http://www.mail.com/people/13830-jeff-fisher.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/13830-jeff-fisher.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1969344-player-safety-rules-passed-nfl-owners.html PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL believes it made pro football safer, particularly for defensive players, with rule changes passed at the owners meetings. Team owners on Wednesday barred ball carriers from using the crown of their helmets to make forcible contact with a defender in the open field. The previous day, they eliminated the peel-back block everywhere on ... Thu, 21 Mar 2013 07:36:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1969344-player-safety-rules-passed-nfl-owners.html 2013-03-21T07:36:48Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1967750-nfl-passes-helmet-rule-ends-tuck-rule.html PHOENIX (AP) — If it was good enough for football's greatest running back, NFL owners figure, it should work in the 21st century. Team owners passed a player safety rule Wednesday barring ball carriers from using the crown of their helmets to make forcible contact with a defender in the open field. Pittsburgh Steelers President Art Rooney put the change s... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 23:38:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1967750-nfl-passes-helmet-rule-ends-tuck-rule.html 2013-03-20T23:38:30Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1966632-nfl-owners-pass-2-rules-changes.html PHOENIX (AP) — The NFL concentrated on player safety on the second day of the owners meetings, yet didn't vote on the most contentious rule proposal. Concerned with how it will be officiated, owners delayed voting Tuesday on a rule change that would ban offensive players from using the crown of their helmets against defenders in the open field. After appr... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:37:53 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1966632-nfl-owners-pass-2-rules-changes.html 2013-03-20T07:37:53Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1965524-owners-pass-2-rules-changes.html PHOENIX (AP) — Concerned with how it will be officiated, NFL owners delayed voting Tuesday on a rule change that would ban offensive players from using the crown of their helmets against defenders in the open field. After approving two other rule changes to enhance player safety, they stalled on the more contentious issue. NFL senior vice president of foo... Wed, 20 Mar 2013 00:56:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1965524-owners-pass-2-rules-changes.html 2013-03-20T00:56:43Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1961784-rams-long-agree-to-terms-deal.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams and free agent offensive tackle Jake Long agreed to terms on a deal Sunday night. Long, the first overall pick of the 2008 draft by the Miami Dolphins, spent a few days in St. Louis last week and passed a physical, but left without a deal. Kevin Demoff, the Rams' chief operating officer, confirmed the signing. ... Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:15:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1961784-rams-long-agree-to-terms-deal.html 2013-03-18T05:15:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1955486-nfl-eliminate-tuck-rule.html The tuck rule could disappear from NFL games if owners approve a proposal from the competition committee to dump it. The owners, who meet next week in Phoenix, also will consider a change to instant replay rules allowing for a video review even when a coach makes an illegal challenge. Under the tuck rule, if a passer is in the act of bringing the ball dow... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:25:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1955486-nfl-eliminate-tuck-rule.html 2013-03-14T21:25:03Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1875358-williams-apologizes-saints-bounty-scandal.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gregg Williams knows he's got to prove himself every day. The former Saints defensive coordinator said he received a "great rebirth" Thursday when he was reinstated by the NFL and hired by the Tennessee Titans after serving a nearly yearlong suspension for his role in the New Orleans bounty scandal. But now that... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1875358-williams-apologizes-saints-bounty-scandal.html 2013-02-07T23:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1849380-ap-source-titans-interested-hiring-williams.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gregg Williams may be a step closer to returning to the NFL after being suspended indefinitely for his role in the Saints' bounty program. Titans coach Mike Munchak has talked with Williams and is interested in adding him to his Tennessee staff, said a person familiar with the situation. The person spoke Sunday to The Associated Pr... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 21:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1849380-ap-source-titans-interested-hiring-williams.html 2013-01-27T21:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793194-reid-7-nfl-coaches-sacked-firing-frenzy.html Andy Reid is the winningest coach in the history of the Philadelphia Eagles. Lovie Smith led the Chicago Bears to the 2007 Super Bowl. Now they're looking for work. Seven coaches and five general managers were fired Monday in a flurry of pink slips that were delivered the day after the regular-season ended. Ken Whisenhunt is out after helping Arizona reac... Tue, 01 Jan 2013 07:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1793194-reid-7-nfl-coaches-sacked-firing-frenzy.html 2013-01-01T07:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1789028-rams-rb-jackson-heads-finale-amid-questions.html ST. LOUIS (AP) — Running back Steven Jackson will have the option to explore free agency after the season, raising the question of whether Sunday's finale at Seattle will be his final game in a St. Louis Rams uniform. Jackson intimated Thursday that he might retire at the end of this season. Though he laughed as he said it, the 29-year-old running back di... Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1789028-rams-rb-jackson-heads-finale-amid-questions.html 2012-12-27T22:03:00Z