National Football League News and Rumors
Bruce Irvin to play bigger role for Seahawks with Clemons injuryCurtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com With defensive end Chris Clemons lost for the season due to a torn ACL and meniscus, the Seattle Seahawks will have to hope rookie Bruce Irvin can fill the void. Irvin was Seattle’s first-round pick in last April’s draft and has been used almost exclu… |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com At least, it appears they succeeded. The friend with cancer, Blake Cognata, is a senior lacrosse player from Fairport, NY who is also Minnesota Vikings fan. From what we can gather, Cognata seems to be a pretty good dude. Unsurprisingly, then, a grounds… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III suffered a partially torn lateral collateral ligament in his right knee, a source told ESPN's Brett McMurphy. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com Kate Upton just destroyed the Jets and Notre Dame on Twitter. As of this writing, Alabama is dominating Notre Dame 42-7. So, really, there's no sense trying to say something biting here because she's right. She's goddamned right. More » |
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Robert Griffin III lit up the NFL in his rookie season with his magical legs, strong arm and electric personality, but a total breakdown on the Redskins sideline could prevent him from performing the second most important job in Washington for all or pa… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Jon Gruden once wrote a book that posed a simple question: “Do You Love Football?!“ Tonight, Gruden’s answer apparently is, “No.” The man who cashes a paycheck from ESPN has opted not to watch the BCS national championship game between Notre D… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians was discharged from a Baltimore hospital Monday afternoon and is on his way back to Indianapolis, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With the 49ers preparing for a playoff game that they won a year ago against the team they beat to start the current season, it’s becoming harder to overlook the fact that the quarterback who led San Fran to victory against the Saints in January 2012 an… |
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Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant will undergo surgery on his broken left index finger on Tuesday. |
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NY Jets coach Rex Ryan will have to answer for tattoo and cries of invasion of privacy are sillyJan 7
At the Jets’ Tuesday press extravaganza, someone will ask Rex Ryan about that tattoo of his wife Michelle wearing a Mark Sanchez jersey. Eyes will roll and inquiring minds will wonder what this all has to do with football and Gang Green’s future. |
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Rich Cimini, ESPN.com In what could be the start of a shakeup to Rex Ryan's coaching staff, the New York Jets have parted ways with quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh, a league source confirmed Monday. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Lions plunged from 10-6 to 4-12 in one season, but the powers-that-be see the glass as 25-percent full. “We still have a lot of confidence in our young players — Matthew Stafford, Calvin Johnson with a record year — guys who can form the nucleus… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Pete Carroll says the "field" in FedEx Field is "horrible." |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com So far, Texans offensive coordinator Rick Dennison has landed on the interview list of only one NFL team — the Bears. His current boss thinks the time has come for someone to give Dennison a chance to run a team of his own. “I think he’s been read… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Lost in all the hand-wringing and tooth-gnashing regarding the latest knee injury suffered by Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III was an interesting comment from coach Mike Shanahan regarding $36 million in cap penalties that have hampered the 2012 … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Largely ignored for the first week of the 2013 hiring cycle, former Raiders and Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden seems to be doing his damnedest to create a market where none apparently exists. Via John Clark of NBC10 in Philly, former in-booth partner Ron J… |
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) -- Henriette "Etty" Allen, matriarch of a famed American football family and mother to former Virginia Gov. George F. Allen, has died. She was 90. |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Eagles have received permission to interview Cincinnati offensive coordinator Jay Gruden for their coaching vacancy. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It looks like Doug Marrone doesn’t plan to kiss Rex Ryan’s rings. Marrone, the new head coach of the Bills, has sought permission to interview Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, according to ESPN.com. Pettine has served as defensive coordinator … |
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Todd Archer and Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com The Dallas Cowboys have released running back coach Skip Peete, according to a source. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Dolphins owner Stephen Ross says that for the first time since he bought the franchise five years ago, he’s confident that the team is heading in the right direction. Ross told reporters that first-year coach Joe Philbin and rookie quarterback Ryan Tann… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com With the divisional round set, let's take a quick look at the main storylines setting up for this weekend's playoffs. We'll have much more comprehensive coverage through the week, but here's a quick primer, starting with the two Saturday games. Seattle … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com And now we know why the Redskins are being so tight lipped about the condition of Robert Griffin III’s knee. They’re being tight lipped because it’s not good. And they’re hoping that, somehow, the news will get better after further evaluation. A… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com If it's the NFL postseason, it's time for Patriots fans and columnists to ratchet their annoying tendencies up another few notches. Yes, they've reached many Super Bowls in recent years, and even won a few, and yes, we're all jealous of their success. B… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Defensive end Chris Clemons wasn’t the only member of the Seahawks to pick up an injury in Sunday’s victory over the Redskins. Kicker Steven Hauschka injured his left calf during the game, which limited him to extra points and field goals while punter… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Tough news out of the Arena Football League, as player Chandler Williams died Sunday while playing in a flag football tournament. Williams, who was 27, had played for several NFL teams. He had been drafted in the seventh round by the Minnesota Vikings i… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Apparently not content to limit the applicant pool to rising NFL assistants, the Browns seem eager to jump into the deep end again. After being spurned by Oregon’s Chip Kelly, the Browns might be ready to pursue Jon Gruden, according to Mary Kay Cabot o… |
