http://www.mail.com/people/13838-reed.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/13838-reed.html http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2050006-draft-was-light-glamour-heavy-intrigue.html Minnesota went all in with three first-round picks. Super Bowl champion Baltimore went for replacements for Ray Lewis and Ed Reed. The New York Jets added to their quarterback uncertainty by taking Geno Smith in the second round. Teams loaded up on linemen, making the big and beefy guys this year's stars. ... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 20:14:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2050006-draft-was-light-glamour-heavy-intrigue.html 2013-04-28T20:14:20Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2036988-predicting-1st-round-nfl-draft.html NEW YORK (AP) — Get me out of here. Maneuvering to move down in Thursday night's first round of the draft will be a common behind-the-scenes scramble. There simply are few franchise-type players teams will be enamored of, yet plenty of depth to make picking up extra picks later on a worthwhile strategy. The big bodies will dominate the... Mon, 22 Apr 2013 21:59:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/2036988-predicting-1st-round-nfl-draft.html 2013-04-22T21:59:55Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1959096-dumervil-jennings-top-day-4-nfl-free-agency.html Elvis Dumervil was staying with the Denver Broncos. And then, he wasn't. On another busy day of NFL free agency, the highlight — or lowlight — came after a strange sequence of events in which the Broncos and the defensive end reached an agreement on a new deal that ended up not valid because the paperwork was filed too late. ... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 07:34:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1959096-dumervil-jennings-top-day-4-nfl-free-agency.html 2013-03-16T07:34:13Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1954402-reed-leaves-texans-with-deal.html HOUSTON (AP) — Free agent safety Ed Reed left the Houston Texans on Friday with no deal in place. The nine-time Pro Bowl safety departed Reliant Stadium after two days of talks with the team. He arrived in Houston on Thursday morning aboard team owner Bob McNair's private jet and the team announced on its Twitter site that he was back at its facility on F... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:52:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1954402-reed-leaves-texans-with-deal.html 2013-03-15T21:52:47Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1955948-falcons-steven-jackson-matt-cassel-to-vikings.html The Atlanta Falcons replaced Michael Turner with another proven, productive running back. Steven Jackson, the top running back in free agency, agreed to a three-year, $12 million deal with the Falcons on Thursday. Also getting new deals were backup quarterback Matt Cassel in Minnesota, pass rusher Cliff Avril in Seattle and cornerback Keenan Lewis in New ... Fri, 15 Mar 2013 02:44:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1955948-falcons-steven-jackson-matt-cassel-to-vikings.html 2013-03-15T02:44:49Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1950284-browns-free-agent-lb-paul-kruger-agree-to-deal.html CLEVELAND (AP) — Paul Kruger rushed his way to a Super Bowl win, and on to a huge payday. Baltimore's sacks leader last season agreed to terms Tuesday on a five-year, $40 million contract with the Cleveland Browns, who with their first move in free agency added a proven pass rusher and weakened the defending NFL champions. The 27-year-... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 03:05:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1950284-browns-free-agent-lb-paul-kruger-agree-to-deal.html 2013-03-13T03:05:50Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1947400-49ers-acquire-wr-boldin-ravens.html BALTIMORE (AP) — Here's a Super Bowl twist: A guy who helped Baltimore beat San Francisco for the NFL title is now poised to join the 49ers. San Francisco acquired wide receiver Anquan Boldin from the Ravens for a sixth-round draft pick Monday. Boldin, a star in Baltimore's run to the world championship last season, must pass a physical to complete the deal. Tue, 12 Mar 2013 00:08:10 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1947400-49ers-acquire-wr-boldin-ravens.html 2013-03-12T00:08:10Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1946252-flooded-free-agent-market-superstars.html The secret meetings and late-night flights on private jets might still be a part of this year's NFL marketplace. Ah, but for glam, glitz and pure mega wattage, no one will come close to reprising the free agency frenzy that caught the country's attention last year when Peyton Manning was wooed and wowed from coast to coast before finally settling on Denve... Mon, 11 Mar 2013 23:10:16 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1946252-flooded-free-agent-market-superstars.html 2013-03-11T23:10:16Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1926118-ap-sources-flacco-agrees-to-ravens-deal.html Joe Flacco will have a huge contract to go along with his Super Bowl ring. The Baltimore Ravens reached a tentative agreement Friday on a new deal that would make the Super Bowl MVP the highest-paid player in NFL history. If the deal is finalized, the veteran quarterback would receive in excess of $120 million over six years, according to a person close t... