One of five suspects in the November slaying of NFL star Sean Taylor has agreed to serve 29 years in prison and testify against his co-defendants in a plea deal, his attorney said.
Former MTSU football players Damon Nickson and Cleannord Saintil will try out for two NFL teams each, according to their agent. Nickson, a former MTSU safety/kick returner, will work out for the San Francisco 49ers and Houston Texans over the next week.
A day after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell met with former Patriots video employee Matt Walsh and said he did not expect any further sanctions against the team or coach Bill Belichick over Spygate, Sen. Arlen Specter (R-Penn.) called for an independent investigation into the Patriots' taping of opposing coaches' signals which violated league rules.
As predictable as the NFL's desire to put this "Spygate" saga to rest has been, so, too, was Sen. Arlen Specter's reaction yesterday to the league's assessment of Tuesday's meeting between Matt Walsh and league commissioner Roger Goodell. One day after Goodell said, after a three-plus-hour meeting with former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh, that the issue is a closed case, Specter, who met ...
NEW YORK -- Former Lions running back Kevin Jones visited with the AFC champion New England Patriots last week, according to the NFL Network. Jones, cut by the Lions in March, is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee. He rushed for 581 yards and eight touchdowns last season.