If you like video games and football, you’d better like the Madden NFL series as well, because that’s the only franchise the league will allow to boast games that include authentic teams and players. [More]
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Angry Super Bowl Ticket-Holders Sue NFL, Dallas Cowboys, Jerry Jones
By 2.10.11
Unhappy Super Bowl ticket-holders, including some of the 400 who were forced to stand during the big game because their seats were deemed unsafe, have filed a lawsuit claiming they were misled by the NFL, the Dallas Cowboys and that team’s owner Jerry Jones. [More]
NFL: Screwed-Over Super Bowl Ticket-Holders Offered Passes To Any Future Super Bowl
By 2.9.11
The saga of the 400 Super Bowl ticket-holders who arrived at the game only to find out their seats were deemed unsafe continues. [More]
Screwed-Over Super Bowl Ticket-Holders To Get Free Passes To Next Super Bowl
By 2.7.11
Here’s an update to last night’s story about the 400 or so Super Bowl ticket holders who had to stand or watch the game on monitors because their temporarily installed seats were deemed unsafe for sitting. The NFL announced this morning that it would be offering free passes to next year’s Super Bowl to those affected by the snafu. [More]
NFL Teams See iPads As Playbooks Of The Future
By 2.7.11
Though the NFL is technologically advanced enough to feature high-definition instant replay and in-helmet communications systems, it’s still antiquated enough to feature old-fashioned paper playbooks. Thanks to tablet computers — namely the iPad — that could change. [More]
Hundreds Left Standing After Super Bowl Seating Snafu
By 2.7.11
UPDATE: The NFL has offered these ticket-holders free passes to next year’s Super Bowl.
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Cowboys Stadium, which played host to Sunday night’s Super Bowl, is supposed to be able to seat more people than the population of Green Bay. But it still wasn’t enough, as last-minute problems left hundreds of ticket-holding fans having to stand or watch the game on monitors. [More]
CBS Won't Air NFL Players Union Ad
By 2.3.11
The NFL Players Association tried to buy some airtime the day before the Super Bowl on CBS’s College Sports Network, but CBS is refusing to air their minute-long commercial. Intended to stir fans’ emotions before the impending owners’ lockout, the ad shows an empty stadium and asks the NFL to “let them play.” The union says CBS, which airs NFL games, is kowtowing to the will of the league. [More]
If You Like Free Papa John's, Pray For The Super Bowl To Go Into Overtime
By 1.25.11
Some people (read: me) would say there’s little reason to watch this year’s Super Bowl due to the general lack of Eagles-ness. But for those who are fans of Papa John’s pizza, at least there’s the possibility of free pizza to give them a reason to check out the game. [More]
Would You Pay $200 To Watch The Super Bowl On TV?
By 1.20.11
Never at a loss for new ways to make more money off its overeager fan base, the NFL will charge $200 for spectators to watch the Super Bowl on a giant screen outside the stadium. [More]
Woman Fired From McDonald's For Letting Adrian Peterson Use The Bathroom
By 1.14.11
An assistant manager at a Minnesota McDonald’s found herself kicked to the curb recently after her boss found out that she’d broken the rules by letting Minnesota Vikings superstar Adrian Peterson use the restaurant’s restroom after hours. [More]
Could An NFL Lockout Force Networks To Run Even More Ads?
By 1.12.11
Now that the NFL’s postseason is in full swing (even though my beloved Eagles were so quickly eliminated), it’s time for many to start wondering if owners and players will be able to resolve their problems before the start of the next season. If not, the biggest losers could end up being the networks and, by extension, TV viewers — whether they watch football or not. [More]
NFL Considering Real-Life First Down Laser Marker
By 12.16.10
When an inexperienced football fan attends his first game, he might wonder aloud why there’s no yellow first down line on the field — while everyone laughs at him. An inventor has nailed down some technology that may eliminate such awkward circumstances. [More]
NFL Will Refund Most Tickets If Lockout Occurs Next Season
By 11.30.10
Even as NFL fans are enjoying this season, the specter of a lockout for the 2011 season looms large. With that work stoppage looking more and more possible every day, the league has had to make a decision on how to deal with ticket refunds should the league come to a grinding halt next year. And for most people, it’s not horrible news. [More]
NFL Network Asks Cablevision: Hey, Where's Our Binding Arbitration?
By 10.26.10
During its ongoing staring contest with NewsCorp over carriage fees, Cablevision has repeatedly asked the broadcaster to enter into binding arbitration. This apparently has the folks at the NFL Network wondering why Cablevision isn’t so eager to sit down at the arbitration table with them. [More]
Cleveland Looking Into $5 Pedestrian Fee At Browns Tailgating Lot
By 10.6.10
Yesterday, we brought you the story of Cleveland Browns fans being charged a $5 pedestrian fee just for walking into a parking lot used for pre-game tailgating. Unfortunately for the company that owns and operates that lot, one of the pedestrians they hit up for the fee also happens to be a city council member. [More]
NFL Cracks Down On Sports Bars For Showing Blacked Out Game
By 10.6.10
Some San Diegans who declined to witness the Chargers defile the poor, defenseless Arizona Cardinals in person flocked to sports bars that snagged illegal webcasts of the game. The NFL, never happy to see its blackout policy for non-sellouts violated, sent in the gumshoes to sniff out the offending bars and make them pay. [More]
Phone Number On Chad Ochocinco's Cereal Box Is Actually Sex Line
By 9.30.10
We love football player/reality star/social media whore Chad Ochocinco (nee Johnson), even if he plays for he Bengals. In fact, we’d buy his Ochocinco’s cereal if it were available here in NYC. Alas, it’s not… And now it’s being taken off shelves at grocery stores in Ohio because a phone number intended to push people to a kids charity actually belongs to a phone sex line. [More]
Sorry Rob Gronkowski, The NFL Shop Can't Spell Your Name
By 9.26.10
New England Patriots rookie Rob Gronkowski is reader Alison’s new favorite player. Unfortunately, the NFL Shop sent her a jersey with the man’s name spelled incorrectly. Now they say they’re out of female jerseys and suggest Alison just keep her chin up and wear the (free) misspelled jersey. [More]