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:54:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1926118-ap-sources-flacco-agrees-to-ravens-deal.html 2013-03-02T08:54:06Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1918242-bradys-reworked-deal-helps-patriots.html So Tom Brady got a contract extension. Big deal. Well, yeah — for the three-time Super Bowl winner and for the Patriots. There's nothing unusual about one of the game's best quarterbacks and leaders being coveted by his team. Or being rewarded. What's rare is how well the three-year extension works for both Brady and for New England. ... Wed, 27 Feb 2013 08:18:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1918242-bradys-reworked-deal-helps-patriots.html 2013-02-27T08:18:23Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1891182-ncaa-wants-to-crack-head-cracking-hits.html The difference between a legal hit and an illegal one in football is often determined by inches and seconds. A proposed rule change by the NCAA could make those inches and seconds even more important in college football. A player who delivers a hit to the head of a defenseless opponent could be kicked out of the game next season under an NCAA proposal tha... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 08:22:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1891182-ncaa-wants-to-crack-head-cracking-hits.html 2013-02-14T08:22:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1885728-raindrops-gloomy-skies-mardi-gras.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Despite threatening skies, the Mardi Gras party carried on as thousands of costumed revelers cheered glitzy floats with make-believe monarchs in an all-out bash before Lent. In the French Quarter, as usual, Fat Tuesday played out with all its flesh and raunchiness. Crowds were a little smaller than recent years, perhaps influenced by th... Tue, 12 Feb 2013 19:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1885728-raindrops-gloomy-skies-mardi-gras.html 2013-02-12T19:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1870194-fans-march-with-ravens-parade-to-packed-stadium.html BALTIMORE (AP) — Baltimore celebrated with its Super Bowl champion Ravens on Tuesday, with thousands of fans in purple lining the streets and packing the team's stadium for a celebration. Fans filled the square in front of City Hall and cheered when the team arrived and when players held the silver Lombardi trophy aloft. The Mayor's Office of Emergency Ma... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 21:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1870194-fans-march-with-ravens-parade-to-packed-stadium.html 2013-02-05T21:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1869124-niners-better-chance-than-ravens-to.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens carried off the Lombardi Trophy. Their beaten opponent has a better chance of doing it next season. San Francisco running back Frank Gore insisted the 49ers were the more talented team even after losing 34-31 to the Ravens in Sunday's Super Bowl. The scoreboard said otherwise, but when the conference champions meet ... Tue, 05 Feb 2013 07:16:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1869124-niners-better-chance-than-ravens-to.html 2013-02-05T07:16:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1865980-ravens-edge-49ers-34-31-electric-super-bowl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — For a Super Bowl with so many story lines, this game came up with quite a twist. Try a blackout that turned a blowout into a shootout — capped by a brilliant defensive stand. The Baltimore Ravens survived a frenzied comeback by the San Francisco 49ers following a 34-minute delay in the third quarter for a power outage Sunday night, winn... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1865980-ravens-edge-49ers-34-31-electric-super-bowl.html 2013-02-04T08:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866646-orleans-braces-fallout-blackout.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Super Bowl week that had gone so smoothly for the Big Easy suddenly turned bizarre when everyone was watching. The lights went out on the biggest game of the year. Just imagine the uproar if Baltimore had lost. The outage, blamed on an unspecified "abnormality" in the Superdome's power system, was an embarrassment for New Orleans, whi... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:55:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866646-orleans-braces-fallout-blackout.html 2013-02-04T07:55:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866728-kaepernick-leads-49ers-comeback.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Under pressure and off balance, Colin Kaepernick released a fourth-down throw into the end zone with the outcome of the Super Bowl hanging in the balance. Everyone in the Superdome could see that the ball wasn't caught as it sailed over Michael Crabtree. Enraged San Francisco coach Jim Harbaugh argued for why: He thought Crabtree got he... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866728-kaepernick-leads-49ers-comeback.html 2013-02-04T07:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866688-lewis-ends-nfl-career-championship-fashion.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — So, Ray Lewis, now that you've won a Super Bowl, what's next? No, he's not going to that amusement park. The Baltimore Ravens linebacker is heading into retirement — and he can't wait. "Now I get to see a different side of life," Lewis said Sunday night after helping the Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers 34-31. "My family, and my sons... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 07:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866688-lewis-ends-nfl-career-championship-fashion.html 2013-02-04T07:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866168-power-outage-stops-super-bowl-34-minutes.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Super Bowl turned into Blackout Sunday. The biggest game of the year was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and leaving TV viewers with no football and no explanation why. The Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 when most of the lights in the 73,000-s... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 05:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866168-power-outage-stops-super-bowl-34-minutes.html 2013-02-04T05:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866334-ray-lewis-ends-brilliant-career-with-championship.