http://www.rtsports.com/ RealTime Fantasy Sports Fantasy Football News en-us Thu, 17 May 2012 00:19:00 GMT 2012 RTSports.com - RealTime Fantasy Sports 60 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092415 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092415 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Joe McKnight remembers looking at the New York Jets ' new playbook for the first time a few weeks ago and noticing a major difference. It was simple and a lot easier to wrap his head around. ``Everybody had a sigh of relief,'' the running back said Wednesday, ``when we didn't have the same amount of plays we had last year.'' RTSports.com 2012-05-16T19:48-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092414 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092414 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Indianapolis Colts have signed four of their 10 draft picks, including the last pick of the draft, Chandler Harnish . The team did not provide details of the contracts when it announced the signings. Along with Harnish, the Colts signed running back Vick Ballard , a fifth-round pick; receiver LaVon Brazill , a sixth-round pick; and two seventh-rounders, Harnish and defensive end-linebacker Tim Fugger . RTSports.com 2012-05-16T19:34-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092413 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092413 NEW YORK (AP) - Arbitrator Shyam Das heard arguments Wednesday from NFL and players union lawyers on whether Commissioner Roger Goodell can discipline players for actions that occurred before the league's current labor agreement was signed last August. The hearing, which stemmed from the NFL's bounty investigation of the New Orleans Saints , lasted more than two hours. Outside counsel Dan Nash argued the NFL's position and lawyer Jeff Kessler spoke for the NFL Players Association. The union filed a grievance after Goodell suspended four current and former Saints players earlier this month in connection with the bounty probe. Former Saints Anthony Hargrove , who was suspended eight games, and Scott Fujita , who was suspended for three, attended Wednesday's grievance hearing. Also suspended were current Saints Jonathan Vilma for the entire 2012 season and Will Smith for four games. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T19:14-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092411 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092411 TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Cardinals have signed defensive end Landon Cohen , a move that puts the team at its roster limit of 90. The 6-foot-3, 300-pound Cohen has played in 25 NFL games with five starts. He played in one game for the New England Patriots last season. Cohen was a seventh-round draft pick of the Detroit Lions in 2008. He played in 20 games in two seasons with the Lions, four of them as a starter. Cohen played in two games for Jacksonville in 2010 before going to the Patriots. The signing Wednesday doesn't preclude further moves, but any addition would require someone to be dropped from the roster. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T18:02-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092410 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092410 NEW YORK (AP) - Arbitrator Shyam Das has finished hearing arguments from NFL and players' union lawyers on whether Commissioner Roger Goodell can discipline players for actions that occurred before the league's current labor agreement was signed last August. The hearing lasted more than two hours, with outside counsel Dan Nash arguing the NFL's position and lawyer Jeff Kessler speaking for the NFLPA, which filed a grievance after Goodell suspended four current and former New Orleans Saints players in connection with the league's bounty investigation. Former Saints Anthony Hargrove , who was suspended eight games, and Scott Fujita , who was suspended for three, attended Wednesday's grievance hearing. Also suspended were Jonathan Vilma for the entire 2012 season and Will Smith for four games. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T17:48-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092409 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092409 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The Colts are out of Luck at this week's mini-camp. With new quarterback Andrew Luck still finishing two college classes, team officials are doing what they can to make sure the No. 1 overall draft pick doesn't fall behind in his football studies before returning to Indy on June 8. Veterans can't wait to get a peek at Luck. ``I came in to do some maintenance stuff the last day of rookie mini-camp and I asked him `Did you throw any picks?''' cornerback Jerraud Powers said. ``He said, `I don't think I did.' So I said, `Hi, I'm Jerraud Powers and I'll be picking you off a lot in practice.''' RTSports.com 2012-05-16T17:44-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092408 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092408 CLEVELAND (AP) - Browns defensive tackle Phil Taylor has undergone surgery to repair a torn chest muscle he injured while lifting weights. Taylor tore his left pectoral muscle while bench pressing during the offseason conditioning program last week at the team's facility. A Browns spokesman said the surgery ``went well'' and the 335-pound Taylor is resting comfortably at the Cleveland Clinic. The team did not provide a timetable for Taylor's return. Last week, Browns coach Pat Shurmur said Taylor would need ``months, not weeks'' to recover but would not rule him out for this season. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T17:32-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092406 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092406 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Here's some food for thought: Tim Tebow has unmatched passion - even in the cafeteria. At least that's what Darrelle Revis thinks. When it comes to lunch partners, the All-Pro cornerback says there's no one like the New York Jets backup quarterback. Sure, Tebow has had his share of game-winning drives and incredible comebacks during his football career. But just watch him chat over a turkey sandwich. