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Tue, 01 May 2007 10:45:44 -0700
Harry R. Weber, of The Associated Press, reports the National Football League Players Association is countersuing six former and current players including Steve Atwater, Ray Crockett, Al Smith, Blaine Bishop, Carlos Emmons and Clyde Simmons, who are seeking to hold the union and NFL liable for millions of dollars they lost in an alleged fraud scheme. The players filed a lawsuit last June against the league and the union for over $20 million they lost by investing their money with a hedge fund manager that they say was endorsed by the union. Kirk Wright, the fund manager of International Management Associates, was arrested in Florida last May on federal fraud charges and is awaiting trial. According to authorities, Wright and his company collected as much as $185 million from at least 500 investors since 1997 and used false statements and documents in misleading investors to believe the value of those investments was increasing. The majority of that money is now missing. The countersuit claims the players violated a provision in union regulations that says the union does not endorse any of its registered financial advisers and is not responsible for the skill, honesty or competence of any registered adviser.
Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:00:32 -0700
The Associated Press reports six current and former players are suing the NFL and its union are seeking to recoup $20 million they lost in an alleged fraud scheme. A judge denied a motion to dismiss, meaning the case in federal court in Atlanta can proceed. No trial date has been set. The NFL and the NFLPA contended the lawsuit filed last June should be thrown out partly because under the league's CBA, players are solely responsible for their own finances. The players listed as plaintiffs are former Denver Broncos DB Steve Atwater, former NFL CB Ray Crockett, former Houston Oilers LB Al Smith, former NFL DB Blaine Bishop, free agent LB Carlos Emmons (Giants) and former NFL DL Clyde Simmons.
Sun, 02 Jul 2006 17:24:08 -0700
The Associated Press reports a lawyer for seven current and former NFL players said he expects to settle his suit against the NFL and the players' union for recommending unfit financial advisers who caused $20 million in losses. "I would be shocked if the NFL wants this case to play out in front of a jury," attorney Jim Evangelista said yesterday during a news conference in Atlanta. "You don't want to put guys like this in front of a jury, because they are going to cream the (league)." NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the claims are unfounded and declined to comment further. As previously noted, the plaintiffs are former players S Steve Atwater, S Blaine Bishop, DE Marco Coleman, CB Ray Crockett, DE Clyde Simmons and LB Al Smith and current New York Giants LB Carlos Emmons.
Mon, 26 Jun 2006 17:58:14 -0700
Margaret Cronin Fisk, of Bloomberg News, reports seven present and former professional football players have sued the NFL and the NFLPA, claiming the organizations recommended unfit financial advisers that caused them to lose $20 million. Both organizations approved the services of Kirk Wright and Nelson Keith Bond, heads of the bankrupt hedge fun International Management Associates LLC, without doing background checks, the players said June 23 in a federal court suit in Atlanta. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said the claims are unfounded and added, "We will review the matter with our attorneys and look forward to responding as directed by the court." The plaintiffs are former NFL S Steve Atwater, S Blaine Bishop, DL Marco Coleman, CB Ray Crockett, DL Clyde Simmons and LB Al Smith. New York Giants LB Carlos Emmons is the only active player involved in the lawsuit.
Fri, 12 Sep 2003 13:34:11 -0700
Len Pasquarelli of ESPN.com reports the New England Patriots might look to bolster their talent at safety with some veteran free agents in the near future. S Blaine Bishop (Eagles) and Devin Bush (Browns) look to be early possibilities.
Wed, 12 Mar 2003 15:02:48 -0800
Larry Stone reports for Titansradio.com the Tennessee Titans have no interest in bringing back free agent S Blaine Bishop (Eagles). "Once we get past the hurt and the trauma of losing a player of that calibre, it's hard to bring them back," General Manager Floyd Reese said. Reese said bringing Bishop back would be unfair to him because he could only be a backup to new starting S Tank Williams.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003 05:26:31 -0800
Updating previous reports, the Philadelphia Daily News reports the Philadelphia Eagles saved $1 million against the cap this season and $1.5 million against the cap next season by releasing S Blaine Bishop. They will still take a cap hit for the final two-thirds of Bishop’s $1 million signing bonus.
Fri, 07 Mar 2003 05:24:50 -0800
Phil Sheridan reports for the Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Eagles S Michael Lewis is now expected to take over as the team's starting strong safety due to Thursday's release of S Blaine Bishop.
Thu, 06 Mar 2003 13:17:45 -0800
Updating earlier stories, the Philadelphia Eagles have announced the release of SS Blaine Bishop.
Thu, 23 Jan 2003 06:25:19 -0800
The Trenton Times reports Philadelphia Eagles S Blaine Bishop could be packing his bags soon. Rookie S Michael Lewis looked to play well enough this season to win the starting job from Bishop, who is set to make $1 million next year.
Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:25:21 -0800
Updating previous reports, the Philadelphia Eagles have listed S Blaine Bishop (groin) as probable for this weekend’s game.
