Orchard Park, NY (SportsNetwork.com) – The Buffalo Bills have picked up the fifth-year option on defensive tackle Marcell Dareus’ contract. Dareus recorded 71 tackles, 7 1/2 sacks and three passes defensed in 16 games (14 starts) last season. He reached […]
Charlotte, NC (SportsNetwork.com) – The Carolina Panthers have exercised the fifth-year option on quarterback Cam Newton’s rookie contract. Newton is now under contract through the 2015 season. The 24-year-old Newton, who had ankle surgery last month, threw for 3,379 yards, […]
(SportsNetwork.com) – George Bernard Shaw wore quite a few hats during his life. He was one heck of a playwright, a tremendous novelist and quite an accomplished journalist, as well as a noted economist, albeit a socialistic one. Turns out […]
Irving, TX (SportsNetwork.com) – The Dallas Cowboys signed quarterback Caleb Hanie to a one-year contract on Thursday. The signing of Hanie gives the Cowboys three quarterbacks behind starter Tony Romo, who is coming off back surgery. Kyle Orton was Romo’s […]
Renton, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – Marcus Trufant, who spent 10 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks, announced his retirement from the NFL on Thursday. Trufant re-signed with the Seahawks on Wednesday so he could retire as a Seahawk. “I’m not sad,” Trufant […]
Foxboro, MA (SportsNetwork.com) – The New England Patriots have signed linebacker Josh Hull to an undisclosed contract. Hull spent the 2013 season with Washington and recorded 14 tackles in 11 games. The 26-year-old Penn State product played his first three […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – If this were a typical NFL calendar year, the draft would be kicking off later this week. Instead a scheduling conflict with the event’s long-time home, New York’s famed Radio City Music Hall, pushed the draft […]
Philadelphia, PA (SportsNetwork.com) – Give the NFL credit, it has managed to turn a necessary, often pedantic exercise into an annual event which people actually care about. The NFL Network’s three-hour schedule release special Wednesday exclusively announced (if you ignore […]
New York, NY (Sports Network) – The National Football League released its 2014 regular-season schedule on Wednesday. It will open with the Super Bowl XLVIII champion Seattle Seahawks hosting the Green Bay Packers on Thursday, Sept. 4 at what’s sure […]
Renton, WA (SportsNetwork.com) – Marcus Trufant’s 10-year NFL career is coming to an end. The Seattle Seahawks, the only team Trufant played for, announced the signing of the cornerback Wednesday and said he intends to retire Thursday. Trufant, 33, a […]