… Read Original Post Here
Steve Spagnuolo didn’t mind setting the record straight about his last name. It’s Italian and, as his father would say, the ‘g’ is silent. “Spah-NYOO’-loh,” said the New York Giants defensive coordinator and the man responsible for coming up with a Super Bowl game plan to stop Tom Brady and the New England Patriots’ run to a perfect season. Read Original Post Here
Kevin Everett slowly unbuttons his suit jacket and sits down. It hardly seems like a big deal, those three little buttons. For Everett, though, it is nothing short of amazing. Less than five months after the catastrophic collision that doctors said might leave him paralyzed — or worse — he is walking and slowly regaining full use of his hands.
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A defiant Gene Upshaw said that if the NFL’s owners opt out of the current labor agreement later this year, the players’ union is ready for a strike or the decertification tactics it used to get free agency after the 1987 walkout. “If they want to get out of the deal, there’s nothing we can do about it,” the executive director of the NFL Players Association said Thursday before the union’s annual… Read Original Post Here
A Tennessee judge dismissed misdemeanor charges against suspended NFL player Adam “Pacman” Jones on Thursday, agreeing with a prosecutor that the Titans cornerback has been punished enough with his legal trouble over the past year. Jones knows his behavior outside a Murfreesboro nightclub on the night of his August 2006 arrest was inappropriate, District Attorney General William Whitesell said at…
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Justin Tuck didn’t need to conduct a survey to figure out who America expects to be the Super Bowl MVP. “Tom Brady,” he said. If Brady plays well, the New England Patriots are going to cap an undefeated season and certify their claim to being a dynasty. The biggest obstacle in his way is a band of brothers who form the New York Giants’ defensive line. Read Original Post Here
Suspended Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam “Pacman” was to be back in court Thursday to face old charges there because of his plea deal in a separate case in Las Vegas. Jones was scheduled to appear before General Sessions Judge David Loughry on Thursday morning in Rutherford County on charges of public intoxication and disorderly conduct from August 2006.
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Motivation or much ado about nothing? For the Giants, Plaxico Burress’ guarantee that New York will beat the New England Patriots 23-17 in the Super Bowl Sunday is nothing more than an outspoken player showing confidence. For the Patriots and MVP Tom Brady, it’s a Super-sized diss, and bulletin board material. Read Original Post Here
