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Watch Packers vs Saints 2011 live stream in the opening game of the 2011 NFL season. Finally the NFL lockout has ended and now we were going to witness the first game of the season. For the NFL 2011 game opener it would be the clash between the last two Super Bowl champions - the recently crowned champions Packers and the 2009 season champions Saints. There will be some musical performances during the season opener, it will be a part of the celebration to kick off the 2011 season and to honor the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers. The pregame celebration will feature 32 legendary NFL alumni, one representing each team, will be on the field holding their team's flag.
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Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Former Patriots fullback Mosi Tatupu Passes Away
Tatupu started his NFL career 1978 after the Patriots drafted him in the eight round. He played 13 of his 14 NFL seasons with Patriots, wrapping up his career with the Los Angeles Rams in 1991. He was selected to the 1986 Pro Bowl as a special teams player. Tatupu was also the father of Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu.
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Steelers expected to use franchise tag on Hampton
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Steelers might be concerned about having an unhappy Pro Bowl nose tackle on their roster next season. But, apparently, they are more concerned about making sure they at least have a nose tackle.
The Steelers are trying to work out a long-term deal to keep Casey Hampton from becoming an unrestricted free agent, but they will use the franchise tag on the five-time Pro Bowl selection if they can't, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has learned.
The Steelers have until Thursday to place the franchise tag on Hampton, a designation that would keep him with the team for at least one more season and guarantee him the average salary of the top five defensive tackles in the National Football League. In 2009, that average was $7,003,000, according to the NFL Players Association -- a figure not much more than the $6,652,000 Hampton counted against the salary cap last year.
The Steelers then could attempt to sign the 10-year veteran to a long-term contract, much like they did last season when they named left tackle Max Starks their franchise player and eventually signed him to a four-year, $26.3 million contract that included a $10 million signing bonus.
Hampton, who will be 33 in September, has indicated to the Steelers that he does not want to have the franchise tag placed on him. But the Steelers do not want to lose him because he is still a productive player -- he was named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl this season -- and they do not have a young replacement behind him.
If the Steelers place the franchise tag on him, such a move likely would impact what they do in the NFL draft, a process that begins Thursday, when the NFL Scouting Combine gets under way at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. With no immediate need for a nose tackle -- arguably the most important position in the 3-4 defense -- the Steelers might decide to use the 18th overall pick to select an inside linebacker who would eventually replace James Farrior, who turned 35 in January.
Hampton will be in the final year of a five-year, $22.75 million contract he signed in 2005. The Steelers could elect to put the exclusive franchise tag on him, which would prohibit him from negotiating with other teams. Or they could deem him a non-exclusive franchise player, which means he could negotiate with other teams and the Steelers would receive two first-round picks in return if he signed elsewhere and they did not match the offer.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10055/1038123-66.stm#ixzz0gVf3EZ5a
The Steelers are trying to work out a long-term deal to keep Casey Hampton from becoming an unrestricted free agent, but they will use the franchise tag on the five-time Pro Bowl selection if they can't, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette has learned.
The Steelers have until Thursday to place the franchise tag on Hampton, a designation that would keep him with the team for at least one more season and guarantee him the average salary of the top five defensive tackles in the National Football League. In 2009, that average was $7,003,000, according to the NFL Players Association -- a figure not much more than the $6,652,000 Hampton counted against the salary cap last year.
The Steelers then could attempt to sign the 10-year veteran to a long-term contract, much like they did last season when they named left tackle Max Starks their franchise player and eventually signed him to a four-year, $26.3 million contract that included a $10 million signing bonus.
Hampton, who will be 33 in September, has indicated to the Steelers that he does not want to have the franchise tag placed on him. But the Steelers do not want to lose him because he is still a productive player -- he was named to his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl this season -- and they do not have a young replacement behind him.
If the Steelers place the franchise tag on him, such a move likely would impact what they do in the NFL draft, a process that begins Thursday, when the NFL Scouting Combine gets under way at Lucas Oil Stadium, home of the Indianapolis Colts. With no immediate need for a nose tackle -- arguably the most important position in the 3-4 defense -- the Steelers might decide to use the 18th overall pick to select an inside linebacker who would eventually replace James Farrior, who turned 35 in January.
