by Josh McCain
With a decline in ticket sales, teams like Jacksonville, Buffalo, and Cincinnati are expected to have blacked out home games.
For those of you who aren’t familiar with blacked out home games, a blacked out game occurs when a team fails to sell out its home game 72 hours prior; the game is then “blacked out” or not shown locally.
Many people, especially with the economy, cry foul for this practice because not everyone can afford to go to the games. At first, I’m inclined to agree with these folks.
However, …

The Falcons released suspended quarterback Michael Vick yesterday, which makes him eligible to immediately sign with a team even though he has not been reinstated by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.
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With the Seattle Seahawks potentially sporting a souped-up set of receivers in 2009, don’t fall asleep on their starting tight end.
The Seahawks have big plans for John Carlson, their second-round pick from a year ago.
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Former Chicago Bears quarterback Rex Grossman has officially joined the Houston Texans, according to his agent.
Per Grossman’s agent, Drew Rosenhaus, writing on his Twitter account, Grossman has now signed his contract Read more

Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall arrived at the team’s headquarters Friday, met with owner Pat Bowlen and left carrying packed boxes leading to speculation he has played his last game in Denver, according to the Denver Post.
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