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'Fridge' in Hospital With Serious Illness

Former NFL star Perry was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré last year

(Newser) - William "the Refrigerator" Perry is in serious condition at a South Carolina hospital, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Bears defensive tackle was diagnosed last year with Guillain-Barré, a syndrome that causes inflamed nerves and weakness. The star of the 1986 Super Bowl "is improving every day and...

With Madden Exit, Less BOOM! in NFL
 With Madden 
 Exit, Less 
 BOOM! in NFL 
OPINION
Apr 16, 2009 4:58 PM CDT

With Madden Exit, Less BOOM! in NFL

(Newser) - John Madden’s outsize presence in the world of football will be hard to fill, Alex Marvez writes for Fox Sports. Personality aside, the Hall of Fame coach—who announced his retirement today—was meticulous about preparing for his TV commentary. “Madden made football fun for the casual fan...

Madden Retires from Booth
 Madden Retires from Booth 
Apr 16, 2009 10:30 AM CDT

Madden Retires from Booth

(Newser) - John Madden has called his last football game, NBC Sports chairman Dick Ebersol announced today, with the legendary former coach deciding to retire from broadcasting. “I’m 73 years old,” Madden said in a statement. “I still love every part of it—the travel, the practices, the...

Judge Rejects Vick's Bankruptcy Plan

(Newser) - A judge rejected Michael Vick's plan to emerge from bankruptcy today, telling the suspended NFL star to rethink how he'll pay back creditors. Vick, who is serving a 23-month prison sentence for bankrolling a dogfighting operation, had outlined a plan based on the goal of returning to the NFL....

Giants Give Plaxico the Axe

(Newser) - The New York Giants have released wide receiver Plaxico Burress 4 months after he shot himself in the leg in a Manhattan nightclub, the New York Daily News reports. “We hung in there as long as we could in hopes that there could be a resolution to this situation...

Vick Regrets 'Heinous' Dogfights
Vick Regrets 'Heinous' Dogfights
Apr 3, 2009 12:07 PM CDT

Vick Regrets 'Heinous' Dogfights

Disgraced QB testifies to being fleeced by financial advisers

(Newser) - Michael Vick showed contrition in bankruptcy court today for the dogfighting that landed him in federal prison, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. “I committed a heinous act,” said the suspended NFL quarterback, moved from a Kansas prison to appear at the Virginia hearing. “It was very irresponsible.”...

Broncos Trade Cutler to Bears
 Broncos Trade Cutler to Bears 
Apr 2, 2009 5:50 PM CDT

Broncos Trade Cutler to Bears

(Newser) - The Jay Cutler soap opera is over. The Broncos have agreed to trade the disgruntled quarterback to the Chicago Bears. Denver will reportedly get two first-round draft picks, a third-rounder, and quarterback Kyle Orton in return for Cutler and a fifth-round draft pick. Cutler asked for a trade last month...

Vick's New Job: Construction Worker

(Newser) - Lawyers for Michael Vick say the incarcerated football player “is going to turn a new leaf,” the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports. In bankruptcy court in Virginia today, one of Vick’s attorneys said the convicted dogfighter has a $10-an-hour construction job lined up for him when he gets out...

Dallas Cop in Moats Traffic Stop Resigns

(Newser) - The Dallas police officer who was suspended after stopping NFL player Ryan Moats, keeping him from his mother-in-law's deathbed, has resigned, the Dallas Morning News reports. Robert Powell said he made the decision “with a heavy heart and great sadness” and hopes the move will allow people “to...

Anchor Problems Capsized NFL Players' Boat

(Newser) - The fishing boat that capsized earlier this month leaving three football players presumed dead was improperly anchored, the AP reports. After interviewing the lone survivor, a Florida agency has determined that when the passengers attempted to free the anchor by gunning the boat’s motor, the craft was swamped and...

Cop Harassed NFL Player Trying to See Dying Relative

Dallas police officer held Ryan Moats for 13 minutes outside hospital

(Newser) - A Dallas police officer drew his gun on Ryan Moats after the NFL running back ran a red light as he tried to get to the hospital where his mother-in-law was dying of cancer, the Morning News reports. Dashboard video shows officer Robert Powell held Moats, 26, for 13 minutes...

NFL Commish Pitches Longer Regular Season

Goodell prepares proposal to expand to 17 or 18 games

(Newser) - If you think the NFL preseason is too long, you have good company: Roger Goodell does, too. And unlike you, the NFL commissioner can do something about it. Goodell wants to extend the regular season from 16 games to 17 or 18 and shorten the exhibition season, the AP reports....

Ex-Cowboy Owens Signs With Bills

(Newser) - Superstar receiver Terrell Owens is headed to the wintry climes of upstate New York, the Buffalo News reports. The Buffalo Bills are signing the NFL showman to a 1-year deal worth a guaranteed $6.5 million. Released a few days ago by the Dallas Cowboys, Owens has racked up 14,...

Family Ends Search for NFL Player

(Newser) - The family of NFL player Marquis Cooper said today they have decided to discontinue their search for the 26-year-old man and two friends still missing in the Gulf of Mexico. In a statement, Bruce Cooper said his family is beginning the healing process, and needs time to be together and...

Private Search for NFL Players Wanes

Family asks volunteer boaters to keep looking

(Newser) - The private search for two missing NFL players and their friend off Florida's coast is winding down, 2 days after the official rescue ended. The family of Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper asked volunteer boat captains to keep looking, but—compared to the dozens of boats combing the area yesterday—...

Families Launch Private Search for NFL Players

Coast Guard search was called off yesterday, and they were presumed dead

(Newser) - The families of the missing football players aren't giving up. Private boats and planes were searching today for two NFL players and a third man after the Coast Guard called off its search yesterday. The men—Oakland Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, NFL defensive lineman Corey Smith and former South Florida...

Coast Guard Losing Hope: NFL Dad

(Newser) - The father of an NFL player among three men lost at sea said today the Coast Guard's hopes of finding survivors off the Florida Gulf Coast are waning. Bruce Cooper, father of Raiders linebacker Marquis Cooper, says he still has hope. But the Coast Guard told families privately that officials...

No Distress Signal From Missing NFLers: Coast Guard

Lion, Raider were fishing off Gulf Coast

(Newser) - The Coast Guard got no distress signal from a missing fishing boat carrying NFL players Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith and two friends off Florida's Gulf Coast, the AP reports. “That's not to say they didn't send one out," said an official. "We didn't receive anything”—...

Coast Guard Seeks Missing NFL Players

They went fishing with friends in Fla. and never returned

(Newser) - The Coast Guard is scanning choppy waters off Florida's Gulf Coast for two NFL players and their friends, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Corey Smith of the Detroit Lions and Victor Cooper of the Oakland Raiders went fishing with two friends yesterday and never returned. Their 21-foot boat is "...

Patriots Trade Cassel, Confident in Brady

(Newser) - No quarterback controversy here. The New England Patriots—confident that Tom Brady will return stronger than ever—have traded Matt Cassel to the Kansas City Chiefs, the Boston Herald reports. Cassel emerged from obscurity this year by leading the Patriots to an 11-5 record after Brady got injured in the...

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