The Green Bay Packers will retire Brett Favre’s No. 4 jersey at some point, and team president and CEO Mark Murphy envisions a day when Favre is once again part of the family. But given the messy divorce between Favre and the Packers last year, the reconciliation — and the ceremony — probably won’t happen [...]
The Detroit Lions need linebackers, and the Seattle Seahawks had one to spare. Detroit acquired Pro Bowl linebacker Julian Peterson on Saturday from the Seattle Seahawks for defensive tackle Cory Redding and a fifth-round pick in next month’s NFL Draft. Both players must pass physicals to complete the trade. The Seahawks gave Peterson a $54 [...]
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth hit and killed a pedestrian with his Bentley on Saturday morning on a busy causeway linking Miami and Miami Beach, police said. Stallworth was headed toward the beach when he hit a 49-year-old man around 7 a.m., said Miami Beach police spokesman Juan Sanchez. The unidentified pedestrian was taken [...]
Eleven banners from the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Super Bowl victory parade have been stolen from the city’s public works garage. Director Guy Costa said workers found only two signs in the storage area Friday, meaning someone stole 11 others. The city paid $95 each for 50 banners that lined the parade route following the Steelers’ 27-23 [...]
The Denver Broncos insist quarterback Jay Cutler isn’t on the market. His house, though, is another matter. Cutler put his 7,516-square-foot, four-bedroom, seven-bath home in suburban Castle Pines up for sale for $2 million. A listing on real estate website REcolorado.com shows the agent as Fuller Sotheby’s International Reality. Douglas County property records show Cutler [...]
The Baltimore Ravens are expected to release former Pro Bowl cornerback Samari Rolle in the next few days, the player’s agent said Friday. After Baltimore signed free agent Domonique Foxworth, Rolle figured his playing time with the Ravens would be limited. So he asked the team to grant him his release, and the Ravens are [...]
When it comes to the Colts’ running backs, Jim Caldwell said it’s easy to look at things the wrong way. Caldwell, in his first season as the Colts’ head coach, said many may view the production in the team’s running game this past season as solely reflective of the running backs, that the reason the [...]
The St. Louis Rams released wide receiver Torry Holt on Friday, parting ways with one of the last remaining holdovers from their “Greatest Show on Turf” glory days. The move came three days after the Rams released offensive tackle Orlando Pace, another mainstay from the era when the Rams won their only Super Bowl and [...]
Orlando Pace, a seven-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle dogged by injuries in recent seasons, was released Tuesday by the St. Louis Rams. The 33-year-old Pace was the first overall pick of the 1997 draft. The move cleared $6 million in cap space for the Rams, who were 2-14 last season. Owner Chip Rosenbloom said in [...]
The LaDainian Tomlinson saga ended happily for both sides. After two months of uncertainty about his future, L.T. remains the face of the San Diego Chargers. The star running back agreed to a renegotiated deal that gives the team salary cap relief, the Chargers confirmed Tuesday night. Financial terms weren’t immediately available for the three-year [...]
