Mediocrity on turf: the NFL is stumbling, but will it recover?

Edit The Guardian 28 Oct 2016
And poor play, cable cutters and player protests have all been blamed ... As the owner of the New Jersey Generals in the short-lived United States Football League, Donald Trump took on the NFL and lost ... Through week four, the NFL’s television ratings were down by 11% ... It’s something I know a lot of players are frustrated with, and it appears that fans may be as well.” Roger Goodell on NFL TV ratings slump....

President Obama went on a golf trip with Tiger Woods to Palm Beach and it ...

Edit AOL 28 Oct 2016
Retired basketball player Dennis Rodman ... Former NFL player Terrell Owens. Retired NFL player Herschel Walker (right) ... Former New England Patriots player Matt Light. Former football player, coach and television commentator Mike Ditka. Former New York Yankees player Paul O'Neill (right). NFL player Shawne Merriman ... Detroit Lions player has doubled his money in 8 years by investing 70% of his NFL salary....

NFL London: LA Rams star is also an ambitious team owner ... in eSports

Edit CNN 28 Oct 2016
I would say yes and no, just because I feel like my relationship with my players is a lot more personal than it is in the NFL ... As for the owners in the NFL, sometimes they don't know every player on a personal level, so it's hard to get that (closeness) through the rest of your team ... Can you see yourself becoming a professional eGames player after your NFL career? ... What are the similarities between NFL and professional eSports?....

Buffalo Bills' Lorenzo Alexander named among NFL.com's Top 10 Undrafted Players

Edit Syracuse 28 Oct 2016
Chris Wesseling of NFL.com recognized Alexander recently when he put together his power ranking list of the NFL's top 10 undrafted free agents ... Who ever heard of a breakout season for a 33-year-old pass rusher? The NFL's sack leader is one QB takedown away from becoming the oldest player ever to notch his first career 10-sack season....

Is fantasy football actually hurting NFL television ratings?

Edit NJ dot com 28 Oct 2016
As NFL ratings dip, an interesting theory has emerged on how fantasy football is to blame ... When NFL ratings soared over the last decade, the rise of fantasy football was looked as a major reason why. More fans than ever were connected to players across the sport, not just with the home town team. Naturally, fans wanted to watch their players on a weekly basis to keep up with scores, touchdowns and stats....

OBJ and Bush back UK franchise

Edit Sporting Life 28 Oct 2016
NFL stars Odell Beckham Jr and ... There is a lot of locker-room talk among NFL players and with friends I have on other teams, and we all know it's only a matter of time before an NFL team is based in London."....

NFL Rumors: San Francisco 49ers Releasing Ian Williams

Edit Inquisitr 28 Oct 2016
Regardless of how much potential one shows, NFL teams will eventually need you to be on the field ... Players are going to be evaluated to see if they are part of the long term plans. Two players that appear set with the San Francisco 49ers are Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner, both of whom played for the Oregon Ducks. Both players were also taken in the first round, with Armstead being selected in 2015 and Buckner in 2016 ... NFL Rumors....

Too many of the NFL's headline grabbers aren't in the news

Edit Rocky Mount Telegram 28 Oct 2016
Too many of the NFL’s headline grabbers aren’t in the news, or aren’t producing the kind of plays and drama football fans crave. With all the consternation about TV ratings for NFL games being down, with everything from the presidential election to the Colin Kaepernick-inspired anthem protests being blamed, maybe pro football is a bit star-crossed because it doesn’t have a lot of its stars being, well, stars ... AP NFL website....

Chiefs vs. Colts: Five Things to Watch (Kansas City Chiefs)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Oct 2016
When asked what's been the difference over the past couple of weeks, Smith pointed to being on the same page with his skill players ... For the third week in a row, the Chiefs are facing a defense that ranks in the bottom third of the league in scoring, as the Colts are allowing 28.6 points per game, which ranks 28th in the NFL ... Ware currently ranks third in the NFL in averaging 130 yards from scrimmage per game....

Cleveland Browns to lose to New York Jets: Bill Livingston (video)

Edit Cleveland 28 Oct 2016
All props to him for realizing he was not going to play QB in the NFL, moving on, and turning himself into a potential Pro Bowl receiver ... The NFL had to change the way it monitored injured players after Colt McCoy, amid the confusion on the sideline with other players hurt, was allowed to re-enter a game against Pittsburgh after taking a savage hit from the Steelers' James Harrison....

Too many of the NFL’s headline grabbers aren’t in the news

Edit Wilmington News Journal 28 Oct 2016
Too many of the NFL’s headline grabbers aren’t in the news, or aren’t producing the kind of plays and drama football fans crave. With all the consternation about TV ratings for NFL games being down, with everything from the presidential election to the Colin Kaepernick-inspired anthem protests being blamed, maybe pro football is a bit star-crossed because it doesn’t have a lot of its stars being, well, stars....

Home from home? Bengals seek to beat Redskins in London

Edit Wilmington News Journal 28 Oct 2016
He counseled his players to hit the hay as soon as possible on the eight-hour flight ... That advice was easier said than done for left tackle Andrew Whitworth, the Bengals’ biggest player at 6 foot 7 and 330 pounds ... The Bengals have reached the playoffs each of the last five seasons but lost in the first round each time, the worst such streak in NFL history ... AP NFL websites....

Bill Belichick: Lots of teams 'kind of reluctant to trade' (NFL - National Football League)

Edit Public Technologies 28 Oct 2016
NFL - National Football League) ... what goes through your mind? 'We're about to fleece the greatest coach in NFL history,' or something closer to ... Still, Belichick manages to forge through this league-wide reluctance to swing deals, magically adding players, padding depth and further evolving one of the only rosters in the NFL with a realistic shot at making this year's Super Bowl....
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