Hampton will be in the final year of a five-year, $22.75 million contract he signed in 2005. The Steelers could elect to put the exclusive franchise tag on him, which would prohibit him from negotiating with other teams. Or they could deem him a non-exclusive franchise player, which means he could negotiate with other teams and the Steelers would receive two first-round picks in return if he signed elsewhere and they did not match the offer.
Read more: http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10055/1038123-66.stm#ixzz0gVf3EZ5a
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Texans extend Kubiak's contract
HOUSTON -Houston Texans owner Bob McNair watched with admiration as the New Orleans Saints celebrated their first Super Bowl victory.
McNair is confident that Gary Kubiak will lead the Texans to one very soon.
The Texans announced Wednesday that Kubiak has signed a contract extension that runs through the 2012 season, a vote of confidence after the team finished 9-7 — the first winning record in the franchise's eight-year history.
"We have a foundation in place," McNair said. "We don't have to go out and establish the foundation, which is what we've been doing the last eight years. We've got some outstanding players, and we just have to keep building on that.
"In evaluating where we were and looking at our coaching situation," McNair added, "I believe Gary can take us to the Super Bowl."
Houston is 31-33 in Kubiak's four seasons, though the team is still seeking its first playoff berth. The 48-year-old Kubiak took over the Texans in January 2006 after the team finished 2-14. His original contract was due to expire after the 2010 season.
"Bob has taken a hard look at where we were four years ago and where we are today and with that, made the decision that we're heading in the right direction," Kubiak said. "I want to finish what I started. We still have a long way to go, but I'm enjoying the work, I'm enjoying the challenge."
McNair admitted he was disappointed that the team missed the playoffs again last season. But he said the team has showed "a lot of progress" under Kubiak and he wanted to maintain continuity by keeping him in charge.
"The most disruptive thing you can do is go in every two or three years and change your coaching staff," McNair said. "When you do that, the new coach might have different schemes that he wants to employ and all of a sudden, the players you have don't fit that scheme. It just sets you back several years."
The Texans ranked fourth in total offense last season (383 yards per game), but assistant head coach Alex Gibbs left for Seattle and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan went to join his father, Mike, in Washington.
Kubiak hired former Denver offensive coordinator Rick Dennison to replace Shanahan and former Atlanta offensive coordinator Greg Knapp to become Houston's quarterbacks coach. Dennison worked on the Broncos' staff during Kubiak's 11 years as Denver's offensive coordinator, and Knapp coached Houston quarterback Matt Schaub for three seasons with the Falcons.
Both Dennison and Knapp are also signed through the 2012 season.
"We have strengthened our coaching staff," McNair said. "I'm pleased we were able to finalize our contractual negotiations with Gary and with our coaches, so everybody will be on the same timeline. That makes everyone feel very good about the situation."
McNair said the Texans need to bolster their offensive and defensive lines and their depth at running back before next season.
Houston ranked 30th in rushing last season (92 yards per game), ahead of only Indianapolis and San Diego. Both those teams won their divisions, but Kubiak said the Texans need a stronger running game to complement their high-powered passing attack.
"We can go out there and throw it with anybody in the business. I don't think that's what's best for our team in the long run," Kubiak said. "We've got to be more dominant late in games. Some games we lost, it was because we couldn't hang onto the football late in those games. It's very important in the development of our team, taking the next step. It wasn't good enough last year."
The Texans have 15 unrestricted free agents, including cornerback Dunta Robinson, offensive lineman Chester Pitts and receiver Kevin Walter. McNair said there's no rush to re-sign any of the players, since free agency doesn't begin until March 5.
"A lot of what we do will be dependent on who we might sign from free agency, and who we get in the draft and what our needs are," McNair said. "We won't look at that until later."
McNair said he would prefer to continue replenishing his roster with draft picks. He said free agents are riskier investments.
"We believe you have to build through the draft and we will continue to do that," McNair said.
Source fanhouse.com
McNair is confident that Gary Kubiak will lead the Texans to one very soon.
The Texans announced Wednesday that Kubiak has signed a contract extension that runs through the 2012 season, a vote of confidence after the team finished 9-7 — the first winning record in the franchise's eight-year history.
