Burl Toler dies at 81; first African American game official in NFL history

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Burl Toler, the aboriginal African American bold official in NFL history, has died. He was 81.

Toler died Sunday at a hospital in Castro Valley, Calif., according to the University of San Francisco. He was a brilliant lineman and linebacker on the Dons' 1951 football aggregation that was denied a basin bid admitting a 9-0 almanac because it banned to leave its two atramentous players -- Toler and Ollie Matson -- behind.

"We were aghast at the time, sure," Toler told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2001. "But we were not traveling to acquire any old thing; it was not what the team, our drillmaster [the backward Joe Kuharich] or the university stood for. We were actual advantageous and adored to accept had a accumulation like that."

Toler was drafted by the Cleveland Browns but suffered a career-ending knee abrasion in a 1952 academy all-star bold adjoin the Rams. He was assassin by the NFL in 1965.

 

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Hanson goes on NFL's radar

NAPA — The NFL is searching into the contest that landed Raiders arresting abettor Randy Hanson in the hospital with a jaw abrasion and drillmaster Tom Cable on the hot bench for his declared role as the attacker.

"We are searching into it so that we can accept the facts," said Greg Aiello, the NFL's chief carnality admiral of accessible relations.

The adventure took abode Aug. 5 in Napa, area the Raiders conduct their training affected anniversary summer. Hanson approved analysis Aug. 6 at a adjacent hospital and told Napa badge that he was assaulted by addition affiliate of the apprenticeship staff.

Hanson banned to name his antagonist or columnist charges, admitting he still has abounding time to change his apperception if he hopes to accept the antagonist advised and, perhaps, punished.

Several Internet letters articular Cable as the one who assaulted Hanson. None cited a called source. Two humans aural the alignment accepted Hanson and Cable affianced in an altercation. Neither said he was present if the declared advance took abode in a coaches' meeting.

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NFL TEAM REPORT:Philadelphia Eagles

The affiliation of QB Michael Vick into the breach will be apathetic and deliberate, the aforementioned way drillmaster Andy Reid treats players advancing off above injuries. Vick accomplished for the aboriginal time Saturday and again accomplished in pads Sunday but was the fourth quarterback abaft Donovan McNabb, A.J. Feeley and Adam DiMichele. Vick will abide the fourth quarterback if advancement Kevin Kolb allotment from a knee sprain; DiMichele acceptable will be released.

Vick?ˉs snaps and reps will be bound to alpha but gradually access as he works his physique into bold shape. He?ˉs acceptable to play in the final two preseason amateur and apparently will see a few plays in each. Vick is in acceptable appearance for anyone who has absent two seasons, and his arm backbone doesn?ˉt arise attenuated by the time off. He affiliated with amateur WR Jeremy Maclin on a scattering of abysmal completions in aggregation drills. Teammates aswell were afflicted with Vick?ˉs quick butt on the team?ˉs offense, a agnate arrangement to the one he played in while a Falcon. Vick will be a quarterback and abrasion No. 7, but Reid emphasizes that McNabb and Kolb still are the top QBs. In Vick, Reid has addition Wildcat weapon -- maybe the league?ˉs a lot of abounding and alarming weapon -- forth with DeSean Jackson and some others. Gadgetry has continued been a basic of Reid?ˉs playbook.

NFL REPORTS:New York Giants

Entering his third NFL season, CB Aaron Ross already has a Super Bowl ring, a defended atom in the starting calendar and a admired abode aural one of the league?ˉs top defenses. Yet Ross admits he was annoyed of football endure year and spent the absolute ??08 division aggravating to agitate the malaise. He was not as advancing as he was as a amateur and was not blessed with the amount of plays he made. This offseason, Ross says he regained the drive and enthusiasm. At his best, Ross is a accomplished cornerback, possessing adorable acceleration and ball-tracking ability. He aswell shows acceptable easily and apprehension and is ill-fitted to the Giants?ˉ bump-and-run style. When he struggles, it usually is because he plays too passively. Although slender, Ross is a accommodating tackler adjoin the run.

Seahawks vs Chargers

Seattle opened the 2009 Preseason on Saturday night with a 20-14 win down in San Diego. Though the aboriginal units weren’t spectacular, we all charge to bethink that the Chargers are a actual aggressive squad, and it was alone an exhibition bold – the aboriginal one of the season.

The acceptable news, however, is that the Seahawks were winners on Saturday. Wins and losses don’t amount abundant in exhibition games, but wins usually agree to bigger alone performances on the field. Such was the case on Saturday, area absolutely a few players showcased different talents and played well.

 

Donte Stallworth Receives NFL Suspension

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Donte Stallworth was abeyant from the NFL Thursday, August 13, 2009. His abeyance is broad and acknowledgment to the NFL will depend on Commissioner Roger Goodell. Stallworth, who played for the Cleveland Browns as a advanced receiver appeal accusable to killing a pedestrian, Mario Reyes in Miami, Florida.

Stallworth was active bashed at the time of the accident. The courts offered up a book of alone 30 canicule in jail, but Commission Goodell's abuse was harsher.

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Chicago Bears: Does the Pre-season Really Matter?

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You could lose every bold and go on to win the Super Bowl, and traveling winless in the preseason is a abroad memory.

Here’s the affair if you’re the Chicago Bears and you accomplish a huge barter in the off-season landing your aboriginal accurate authorization quarterback aback (well, let’s face it) Sid Luckman, the preseason agency just a little bit more.

Since the Bears absent the Super Bowl in 2006, the playoffs are activity like a abroad memory, and admirers are annoyed of clearing for just an boilerplate at the quarterback.

So the signing of Jay Cutler has brought some action aback to Bears football in Chicago. With Cutler jerseys aerial off the shelves and the numbers to prove it according to the NFLshop.com, Cutler jerseys are the top affairs jersey in the league.

 

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