This is a bit surprising, but it comes from ESPN's ChrisMortensen - who has a great reputation and has a pipeline to the Dolphins through his relationship with Bill Parcells. Mortensen reported on Monday Night Countdown that Dolphins LB Joey Porter will not play on Thursday against the Panthers . Mort added that Porter might not play "anytime soon." If this is indeed...
Many folks point to the NFL revenue sharing system and its salary cap as the determinants behind the more-or-less balanced competition between the teams. As we edge closer to a potential labor-management dispute, the NFL has decided to put part of the revenue sharing system on hold. From ChrisMortensen at ESPN.com : In a significant move that could impact the flow of money to potential...
NFL to pull plug on $100 million revenue-sharing program - ESPN From ESPN's ChrisMortensen: "In a significant move that could impact the flow of money to potential free agents and the competitive balance of teams, the NFL has notified the players' union that, effective next March, owners will pull the plug on the $100-million-per-year revenue-sharing program that has subsidized...
... On March 12, 2007, Smith joined ESPN as a studio analyst for their NFL pregame coverage alongside Chris Berman, Mike Ditka, Tom Jackson, and ChrisMortensen. However, he was removed from this coverage for the 2008 season. Instead, he appears Sunday mornings during the NFL season on SportsCenter. He appears with Steve Young and Stuart Scott at the Monday Night Football site...
ESPN - Denver Broncos coach Josh McDaniels tells his side of trash-talking incident - ChrisMortensen & Ed Werder "I wasn't out there trash-talking their players, going through their drills. This guy has been doing this since I've been in the league and, because they won, he takes the liberty of telling his side of the story. I didn't swear at him or threaten him. What I actually...
Last time the Kansas City Chiefs played the San Diego Chargers , ChrisMortensen was the only ESPN expert to pick the Chiefs. This time, he joined his fellow analysts and picked the Chargers. Your experts are: Eric Allen, Mike Golic, Merrill Hoge, Ron Jaworski, Mortensen, Adam Schefter, Mark Schlereth and Seth Wickhersham. AccuScore also picked the Chargers to win. This is no surprise....
ESPN’s ChrisMortensen reports that former Browns, Chiefs, Redskins, and Chargers coach Marty Schottenheimer could land on the list of candidates to coach the Buffalo Bills. Schottenheimer, who was fired by San Diego in February 2007 following a 14-2 regular season that ended in a first-round playoff loss to the Patriots, has said that he [...]
ESPN's ChrisMortensen reports that Broncos QB Chris Simms has been confirmed as the Week 11 starter vs. San Diego in place of QB Kyle Orton (ankle). Orton is healthy enough to be the No. 2, however.
November 29, 2009, 12:23 AM ETMcDaniels says Phillips partly to blameBy ChrisMortensen and Ed WerderESPNApologetic for two recently publicized incidents, coach Josh McDaniels nevertheless wants to set the record straight -- he's not a trash-talking renegade.Specifically, McDaniels clarified an alleged incident with linebacker during last Sunday's pregame warm-ups in which Phillips claimed...
... on the one-yard line. One play and a Willis Reed moment by Stafford later: Lions win. And while ChrisMortensen noted that players are taught to do what Poteat did while a quarterback is out of the pocket (as Stafford was) that obviously ceases to apply once the ball is in the air. It's possible that Poteat simply didn't bother to glance back toward the line of scrimmage to see whether...
Tony Sparano just finished meeting with the media in South Florida and here is what we know. He has confirmed that Ronnie Brown will not play on Thursday night. This should come as no surprise to anyone. Brown will go see a foot specialist before they know anything more about how long he might be out for. Let's hope for the best for Brown. Meanwhile, Sparano basically called by ChrisMortensen...
... record to 98-46 and back into second place among the .SO-CALLED ESPN EXPERTSMerrill Hoge 100-44ME 98-46ChrisMortensen 97-47Adam Schefter 97-47Mark Schlereth 96-48Mike Golic 95-48Ken Wickersham 95-49Ron Jaworski 88-46Eric Allen 92-52Now without further ado, The Hedgehog Report Picks for Week 11 of the NFL Season.WEEK 11 NFL PICKSMiami at Carolina (Already lost this one)Indianapolis...
... he was hit as he threw a desperation pass into the end zone. A source told ESPN senior NFL analyst ChrisMortensen it is a separated shoulder.The pass was intercepted, but Cleveland was called for pass interference. After a time out, Stafford returned to the game to throw his fifth touchdown pass, but that didn't do anything to heal the injury."He's extremely sore today," Schwartz...
More photos » by J Pat Carter - AP The bench. Perhaps Joey Porter should get used to it. Browse more photos » In case you haven't heard, ChrisMortensen reported during Monday Night Countdown that Dolphins LB Joey Porter is not expected to play on Thursday night when his team travels up to Carolina to take on the Panthers . In fact, Mortensen added that Porter might...
