Tebow draws big crowd to Texas Easter service

Latest NFL News: Tebow draws big crowd to Texas Easter service

Debbie Sandoval and her husband and two sons arrived before sunrise wearing Tebow’s Jets jerseys and set up camp close the large soundstage with a row of chairs. Additional large video screens and loudspeakers were set up for those toward the back.

“I love that boy … He’s like my third son,” said Sandoval, who is not a regular member of the church but wasn’t going to miss a chance to hear Tebow speak. [...]

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Filmmakers defends release of Williams recording

Latest NFL News: Filmmakers defends release of Williams recording

Pamphilon, who said he received no money for releasing the audio, posted it on the promotional website for one of his films on the same day that Saints coach Sean Payton, general manager Mickey Loomis and other team officials appeared before NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for an appeal hearing of their punishment stemming from the bounty scandal.

“It is true that from the beginning Steve and his wife were opposed to releasing this audio and I felt strongly that the public had a right to hear this material and judge for themselves,” Pamphilon said. [...]

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Bills’ spending spree paying off in ticket sales

Latest NFL News: Bills’ spending spree paying off in ticket sales

The day Williams signed, Thompson sent an e-mail to his former Bills ticket representative to lock up six season tickets. And the purchase was completed a week later.

“This looked legit,” said Thompson, who had previously held season tickets for eight seasons—from 2002-09—in which the Bills failed to make the playoffs. “Adding Mario, I thought, `Maybe this team can win sooner than later.”’ [...]

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Gleason upset over release of Williams recording

Latest NFL News: Gleason upset over release of Williams recording

“The Saints have been incredibly open and supportive of me and my family during my disease progression,” Gleason wrote. “From my perspective, the Saints have helped begin to shift the paradigm of how an NFL team should treat its players after retirement.

“I included Sean Pamphilon in some of these activities, because I felt my relationship with the Saints was an integral part of my overall journey,” Gleason said in the statement posted Friday. “The Saints trusted me and gave us unlimited access in filming, and I, in turn, trusted Sean Pamphilon.” [...]

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Former Cowboys assistant Joe Avezzano dead at 68

Latest NFL News: Former Cowboys assistant Joe Avezzano dead at 68

In February, Avezzano took over the Seamen. Italians in Dallas threw Avezzano a send-off party before he left, Dallas television station WFAA reported.

“I am the long lost heir to the throne,” Avezzano joked, according to the station. “They’ve been looking for me in Italy for years. Now they’ve found me and I’m going back and I will return to Avezzano. And that’s going to be part of my travels.” [...]

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