According to Peter King of SI.com, the Indianapolis Colts would love to trade defensive end/linebacker Dwight Freeney for “a good pick” in tonight’s draft. King pointed out that it won’t help the Colts that the Eagles only received a 7th round pick from the Falcons in return for Asante Samuel. With Freeney scheduled to make [...]
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Peyton Manning banner removed from Lucas Oil Stadium
According to the Indianapolis Star, today the Indianapolis Colts took down the banner of Peyton Manning that was hanging on the side of Lucas Oil Stadium. Since we now know the Colts will draft Andrew Luck with the first overall pick tomorrow night, this truly symbolizes a new beginning for the Colts and their organization. [...]
READ MORE »Leaf Trading Cards sues Andrew Luck
According to MJD over at Yahoo! sports, Leaf Trading Cards is filing a lawsuit against soon-to-be Indianapolis quarterback Andrew Luck. The conflict seems to have started when the people at Leaf started using an image of Luck from the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl on their cards. Luck filed a cease-and-desist order and in reply, [...]
READ MORE »Colts announce they’re drafting Andrew Luck
According to Albert Breer of the NFL Network, Indianapolis Colts general manager Ryan Grigson has confirmed they will use the first overall pick of this week’s NFL draft to take Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck. Grigson admitted that announcing Luck as the first pick, is the “right thing to do” now. Everyone knows the Colts plan on [...]
READ MORE »Vontaze Burfict, Exclusive Workout Video and Interview hits Media
Damond Talbot the writer for Mocking the Draft and PFZ, has published a new tell all interview with Vontaze Burfict, the Inside Linebacker of Arizona State University. Vontaze goes into detail and releases an exclusive video inside his training. Check it out for yourself. Pretty amazing workout video. He could be the ultimate story of [...]
READ MORE »NFL increases off-season roster size from 80 to 90 players
According to Mark Sessler of NFL.com, effective 4 p.m. Tuesday, April 24th, each NFL team can have an off-season roster of up to ninety players, a bump of ten players over the previous limit. Rosters can include active, inactive, practice-squad, exempt, and reserve-list players, as well as unsigned draft choices and franchise free agents. The NFL’s [...]
READ MORE »Peter King thinks Dwight Freeney is “itching for a draft weekend trade”
Given the fact that Indianapolis is transitioning to a 3-4 defense and that veteran All-Pro defensive end Dwight Freeney may not necessarily fit the new scheme in Indy, Sports Illustrated reporter Peter King speculates that Freeney may want to be traded on draft day. Whatever the case may be, Freeney has served the Colts very, [...]
READ MORE »49ers, Colts eyeing Cody Fleener
As we get closer to the start of the 2012 NFL draft on Thursday, Tony Pauline of DraftInsider.net has indicated the San Francisco 49ers are showing a lot of interest in Stanford tight end Coby Fleener. If the 49ers are really serious about drafting Fleener they’ll likely have to take him in the first round, [...]
READ MORE »All Eyez on Me, Vontaze Burfict Story hits media
Mocking the Draft and Pro football zone writer Damond Talbot, was able to get the inside story on the troubled linebacker Vontaze Burfict of Arizona State. Vontaze has had to really fight through tons of bad publicity this year, but maybe his checkered past has played a part in his outbursts. Make sure to check [...]
READ MORE »Report: Colts have informed Andrew Luck he’ll be the 1st pick
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Indianapolis Colts have informed Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck that they plan on taking him with the first overall pick in next week’s NFL draft. Colts general manager Ryan Grigson just said that they know who they’re going to take with the first pick, but he wasn’t willing to reveal [...]
READ MORE »Colts get only one prime-time contest
As Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star points out, 15 out of 16 regular season games that the Indianapolis Colts will play this year will start at 1 p.m. The only prime-time appearance the Colts have is a Thursday, November 8th game at Jacksonville. Coming off a 2-14 season in which they secured the first [...]
READ MORE »Colts know who they’re taking first overall
According to Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star, general manager Mike Grigson and the Indianapolis Colts have indicated that they know who they’re going to take with the first overall pick of next week’s NFL draft, but they’re not telling. Grigson declined to say who they’re drafting, when he was asked. Instead he said, “April 26,’’referring [...]
READ MORE »Saints retain Courtney Roby
Amid all the hubbub surrounding the bountygate scandal, it’s easy to forget that the New Orleans Saints have done a heck of a job retaining most of their top talent during the free agency period. Add Courtney Roby to that list as James Varney of the Times-Picayune reports that the Saints reached an agreement with [...]
READ MORE »2012 NFL regular season schedule
The 2012 regular season schedule has been released. Here’s the entire schedule written out. Week 1 Wednesday, September 5 Cowboys at Giants, 8:30 p.m. Sunday, September 9 Colts at Bears, 1:00 p.m. Eagles at Browns, 1:00 p.m. Rams at Lions, 1:00 p.m. Dolphins at Texans, 1:00 p.m. Falcons at Chiefs, 1:00 p.m. Jaguars at Vikings, 1:00 p.m. Redskins at [...]
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