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Dolphins Owner Stephen Ross on Fan Unrest, the QB Competition, Battling to Stay Relevant and His Celebrity Part Owners

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

With other local teams stealing headlines and the team swinging and missing in free agency, the Miami Dolphins have taken quite some heat (no pun intended) in recent years. A lot of the blame for Miami's struggles has fallen on general manager Jeff Ireland, but owner Stephen Ross hasn't escaped ...

Charles Woodson Needs Another Championship, Doesn’t Care What Position he Plays

Wednesday, May 23rd, 2012

For years we've been wondering if Charles Woodson is going to make the move to safety, but it finally seems as though that will become a reality in the not-so-distant future. The Packers were forced to cut ties with Nick Collins earlier this offseason, which means their All-Pro corner could ...

Reunited with Peyton Manning, Jacob Tamme says No. 18 looks “Very Similar” to How he did Pre-Injury

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Jacobe Tamme is reunited with his Hall of Fame quarterback in Denver, and he and Peyton Manning practiced together for the first time on Monday. The tape reveals that No. 18 looks good early, but Tamme, who spent four seasons with Manning in Indy, would be a great man to ...

Philip Rivers on Potentially Reuniting with LaDainian Tomlinson: “I wouldn’t have any objection to it whatsoever.”

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Philip Rivers probably couldn't wait to move on from the disappointment of missing out on the playoffs last season. The Chargers quarterback sure is liking what he is seeing out of his new teammates, especially his new receiving core, which has a new look this season due to some key ...

Wade Phillips on Greg Williams Audio: “It made me sick. It’s something completely against what I believe in.”

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012

Wade Phillips is well regarded in the NFL as a defensive guru.  Although Phillips may not be regarded as the strongest heading coaching personality, he has been around the league long enough to know a thing or two about a possible bounty problem -- an issue that has dominated the ...

Former Saints DB Darren Sharper: Players Hope Vilma’s Case Leads to Less Goodell Power

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Jonathan Vilma hopes his lawsuit filed against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will lead to a lessening of his penalty, which currently sits at a one-year suspension, for his role in the New Orleans Saints' bounty program. But plenty of other players will be keeping an eye on the case, at ...

Jim Harbaugh Raves about a Dedicated Randy Moss and a More Mature Alex Smith

Monday, May 21st, 2012

It's early, but there might be a chance the San Francisco 49ers don't end up completely regretting giving Randy Moss a shot. Moss has been shining thus far in the offseason program, and so it's no coincidence that quarterback Alex Smith is also continuing to leave a positive impression on ...

Drew Brees: “Until we see proof or evidence I really don’t see how you could believe anything that is being said.”

Monday, May 21st, 2012

The nightmare that is the New Orleans Saints offseason continues. First the bounty scandal that rocked the NFL world shook out, and now it's the slow movement of Drew Brees's contract negotiations. Let's not forget Jonathan Vilma filing a defamation suit against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for 'false' statements in ...

Bernard Pollard on Ed Reed: “He better not leave me hanging”

Friday, May 18th, 2012

When the name Bernard Pollard comes up around the NFL, the first two things that I think about are his hit on Tom Brady when Pollard was playing for the Chiefs, a hit that ultimately cost Tom Brady the season in 2008, and this dance in the locker room that ...

LaDainian Tomlinson: “I’m 95% retired to be honest with you. As of right now I am not going back and playing football.”

Friday, May 18th, 2012

It seems as though LaDainian Tomlinson is on his way off the NFL radar. Here at SRI we've checked in with the former San Diego Charger and New York Jet a few times since he played his final game back in January. LT had commented on Mark Sanchez and Tim ...