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Level -> RE: NFL Sob (or Brag) Thread (8/18/2007 9:38:59 AM)
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - It's up to Michael Vick now.
His last two co-defendants pleaded guilty Friday and implicated Vick in bankrolling gambling on dogfights. One of them said the Atlanta Falcons quarterback helped drown or hang dogs that didn't do well.
With his NFL career in jeopardy and a superseding indictment adding more charges in the works, that left Vick with a hard choice: Cutting his own deal to hold jail time under a year or go to trial and sit through detailed descriptions of the ghastly operation known as "Bad Newz Kennels."
Falcons owner Arthur Blank said Friday that, "It seems to be a pretty clear indication there will be some sort of plea entered."
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7130140?MSNHPHMA
IRVING, Texas - Call it a Freudian slip.
During his Wednesday news conference, I accidentally asked Dallas head coach Wade Phillips to offer his thoughts on San Diego's Shawne Merriman when I actually meant Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware.
Phillips and the other assembled media at Cowboys headquarters enjoyed a good chuckle over the mistake. But to Ware, the subject is no laughing matter.
Being compared to Merriman has grown as old to Ware as one of Tom Landry's trademark hats. In the same vein as quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf, Ware and Merriman are forever linked in NFL lore because they were back-to-back selections (Nos. 11 and 12 respectively) as the first pass-rushing specialists chosen in the 2005 draft.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7128462
The New England Patriots locked defensive lineman Ty Warren to a long-term extension Thursday, agreeing to a five-year deal through the 2011 season.
The extension includes $18 million in guaranteed money and has a maximum value of $35 million, The Boston Globe reported. Warren's original contract, a six-year agreement he signed as a rookie in 2003, was to expire after the 2008 season.
The Patriots have their starting defensive linemen — Warren, end Richard Seymour and nose tackle Vince Wilfork — all under contract until at least through the 2009 season.
The 6-foot-5, 300-pound Warren compiled a career-high 117 tackles and 7.5 sacks last season. For his career, Warren has played in 63 regular-season games with 291 tackles and 13.5 sacks.
He missed practice this week after spraining an elbow in the preseason opener against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last Friday.
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Former New York Giants receiver Mark Ingram is accused of breaking into a garage and stealing a purse from a car.
Genessee County Prosecutor David Leyton said Friday that his office issued an arrest warrant charging Ingram with a felony count of breaking and entering of a building and a misdemeanor larceny charge. The purse, which contained some cash and credit cards, was reported stolen in December in Grand Blanc Township near Flint.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7132124
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The New York Giants and Jets closed deals Thursday for $1.3 billion in financing for a new stadium the NFL clubs are teaming to build.
"This represents another step forward in the completion of this exciting project," said Alice McGillion, a spokeswoman for New Meadowlands Stadium Corp.
Each team completed separate $650 million financing deals. CitiCorp is financing the Jets' portion, while investment banks Goldman Sachs and Lehman Brothers are financing the Giants' deal.
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7129468
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