Daily Archives: July 8th, 2012

NFL Attendance Numbers Dropping, Football Losing Popularity? Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

In recent days there’s been some attention paid to the fact that NFL attendance numbers are the lowest they’ve been since the league expanded to 32 teams in 2002. That year, 16,883,310 attended a total of 256 games. In 2011, 16,562,706 fans attended the same number of games. Average attendance at each game was 64,698 which is the lowest average since 2002. Are we seeing real evidence that the NFL has peaked in popularity, or are there other reasons for why these numbers have dropped?

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NFL Attendance Numbers Dropping, Football Losing Popularity? Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

What to look for while I’m away

I will be off for the next two weeks before we gear up for training camps when I return July 23. It should be fairly quiet in the division while I’m …

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What to look for while I’m away

LB Larry Lumpkin getting look for supplemental draft (National Football Post)

Had off-field issues at Alabama A&M

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LB Larry Lumpkin getting look for supplemental draft (National Football Post)

NFL – Saints facing a costly penalty in Drew Brees negotiations

Unless the Saints plan to release Drew Brees, the salary-cap impact of a $23.6 million franchise tag in 2013 would be devastating to the team, John Clayton writes in his latest mailbag.

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Jaws: Peyton Manning fourth best QB

Ron Jaworski believes the fourth best quarterback in the NFL resides in the AFC West. In his top 30 quarterback ranking series, Jaworski presented ne…

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Jaws: Peyton Manning fourth best QB

2012 NFL Preseason National TV Schedule (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The 2012 NFL preseason TV schedule includes a good number of nationally televised games, but many of them are on NFL Network. Local fans may have to search out coverage for their favorite teams, but at least the national audience will get to see a few games each week during the preseason.

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2012 NFL Preseason National TV Schedule (Yahoo! Contributor Network)