"We have a foundation in place," McNair said. "We don't have to go out and establish the foundation, which is what we've been doing the last eight years. We've got some outstanding players, and we just have to keep building on that.
"In evaluating where we were and looking at our coaching situation," McNair added, "I believe Gary can take us to the Super Bowl."
Houston is 31-33 in Kubiak's four seasons, though the team is still seeking its first playoff berth. The 48-year-old Kubiak took over the Texans in January 2006 after the team finished 2-14. His original contract was due to expire after the 2010 season.
"Bob has taken a hard look at where we were four years ago and where we are today and with that, made the decision that we're heading in the right direction," Kubiak said. "I want to finish what I started. We still have a long way to go, but I'm enjoying the work, I'm enjoying the challenge."
McNair admitted he was disappointed that the team missed the playoffs again last season. But he said the team has showed "a lot of progress" under Kubiak and he wanted to maintain continuity by keeping him in charge.
"The most disruptive thing you can do is go in every two or three years and change your coaching staff," McNair said. "When you do that, the new coach might have different schemes that he wants to employ and all of a sudden, the players you have don't fit that scheme. It just sets you back several years."
The Texans ranked fourth in total offense last season (383 yards per game), but assistant head coach Alex Gibbs left for Seattle and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan went to join his father, Mike, in Washington.
Kubiak hired former Denver offensive coordinator Rick Dennison to replace Shanahan and former Atlanta offensive coordinator Greg Knapp to become Houston's quarterbacks coach. Dennison worked on the Broncos' staff during Kubiak's 11 years as Denver's offensive coordinator, and Knapp coached Houston quarterback Matt Schaub for three seasons with the Falcons.
Both Dennison and Knapp are also signed through the 2012 season.
"We have strengthened our coaching staff," McNair said. "I'm pleased we were able to finalize our contractual negotiations with Gary and with our coaches, so everybody will be on the same timeline. That makes everyone feel very good about the situation."
McNair said the Texans need to bolster their offensive and defensive lines and their depth at running back before next season.
Houston ranked 30th in rushing last season (92 yards per game), ahead of only Indianapolis and San Diego. Both those teams won their divisions, but Kubiak said the Texans need a stronger running game to complement their high-powered passing attack.
"We can go out there and throw it with anybody in the business. I don't think that's what's best for our team in the long run," Kubiak said. "We've got to be more dominant late in games. Some games we lost, it was because we couldn't hang onto the football late in those games. It's very important in the development of our team, taking the next step. It wasn't good enough last year."
The Texans have 15 unrestricted free agents, including cornerback Dunta Robinson, offensive lineman Chester Pitts and receiver Kevin Walter. McNair said there's no rush to re-sign any of the players, since free agency doesn't begin until March 5.
"A lot of what we do will be dependent on who we might sign from free agency, and who we get in the draft and what our needs are," McNair said. "We won't look at that until later."
McNair said he would prefer to continue replenishing his roster with draft picks. He said free agents are riskier investments.
"We believe you have to build through the draft and we will continue to do that," McNair said.
Source fanhouse.com
Monday, February 8, 2010
Tracy Porter picks off Peyton Manning pass video
Watch how Tracy Porter intercepted the pass of Peyton Manning, make a run and an easy touch down that sealed the game for them. Saints won 31-17 against the Colts. Saints has won its first ever Super Bowl title in almost 43 years.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Saints win Super Bowl, 31-17 over Colts
Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints became Super Bowl champions after rallying to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 on Sunday in one of the NFL’s most thrilling title games.
Brees equaled a Super Bowl record with 32 completions, the last a 2-yard slant to Jeremy Shockey for the winning points with 5:42 remaining. The Pro Bowl quarterback was chosen Super Bowl most valuable player.
New Orleans’ lowly ranked defense made several key stops, an onside kick sparked their second-half comeback, and Tracy Porter’s 74-yard interception return on a pass from Manning, of all people, clinched it.
Manning gave chase, but fell awkwardly as the cornerback zipped by. The four-time NFL MVP forlornly walked to the sideline as the Big Easy celebrations began. Who would have thought the biggest mistake of the game would have come from Manning?
