http://nflwire.net Current NFL News Thu, 09 Sep 2010 23:41:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Pro Bowl receiver Miles Austin is going deep with the Dallas Cowboys -- from undrafted rookie to a breakout season and now a long-term contract extension. The Cowboys and Austin agreed to a six-year extension through the 2016 season on Thursday, just three days before the fifth-year player's first season ... http://nflwire.net/?p=40515 The head of the NFL Players Association says the union would like to see a labor agreement with the league by November. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith spoke before the NFL season opener Thursday night between the Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings. Smith's comment seems ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43545 New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was in a two-vehicle accident near his home Thursday morning but was unhurt and hours later practiced as usual with his team just days before the season opener. The crash, at an intersection in Boston's Back Bay area, knocked over a light pole and ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43514 That breakout season so many have predicted for Beanie Wells might be on hold for a week. The Arizona Cardinals' second-year running back sat out practice again on Thursday with a sore right knee. He says the knee is "a lot better" but it would be the coach's decision on ... http://nflwire.net/?p=26093 The Green Bay Packers signed cornerback Charles Woodson to a contract extension through the 2014 season on Thursday, a deal that will likely allow the 2009 AP Defensive Player of the Year to retire as a Packer. The 33-year-old Woodson signed a five-year contract that is worth as much as ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43529 Bill Parcells skipped practice Thursday, and instead could be seen standing by his car at the Miami Dolphins' complex, holding a golf club and practicing his swing. Meanwhile, the team's surprising personnel moves continued. The Dolphins terminated the contract of center Jake Grove, meaning Joe Berger will start in the ... http://nflwire.net/?p=1605 Ray Lewis is thrilled Darrelle Revis is back with the New York Jets. This way, the Baltimore linebacker says, the Ravens won't have to hear any nonsense if they beat them Monday night. "I'm just glad he is signed, so there are no excuses," Lewis said in a conference call ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43521 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers say their season opener Sunday against the Cleveland Browns will be blacked out locally. It's the club's first regular-season blackout since 1997 -- the year before the Bucs moved into Raymond James Stadium. Both home exhibition games were blacked out last month. The team did not ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43534 The New York Giants got a four-star pep talk for their season opener against the Carolina Panthers. Gen. Ray Odierno, the former top U.S. military commander in Iraq, attended the Giants' practice on Thursday and talked to the team after it was over. Dressed in fatigues and wearing a beret ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43536 Veering to the middle of Cleveland's locker room, which was buzzing as players dressed for practice, nose tackle Shaun Rogers leaned most of his humongous frame on an industrial fan serving as his temporary podium. Impressive fan. Imposing man. Arguably Cleveland's best player and easily it's most dominant, Rogers, the ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43522 Michael Crabtree's sore neck is much better, he insists he's ready to play after missing the entire preseason and the spat last week with teammate Vernon Davis is long since done. Crabtree, the second-year San Francisco 49ers receiver, will start his first season opener Sunday at Seattle. He didn't join ... http://nflwire.net/?p=28075 Carolina Panthers starting right tackle Jeff Otah acknowledged Thursday he's had continued problems in his recovery from two surgeries on his left knee and is still "two or three weeks" from being able to play. It leaves the Panthers without a key cog on their offensive line starting with Sunday's ... http://nflwire.net/?p=34933 The Saints' first Super Bowl title was so big in New Orleans that Mardi Gras, a revered local institution dating back well more than a century, became popularly known as, "Lombardi Gras." New Orleans' momentous victory over the Indianapolis Colts occurred in the middle of the city's parade season, so ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43515 Last year, Tony Ugoh lost his starting job. On Wednesday, he was simply out of a job. The offensive lineman the Colts once projected as their left tackle of the future was placed on the waived-injured list after missing practice with an undisclosed foot injury. To take his spot, the ... http://nflwire.net/?p=43501 It took a few short months for Bills rookie running back C.J. Spiller to win the starting job and elevate expectations around town that Buffalo's anemic offense just might have a semblance of a spark. The one thing Spiller's careful of is to remind everyone that he can't do it ... http://nflwire.net/?p=41946 ST. LOUIS (AP) -- The St. Louis Rams have sold out their season opener, ending a string of three consecutive home games that were blacked out. http://nflwire.net/?p=43549