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NFLPA considering a Combine, Draft boycott Posted on: February 4, 2011 3:54 pm Posted by Andy Benoit DALLAS -- NFLPA DeMaurice Smith grabbed the headlines with his Super Bowl press conference on Thursday. But it’s what he’s doing Friday that could be the more punishing move in the labor...

Phil Simms apologizes for Desmond Howard incident Posted by Mike Florio on February 9, 2011, 9:01 AM EST Former Super Bowl MVP Phil Simms got into an altercation Saturday with another former Super Bowl MVP, Desmond Howard. Simms didn’t like that Howard had spoken critically of the football...

Ray Horton expected to go to Arizona It'd be considered a major surprise if Ray Horton accepts the Cowboys' offer to become their secondary coach. ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter reports that Horton is meeting with the Cardinals on Wednesday to finalize a deal to become Arizona's defensive...

There won't be any more Mack the Nice at Texas By Jimmy Burch jburch@ star-telegram.com AUSTIN -- Mack Brown talks the talk. The Texas football coach has declared himself guilty of contributing to an environment of arrogance and entitlement that helped sink the team's 2010 season. Brown...

Cards settle on Horton to run defense Mike Jurecki of XTRA Sports 910 in Phoenix reports the Cardinals have settled on Steelers defensive backs coach Ray Horton as their next defensive coordinator. Jurecki is a credible source as he's broken Cardinals news in the past. Steelers LBs coach Keith...

Amukamara has 'nothing to hide' at Combine Nebraska CB Prince Amukamara plans to participate in all drills at the NFL Scouting Combine later this month. Following in old teammate Ndamukong Suh's footsteps, Amukamara will take a nothing-to-hide approach after sitting out the Senior Bowl...

Dynasty Ranks: Wide Receivers Monday, February 07, 2011 This is the third in Rotoworld's four-part Dynasty ranks series to kick off the fantasy football offseason. Running backs and quarterbacks have already been posted. Tight ends will be up by mid-week. Tier One 1. Calvin Johnson, Lions...

Looking at 2011 salary-cap figures February, 7, 2011 By Pat Yasinskas I just reached into the NFC South mailbag to start reading the post-Super Bowl notes. I’ll come back with some hot spots later this afternoon, but one note caught my attention because it’s worthy of an individual post...

Goodell does not blame Cowboys, Jones for seat issue February, 7, 2011 By Todd Archer DALLAS -- As the criticism of the seat fiasco continues to roll on the day after Super Bowl XLV, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell absolved Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones of any blame. “We put on...

Cowboys can release players starting today February, 7, 2011 By Calvin Watkins The business of the NFL never stops, and today is the first time teams can start releasing players. The collective bargaining agreement expires March 3 and, if no agreement is reached, league business stops. If the...

Packers and Steelers, there is only one America's Team Posted Friday, Feb. 04, 2011 25 All kinds of crazy has gone down in the lead-up to Super Bowl XLV. We had Ice-apalooza followed by an actual snowstorm, which, since we have almost zero plan for ice other than "Hey, let's wait until it...

Cardinals consulting Fitzgerald on QB hunt Adam Schefter reported on Sunday NFL Countdown that the Cardinals have consulted WR Larry Fitzgerald about what they should do at quarterback this offseason. Fitz's "first recommendation" was to pursue Kevin Kolb. He reportedly also "brought up"...

Ronnie Lott not happy about Haley missing HOF February, 5, 2011 By Calvin Watkins We have heard the stories regarding why Charles Haley isn't in the Pro Football of Fame. Treated his teammates and media poorly but there was no denying his ability to change games. "If that has anything to do...

Sean Lee getting head start on new defense February, 5, 2011 By Todd Archer DALLAS -- Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee spent Friday at the Pepsi Max NFLX combine, less than a year after going through the NFL’s version of it in Indianapolis. If you’ve watched the Pepsi MAX commercials the last...

Ex-NFLer Howard: Phil Simms threatened me at Super Bowl event Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/football/nfl/02/05/simms.howard.ap/index.html#ixzz1D8bMAA62 DALLAS (AP) -- Desmond Howard says he felt threatened by Phil Simms during a confrontation about comments the ESPN analyst...

Rotoworld: NFL Network's Albert Breer suggests Cowboys LCB Terance Newman is not a sure thing to return in 2011. The veteran still has three years and over $20 million remaining on his contract, including $8 million for 2011. While various injuries led to a more than poor 2010 campaign, there's...

Packers linebacker Walden may miss Super Bowl Posted by Evan Silva on February 5, 2011, 3:11 PM EST NFC Championship Football Packers outside linebacker Erik Walden was a key to the team’s late-season success, racking up 20 tackles and three sacks in the last four games, including the...

Tony Romo takes criticism, says he’s jealous of Rodgers, Roethlisberger Posted by Michael David Smith on February 5, 2011, 9:09 AM EST Heading into another Super Bowl as a spectator rather than a participant, Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo says any criticism of him for failing to get to the big...

Daniel Snyder supports Super Bowl returning February, 4, 2011 By Calvin Watkins Despite the bad weather this week, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said he supports the Super Bowl returning to North Texas and he's not alone. Washington Redskins owner Daniel Snyder said he also would...

Tony Romo Q&A Quarterback talks Super Bowl, 18-game schedule, '80s music, social media, more Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/jimmy_traina/02/04/tony-romo-interview-cowboys-super-bowl/index.html#ixzz1D2WpOROB Tony Romo, who was injured for much of 2010, is already...