An NFL embarrassment for much of their 43 years, the Saints’ football renaissance, led by Brees and coach Sean Payton, climaxed with Shockey’s touchdown and Lance Moore’s 2-point conversion catch—which Payton challenged and won after Moore was ruled down at the 1.
Porter’s pick, just as dramatic as his interception of Brett Favre’s pass at the end of the National Football Conference title game that forced overtime, was the game’s only turnover. It’s one Manning will forever regret.
The Saints won three postseason games this winter after winning only two in the previous 42 years. They beat Arizona, Minnesota and Indianapolis (16-3)—all division winners—for their first title, scoring 107 points and allowing only 59.
The championship came 4 1/2 years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, making the Saints nomads for the 2005 season. There even was some doubt they would return, but the NFL refused to abandon the Big Easy. The Superdome was rebuilt and the Saints won the NFC South in 2006, their first season with Brees and Payton.
That was the season Manning won his only Super Bowl. He had the Colts in front for much of this one, but New Orleans’ league-leading offense, which scored 510 points this season, outscored Indy 31-7 after falling behind 10-0.
Before many of the 74,059 fans got settled following the Who’s halftime show, Garrett Hartley’s onside kick was touched by the Colts’ Hank Baskett, then recovered by Chris Reis at the New Orleans 42.
Looking like the NFL’s most potent offense, the Saints seized the opportunity to take their first lead. It came on Pierre Thomas’ brilliant 16-yard run with a screen pass, capped by a dive into the end zone.
Manning simply shrugged, found Dallas Clark for 45 yards on a 76-yard drive, and Joseph Addai used a spin move a figure skater would envy to score from the 4.
Hartley, the hero of the NFC title game with his 40-yard field goal in OT, made a 47-yarder later in the third period. After Matt Stover was wide left on a 51-yarder early in the final quarter, Brees led the biggest drive in Saints history.
Manning looked sharp on the Colts’ first two series, taking them 53 yards to a 38-yard field goal by Stover, at 42 the oldest player in Super Bowl history. Then Manning led a 96-yard, 11-play drive that looked almost routine, even though it tied the longest march in a Super Bowl. Addai rushed for 53 yards on the series, and Manning found Pierre Garcon behind backup cornerback Osama Young for the 19-yard score on third down.
New Orleans couldn’t match that, but did get a 46-yard field goal by Hartley to make it 10-3. Brees was sacked on third down by All-Pro defensive end Dwight Freeney, who sure looked frisky despite ligament damage in his right ankle that made his availability uncertain for two weeks.
Then Indy’s defense, ranked 18th during the season but staunch in the playoffs, really showed some power. After the Saints marched 71 yards, including 40 yards on two receptions by Marques Colston, New Orleans had third-and-goal at the 1. Mike Bell slipped running right behind All-Pro guard Jahri Evans, and Thomas was stacked up at the line by Gary Brackett and Clint Sessions on fourth down.
But the Colts went against type and ran three times, leaving 35 seconds for the league’s most prolific offense to get in position for Hartley’s 44-yard field goal and a more manageable 10-6 halftime deficit.
From YahooSports
Brees equaled a Super Bowl record with 32 completions, the last a 2-yard slant to Jeremy Shockey for the winning points with 5:42 remaining. The Pro Bowl quarterback was chosen Super Bowl most valuable player.
New Orleans’ lowly ranked defense made several key stops, an onside kick sparked their second-half comeback, and Tracy Porter’s 74-yard interception return on a pass from Manning, of all people, clinched it.
Manning gave chase, but fell awkwardly as the cornerback zipped by. The four-time NFL MVP forlornly walked to the sideline as the Big Easy celebrations began. Who would have thought the biggest mistake of the game would have come from Manning?
An NFL embarrassment for much of their 43 years, the Saints’ football renaissance, led by Brees and coach Sean Payton, climaxed with Shockey’s touchdown and Lance Moore’s 2-point conversion catch—which Payton challenged and won after Moore was ruled down at the 1.
Porter’s pick, just as dramatic as his interception of Brett Favre’s pass at the end of the National Football Conference title game that forced overtime, was the game’s only turnover. It’s one Manning will forever regret.
The Saints won three postseason games this winter after winning only two in the previous 42 years. They beat Arizona, Minnesota and Indianapolis (16-3)—all division winners—for their first title, scoring 107 points and allowing only 59.
