The war of words between NFL owners, players and the lawyers representing each faction appears to simmering down. But just as the two sides are reportedly closer than ever to agreeing on a new revenue-sharing system, some of the NFL’s fiercest rivalries are heating up. Players from the Giants, Eagles, Steelers and Ravens might be unified in their fight against the owners, but recent public barbs reflect that there won’t be any love lost when they get back on the gridiron. It started with Steelers linebacker Lamarr Woodley’s recent appearance on the NFL Network, where he stated that Ravens quarterback and former University of Delaware star Joe Flacco of Audubon would never win the Super
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Rivals trading pointed barbs
So the latest speculation — because again, that’s all that’s available right now — is that the Cardinals could end up with Kevin Kolb as their quarterback by trading not a draft pick but cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie. That was the talk a couple of days ago on Philadelphia radio station WIP (H/T to Paul Calvisi and Dave Burns on Sports 620 KTAR for the heads-up) and frankly, it’s not the first time DRC’s name has come up in such speculation. Around the draft, people were spitballing the idea the Cards would send Patrick Peterson to Philly for Kolb, and that morphed into DRC. Some of that is connecting of the dots. The Cards need a QB and most assume Kolb is the most reasonable
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Speculation on a Dominic Rogers-Cromartie for Kolb trade is just that
Sal Paolantonio went on the radio and said he thinks the Eagles want players, not draft picks, in return for Kevin Kolb. This lends credence to the idea that they could get someone like Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie from the Cardinals in a Kolb deal — something that’s been speculated since the Cardinals (who needed a quarterback, not a cornerback) selected Patrick Peterson in the draft.
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Report: Eagles want players, not picks, for Kolb
Each day seems to bring more speculation about what the Cardinals will be willing to give up in exchange for the Eagles Kevin Kolb. ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio recently said the Eagles want to get a player who contribute immediately, not a draft pick, in exchange for Kolb. That makes sense because no team knows where it will be drafting in 2012. Will the Cardinals have the fifth overall pick again? Or the 31st? It’s tough to base a trade on future value. On the flip side, player-for-player trades in the NFL don’t happen oftn. I doubt if DRC is on the block. He’s been inconsistent in Arizona, and there’s no question coaches’ patience will run out if DRC doesn’t mature and put in the necessary
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Trade speculation: DRC for Kolb
A familiar face joined the Eagles for their voluntary workouts in the suburbs on Wednesday. Among the half-dozen or so Eagles practicing on the artificial turf field at the Memorial Sports Complex in Marlton, N.J. was Donovan McNabb. No. 5 is in town for a few days for the dedication of The McNabb Family Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at the Voorhees Replacement Hospital, to which McNabb has given a six-figure donation. So while in town, McNabb decided to work out with some of his former teammates with the trainers from Power Train in Cherry Hill, N.J. He spent the early morning at the Power Train facility and went to the Memorial Sports Complex in the late-morning hours with Jamaal Jackson,
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McNabb works out with former Eagles teammates
Most anticipate that, if the NFL and NFLPA agree to a new CBA with the courts playing no role in the outcome, the free-agency system will function similarly to how it did from 2006-2009, which means players with four or more accrued seasons would qualify. So as we hopefully get closer to a labor settlement between these sides, there’s no better time to evaluate this potential class of fourth-year free agents. They are obviously the youngest of the bunch, and their inclusion would add considerable depth to the overall free-agent class. The wide receiver position is particularly intriguing, and given the host of big-name older receivers also set to hit the market (Randy Moss, Terrell Owens),
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Fourth-year players would make free-agent class worthwhile
With the lockout clearly a drag for all of us by now and something called “June gloom” all the talk out here at our studios in Los Angeles, I figured this is as good a time as any to play a little game, shall we? I’m gonna call it, “Trade Or No Trade” (yeah, I know, real original, eh?). We’ll select a few of the more high-profile players who have been the subject of trade rumblings, rank the odds of a trade on a highly scientific scale (very likely/likely/not likely) and then give a snippet of what the compensation could look like on the other end. Seems easy enough, right? Kevin Kolb OK folks, our first fine contestant is none other than Kolb, one-time Eagles starting QB of the future,
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Expect Kolb, not McNabb, Palmer or Orton, to get dealt
Among the details NFL commissioner Roger Goodell revealed to owners Tuesday at the league’s meeting in Rosemont, Ill., is that in the next proposed agreement players will receive a 48 percent share of “all revenue,” without the $1-billion-plus credit off the top that had been a point of contention in earlier negotiations, according to sources familiar with the presentation. Under the new formula being negotiated, players will receive 48 percent of all revenue and will never dip below a 46.5 percent take of the money, sources said. In the previous collective bargaining agreement, players received approximately 60 percent of “total revenue” but that did not include $1 billion that was
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Sources: 48 percent share for players
Only a handful of Eagles have appeared in the police blotter during Andy Reid’s career as head coach, which is entering its 13th season. Reid often points out his classy locker room environment when asked about his team’s decade-long success. But so far during the lockout, his team hasn’t avoided trouble altogether. On early Sunday morning, reserve linebacker Akeem Jordan was arrested for misdemeanor assault and battery in his hometown of Harrisonburg, Va., after an incident in the parking lot of a local restaurant, according to Harrisonburg police. Jordan, who is from Harrisonburg and attended college there at James Madison, was released on his own recognizance. “They were in a verbal
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Jordan has brush with the law
NFL owners emerged Tuesday after a day-long review of the broad concepts of a possible labor agreement with locked-out players ready to intensify talks with the goal of reaching an accord by early next month. Despite reported owner concerns, opposition to the plan hammered out in closed-door deliberations over the past few weeks apparently was modest and confined to certain aspects of the complex deal. The agreement would contain a salary-cap system that would give players slightly less than half the sport’s burgeoning revenues, according to people familiar with the deliberations. The players have received slightly more than half the sport’s revenues in the past. But, according to one
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On Sunday, linebacker Akeem Jordan became the latest Eagle to get in trouble with the law this off-season. Jordan was charged with misdemeanor assault and battery in Harrisonburg, Va., following an altercation outside of a local bar and grill. Police spokeswoman Mary-Hope Vass said a verbal confrontation between Jordan and another man turned physical. No weapons were involved. Police were later notified of the incident and a warrant was issued for Jordan. The four-year veteran linebacker and native of Harrisonburg turned himself in to authorities.
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Eagles’ Jordan charged with assault and battery
The practice field and sports complex in a posh New Jersey suburb that the Eagles have chosen as their lockout workout home didn’t buzz Monday with the sound of footballs slicing through the air or sneakers zipping through the turf surface. Almost every day since quarterback Michael Vick and some teammates staged a passing camp in mid May, at least two or three Eagles have shown up to get in some work as the labor dispute has climbed into its third month. But participation has gradually dwindled, and Monday even some mainstays — wide receiver Jason Avant and quarterback Mike Kafka — were nowhere to be found. While some NFL teams have gathered in masses for lockout camps — the Raiders
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Participation falls in Eagles lockout camp
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