Posts Tagged Professional football

Ryan: Hurt feelings bringing him, Saints together

New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Rob Ryan talks to reporters after practice at their NFL football training facility in Metairie, La., Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

METAIRIE, La. (AP) — Rob Ryan figures his firing in Dallas will help him relate to a Saints defense humbled by a historically bad season.

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Nalen says he tried to hurt Olshansky in ’06

In this Sept. 16, 2007, file photo, Denver Broncos center Tom Nalen takes a break in the third quarter of the Broncos' 23-20 victory in overtime over the Oakland Raiders in an NFL football game in Denver. Nalen made up for all those "no comments" during his 15-year playing career during an extraordinary half hour Thursday, May 23, 2013, that at times showed precisely why he was wise to stay silent rather than speak his mind. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — One of the quietest players in NFL history sure had a lot to say Thursday.

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Committee hits stretch run for NY-NJ Super Bowl

In this Feb. 9, 2013 file photo, snow covers the parking lot at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The 2013 season is on the horizon and so is the cold-weather Super Bowl. The title game on Feb. 2 at MetLife Stadium is less than nine months away. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The NFL draft is history. Organized team activities are under way. Minicamps will follow next month, and training camps will open a month after that.

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Browns QB Weeden to help with Oklahoma tornado

Cleveland Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden comes off the field after an off-season workout at the NFL football team's practice facility in Berea, Ohio Thursday, May 23, 2013. (AP Photo/Mark Duncan)

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden is heading home to help his cherished Oklahoma heal.

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Texans give $100,000 to tornado relief efforts

HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Texans have donated $100,000 to help in relief efforts in the wake of this week’s devastating and deadly tornado in Oklahoma.

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