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before he could bask in a shower of confetti, before he could put his fingerprints on the Lombardi Trophy and before he could head into retirement as a champion, Ray Lewis had one final task: stop the San Francisco 49ers on three plays 5 yards from the end zone. After two passes went awry, Lewis charged up the middle on a blitz. The Rav... Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1866334-ray-lewis-ends-brilliant-career-with-championship.html 2013-02-04T04:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1863230-orleans-tale-2-cities-katrina.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — While a blimp hovers not too far in the distance, circling over tens of thousands of Super Bowl revelers, Christopher Weaver looks around at the neighborhood where he was born and raised and almost died. He loves this place, probably more now than he did back in 2005, before Hurricane Katrina tried to wash it all away. But it's not much... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1863230-orleans-tale-2-cities-katrina.html 2013-02-02T01:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1863338-balanced-49ers-offense-aims-to-lead-super-bowl-win.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Colin Kaepernick is a mystery man under center, a strong-armed passer one moment and a 25-year-old kid who can run right out of the pocket for a huge gain the next. Baltimore must brace for the unexpected on every snap in Sunday's Super Bowl. There's flashy Michael Crabtree on the edges and Vernon Davis down the middle, Frank Gore and L... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1863338-balanced-49ers-offense-aims-to-lead-super-bowl-win.html 2013-02-02T00:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around Super Bowl XLVII and its host city with journalists from The Associated Press bringing the flavor and details of everything surrounding the game: GRIDIRON TO LEMONADE STAND Donald Driver didn't waste much time finding a new job. The Green Bay Packers all-time leading rece... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 01:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1859494-super-bowl-watch-beyonce-avocados-practice.html 2013-02-01T01:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1858560-hot-ticket-players-super-bowl-ticket-grab.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Heading back to his hometown, Jacoby Jones couldn't afford to tell the truth. The All-Pro kick returner for the Baltimore Ravens got 15 tickets for the Super Bowl as a participating player. The demand from family, friends in New Orleans was way beyond that. No Big Easy there. "I told my family before I left (Baltimore) I only got nine,"... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1858560-hot-ticket-players-super-bowl-ticket-grab.html 2013-01-31T08:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1854980-flag-football-ahead-nfl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Making the game safer is making NFL players unsure what's a legal hit. Players on both Super Bowl teams say they are confused about which hits are considered clean and which ones could lead to a fine. And it's not just the guys on defense who are wondering about the future of pro football. "I think the rules will cha... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 01:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1854980-flag-football-ahead-nfl.html 2013-01-30T01:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853034-ravens-reputation-gab-yet-displayed-sb.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens' reputation for trash-talking arrived at the Super Bowl before they did. While the Ravens were en route from Baltimore to the Big Easy, the San Francisco 49ers were already preparing for war of words with the chattiest team in the NFL. "Most teams don't really talk that much, but I've heard stories about them talkin... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853034-ravens-reputation-gab-yet-displayed-sb.html 2013-01-29T08:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853012-nfl-players-react-to-obamas-opinions-football.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Baltimore Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs respects and understands President Barack Obama's opinion about the dangers of football — and hesitation about having a child play. The hard-hitting 2011 Defensive Player of the Year also says that no matter how violent the sport, his 4-year-old son will be allowed to take it up if he wants. "It... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 07:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1853012-nfl-players-react-to-obamas-opinions-football.html 2013-01-29T07:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852604-loud-suggs-takes-quiet-approach-day-1.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — As Terrell Suggs made his way to his seat for his first media appearance of Super Bowl week, a member of the Baltimore Ravens' PR staff pointed at the linebacker and whispered to a colleague: "I think somebody should be here." Yes, generally, better safe than sorry with Suggs. Never know what he's liable to say. Except this time, the 20... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 02:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852604-loud-suggs-takes-quiet-approach-day-1.html 2013-01-29T02:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852228-ravens-reed-agrees-with-presidents-concerns.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Unlike several players at the Super Bowl, Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed agrees with President Obama that football needs to be made safer. Reed wants to be part of the solution, too. The 11-year veteran and one of the most respected players in the NFL said Monday at the Super Bowl that Obama's comments questioning the safety of the gam... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1852228-ravens-reed-agrees-with-presidents-concerns.html 2013-01-29T00:34:00Z