الثلاثاء، 3 فبراير 2015
Blank comments on investigation of fake crowd noise in Atlanta
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Tuesday he has seen enough of the NFL’s investigation of fake crowd noise at Atlanta’s home games to acknowledge wrongdoing.
The NFL is trying to determine if the Falcons pumped artificial crowd noise into the Georgia Dome for home games the last two years. Apparently, the answer is yes.
Blank had a quick response when asked if there was a fine line for crowd noise not allowed by the league.
"It’s not really a fine line," Blank told The Associated Press. "I think what we’ve done in 2013 and 2014 was wrong. Anything that affects the competitive balance and fairness on the field, we’re opposed to, as a league, as a club and as an owner. It’s obviously embarrassing but beyond embarrassing it doesn’t represent our culture and what we’re about."
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Blank comments on investigation of fake crowd noise in Atlanta
2015 first round draft order: Buccaneers now on the clock
Following is the 2015 NFL Draft first round order. The first round will start on Thursday, April 30 with the second and third rounds on Friday, May 1, followed by rounds four through seven on Saturday, May 2. The 2015 draft will be held at the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University in Chicago.
The order below does not include trades; the Cleveland Browns own the Buffalo Bills‘ No. 19 overall selection.
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National Signing Day: NFL draft history for five-star recruits
National Signing Day is Wednesday, and the hoopla surrounding it makes it seem like Christmas in February for college football fans.
Signing lists will be perused, and there will be crowing about the great players each coaching staff reeled in. There will be especially loud crowing about five-star recruits who signed.
But being a five-star recruit is no sure thing when it comes to college stardom, much less NFL stardom. We went back and looked at each Rivals.com five-star recruit from 2002 (when their rankings started) through the 2011 class.
Here’s what we found:
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الاثنين، 22 ديسمبر 2014
Bengals" A.J. Green injures arm in Monday"s win
The Bengals lost a major playmaker in Monday night’s 37-28 win.
Wide receiver A.J. Green injured his right arm during the tilt against the Broncos.
Green hurt his arm earlier in the contest, but returned for the Bengals. Cincinnati later downgraded the receiver to questionable, but he never returned.
It was a night to forget for the star wideout. Green was held without a catch and was only targeted four times.
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Memphis" win over BYU in Miami Beach Bowl marred by brawl
The inaugural Miami Beach Bowl on Monday was memorable. What happened afterward was, too, just not in a good way.
A brawl broke out, complete with sucker punches and swinging helmets, after Memphis beat BYU, 55-48, in two overtimes.
ESPN cameras captured BYU starting safety Kai Nucua throwing a sucker punch at Memphis tight end Alan Cross, who wasn’t wearing a helmet. Nucua, a sophomore, already was bloodied as fights between players had broken out all over the field.
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Memphis" win over BYU in Miami Beach Bowl marred by brawl