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pThe Saints faced their first big decision since the start of free agency after restricted free agent Mike Bell, whom they tendered at the lowest level of $1.176 million, signed an offer sheet with the Philadelphia Eagles./p pAfter Bell received a reported one-year, $1.7 million offer sheet from the Eagles, which includes $500,000 in guaranteed money, the Saints have until Tuesday to match the offer or allow Bell to walk with no compensation./p pWhile they gave no early indication on which way they might go, the Saints could let their second-leading rusher from 2009 leave for two big reasons./p pFirst, they're deep at the position with Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush and Lynell Hamilton.

Now that free agency is done - at least for the most part - it's a good time to head back to the Land of...

There's been more of a hue and cry about overtime in the NFL since ... well, since just about the time the...

NEW ORLEANS - New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and his wife are suing the team's former long snapper over a US$144,000 investment tied to a now-defunct movie studio.

New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton and his wife have sued the team's former long snapper over a $144,000 investment tied to a now-defunct movie studio. The federal suit filed Monday by Payton and his wife, Elizabeth, is similar to one filed recently by Saints tight end Jeremy Shockey and former defensive lineman Charles Grant against Kevin Houser, now with the Seattle Seahwaks.

PHILADELPHIA - The Philadelphia Eagles have signed free agent running back Mike Bell to an offer sheet.

Anquan Boldin and Donte' Stallworth's additions help give the franchise its best receiving corps ever.

by Chris Burke

Filed under: Eagles, Saints, NFL Free Agency

Philadelphia has agreed to a one-year deal with restricted free agent running back Mike Bell, according to multiple reports.

New Orleans, which placed a "right of first refusal" tender on Bell, has seven days to match the Eagles' offer or let Bell walk. That level tender does not come with any compensation, meaning that the Saints would receive no draft picks from the Eagles in return for Bell.

ESPN's Adam Schefter and Scout.com's Adam Caplan both reported that the Eagles have offered Bell $1.7 million with incentives that could push the contract above $2 million for 2010. According to Caplan, Bell would receive $500,000 of that in guaranteed money.

 

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by David Whitley

Filed under: Saints, Vikings

If the NFL ran the Olympics, 33 million Canadians might have jumped into the Bering Strait on Sunday.

Instead of Sidney Crosby scoring to beat the U.S. for the hockey gold medal, the game would have been decided by the faceoff.

First team to control the puck wins!

Overtime rules are not quite that bad in football, but they're obtuse enough that something should be done.

The good news is the NFL is considering it. The bad news is I have to invoke the word "fairness," which inevitably makes me sound like a whiner.

So to sum up my argument: Waaaahhhh!

I realize life and the NFL aren't supposed to be fair. There's no such thing as an ideal solution or guaranteed fairness. But when teams don't have a reasonable chance to score/win, a little whining is in order.

The NFL's latest idea: If Team A opens with a touchdown, it wins. If it kicks a field goal, Team B gets a chance to tie. Or it could win with a touchdown.

If neither team scores a touchdown on its first possession, the first team to score wins.

Perfect?

 

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BY STEPHEN F. HOLDER Times Staff Writer GAINESVILLE - Bucs coach Raheem Morris was scouting potential players at the University of Florida's Pro Day on Wednesday, but he took a moment to reflect on the newest Buccaneer: safety Sean Jones. The team... (source: FOX Sports) - RSS news feeds and Widgets on Feedzilla.com