bleacherreport.com - 4/2/2009
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I have been hearing more and more about the upcoming United Football League. I have been wondering how it's going to be used, and how their slogan right now is: "Where the Future Stars Come to Play!"
Then, I read an article on CBS about NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell considering using the UFL for a minor league.
This could be a great thing for the NFL. By keeping the money wasted on NFL Europe and practice squads, where players get almost no development, the UFL trains them for future use ...
United Football League
njfrogman.blogspot.com 3/10/2009 — There's a new football league. The UFL will try to sign Mike Vick and other NFL personnel.
Michael Huyghue, UFL Commish, "With the confirmation of four teams and the announcement of an infusion of a...
The full story can be read on http://www.bobsblitz.com
United Football League Launches
danshanoff.com 2/11/2009 — I have posted about pro-football start-ups -- and the United Football League -- a lot, and off of today's UFL launch its success all comes down to one thing: Are they willing to go where the NFL won't -- or can't? That means one thing: Actively pursue ...
Another Potential Professional Football League?
sportsagentblog.com 3/19/2009 — On October 19, 2007, I reported that a new football league under development, the United Football League (UFL), wanted to kick-off its inaugural season in August 2008. A year and a half later, I am sitting in Gainesville writing this post and still waiting for the UFL to show up on my HDTV.
NFL might redo developmental league - NFL - Yahoo! Sports
sports.yahoo.com 3/26/2009 — DANA POINT, Calif. (AP)—Nearly three years after punting NFL Europe into oblivion, Roger Goodell wants to bring back a developmental league. The commissioner raised the subject Wednesday while discussing his desire to see the exhibition season ...
Goodell wants NFL season to be 17 or 18 games
msn.foxsports.com 3/26/2009 — Roger Goodell wants the NFL regular season to expand to 17 or 18 games.
The commissioner hopes to have a proposal to present to league owners in May. The matter was discussed at length during the NFL meetings that ended Wednesday.
Goodell said the ...
McCutchen to start in minors
raisethejollyroger.com 3/30/2009 — [ Not unexpected ]. Andrew clearly did all he could to make the squad and is undoubtedly a better player than the likes of Nyjer Morgan, Craig Monroe, Jeff Salazar, etc., but this was a simple matter of business.
From my understanding, the Pirates current contract with McCutchen would stay ...
NFL Could Bring Back Developmental League
nationalfootballpost.com 3/26/2009 — From The Associated Press:
DANA POINT, Calif. — Nearly three years after punting NFL Europe into oblivion, Roger Goodell wants to bring back a developmental league.
The commissioner raised the subject Wednesday while discussing his desire to see ...
N.F.L. to Follow Premier League Proposal?
goal.blogs.nytimes.com 3/26/2009 — The National Football League, known around the world merely as American football, is considering the addition of one or two games to its current 16-game regular-season schedule.
Link: Rookie Cap in the Future?
thejetsblog.com 4/2/2009 — John Czarnecki writes that he thinks that Goodell will have to use a new CBA deal to get a capping of wild rookie salaries .
At the recent NFL meetings, Goodell said that he felt even stronger about implementing a rookie wage scale. He broached the subject publicly at last year’s ...
