bigblueview.com - 10/24/2009
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Something non- Giants related to ask you guys about this morning. The New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers are venturing across the pond this weekend to play the NFL's annual regular season game in London.
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to expand the number of games played in ...
Goodell expects more games to be played in Britain soon
nfl.com 10/24/2009 — LONDON -- NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expects the league to start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years -- an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London. Goodell said Friday that "every indicator" ...
Goodell expects multiple NFL games in Britain soon
sports.yahoo.com 10/23/2009 — LONDON (AP)—NFL commissioner Roger Goodell expects the league to start playing multiple regular-season games in Britain in the next few years—an expansion that could lead to putting a franchise in London. Goodell said Friday that “every indicator” ...
Is London really showing 'tremendous interest' in the NFL?
sports.yahoo.com 10/29/2009 — There are two pieces of evidence which suggest that today's third annual NFL game in London between the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers is a big deal. First the tickets sold out more quickly than Springsteen concert in Jersey. ...
Goodell on NFL Team in London: "I'd Like to See one in St. Louis First"
realfakesports.blogspot.com 10/24/2009 — With this weekend's matchup between the Patriots and the Buccaneers taking place in London, talk about moving a permanent franchise to the English city is again surfacing. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell says that ultimately, he would like to put a franchise in London, but he would like to ...
Football teams, brain injuries, and independent doctors
smartfootball.com 10/28/2009 — F rom The New York Times , reporting on Congressional hearings regarding head-injuries by NFL players:
Roger Goodell , the commissioner of the National Football League , defended the league’s response to the issue of concussions and the care of retired players before the House Judiciary ...
Media Notes – Patriots Invade Britain
patriotsdaily.com 10/24/2009 — NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (4-2) at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS (0-6)
Sunday, Oct. 25, 2009 Wembley Stadium (84,000) 1:00 p.m. EDT
The NFL’s International Series of regular-season games returns to the United Kingdom this Sunday when Tampa Bay hosts New England. The contest will mark the third ...
The Patriots Take London by Storm
slanchreport.com 10/23/2009 — The New England Patriots are in London preparing for their eventual dismantling of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday. While the team has a strictly-business approach, team owner Bob Kraft, the cheerleaders and the mascot are gallivanting around town doing sight-seeing and promotional work for ...
Most depressing thing I read today
smartfootball.com 9/23/2009 — F rom a study of NCAA probation penalties :
… The study reveals universities who belong to conferences whose champions receive annual automatic BCS bowl bids (BCS automatic-qualifier schools) received less stringent probation penalties from the NCAA infractions committee than other Division I ...
Game is just not cricket —
Boston.com -- Football news 10/24/2009
LONDON - The city is beautiful. The people seem to like us again. The Patriots are officially the most popular team in the United Kingdom and there will be a lot of Tom Brady and Randy Moss jerseys at Wembley Stadium when the Patriots take on the ...
Bucs hoping for turnaround in London (AP) —
Yahoo! Sports - NFL News 10/24/2009
The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in London and hoping the change of scenery will finally help them get their season back on track. Unfortunately, they'll have to beat the New England Patriots (4-2) on Sunday at Wembley Stadium to turn things ...