NFL sees Vick back in action
August 28, 2009
Michael Vick has made his much anticipated return to the NFL. He was 4 of 4 for 19 yards in his debut with the Eagles. Vick only played limited minutes but I am sure he is glad just to be back. Apart from some time at QB he also lined up at wide receiver.
”It’s been a long journey for me,” Vick said. ”I just want to do it right this time around.”
Philadelphia won the practice game over the Jacksonville Jaguars 33-32 after a David Akers 34-yard field goal gave them the lead in the final minute of the game.
It seemed most of the fans were there just to see the comeback of Michael Vick. He did not have to wait too long to get some game time and entered the play for the second play from scrimmage. As he ran on he was greeted with a supportive cheer.
The last time Vick played in an NFL game was Dec. 31, 2006, with the Atlanta Falcons .
The Eagles’ starting QB Donovan McNabb completed 21 of 36 passes for 244 yards and one touchdown. Amongth that he also threw an interception and fumbled on a backward pass which was returned 92 yards for a score by Brian Iwuh .
Likely two-year term for Plaxico Burress
August 21, 2009
In New York on Thursday former NFL star, the man who caught the winning touchdown pass to win New York the super bowl, Plaxico Burress has accepted a plea bargain with a two-year prison sentence for accidentally shooting himself in the thigh at a Manhattan nightclub in late 2008.
Burress who was a wide receiver for the New York Giants pleaded guilty to one count of attempted criminal possession of a weapen. He is to be sentenced on September 22.
He had been facing a charge of two counts of criminal possession of a weapon and one count of reckless endangerment for which he could have been sentenced to a minimum 3 1/2 years in jail.
What do you think about the likely two year prison sentence for Burress? For me I think it is a bit harsh.
“This was not an intentional criminal act,” Brafman said. “In my judgment, a two-year prison sentence is a very severe punishment.” Brafman is the lawyer for Burress but I ten to agree.
Sure he was in the wrong for carrying an unlicensed weapon but the sad thing for me is why did he see the need to actually carry a weapon.
I think a fine and a stint of community service would be appropriate in this case. Love to hear your comments.
Michael Vick to return to NFL as an Eagle
August 14, 2009
Michael Vick the NFL player that crashed big time when he was sent to prison in 2007 when convicted of conspiracy and running a dogfighting operation is making a comeback to the NFL with the Philadelphia Eagles.
Vick who last played in the NFL in late 2006 has served his time in prison and under the mentorship of former NFL coach Tony Dungy is ready for a return to the NFL.
The Eagles have picked him up despite having five-time Pro Bowl player Donovan McNabb as the starting quarterback. It has been reported on NFL.com that Vick will receive 1.6 million for the upcoming season.
This is a big pay cut for the player who was once the highest paid in the NFL. Vick was of course the No. 1 overall draft pick for the 2001 draft and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons.
In a “60 Minutes” interview scheduled to air Sunday, Vick accepted blame for not stopping the illegal dogfighting operation that he bankrolled. Vick said he feels “some tremendous hurt behind what happened” and that he should have taken “the initiative to stop it all. … I didn’t.”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals were on the attack after the Vick announcement. They seem to want the NFL to ignore Vick and make his 23 month sentence a life sentence. I think it is time to let him get on with his life.
Now it will be interesting to see what role he plays in the 2009-10 season. His first hurdle is to get back into football shape. Then we will see just what playing time he gets, if any this season. The Eagles may be positioning to have him as a long term replacement for McNabb.
Throughout his six-year NFL career Vick has thrown for 11,505 yards and 71 touchdowns. Vick also has run for 3,859 yards and 21 scores. Back in 2006 Vick set a single-season NFL record for rushing yards by a quarterback with 1,039. He also has an impressive eight 100-yard rushing games which is a league record for a quarterback.
NFL player Steve McNair shot dead
July 6, 2009
Steve McNair, former NFL player – photo from Wikipedia, taken by Keith Allison.
