Steelers RB Willie Parker Working On Increasing Speed

One year after hefty nose guard Casey Hampton showed up noticeably out of shape for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp and flunked a conditioning test, coach Mike Tomlin dropped a few hints that Hampton had better not repeat that scenario this year. According to John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Tomlin didn’t sound too enthused about [...]

Here we go again. The Tribune-Review reports that Mike Tomlin is ticked off at Casey Hampton for his weight. Just like last year, Hampton had better start working hard to drop weight or he’ll be on the pup list at the start of camp. Here’s the story: As Steelers coach Mike Tomlin delivered [...]

by Ryan WilsonFiled under: NFL Police Blotter, NFL Fans, NFL Free AgencyIt's pretty well established that Plaxico Burress is a pain in the ass to deal with. The Giants were willing to put up with it until Plax accidentally blew a hole in his thigh at a Manhattan night club last November (when, ironically, he was supposed to be rehabbing a tweaked hammy). The team released him earlier...

It's not the best play ever made by a fan. That remains the drunken leap-and-catch of an extra point off the side of a breezeway by a ponytailed Bears fan in 1995, and will be the best forever and ever amen. (David Tyree, you come second as well, as you weren't drunk off a case of beer when you made your catch.) While this isn't the best piece of amateur athleticism...

Now that it’s becoming increasingly clear that receiver Plaxico Burress won’t be standing trial on felony weapons charges until after the 2009 season has come and gone, the process of finding a new team for Burress has commenced in earnest. According to Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times, Burress has reached out to members of [...]

We’ve been pointing over the past few days to a quote from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the Super Bowl press conference in late January. Asked by Mike Garafolo of the Newark Star-Ledger whether the league would suspend then-Giants receiver Plaxico Burress before the resolution of pending felony weapons charges, Goodell seemed to suggest that Burress [...]

With the news that Plaxico Burress' trial has been postponed to September, there is great speculation that he may get a chance to play in the NFL this year. There is a need for the Jets to improve the talent and depth at the wideout position. I will examine what this latest development means in this article. There are two main factors that will affect the outcome of whether...

Plaxico Burress didn't move any closer to resolving his court case Monday, but his agent ramped up efforts to land a job for the free-agent wide receiver. Burress' trial on gun possession charges was adjourned until Sept. 23, and attorney Benjamin Brafman called it ''inconceivable'' his client could stand trial before 2010, meaning he could be able to play...

Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris says that the team has not discussed signing free-agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress. "To be honest with you, there...

Plaxico Burress is thinking about his football future, and has reached out to the Bucs in looking for a place to play in the 2009 season. The St.Petersburg Times reports that Burress has reportedly contacted running back Derrick Ward and receiver Antonio Bryant about playing in Florida in 2009. “He’s a great player,” Bucs new coach [...]

A Manhattan grand jury will hear the case against the gun-toting Super Bowl hero next month, raising the possibility of a trial that could bench...

With his pending criminal charges not likely to go to trial until March 2010 at the earliest, receiver Plaxico Burress is, as a practical matter, clear to play football in 2009. Sure, he might still be suspended (we’ll have more on that one later in the day), but he won’t be incarcerated for carrying a gun [...]

Former New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress is negotiating with several NFL teams to return this season after a judge delayed his trial yesterday on gun possession charges.

Lovie Smith said the Bears have not ruled out pursuing free-agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress, but he believes the team can win with what it has right now.

Former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Verron Haynes appeared at the Allegheny County Courthouse this morning on charges that he wrote three bad checks totaling $70,000 to buy a 2001 Aston Martin.