Bring a torch to Wembley – Lights out is gonna be in da house !!!!

The San Diego Chargers have officially announced this afternoon that Shawne ‘Lights Out’ Merriman, their outstanding linebacker will ‘forego surgery on his knee’ to play in the 2008 NFL season.
This is fantastic news for all the NFL fans in England (and other parts of the UK and in Europe) who will make the annual pilgrimage to [...]

FANTASY DIARY enty #3 – Three rounds in and three picks down

For anyone who owns a fantasy NFL team that enables you to draft NFL rookies you will already know that it is a lottery, just like it is for real NFL owners.
Everyone thinks they are a genius GM, and with the added spice of getting a free ‘try before you buy’ sneak preview of NFL [...]

Its not every day you meet an NFL owner

I had to work today in my day job as a media officer supporting people in my organisation at an English Premier League Football (or for USA readers Soccer) match as Aston Villa beat Manchester City 4-2, with local Birmingham lad Gabby Agbonlahor scoring an incredible three goals in just seven second half minutes.
Some of [...]

Introducing the Ottawa Black Dragons kicker Alex Higgins

A few months ago I stumbled upon a web-based american football game called Goal Line Blitz. I am now what can only be described as an addict.
Goal Line Blitzis a great little package as you get to create as many players as you want and give them crazy names such as Slinging Sammy Baugh the [...]

NFL Pre-season injuries just can’t be avoided

Every year there is the age old debate about NFL athletes getting injured in pre-season, meaningless games to some, but a valuable opportunity for rookies and those not guaranteed a roster spot to go and prove they should make the final cut.
This time we have seen Pittsburgh Steelers backup quarterback Charlie Batch break his collar [...]

My prayers have been answered as Brett Favre has gone to the Jets

The whole Brett Favre Green Bay Packers saga during this off-season has had more yawns than an intercontinental sleeping championships, so it with some degree of relief that number #4 has left Wisconsin for the sleepy town of New ‘goddam’ York.
Gulp!
This means the Favre saga – a bit like Mr Balboa in Rocky VI – will [...]

Horton blows his own horn as Redskins impress in pre-season

OK its only the pre-season, with the likelihood of Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison or Dwight Freeney even suiting up for the Hall of Fame Game the same as Elvis Presley doing the half-time show at the next Superbowl.
It doesn’t matter however as we have seen our first collective glimpse of the 2008 season, albeit an artificial one, [...]