Thu, 09 Jan 2003 12:09:00 -0800
Updating previous reports, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said S Blaine Bishop (groin) practiced at full speed again on Thursday and looks to be at 100 percent and ready to go.
Fri, 03 Jan 2003 13:57:32 -0800
PhiladelphiaEagles.com reports Philadelphia Eagles S Blaine Bishop (groin) took most of the snaps with the first-team defense on Friday, and appears ready to go. "Blaine Bishop’s fine. The biggest thing we were concerned about him is getting the sprints in and getting deep. He looked pretty good yesterday and he took most of the snaps today and he said he felt pretty good," said defensive coordinator Jim Johnson.
Mon, 30 Dec 2002 07:25:46 -0800
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said SS Blaine Bishop (groin) continues to make improvement through his groin injury. He should be back on the field by the end of the week.
Sat, 28 Dec 2002 09:46:49 -0800
Updating previous reports, the Philadelphia Eagles have announced S Blaine Bishop (groin) is inactive for week 17. S Michael Lewis will start in his place.
Sat, 28 Dec 2002 09:44:48 -0800
The Philadelphia Eagles have announced QB Donovan McNabb, S Blaine Bishop, LB Derrick Burgess, C Scott Peters, OT Artis Hicks, WR Freddie Milons and WR Todd Pinkston as inactive for week 17. Tim Hasselbeck will be the team’s No. 3 QB.
Thu, 26 Dec 2002 08:24:56 -0800
Updating previous reports, the Philadelphia Eagles have listed S Blaine Bishop (groin) as questionable for week 17.
Sun, 22 Dec 2002 14:06:21 -0800
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said SS Blaine Bishop (groin) is improving with his strained groin. He felt better on Sunday and the team hopes to have him on the field this week.
Sat, 21 Dec 2002 16:52:39 -0800
The Philadelphia Eagles have declared QB Donovan McNabb, S Blaine Bishop, LB Tyreo Harrison, LB Derrick Burgess, C Scott Peters, T Artis Hicks and WR Freddie Milons inactive for week sixteen. QB Tim Hasselbeck is the team's third QB.
Fri, 20 Dec 2002 06:35:54 -0800
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Philadelphia Eagles SS Blaine Bishop (groin) will not play Saturday. He practiced Tuesday and Wednesday, but did not practice Thursday.
Wed, 18 Dec 2002 22:05:47 -0800
Contrary to an earlier story, Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Johnson had this to say about SS Blaine Bishop (groin) being ready to play Saturday, on Wednesday: "Not right now. He's still day-by-day and right now I'd say he's very questionable. We had him practice a little bit yesterday, but he's not there yet. It'll be today and tomorrow whether he plays or not."
Tue, 17 Dec 2002 17:05:25 -0800
PhiladelphiaEagles.com reports Philadelphia Eagles SS Blaine Bishop (groin) is expected to return to the starting lineup this week. Bishop expects that the injury will not hamper him when the Eagles begin their playoff run.
Mon, 16 Dec 2002 09:59:33 -0800
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said S Blaine Bishop (groin) will test his injured groin during week fifteen’s game and they’ll take it day-by-day with him this week.
Sun, 15 Dec 2002 09:21:38 -0800
The Philadelphia Eagles have declared QB Donovan McNabb, S Blaine Bishop, RB Brian Westbrook, LB Derrick Burgess, C Derrick Peters, T Artis Hicks and WR Freddie Milons inactive for week fifteen. QB Tim Hasselbeck is the team’s third quarterback.
Fri, 13 Dec 2002 12:18:54 -0800
Updating previous reports, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said S Blaine Bishop (groin) sat out of practice again on Friday.
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 14:14:52 -0800
Updating previous reports, Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator Jim Johnson said he doesn't think S Blaine Bishop (groin) will be able to play this weekend. The team will take a look at how he is on Friday and take it from there. Rookie Michael Lewis will once again get the start if Bishop can't go.
Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:20:12 -0800
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Philadelphia Eagles S Blaine Bishop (groin) didn’t practice on Wednesday due to a groin injury. He missed last week’s game because of it.
Mon, 09 Dec 2002 12:35:05 -0800
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said S Blaine Bishop (groin) remains day-to-day in his recovery from a strained groin. It’s still tender.
Sun, 08 Dec 2002 12:19:15 -0800
Updating previous reports, the Philadelphia Eagles have announced S Michael Lewis will start in place of S Blaine Bishop, who is inactive.
Sun, 08 Dec 2002 12:18:22 -0800
The Philadelphia Eagles have announced QB Donovan McNabb, S Blaine Bishop, LB Tyreo Harrison, LB Derrick Burgess, C Scott Peters, OT Artis Hicks and WR Freddie Milons as inactive for week 14. Koy Detmer will be the team’s No. 3 QB.
