JOHN MARA RUMORS & GOSSIP

NFLPA files collusion suit against the NFL citing a “secret salary cap” during the uncapped year

The NFLPA has filed a collusion complaint against the NFL and its owners claiming that the two maintained a secret $123 million salary cap during the supposedly uncapped year last season. News of the complaint comes just a day after the Washington Redskins and the Dallas Cowboys had their appeals of their NFL salary cap penalties dismissed. But now that the NFLPA has jumped in a...
Via No Guts, No Glory  |  4 days ago

John Mara: Tom Coughlin will have a new deal soon

After winning his second Super Bowl in four years, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin has been waiting patiently for a brand new contract from owner’s John Mara and Steve Tisch. “We’re working on it,” Mara said. “It will be done sooner rather than later.” Coughlin is going into the final year of his current deal and he’s at least bought...
Via Giants Football Today  |  9 days ago

Former Giants WR Stacy Robinson dead at 50

Stacy Robinson, a wide receiver who won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants before working with the players' union, has died after a battle with cancer. He was 50. ''We are deeply saddened by the passing of Stacy Robinson,'' Giants co-owner John Mara said in announcing the death late Tuesday. ''He was a good man who was loved and respected by his...
Via AP on Fox  |  18 days ago

John Mara doesn’t rule out the NFL eliminating kickoffs

New York Giants owner John Mara spoke with Michael Eisen of Giants.com about rule changes and serving on the NFL Competition Committee.  One of the things that struck me the most, was that he indicated that he could see the kickoff being eliminated all together. “We had a lot of discussions about whether we should eliminate it and if we did what we could do in its place,” he...
Via Pro Football Zone  |  April 14, 2012

New York Giants President John Mara Says NFL Could Ban Kickoffs.

The NFL’s Competition Committee wants to take kickoffs out of the game. Football is a dangerous game. Football is a violent game. Football is a strategic game. Football is a game of emotional moments that are fueled by a style of adrenaline that energizes everyone that is on the field, in the stands and on the couch watching at home. It is one thing to make football as safe...
Via Players View  |  April 14, 2012
RULE CHANGE

Mara: NFL closer to eliminating kickoffs

The NFL has already moved kickoffs closer, resulting in more touchbacks. The day could come when kickoffs are removed entirely.

Via The Victory Formation  |  April 14, 2012

A Giant mistake? Mara pushed for Skins, Cowboys cap penalites

On March 12th, the NFL announced that the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins were docked a combined $46 million in cap space this year, due to the dumping of money in an un-capped year, which technically wasn’t illegal due to the rules at the time. The rest of the owners knew there was going to be a cap, and played the rules fair, handing out decent contracts that would...
Via Down and Distance  |  March 29, 2012

Jerry Jones wants to settle a score on the field with John Mara

It looks like the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys will have a score to settle on the field when they face off on Wednesday September 5th to kickoff the 2012 NFL regular season. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn’t too happy that Giants owner John Mara said that he wouldn’t win his grievance over losing $10 million in salary cap space. On Tuesday, the NFL owners ratified...
Via Giants Football Today  |  March 27, 2012

Jerry Jones on John Mara: We’ll settle things on the field

It looks like the New York Giants and Dallas Cowboys will have a score to settle on the field when they face off on Wednesday September 5th to kickoff the 2012 NFL regular season. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones isn’t too happy that Giants owner John Mara said that he wouldn’t win his grievance over losing $10 million in salary cap space. On Tuesday, the NFL owners ratified the agreement...
Via Pro Football Zone  |  March 27, 2012

D'Alessandro: Giants' John Mara has brought his father's team into a new era

Wellington Mara's son is a model of stability and rationality as his team heads to the Super Bowl again
Via Beat Writers Blog  |  January 27, 2012
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