Patriots interested in McFadden?

by | Apr 1, 2008 | Fantasy Football, NFL Breaking News, NFL Draft

The New England Patriots are bringing Arkansas running back Darren McFadden in for a pre-draft look, according to the Boston Globe.

The impact McFadden would have on an offense already consisting of Randy Moss, Tom Brady, Wes Welker and other role players … wow. That would be an impressive collection of talent.

It’s hard to picture the Arkansas star dropping to the seventh pick with his combination of size, speed and playmaking abilities that some have compared to last year’s rookie stud Adrian Peterson. And there’s also no guarantee they would take him, given the presence of Laurence Maroney and Kevin Faulk and the defection of several key defensive players this off-season.

But if the stars align and he ended up playing half his Sundays in Foxboro he’d give the Patriots a reasonable shot at eclipsing the scoring record they set in 2007.

That would be some offense. Wow.

NFL approves Dolphins sale

by | Apr 1, 2008 | Business of Football, NFL Breaking News

Various media reports indicate that NFL owners have approved Wayne Huizenga’s sale of 50 percent of the Miami Dolphins to New York real estate billionaire Stephen Ross.

The transaction was approved during Monday’s league meetings.

Huizenga remains the managing partner for now, though Ross is buying Dolphin Stadium and surrounding land, according to an Associated Press story. (more…)

NFL schedule coming out this week

by | Mar 31, 2008 | NFL Breaking News

The NFL is expected to announce its national television schedule for week one and Thanksgiving on Monday with the rest of the schedule tentatively expected to be announced Thursday.

The entire schedule announcement has been delayed in past years and has been removed from the NFL Network television schedule, according to the Dallas Morning News.

The Morning News says it’s highly likely that the Dallas Cowboys will get a prime-time game during the season’s first week because everybody loves the Cowboys.

Romo married?

by | Mar 31, 2008 | Fantasy Football, NFL Breaking News

The mother of Jessica Simpson says her daughter secretly married Tony Romo.
Jessica, who caused a stir in Dallas when Romo’s play suffered late last season after she watched a game from a box at Texas Stadium, was previously married to Nick Lachey.

Simpson and her mother were leaving a Chili’s restaurant in Los Angeles when she made the claim to TMZ.com, a gossip Web site. Simpson giggled and said “Well, I guess if my mom said it, it must be true,”’ according to the Arizona Republic’s Web site.

Sure, this is nothing more than gossip and who knows if it’s true. And who cares, for the most part. But there’s not that much else going on. And Cowboys fans and fantasy football players might start to care if Romo’s play continues to slide during his relationship with Simpson.

In other non-football-related gossip, profootballtalk.com reports that Tiki Barber may no longer be a part of the NBC Today show and Commissioner Roger Goodell wants to ban long hair.