Wed, 04 Dec 2002 14:13:26 -0800
Updating previous reports, PhiladelphiaEagles.com reports Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said S Blaine Bishop (groin) is listed as questionable for week 14, but it will probably be a struggle for him to be ready by Sunday. As a result, it's expected rookie S Michael Lewis will get the start.
Sun, 01 Dec 2002 20:30:46 -0800
Updating previous reports, Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said S Blaine Bishop (groin) suffered a groin strain on Sunday and the team will wait until Monday to see how he’s feeling.
Sun, 01 Dec 2002 14:13:39 -0800
FOX Sports reports Philadelphia Eagles S Blaine Bishop (pulled groin) suffered a pulled groin during Sunday’s game vs. St. Louis and has gone to the locker room for treatment.
Tue, 26 Nov 2002 13:15:20 -0800
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said FS Blaine Bishop (glute) suffered a strained glute on Monday night.
Mon, 12 Aug 2002 12:03:45 -0700
PhiladelphiaEagles.com reports Philadelphia Eagles SS Blaine Bishop (calf spasm) did not practice with the team Monday morning.
Sun, 11 Aug 2002 10:29:32 -0700
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports Philadelphia Eagles SS Blaine Bishop (calf) suffered a strained calf during Saturday’s preseason game against Green Bay.
Sat, 27 Jul 2002 11:24:45 -0700
Mark Eckel, of the Trenton Times, reports Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said S Blaine Bishop (foot) will be ready to go for the start of training camp.
Tue, 11 Jun 2002 13:21:08 -0700
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid said SS Blaine Bishop (ankle) returned to practice on Tuesday. He noted the ankle is still bothering him somewhat.
Fri, 24 May 2002 00:37:20 -0700
Updating previous reports, the New York Times reports Philadelphia Eagles S Blaine Bishop (ankle) missed this week’s minicamp practices because of a sprained ankle. He suffered the injury running hills doing conditioning work and it’s not believed to be serious.
Wed, 22 May 2002 16:02:02 -0700
PhiladelphiaEagles.com reports Philadelphia Eagles S Blaine Bishop (sprained ankle) missed Wednesday’s workouts.
Sat, 27 Apr 2002 09:04:09 -0700
The Daily Times reports Philadelphia Eagles S Blaine Bishop (Lisfranc sprain) passed a physical with the team Friday and he practiced at mini-camp.
Sat, 30 Mar 2002 10:30:01 -0800
The Daily Times reports Philadelphia Eagles S Rashard Cook is looking for a chance to start for the team in 2002. Coach Andy Reid says Cook will get a chance to compete for the starting strong safety job and Cook is OK with that. The problem now is he has to beat out Blaine Bishop. If Bishop is healthy, that is no easy task. If anything, Cook sees Bishop as another worthy teacher. Cook is unsigned as a restricted free agent, but he will eventually sign his one-year, $563,000 tender offer. So far Cook has not attracted any interest from other teams.
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 22:41:18 -0800
ESPN's John Clayton reports free agent S Lance Schulters (49ers) visited with the Tennessee Titans Thursday. The team is still looking for a replacement for SS Blaine Bishop, now with the Eagles.
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 21:22:59 -0800
The Philadelphia Inquirer's Phil Sheridan reports with Thursday's signing of SS Blaine Bishop, the Philadelphia Eagles have cancelled a scheduled visit with free agent S Shaun Williams (Giants).
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:45:05 -0800
Philadelphia Eagles.com reports free agent SS Blaine Bishop (Titans) has officially signed his three-year contract with the team. He is projected to be in the starting lineup for 2002.
Thu, 14 Mar 2002 16:30:51 -0800
ESPN.com's Len Pasquarelli reports the Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms with free agent S Blaine Bishop (Titans). Bishop will receive a three-year, $6.5 million deal, including a $1 million signing bonus.
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 19:12:46 -0800
Phil Sheridan reports for the Philadelphia Inquirer the Philadelphia Eagles have scheduled a visit with free agent S Shaun Williams (Giants) for Friday. Williams would also be attractive because signing him would further weaken a division rival. The Eagles also continue to pursue free agent S Blaine Bishop (Titans).
Wed, 13 Mar 2002 09:54:02 -0800
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports free agent S Blaine Bishop's (Titans) father-in-law has died. Negotiations with the free agent safety are now on hold. Condolences go out to the Bishop family.
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 13:56:53 -0800
PhiladelphiaEagles.com reports free agent S Blaine Bishop (Titans) said he's continued rehabbing his foot injury and he's pretty close to being 100 percent healthy. Bishop said he sprained his Lis Franc in his foot but now he feels fresh and he's "ready to roll."
Tue, 12 Mar 2002 13:12:51 -0800
PhiladelphiaEagles.com reports free agent S Blaine Bishop (Titans) continued his visit with the Philadelphia Eagles on Tuesday and sounded like he's enjoyed what the Eagles have presented to him thus far. He said he's hopeful of fitting in and make the team even better. Bishop said he recently had a death in his family so he's going to take a break from visits and deal with that, and then resume his visits.
