Miami’s Ernest Wilford recently converted to tight end from wide receiver, and gave the football an emphatic spike after his game winning touchdown reception. Afterwards, he spoke to reporters about the game winning score:

“There’s a sense of urgency for me. I want to play well this year. It’s a good start. That was a lot of frustration right there. I didn’t play that much last year, so I had to let it out.”

Dolphins QB Henne was pleased with his first effort of the NFL preseason:

“Overall I thought I played pretty well. I got some points on the board and had us moving.”

Jacksonville QB David Garrard gave a by the book assessment of his teams opening game performance:

“We have to get better at some of the protection issues. I have to make sure I get everybody lined up in the right spots.”

Jaguars wide receiver Tory Holt, acquired as a free agent in the off season, was happy with his only reception of the game:

“I had been anticipating this day for a long time. I enjoyed it and it was a lot of fun. I am looking forward to many more.”

Despite the loss, Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio was generally upbeat about his teams effort:

“We are going to be physical up front. I liked what we did up front.”

Not surprisingly given the tempo of the game, the most heated battle for a starting spot was between the Dolphins placekickers. Both incumbent Dan Carpenter and challenger Connor Barth were perfect on their kicking attempts.

Jacksonville will host their other NFL rival from the state of Florida on Saturday as they welcome the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to town. Miami will remain at home as they take on the Carolina Panthers.

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It’s not the first time a rookie has lead the national football league with jersey sales. Last year, rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez likewise led the league with jersey sales. Having said that Tim Tebow has shattered his numbers. In only fourteen days right after he was drafted, Tebow already have the top seller.

Everyone was busting their necks to have a jersey. Even if Tim Tebow spends this 2010 season standing on the sidelines holding a clipboard, his Denver Broncos jersey can easily be the best-selling piece associated with NFL apparel in 2010.

The biggest reason that Tebow’s jersey sells so well is because of his reputation while attending college. He ended up being one of the most popular players to ever suit up in Florida history. He picked up two titles, was a finalist for two Heismans, and also won one. He also is one of much talked about Christian athlete in the national football league. Lots of people support Tebow because of this alone. Tim is seen to write bible verses on his uniform and also recite them after the game. This is a peculiar thing for an athlete to do, however, many folks love it.

So did anybody see this coming? Absolutely not. Yet are these people surprised? Probably not. Tebow has and will certainly always be a popular person. People love to root for him and also against him. That’s why you will definitely continue to notice more and more people in his jersey. Regardless of what kind of NFL player Tebow turns out to be, he has already got an enormous fan base from his college football career at Florida, and a lot of those fans would continue to support him irrespective of where he played in the NFL.

Don’t wait to grab a Tim Tebow Broncos Jersey. They are selling like hotcakes. If you wait too long you may be out in the cold, literally!

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The following are some of the greatest sports movies from the past decade.

When it comes to great movies about football from the last 2000-2009, one would be foolish not to include Disney’s Remember The Titans on their list. The true story of the first racially integrated football team stars Denzel Washington and the always great Will Patton.

It is just me or do football movies often end up being the best sports movies? 2009’s The Blind Side garnered serious acclaim, even getting an Oscar nominee for Best Picture of the Year. Sandra Bullock finally found the role that won her the Academy Award for Best Actress, and she deserved it.

What list of sports films from this past decade would be complete without mentioning The Wrestler. You can argue that professional wrestling is not a sport, but there is nothing fake or funny about the way the industry is portrayed in this film. This is an incredibly moving film and Mickey Rourke nails the part.

Million Dollar Baby is another film that definitely makes my list. This is an incredible film, directed by the great Clint Eastwood, which is the story of a female boxer who has nothing to lose (played by Hillary Swank) and a coach (Eastwood) who is reluctant to take her on. Amazing movie.

Another boxing film that is a great watch is Cinderella Man. Directed by Ron Howard and starring Russell Crowe and Rene Zelwegger, this film had Oscar potential written all over it. Unfortunately that was not the case, but this film, based on the boxer Jim Braddock is awesome.

So that’s that. Let’s see what the next decade has in store for us!

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In principle it started last week on the smurf turf in Boise, Idaho in a game destined to be known for what occurred afterwards the blunt Blount party -more than anything that occurred at several point in the 60 minutes of the game.

And now the Steelers – hoping to become the 1st franchise since the Pats to repeat – began their championship defense with a gratifying victory over the Titans to inaugurate the 2009 football year.