Steve McNair who had a 13 year NFL career as a quarterback with the Tennessee Titans and Baltimore Ravens was found dead on Saturday in Nashville, Tenn., according to Nashville police.
McNair was a three-time Pro Bowler and was the NFL MVP in 2003. He retired in 2007.
The former NFL star was found in an apartment with multiple gun shot wounds. A woman was also found deceased. She has been identified as Sahel Kazemi, a “friend” of McNair’s. A pistol was found near her body. According to police Kazemi had a single gunshot wound to the head.
In 2000 McNair led the Titans to the Super Bowl before going down to the St. Louis Rams.
McNair was married and leaves four children. It has been report that Kazemi was McNair’s girlfriend.
Police have ruled McNair’s death as a homicide, the case is still under investigation and the police have not ruled on Kazemi’s death.
Titans owner Bud Adams said the following in a statement he released regarding McNair, “We are saddened and shocked to hear the news of Steve McNair’s [death] today. He was one of the finest players to play for our organization and one of the most beloved players by our fans. He played with unquestioned heart and leadership and led us to places that we had never reached, including our only Super Bowl. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family as they deal with his untimely passing.
In a statement to the AP, Ozzie Newsome, executive vice president and general manager of the Baltimore Ravens, stated:
“This is so, so sad. We immediately think of his family, his boys. They are all in our thoughts and prayers. What we admired most about Steve when we played against him was his competitive spirit, and we were lucky enough to have that with us for two years. He is one of the best players in the NFL over the last 20 years…”
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Matthew Stafford Goes No.1 in NFL Draft
April 26, 2009
This weekend it is draft time in the NFL. The longtime losers in the NFL, Detroit Lions have put there faith in the hands of no. 1 draft pick Matthew Stafford from Georgia. Now they need some quality players to help build a team around the new quarterback.
Stafford has already signed a six-year contract, worth $72 million.
The no. 2 pick went to the St. Louis Rams, they selected Jason Smith out of Baylor. The Chiefs selected Tyson Jackson at 3, Aaron Curry was selected no. 4 by the Seahawks. No. 5 was Mark Sanchez who is a QB. He was selected by the Jets.
Rounding out the top ten is at 6 Andre Smith (Bengals), 7 Darrius Heyward-Bey (Raiders), 8 Eugene Monroe (Jaguars), 9 B.J. Raji (Packers) and 10 Michael Crabtree (49ers).
Now the wait is on for the start of the NFL season which comes in September.
You can follow all the NFL draft day action at nfl.com.
Terrell Owens on his way to the Buffalo Bills
March 8, 2009
Just two days after being released by the Dallas Cowboys Terrell Owens has agreed to a one-year contract worth $6.5 million to play with the Buffalo Bills.
He goes to the Bills with a history or rubbing his team mates the wrong way. The Cowboys were happy to say good bye to him in the hopes of improving the locker room atmosphere.
Looking at Owens’ performance on the field he did catch 69 passes for 1052 yards and 10 touchdowns last season with the Cowboys.
Owens is a six-time Pro Bowler and is second on the all-time list for career touchdown catches with 139. He still has some way to go to catch Jerry Rice, who had 197.
The Bills will be the fourth team that Owens has played for after previous stints with San Francisco, Philadelphia and Dallas.
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Steelers Football Is Sixty Minutes
February 6, 2009
The Super Bowl has come and gone for another season. The title of the post sums it up. That is what Steelers coach Mike Tomlin said at the after match speech.
That is how it turned out in the Super Bowl last weekend. The match was not wrapped up until a fumble by Arizona’s quarter Kurt Warner in the last five seconds.
Before then we had seen the Arizona team come back from a 13 point deficit to take the lead in the last quarter. With under a minute left to play it looked like the surprise finalists would snatch the Super Bowl title. The score was 23-20 to Arizona at this stage. Larry Fitzgerald had not long before streaked clear for his second touchdown.
The Steelers were not leaving it at that. They made a final charge towards the Arizona line before Ben Roethlisberger flighted a great pass to Santonio Holmes who caught the ball with plenty of traffic around him. Did he get feet down in time, that was the question on everyone’s lips. After much review the decision was yes.
