The intention couldn't have been more clear on March 6, when the Eagles released veteran linebacker Takeo Spikes. But that doesn't mean Stewart Bradley performed cartwheels.
Although not on the agenda for any votes, the league's collective bargaining agreement and revenue-sharing plan will serve as the elephant in the room for meetings which last through Wednesday.
When the NFL owners get together for their annual spring meetings at a swanky resort in West Palm Beach, Fla., next week, they'll examine ways to make the league better.
But of all the important items on the agenda, why is hair among them?
To me, this seems like a case of misplaced priorities. As long as the NFL can engage its players' union in getting whipped up over issues like hair length, it might not have to address the really important stuff like concussions, pensions and the lack of care for retired players.
It's not what the Eagles have done to upgrade in the offseason but what they still must accomplish which is of paramount concern to fans accustomed to making the playoffs six out of every seven years, not one out of every three.
After their initial trade offer of a seventh-round draft pick for Tennessee Titans cornerback Adam "Pacman" Jones was declined, the Dallas Cowboys have added a player to their proposal, according to a report on SI.com Thursday.
With the specter of "Spygate" still looming over the NFL -- not to mention Sen. Arlen Specter, who still is questioning the New England Patriots' illegal videotaping activities -- integrity of the game will be the unofficial mantra of the upcoming owners' meetings.
Wild-card teams could be seeded as high as No. 3 in their conference and thus have a home playoff opener if an NFL competition committee proposal is approved by league owners next week in West Palm Beach, Fla.
At their meetings in Palm Beach, Fla., next week, NFL owners will consider a proposal to ban players from having hair flow from their helmets below their names on the back of their jerseys.
The Eagles continued tweaking the middle of the roster yesterday, adding depth at tight end by signing veteran Kris Wilson to a three-year deal.
As expected, wide receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh were absent. Johnson wants to be traded, while "Housh" is working with a personal trainer in California — like last year.
As expected, wide receivers Chad Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh were absent. Johnson wants to be traded, while "Housh" is working with a personal trainer in California — like last year.
Tampering in the NFL is a lot like speeding on the interstate in that it's illegal, yet almost everyone does it because it's easy to get away with.
But earlier this week, the San Francisco 49ers ran right into a radar trap and got nailed.
Bam!
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The 49ers forfeited their fifth-round pick in next month's NFL draft after Commissioner Roger Goodell said they violated the NFL's anti-tampering policy in regard to Chicago linebacker Lance Briggs.
When quarterback Brett Favre turns in his retirement papers, the Green Bay Packers will strike $11.4 million from payroll and quite possibly lead the National Football League in available salary cap room.
The Eagles signed somebody yesterday who already has a statue in town named after him.
Rocky Boiman.
"There's definitely some irony there," this Rocky said. "It should be a fun thing."
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Aquib Talib, the Kansas cornerback who grew up in Trenton, had mixed reviews early as to where he might land in the draft. Now, with a month to go, he seems to have settled somewhere around the middle of the first round.
National Football League franchises across the country have helped pay for modern stadiums since the mid-1990s by asking season-ticket holders to ante up for the right to preserve their seat locations in the teams' new homes.
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