I understand I’m not as productive throughout football season. Suddenly, I am only doing stuff during commercials, if ever, on Saturdays and Sundays, plus Thursday nights, Friday nights, and Monday nights.

Then throw in fantasy football – which drastically lessens the amount of time I’d otherwise be productive, writing, or doing something prolific-and more hours than I care to acknowledge are devoted to this game.

This time of season, I undoubtedly don’t eat as well.

Wednesday night, I had fish with mixed vegetables and went for a dip after a six mile jog.

Thursday (game day), I had a super burrito, too many chips, beers, ice cream, more chips, and saw the movie Max Payne following the game, prior to checking fantasy stats for Kerry Collins and then staggering to bed, full from the chips.

Do not know if there are some football detox programs and even if there are, I wouldn’t voluntarily participate. Hopefully my family wouldn’t perform some sort of intervention.

Fact is, I don’t want to quit, however as a Broncos fanatic that may change as the season progresses.

NFL and NCAA nfl are religion for a huge percentage of the population. We’re corn chip-eating cult members following the rantings of Chris Collinsworth.

So it is on. The 2009 year commenced and, for better or for worse, life won’t be the same until a month into 2010, when the natural football detox begins.

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If you were going to bet on a NFL football game this past weekend, the Lions may not have been the most attractive position. Sports betting enthusiasts who took Detroit as a +6 home favorite were rewarded with the outright victory. It was the Lions first pointspread cover of the 2009 NFL season, while the Redskins have yet to get the money for their backers this year.

Lions owner William Clay Ford said in postgame comments that he hopes the end of the streak signals a new winning tradition for his team:

“We not only got the monkey off our back, we got King Kong off our back. I’m hoping that this gets us over that hump and gives us a winning attitude.”

Longtime Lion Dominic Raiola expressed his relief that the streak had come to an end:

“I’ve always watched, but I’ve never been in this situation before. No team has been in this situation before. No one has gone 0-16 and then had to try to win a game the next year.”

Rookie QB Matthew Stafford had the best game of his young career, throwing for 241 yards on 21 of 36 passing with a touchdown and no interceptions. He gave his thoughts on his performance and the late game anticipation that preceded Detroit finally putting one in the win column:

“I’m having fun. It’s a great game we get to play. I figured I’d just let the crowd noise tell me what happened. When it got really quiet, I couldn’t take it, so I looked up, and saw them running, and then the tackle, and then I saw the clock was at zero.”

Detroit will try to start an actual winning streak next weekend as they take on the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. The Bears are 11 point favorites in that contest. Detroit will host the Pittsburgh Steelers the following weekend before a road trip to Green Bay and game against the Packers on October 18th. Washington will host Tampa Bay next Sunday, with the Redskins a -7 home favorite. They’ll play at Carolina on October 11th and then return home for a game against Kansas City the following weekend.

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I’ll preface this by saying I am a big soccer fan. I want the sport to thrive and hopefully it will catch on in the United States some day. It is just hard to watch when most of these games end with one goal scored.

A new ball, called the Jabulani, was introduced for this year’s World Cup. It is supposed to bend more unpredictably than previous balls, however maybe its possible that its hurting the players goal scoring opportunities more than it is helping it.

There’s no doubt that part of the “problem” is defenses have been playing very well. Communication on the defensive end has been improved for most teams.

Is it possible that the vuvuzelas, also known as the terrible noise making horns, are distracting the players? As an American watch the game, I know it is distracting me.

Since it is technically winter in South Africa right now, temperatures have dropped. Certain star players have been seen wearing long sleeved shirts and you can visibly see people exhaling air. Maybe the conditions aren’t what most of the players are used to.

There have been a few shining moments in the tournament so far, however. The United States and South Africa both showed up in their first games, tying the favorites England and Mexico, respectively.

Unfortunately for the host country, they most likely will not see the second round. At the time this article is written, South Africa will have to beat France by a considerable margin in order to keep their tournament hopes alive. At least the country is bringing in money.

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The team rarely got to the QB last year, and when they were able to, it generally came from the linebacker position.

During the game against Denver last Sunday, the Bengals recorded three sacks, all of which came from the defensive unit. DE Antwan Odom registered two sacks, which included one large one in the 4th quarter, which put Denver beyond field goal position.

Jonathan Fanene was responsible for the other sack.

At present, I’d say the d-line looks improved in the area of attacking the QB, although there’s room for much advancement. Much of that comes from the other end, Robert Geathers, whose unpredictability continues to be a dilemma.

