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Gregg Williams Reinstated, Joins Titans Coaching Staff

Gregg Williams Reinstated

Former New Orleans Saints coach Gregg Williams has been reinstated by the NFL. Following Williams’ reinstatement, the suspended coach was added to the coaching staff roster for the Tennessee Titans. Williams was forced to sit out for the entire 2012-2013 NFL season after it was discovered he started an NFL bounty program while coaching for… Read more »

Walt Sweeney Dies: Former Lineman Loses Cancer Battle

Walt Sweeney Dies

Walt Sweeney died on Saturday from pancreatic cancer complications. Sweeney was a standout offensive lineman who played for the San Diego Chargers in the 1960s and 1970s. The football star was a second-round pick from Syracuse in the AFL draft of 1963, reports The Washington Post. He stayed with the Chargers through the 1970 merger… Read more »

Titus Young Released By Lions

Titus Young Release By Lions

Titus Young has been released by the Detroit Lions. The second year wide receiver wasn’t happy playing for the Lions. He felt he should have been getting the ball more and tweeted his desire to be released. It appears the Lions agreed with Titus Young. According to the Detroit Lions’ website, the team has “had… Read more »

Super Bowl Blackout Won’t Stop Future New Orleans Hosted Championships

Super Bowl Blackout

Super Bowl XVLII’s 34-minute blackout on Sunday will not affect New Orleans’ chances of hosting another Super Bowl in the future. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said on Monday that the league would love to host its biggest and most important event in New Orleans again. According to Goodell: “I fully expect that we will be… Read more »

Dave Wannstedt Hired By Buccaneers To Coach Special Teams

Dave Wannstedt Hired By Buccaneers As Special Teams Coach

Dave Wannstedt has been hired to coach special teams for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a role the defensive-minded coach served in his first coaching stint more than 40 years ago. Wannstedt bounced back after being fired from his defensive coordinator post by the Buffalo Bills, which canned the entire coaching staff following the team’s second… Read more »

2nd Graders Correct NFL Tweets To Learn Proper Spelling, Grammar

2nd Graders Correct NFL Tweets To Learn Proper Spelling, Grammar

A group of 2nd graders decided to correct NFL tweets as a way to learn proper grammar and spelling, and the results weren’t pretty. For the players, that is. The 2nd graders from Elmwood Franklin Elementary school in Buffalo, New York were tasked with finding the errors in tweets sent by NFL players. What they… Read more »