SPORTS RADIO ESPN 1420 » nfl lockout http://espn1420.com Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:32:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Old Referees are Back…and Fans are Happy http://espn1420.com/old-referees-are-back-and-fans-are-happy/ http://espn1420.com/old-referees-are-back-and-fans-are-happy/#comments Fri, 28 Sep 2012 15:01:23 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=94861 Officials get standing ovation from fans after return Thursday night

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]]> http://espn1420.com/old-referees-are-back-and-fans-are-happy/feed/ 0 Larry French/Getty Images Sp;ort Top 10 Post Lockout Issues http://espn1420.com/top-10-post-lockout-issues/ http://espn1420.com/top-10-post-lockout-issues/#comments Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:18:05 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=13216 NFL fans were thrilled on Monday when the lockout officially ended. They all slept well knowing that a full regular season would take place. The lockout did create a different landscape though, as teams are scrambling to fit an entire offseason into a week. What are the top 10 issues of the post-lockout landscape?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/top-10-post-lockout-issues/feed/ 0 Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images What Happened To The Good Will Between Players And Owners http://espn1420.com/what-happened-to-the-good-will-between-players-and-owners/ http://espn1420.com/what-happened-to-the-good-will-between-players-and-owners/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:44:39 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=12983 Multiple sports media outlets reported Thursday night that the good will between the owners and the players was high, and a new CBA would be agreed upon by today. The players didn't vote on a new CBA, and claimed that Thursday's ordeal was nothing more than a trick from the NFL's PR marketing machine. Where's the love?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/what-happened-to-the-good-will-between-players-and-owners/feed/ 0 Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images When Lockout Ends, Saints Will Be Ready http://espn1420.com/when-lockout-ends-saints-will-be-ready/ http://espn1420.com/when-lockout-ends-saints-will-be-ready/#comments Sat, 23 Jul 2011 19:35:41 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=12981 Once the NFL lockout ends, teams will have a lot of work to do in a short amount of time. The New Orleans Saints front office is prepared for the firestorm free agency period, and have already begun post lockout preperations.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/when-lockout-ends-saints-will-be-ready/feed/ 0 (Photo by Matthew Sharpe/Getty Images) Secret Insurance Fund Helped NFLPA http://espn1420.com/secret-insurance-fund-helped-nflpa/ http://espn1420.com/secret-insurance-fund-helped-nflpa/#comments Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:58 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=12277 Multiple news reports over the last 72 hours have stated that significant progress has been made in the NFL labor impasse between the owners and players. Recently, a report surfaced that DeMaurice Smith, executive director of the NFL players association, secured a secret player insurance fund if football was missed in 2011. Could that have sparked the progress in negotiations?

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]]> http://espn1420.com/secret-insurance-fund-helped-nflpa/feed/ 0 Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images Saints And Texans Cancel Joint Practices http://espn1420.com/saints-and-texans-cancel-joint-practices/ http://espn1420.com/saints-and-texans-cancel-joint-practices/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 18:13:53 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=12157 For the last three training camps, the New Orleans Saints and Houston Texans have held joint practices before they face off in a preseason game. And for the last three years, those practices have been chippy, bad-tempered, sordid, and any other adjective that can replace the word fierce. Due to the NFL lockout, now in its fourth month, the two franchises had to cancel their joint practices.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/saints-and-texans-cancel-joint-practices/feed/ 0 Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images NFL Labor Talks Moving "Backwards" http://espn1420.com/nfl-labor-talks-moving-backwards/ http://espn1420.com/nfl-labor-talks-moving-backwards/#comments Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:14:53 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=11616 Just when everyone thought the NFL lockout might be in its last days, it appears as though talks have stalled.

