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Next year could have no salary cap, then possible work stoppage

A memorable season capped by a super title game with a record TV audience has NFL executives and fans beaming. The smiles might soon disappear. Pro football is headed into the great unknown. Barring a quick — and totally unexpected — agreement with the players' union on a new contract, 2010 will have no salary cap. After that, perhaps a work stoppage, something whose probability NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith puts at "14" on a scale of 1 to 10.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell spoke Friday at his annual Super Bowl press conference at the media center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Goodell addressed the league's position in the collective bargaining agreement and fielded questions about head injuries, overtime, extending the regular season and the NFL's possible return to Mexico, among other things.

Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti said Wednesday that several NFL owners are facing a financial shortfall that could create "long-term problems for the league" and ultimately result in a lockout.

The Baltimore Ravens hired former Washington Redskins coach Jim Zorn on Saturday to tutor their quarterbacks, replacing Hue Jackson, who took the Oakland Raiders' offensive coordinator job earlier in the week.

 Last night’s Super Bowl was entertaining to say the least, and as I did not know anyone who wanted the Colts to win, I feel safe in saying that the popular favorite came out on top. The Saints who came out a bit shaky were able to stay with the Colts in the first half. [...]

First off, let me just say that we just witnessed the third enjoyable, intense Super Bowl in a row. Long gone are the days of one team winning by 30 points and the game being decided by the second quarter.  This game and this result is yet another example of the parity and increased level [...]

Tonight, at approximately 6:26 PM Eastern Time, millions and millions of Americans, whether alone, at a sports bar or a neighborhood party, will have their eyes glued to their local CBS affiliate until late that night.  Most will be watching for their own reasons: the game, the commercials, The Who or just to appreciate the [...]

Sorry for the delay wrapping up this final segment in handing out our season awards. I’ve been shoveling since Sunday and with twenty more inches headed our way by the end of Wednesday night I’ve got another sore back in my future. But, honestly there really wasn’t much suspense on this selection, was there? Ray Rice made [...]

Well, it surely is a winter of our discontent here in Baltimore is it not? Not only did our beloved Ravens not make it to the Superbowl, but most of us were forced to watch the big game while stranded in Icy Bastilles wrought by the worst snow storm in Maryland history. As for me, [...]

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