During the preseason, the defensive line looked like they were definitely going to take it to the next level, with respect to stopping the run. The signing of Tank Johnson was bound to benefit the team in this area.

For the game against the Broncos, the run defense was quite unexciting. There was nothing that stood out, but the d-line didn’t let up any big plays either. They surrendered an average of 3.8 YPC and 75 yards.

That is a positive step, from a total yardage perspective. If you offer up less than 100 yards on the ground, you’re giving your team a chance to come away with a victory.

It would be good to see the yards per carry average fall to three or less, however. While Tank Johnson saw a fair amount of double coverage, he still made his presence known with two tackles and brings a dose of toughness to this defense.

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Carolina’s fourth string QB Hunter Cantwell was in a position where he just had to take a knee and run out the clock on first and 10 from his eighteen yard line. Instead, he tried to throw a pass only to have his arm hit forcing a fumble which Hill returned for the score.

Tommie Hill was in a state of shock as he spoke about his game winning touchdown return:

“I’ve never seen a game end like that, not that way. I’m just a rookie trying to make the team. Anything like that that helps the team win in turn helps me. It was just a fortunate situation and I made the most of it.”

Hill, an undrafted rookie out of Colorado State had already become a favorite of Giants fans due to his tenacious, high impact playmaking.

Carolina coach John Fox sounded more bemused than dejected at his teams unusual loss:

“Kind of an interesting ending. Both sides have a lot of work, but we have time. We have three weeks to do it

Giants QB Eli Manning played only two series before the backups took over. Still, he put a positive spin on his short night of work:

“We ran the ball really well, hit a couple passes and we got a touchdown. That is always the goal. We did a nice job with it, so I thought we were effective as the first group.”

Carolina will travel to Miami for a game next Saturday against the Dolphins. The Giants will head to Chicago to face Jay Cutler and the Bears.

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Titans coach Jeff Fisher wasn’t happy with his teams performance, particularly their offensive rhythm:

“We just really didn’t get in synch like we would’ve like to.”

Conversely, Tampa Bays new head coach Rahim Morris was fairly upbeat after his NFL coaching debut:

“Not a bad start though, not a bad start.

Tennessee QB Collins didn’t have much to say about his poor outing:

“We had too many turnovers, and that can’t happen. We know we have a lot to improve on.”

Young, meanwhile, related how he had taken the advice of the Titans offensive coordinator and used his legs to keep a play alive and avoid a sack. He did this on his touchdown pass:

“And that’s basically what I did. I saw the free safety relax and he was in the Cover Two, and Kenny adjusted his route and did what he was supposed to do. I just got the ball to him.

Luke McCown started for Tampa Bay, though wasnt able to do much on offense either. He was tightlipped about his performance in postgame interviews:

“We have some things to clean up. We will look at the tapes and get better at it on Monday”

The Bucs other QBs, Byron Leftwich and Josh Freeman didnt do much better, though Leftwich did throw a touchdown pass.

The Titans will open the NFL regular season against the Superbowl Champion Steelers at Pittsburgh on Thursday, September 10th. Tampa Bay will begin the 2009 campaign at home, welcoming the Dallas Cowboys to Raymond James Stadium on Sunday, September 13.

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There’s a collective bargaining agreement in place currently, but the owners have decided to back out from it. An uncapped season is the first step toward strike, and this is being put in place for 2010-2011. Unless there’s an agreement, we’re going to see an NFL strike next year.

This potential strike has been triggered by the owners. They are no longer in favor of the agreement they have had with their players. Instead, they favor a rookie wage scale that will let them hold salaries for rookies down, in case their performance does not measure up to expectations.

Under the current system, rookies are paid outrageous sums even if they don’t live up to their hype. They often receive hugely lucrative guaranteed contracts, even though they may not perform up to expectations.

The overall pay scale in the NFL is also under attack by owners. Currently, players are entitled to 59.5% of the total revenues that the league brings in. Owners are not happy about this. They have to deal with falling revenues at the same time that they have to manage the rising costs of maintaining stadiums.

The owners also point out that they bear the cost of promotion and development of the league. Players don’t have to pay out for any of this, and only take profit.

Who knows if they will reach an agreement? It’s going to be a matter of wait and see. Regardless of how t his turns out, there’s a lot at stake. A lockout will put the brakes on NFL’s growing popularity. It will be interesting to see how players deal with being without pay for a year.

This fight could go either way. The NFL currently hopes to expand overseas, and is always trying to grow in the off season to further their revenue. If the current snarl ends in a strike, they can kiss hopes of overseas expansion goodbye.

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