That was it the Steelers had gone to the lead with just over 40 seconds left. Arizona still had time but could not pull off the miracle win.The final score was 27-23 to Steelers.
“Steelers Football Is Sixty Minutes” is what it turned out to be. The Steelers have become the most successful franchise in the NFL as they racked up Super Bowl title no. 6.
The latest Super Bowl was able to match the excitement of last year. Too bad Arizona could not get the win. It would have been great to see Australia’s first Super Bowl participant win a title. Maybe next year.
I look forward to September when the next season will kick off.
Who Wants A Super Bowl Suite?
January 20, 2009
As we all know, the Super Bowl will be played on the first Sunday in February between the surprising Arizona Cardinals and the 2006 Super Bowl winners, Pittsburgh Steelers.
Fans are racing for tickets in an effort to be there on the big day. I can think of no place I would rather be on the day. Unfortunately for me I will have to settle for watching the game on tv. As I have been watching Super Bowl tickets prices for some time I note with interest that the top priced suite is still up for sale.
The Super Bowl Suite is available on several ticketing websites starting at $235001. You would think that they could leave off the extra dollar.
Just what do you get for your money if you buy the Super Bowl Suite at this price? For starters you get tickets for 16 people and you also get parking. All catering would be taken care of. You would have screens for watching instant replays.
You can see photos on the Raymond James Stadium website.
Just who would buy a Super Bowl Suite? I am guessing it is either someone like Bill Gates who would buy it to entertain his friends. If it is not him there are plenty of other people still in the money and who may want to go. Maybe a movie star would pick it up.
The likely purchaser of the Super Bowl Suite is a company that despite the trouble times in the USA still is doing ok. Is that company yours?
If you are interested in buying a Super Bowl suite for Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa click on the banner above. Prices start from $54900 for an eight person suite. Or if a suite is out of the question there are still great tickets available for individuals or a few buddies who want to go to the big game.
Buying Tickets for the Super Bowl?
January 20, 2009
The weekend saw the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Cardinals reached the Super Bowl.
It looks like one of the readers here at OneManSportsNetwork is off to the Super Bowl in Tampa. I saw in my stats that they purchased a ticket. It looks like all the lower priced tickets have been snapped up as the best price I can see is $1521 for an upper level end zone ticket.
The lucky person that already got the Super Bowl ticket paid less than a thousand dollars. I would love to be going there myself but just now it is out of the question due to the fact that I live in Australia and don’t have much spare cash lying around.
I do plan on making it in the next couple of years. Following the NFL from here I always make sure I watch the Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLIII will be more special for Australians as Ben Graham is in the squad. Unfortunately he is currently injured and is listed as being questionable. If he does take his place in the team he will be the first Australian to play in the Super Bowl.
Getting back to tickets from what I can see, the Ticket Network guys have the best prices. I looked at StubHub, TicketsNow, OnlineSeats amongst other. The lowest price I saw was $1521 for tickets through Ticket Network.
Also when comparing the price of the Super Bowl Luxury Suite it is listed for $235001 at Ticket Network. This compares with $241 500 at TicketsNow and $288 243 at StubHub.
Tickets have a price range from $1521 to $7651. If you are looking for a Super Bowl suite they seem to range from $54 900 to the above mentioned $235 001.
Are you looking to buy tickets for the Super Bowl? What is the factor that influences you when buying online? If you want to check out the tickets at TicketNetwork click on the banner below.
If you are the reader who clicked my link I would love to hear from you when you go to the Super Bowl.
Steelers looking for Super Bowl title number six
January 19, 2009
The Pittsburgh Steelers won the Super Bowl just three years ago. That win made it five Super Bowl titles for the NFL club.
The Steelers have now earned the right to play for title no. 6 after they defeated the Baltimore Ravens 23-14. As expected it was a grinding match.
The Steelers took the early lead with a field goal and controlled things from there.
You can read the Steelers / Ravens match report at NFL.com.