The championship came 4 1/2 years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged New Orleans, making the Saints nomads for the 2005 season. There even was some doubt they would return, but the NFL refused to abandon the Big Easy. The Superdome was rebuilt and the Saints won the NFC South in 2006, their first season with Brees and Payton.
That was the season Manning won his only Super Bowl. He had the Colts in front for much of this one, but New Orleans’ league-leading offense, which scored 510 points this season, outscored Indy 31-7 after falling behind 10-0.
Before many of the 74,059 fans got settled following the Who’s halftime show, Garrett Hartley’s onside kick was touched by the Colts’ Hank Baskett, then recovered by Chris Reis at the New Orleans 42.
Looking like the NFL’s most potent offense, the Saints seized the opportunity to take their first lead. It came on Pierre Thomas’ brilliant 16-yard run with a screen pass, capped by a dive into the end zone.
Manning simply shrugged, found Dallas Clark for 45 yards on a 76-yard drive, and Joseph Addai used a spin move a figure skater would envy to score from the 4.
Hartley, the hero of the NFC title game with his 40-yard field goal in OT, made a 47-yarder later in the third period. After Matt Stover was wide left on a 51-yarder early in the final quarter, Brees led the biggest drive in Saints history.
Manning looked sharp on the Colts’ first two series, taking them 53 yards to a 38-yard field goal by Stover, at 42 the oldest player in Super Bowl history. Then Manning led a 96-yard, 11-play drive that looked almost routine, even though it tied the longest march in a Super Bowl. Addai rushed for 53 yards on the series, and Manning found Pierre Garcon behind backup cornerback Osama Young for the 19-yard score on third down.
New Orleans couldn’t match that, but did get a 46-yard field goal by Hartley to make it 10-3. Brees was sacked on third down by All-Pro defensive end Dwight Freeney, who sure looked frisky despite ligament damage in his right ankle that made his availability uncertain for two weeks.
Then Indy’s defense, ranked 18th during the season but staunch in the playoffs, really showed some power. After the Saints marched 71 yards, including 40 yards on two receptions by Marques Colston, New Orleans had third-and-goal at the 1. Mike Bell slipped running right behind All-Pro guard Jahri Evans, and Thomas was stacked up at the line by Gary Brackett and Clint Sessions on fourth down.
But the Colts went against type and ran three times, leaving 35 seconds for the league’s most prolific offense to get in position for Hartley’s 44-yard field goal and a more manageable 10-6 halftime deficit.
From YahooSports
Friday, February 5, 2010
Watch Super Bowl 44 (2010) live stream online
Watch Indianapolis Colts vs New Orleans Saints 2010 live in the Super Bowl XLIV game. Colts will try for their second title in four years at Miami in Sunday's match up with the Saints who will make its first Super Bowl appearance. Indianapolis Colts won its first championship three years ago against South Florida 29-17. The win was led by Peyton Manning who will face the team that once quarterbacked by his father and Manning will try to led the Colts once again to its victory. However, the task would not be that easy as he has to outduel Drew Brees who has became the hero of the Saints fan.
New Orleans Saints will try to win its very first Super Bowl title and they are counting Drew Brees to deliver its first championship. Brees remains an icon in the area after leading the Boilermakers’ revival a decade ago.
Colts win 41-10 against the Saints in their last meeting in Sept. 6, 2007. Can Saints win its first ever Super Bowl title? Who will win? Just find out on February 7, 2010 on CBS as they airs the Super Bowl XLIV live stream Colts vs Saints 2010 game. Super Bowl 44 Colts vs Saints game time will start 6:25 pm EST at Miami Gardens, Florida.
New Orleans Saints will try to win its very first Super Bowl title and they are counting Drew Brees to deliver its first championship. Brees remains an icon in the area after leading the Boilermakers’ revival a decade ago.
Colts win 41-10 against the Saints in their last meeting in Sept. 6, 2007. Can Saints win its first ever Super Bowl title? Who will win? Just find out on February 7, 2010 on CBS as they airs the Super Bowl XLIV live stream Colts vs Saints 2010 game. Super Bowl 44 Colts vs Saints game time will start 6:25 pm EST at Miami Gardens, Florida.
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