According to sources, players are accusing owners of going back on a proposal that wou

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nfl-labor-talks-moving-backwards/feed/ 0 Jon Stinchcomb Still Rehabbing http://espn1420.com/jon-stinchcomb-still-rehabbing/ http://espn1420.com/jon-stinchcomb-still-rehabbing/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:34:02 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=10792 As the longest tenured member of the New Orleans Saints, Jon Stinchcomb has worked through his share of injuries. Take for instance last season, when he injured a knee tendon in Week 7. The 9 year veteran played through it, but needed rehab at season's end. While he's not 100% yet, he's inching closer to it.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/jon-stinchcomb-still-rehabbing/feed/ 0 Photo by Matthew Sharpe/Getty Images Strief Wants To Remain A Saint http://espn1420.com/strief-wants-to-remain-a-saint/ http://espn1420.com/strief-wants-to-remain-a-saint/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 14:33:30 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=10785 New Orleans Saints offensive lineman Zach Strief plays many roles for one of the best front lines in the NFL. As a free agent, the lockout has left the big man in a state of uncertainty. Strief's preference would be to remain in the Crescent City.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/strief-wants-to-remain-a-saint/feed/ 0 Photo by NFL via Getty Images Could There Be An 8 Game NFL Season? http://espn1420.com/could-there-be-an-8-game-nfl-season/ http://espn1420.com/could-there-be-an-8-game-nfl-season/#comments Thu, 09 Jun 2011 17:33:34 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=10313 Could there be an 8 game NFL season? In the midst of a lockout, the league is preparing for a number of contingency plans. If the lockout isn't settled until October, a contingency plan is in place to have free-agency, training camp, and an 8 game season.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/could-there-be-an-8-game-nfl-season/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Trotman/Getty Images Brees Sees Lack Of Good Faith In Owners http://espn1420.com/brees-sees-lack-of-good-faith-in-owners/ http://espn1420.com/brees-sees-lack-of-good-faith-in-owners/#comments Fri, 27 May 2011 10:03:20 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=9533 When the NFL owners decided to lockout the players, many looked to Drew Brees for player perspective. In response, Brees has not been shy to express his opinion. He sees an absence of good faith on the part of the owners in their decision to lockout the league.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/brees-sees-lack-of-good-faith-in-owners/feed/ 0 Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images Loomis Discusses Saints Draft Preparations http://espn1420.com/loomis-discusses-saints-draft-prep/ http://espn1420.com/loomis-discusses-saints-draft-prep/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 23:48:45 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=8204 New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis met with the media today to discuss his team's draft preparations.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/loomis-discusses-saints-draft-prep/feed/ 0 Photo by Matthew Sharpe/Getty Images NFL: Judges ruling brings up more questions than answers http://espn1420.com/nfl-judges-ruling-brings-up-more-questions-than-answers/ http://espn1420.com/nfl-judges-ruling-brings-up-more-questions-than-answers/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 18:20:47 +0000 Jay Walker http://espn1420.com/?p=8195 Less than 24 hours after a federal judges ended the NFL lockout, at least for now, players started showing up for work, only to be told they could enter the building, but were not allowed to work out.

Meanwhile, the NFL has asked for a stay in the ruli

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]]> http://espn1420.com/nfl-judges-ruling-brings-up-more-questions-than-answers/feed/ 0 Saints Preseason Schedule Released http://espn1420.com/saints-preseason-schedule-released/ http://espn1420.com/saints-preseason-schedule-released/#comments Wed, 13 Apr 2011 09:15:47 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=7730 If there is an NFL preseason, the Saints will play at home Weeks 1 and 4, and on the road Weeks 2 and 3. A nationally televised game on NBC against the Oakland Raiders in the 3rd week of the preseason highlights the 4 game slate.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/saints-preseason-schedule-released/feed/ 0 Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images Vilma Unhappy About Lockout http://espn1420.com/vilma-unhappy-about-lockout/ http://espn1420.com/vilma-unhappy-about-lockout/#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 06:43:28 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=7682 New Orleans Saints pro-bowl middle linebacker Jonathan Vilma is unhappy about the current NFL lockout. "It's never a good look for the fans to have the players and the owners arguing over money," explained Vilma.

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]]> http://espn1420.com/vilma-unhappy-about-lockout/feed/ 0 (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) Chris Ivory Sorting New Waters http://espn1420.com/chris-ivory-sorting-new-waters/ http://espn1420.com/chris-ivory-sorting-new-waters/#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 20:59:14 +0000 Scott Prather http://espn1420.com/?p=7195 New Orleans Saints running back Chris Ivory is sailing through unchartered waters this offseason. The Saints 2010 leading rusher is rehabbing from offseason surgery, and searching for a place to stay in shape during the NFL lockout.

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