Glauber's NFL Hot Reads
Newsday's Bob Glauber goes the extra yard for the inside scoop on the NFL.
NFLPA files grievance over suspensions
The NFL Players Association this morning filed a grievance against the NFL that challenges commissioner Roger Goodell’s authority to suspend four players in connection with the Saints’ prohibited bounty program that allegedly ran from 2009-11.
Attorney Andrew Brandt, a former Packers’ front-office executive, said the union’s complaint charges that Goodell does not have the power to discipline...
Report: Suggs tears Achilles
A huge blow for the Ravens: All Pro linebacker Terrell Suggs, the 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, has torn his Achilles and could be lost for the season.
The news was first reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter and later confirmed by Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome.
The Ravens said in a statement released by the team that Suggs would visit with a specialist next week,...
Report: Seau dead in apparent suicide
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Former Chargers All Pro linebacker Junior Seau has been found dead in his Oceanside, Calif. home, and authorities are calling it a suicide, according to the North County (Calif.) Times.
The paper said Seau was found by a housekeeper with a gunshot wound to the chest, according to multiple sources. Oceanside Mayor Jim Wood said he learned of the death from police Chief Frank...
Saints players suspended; Vilma to miss entire 2012 season
Four players involved in the Saints’ illegal bounty program have been suspended by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, the league announced today.
Middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma was suspended the entire season, while defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, now with the Green Bay Packers, was suspended eight games. Saints defensive end Will Smith was suspended four games, and linebacker Scott Fujita,...
Wilson does back flips over Giants' pick
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The Giants drafted Viginia Tech running back David Wilson in the first round last night, projecting him as a solid addition to the team's backfield after the departure of Brandon Jacobs.
Wilson also adds something to the team: back flips.
Check out this video to see him do a whole bunch of them in a row.
It's reminiscent of another former first-round pick, Jason...
Peyton's heir apparent
The Broncos made a huge splash by signing free agent quarterback Peyton Manning last month.
Now they've selected Manning's heir apparent.
The Broncos drafted Arizona State quarterback Brock Osweiler with the 57th pick tonight. Osweiler is almost 6-foot-7, which is actually considered too tall for most quarterbacks. But the Broncos thought enough of Osweiler to take him with...
Janoris Jenkins unplugged
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North Alabama cornerback Janoris Jenkins, who was kicked off the Florida team because of multiple arrests and caused concerns among NFL scouts because he has four children with three different women, was drafted in the second round by the Rams.
The team is coached by Jeff Fisher, who once drafted another controversial cornerback, Pacman Jones, when he was with the Tennessee Titans.
But...
Luck, Fleener a package deal
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No surprise that Andrew Luck was the first overall choice of the Colts and the successor to Peyton Manning.
But Luck got an unexpected bonus tonight when he found out he'll be joined in Indy by Stanford tight end Coby Fleener. Many had expected Fleener to go in the first round, but he was still on the board heading into tonight's second round, and the Colts wasted no time making the...
Will the Pro Bowl be scrapped?
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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was so incensed after the NFC's 59-41 loss to the AFC in last season's Pro Bowl that he called the game an embarrassment because of the players' lack of effort.
Well, the NFL has taken note and may go so far as to stop playing the game, beginning this year, according to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, who said Thursday on the "Mike & Mike In The Morning"...
Trade talk at Vikings' No. 3 overall
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The Vikings have the third overall pick, and most prognosticators have penciled USC tackle Matt Kalil into that spot.
Not so fast.
Vikings general manager Rick Spielman (pictured) says talks have increased about a trade for the pick.
"That front has really heated up over the last 24 hours," he said, per the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. "And I'm...