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T16:28-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092405 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092405 OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) - A thief burglarized the garage of Junior Seau 's home days after the former NFL star's suicide, police said Wednesday. The burglary occurred in Seau's garage at about 2 p.m. on May 7, Lt. Leonard Mata said. ``Somehow they forced the doggy door open so they squeezed through,'' he said. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T15:52-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092403 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092403 DALLAS (AP) - The engineer who signed off on plans for the tent-like Dallas Cowboys practice facility that collapsed and seriously injured two team employees three years ago is paying a $12,000 fine to settle faulty design charges from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. Enrique Tabak entered into an agreement with the board to pay an administrative penalty of $12,040 last August, and the Canadian engineer has been making quarterly payments that are due to end in June, records show. The board began investigating Tabak shortly after the 88,000-square-foot facility, covered by canvas and braced by steel, collapsed in a wind storm during a rookie minicamp in May 2009. Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis suffered a broken vertebrae and scout Rich Behm was paralyzed from the waist down as result of falling debris. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T14:54-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092402 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092402 DALLAS (AP) - The engineer who signed off on plans for the Dallas Cowboys practice facility that collapsed and seriously injured two team employees three years ago is paying a $12,000 fine to settle faulty design charges from the Texas Board of Professional Engineers. Enrique Tabak and the board agreed on the penalty last August, and the Canadian engineer has been making quarterly payments that are due to end in June, records show. Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis suffered a broken vertebrae and scout Rich Behm was paralyzed from the waist down when the tent-like structure fell during a wind storm in May 2009. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T14:38-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092401 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092401 EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Vikings will have a longer training camp this year. The team announced Wednesday that players will report to Minnesota State University in Mankato on July 26 and break camp three weeks later on Aug. 16. This will be the 47th straight season the Vikings train at MSU. Specific practice dates and times have not yet been finalized, but this will be the longest training camp for the Vikings since a three-week stay in 2008. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T13:26-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092398 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092398 HOUSTON (AP) - Former NFL defensive end Johnny Jolly has been given 10 years of `shock' probation by a judge, just six months after he was sentenced to prison for violating terms of his probation for a drug conviction. Jolly, 29, is serving an indefinite suspension from the NFL. His contract with the Green Bay Packers ran out after the 2011 season. The former Texas A & M star faced drug charges in Houston after his July 2008 arrest outside a club for possession of at least 200 grams of codeine. Jolly was then charged last year with possession of a compound containing codeine, a controlled substance, after a traffic stop in Houston in October. He also was charged with tampering with evidence for attempting to conceal the substance from the investigating officers. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T11:22-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092397 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092397 NEW YORK (AP) - Giants' quarterback Eli Manning says he's looking forward to getting his latest Super Bowl ring Wednesday. The Super Bowl champs are being presented with the ring Wednesday evening in Manhattan at Tiffany & Co. Manning, who won his first Super Bowl in 2008, says he doesn't wear that ring much. RTSports.com 2012-05-16T09:32-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092395 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092395 NEW YORK (AP) - Joe Namath is a Mark Sanchez fan, Namath has made it clear he favors Sanchez to be the starting quarterback over Tim Tebow for Namath's old team, the New York Jets . Appearing at a United Way charity function Tuesday night, Namath says ``there's no doubt at all'' about who is the better quarterback. He adds that ``Mark is going to get better.'' RTSports.com 2012-05-15T21:14-04:00 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092394 http://www.rtsports.com/football-news/1000092394 RENTON, Wash. (AP) - The Seattle Seahawks have agreed to terms with veteran offensive lineman Alex Barron following Barron's tryout during Seattle's rookie minicamp last weekend. Seattle announced the agreement with Barron and three others on Tuesday. The Seahawks also agreed to terms with tight end Cooper Helfet, cornerback Donny Lisowski and tackle Andrew Mitchell. Barron was the 19th overall pick of the St. Louis Rams in 2005 and was a starter for St. Louis through the 2009 season. He spent 2010 with Dallas and was on injured reserve with New Orleans last season. RTSports.com 2012-05-15T20:04-04:00