Favre Among Candidates For Hall of Fame
Published on September 17 2015 6:13 am
Last Updated on September 17 2015 6:14 am
Brett Favre is back in the news -- no, he's not attempting another comeback. Favre was among the 108 modern-day nominees for the Pro Football Hall of Fame class of 2016 announced Wednesday night. The NFL's career leader in nearly every passing category when he retired after the 2010 season and winner of the 1997 Super Bowl with Green Bay, Favre leads a strong list of first-time nominees.
That group includes Terrell Owens, one of the league's most prolific and dynamic receivers for most of his 15 pro seasons, and Alan Faneca, an elite blocker who made six All-Pro teams at guard in his 13 seasons.
Other first-year-eligible nominees are safety Lawyer Milloy; running backs Brian Westbrook and Clinton Portis; place-kicker John Carney; and linebackers Keith Bulluck and Mike Vrabel.
Patriots Employees Reinstated
The NFL said the New England Patriots can reinstate the two employees at the center of what a league investigation found was a scheme to use improperly inflated footballs in the AFC championship game.
Equipment assistant John Jastremski and officials locker room attendant Jim McNally were reinstated Wednesday after the team requested they be allowed to return.
"The Patriots have satisfied the league's requirements for reinstatement and the league has granted permission for the employees to return," the league said in a statement.
The team suspended Jastremski and McNally as part of the investigation into whether the footballs the team provided for the AFC Championship Game were improperly inflated. In one of the more damning texts uncovered in the probe, McNally referred to himself as "the deflator."
Thursday, September 17 Schedule (Time Central)
Denver at Kansas City, 7:25 p.m.
Sunday, September 20 Schedule (All Times Central)
Houston at Carolina, 12:00 p.m.
San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 12:00 p.m.
Tampa Bay at New Orleans, 12:00 p.m.
Detroit at Minnesota, 12:00 p.m.
Arizona at Chicago, 12:00 p.m.
New England at Buffalo, 12:00 p.m.
San Diego at Cincinnati, 12:00 p.m.
Tennessee at Cleveland, 12:00 p.m.
Atlanta at New York, 12:00 p.m.
St. Louis at Washington, 12:00 p.m.
Miami at Jacksonville 3:05 p.m.
Baltimore at Oakland, 3:05 p.m.
Dallas at Philadelphia, 3:25 p.m.
Seattle at Green Bay, 7:30 p.m.
Monday, September 21 Schedule (Time Central)
New York at Indianapolis, 7:30 p.m.
