Blogcasting the National Football League, Blogcasting the NFL
Six NFL rookies will be following in the footsteps of their NFL dads this season. For two rookies this year, those footsteps, like five NFL father-son duos before them, can be traced all the way to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Defensive end Chris Long, a first-round selection of the St. Louis Rams this year, and wide receiver Matthew Slater, a fifth-round choice of the New England Patriots, each boast fathers who have been enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame — defensive end Howie Long (Class of 2000) and tackle Jackie …read more

Blogcasting the National Football League, Blogcasting the NFL

Eli, Peyton and Archie Manning threw the ceremonial first toss at a Chelsea football tournament for fathers and children yesterday. The Manning fam held their reunion at the NERF Father’s Day Football Throwdown to help city residents celebrate their fathers. Said Peyton:
“This has been special — with Eli here in New York, and my dad and older brother Cooper in New Orleans and I’m in Indianapolis, we’re not together as a group very often. And so this has been a special time, and throwing the football is something that we used to do …read more

Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
They will definitely treat him to something today. Maybe it will be a nice sweater or dinner at his favorite steakhouse. But the real Father’s Day present this year from 11 NFL rookies will be unwrapped from September 6-10 – on NFL Kickoff 2007 Weekend. At that time, if all goes well, they will give dad a gift 152 sons have presented before – following in his footsteps as NFL players.
New York Giants linebacker Zak DeOssie is one of those rookies. When he takes the field in Dallas on Kickoff Sunday on September …read more