Gridiron hall of famer Olsen dies

National Football League club owners do not want a labor dispute to force a 2011 shutdown but are adamant that the current deal no longer works for them, commissioner Roger Goodell said Friday.Goodell spoke in the wake of comments by NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith about talks, including his declaration that the odds of a lockout by owners were "14" on a scale of one to 10."I sure hope he's wrong. I hope it doesn't become a self-fulfilling prophecy," Goodell said.

Two months ahead of the expiration of a labour contract between club owners and players, National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell predicted a new deal on Monday "if both sides give a little".The major unanswered question for US gridiron followers is how long a shutdown might come once the current deal expires March 4, likely setting up a lockout situation where owners shut players out of club facilities."I know we can and will reach an agreement," Goodell wrote in an e-mail letter sent Monday to more than five million NFL fans.

In honor of the upcoming Super Bowl XLVII (the 49ers against the Ravens, in case you hadn't heard), to be played in New Orleans, the theme of Thoughts On the Business of Life this time is football. One of the highlights of this season has been the emergence of numerous young quarterbacks, such as the 49ers' Colin Kaepernick and the wounded Robert Griffin III of the Redskins, to complement veteran stars like Joe Flacco,  Tom Brady, the Manning brothers and Aaron Rodgers. It seems like there have never been so many great quarterbacks in the league at the same time.

National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell said Thursday the league, which currently has 32 teams, will likely add two franchises if gets a team.??Goodell said the league ?doesn?t want to move any of our teams" and "we probably don't want to go to 33" if the NFL decides expansion is a good choice. Goodell is ...

National Football League clubs resumed the business of preparing for next season while gridiron fans booed commissioner Roger Goodell at the NFL Draft where Cam Newton was chosen first.After being ordered to end a lockout that began last month, NFL officials told clubs that players can speak with coaches and exercise at team facilities while they prepare guidelines for free agent signings, trades and roster moves.

National Football League club owners and players broke off talks for the US Independence Day holiday weekend on Friday, the 108th day of a lockout that threatens the 2011 season.A 15-hour negotiating session ended early Friday and a shorter set of talks was staged Friday before NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and players chief negotiator DeMaurice Smith called off talks until Tuesday in New York.

Quarterback Kurt Warner called time Friday on a fairytale National Football League Career.Warner, 38, announced his retirement after a dozen years in the NFL - a league in which he rose from gridiron obscurity to become a potential Hall of Famer.Warner took the lowly St. Louis Rams to the Super Bowl twice - winning the NFL's championship spectacular in the 1999/2000 season.He surprised again in leading Arizona to the Super Bowl a year ago, the Cardinals falling to Pittsburgh.