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Frank Schwab, yahoo.com I'm not a scout or general manager, nor do I pretend to be one. But, I do watch a lot of college football. So when Doug Farrar threatened me asked me to give a quick primer on what NFL Draft prospects will be on stage tonight in the BCS Championship Gam… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Shortly after Sunday’s 24-14 win over the Redskins, Darin Gantt reported that the Seahawks feared defensive end Chris Clemons suffered an ACL injury. Those fears have reportedly been realized. Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports that Clemons has tor… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Broncos running back Willis McGahee is eligible to begin practicing tomorrow. But he was honest about his own condition, saying he’s not ready to play yet. “No, I couldn’t go,” he said Monday, via the Associated Press. After being placed on injure… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com The world is eager for word on the condition of Robert Griffin III's knee, which he injured thanks to either his coach or his field or maybe the terms of Dan Snyder's deal with the devil. Mike Shanahan was less than forthcoming at his press conference t… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The meaningful portion of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson’s season came to an end in Saturday night’s loss to the Packers, but Peterson’s still got one more game to play. Peterson will be heading to the Pro Bowl in Hawaii and he said Monday tha… |
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Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN.com Stanford's offense will be without one if its premier playmakers after tight end Zach Ertz announced Monday he'll enter the 2013 NFL draft. |
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Ed Werder, ESPN.com The MRI performed on Seahawks pass-rusher Chris Clemons revealed he suffered a torn ACL and other significant damage in his left knee that will require surgery and end his season, according to a source close to the player. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Players often say before big games that they’ve tuned out the media and are focused solely on the upcoming opponent. But as Texans running back Arian Foster prepares to face the Patriots on Sunday, he’s very much paying attention to what the media say… |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) -- Robert Griffin III will get more tests on his injured right knee after an MRI proved inconclusive because of a previous ACL tear. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com David Akers and Billy Cundiff were taking their competition to be San Francisco's playoff kicker to Candlestick Park on Monday. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bills introduced Doug Marrone as their head coach on Monday and he’ll introduce himself to PFT Planet as a guest on Monday’s edition of Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network. Marrone comes to Buffalo after four years as the head coach of Syracus… |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com The Buffalo Bills joined the trend of N.F.L. teams hiring a college coach, but the choice of Doug Marrone wasn't the expected one. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Ravens will resume practicing on Wednesday, but linebacker Sergio Kindle won’t be joining them. Kindle was released from the team’s practice squad on Monday, ending his run with the team after three seasons that didn’t feature much from Kindle o… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Two head-coaching jobs have been filled, and five (for now) remain vacant. Two of the teams still looking have caused some grumbling in NFL circles over the width of their nets. Per a league source, some teams believe the Bears and Eagles are employing… |
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Nick Saban Reportedly Took The Dolphins Job In 2004 Because Wayne Huizenga Bought Off His WifeJan 7
Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Tonight, Nick Saban makes his triumphant return to Miami, where he coached the Dolphins for two largely unpleasant and unmemorable years in 2005 and 2006. Saban's clearly a good coach—he bookended his 15-17 Dolphins stint with a 48-16 record at LSU and … |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians was discharged from a Baltimore hospital Monday afternoon and is on his way back to Indianapolis, a league source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com There could be a postseason, after all, for Saints quarterback Drew Brees. With his team out of the playoffs and Brees omitted from the NFC Pro Bowl roster, Larry Holder of the New Orleans Times-Picayune points out that Brees could be saying “aloha” t… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The 49ers sent both their kickers to Candlestick Park Monday, to continue the competition that will determine who kicks against the Packers Saturday. And while 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh said he had a hunch which way he was leaning, he didn’t divulge whic… |
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) Andy Reid has been introduced as the new coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, one week after he was fired following 14 seasons with the Philadelphia Eagles. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com It appeared that Falcons coach Mike Smith’s decision to play his starters in the regular season finale was a disaster, when cornerback Dunta Robinson and defensive end John Abraham were injured in a meaningless game. But they appear to have dodged a bul… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com If Willis McGahee had to play a game tomorrow, "No, I couldn't go," he said. |
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NBC Sports, yahoo.com The coaching carousel continues to turn, but Chip Kelly has decided the NFL is not for him. After spurning his suitors by returning to his post at Oregon, Kelly may not be away from the NFL for long. Regardless of the theories circulating about why Kell… |
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NBC Sports, yahoo.com At first, we believed the Redskins were foolish for selecting Kirk Cousins in the fourth round of the 2012 draft after making Robert Griffin III their top choice in the same year. Now, after RGIII has proven he isn't immune to injury, we praise Washingt… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Updates throughout. Will be updated. With AP Photos. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com New Chiefs coach Andy Reid was formally introduced in Kansas City today, and it didn’t take long for him to be asked about finding a quarterback. Reid didn’t offer any specific opinions about the quarterbacks currently on the Chiefs’ roster — Matt… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Below is your head coaching and general manager rumors and interview roundup for Monday, Jan. 7. Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals' search for a head coach and general manager continues into a second week. The team has already interviewed current defensi… |
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Jack Dickey, deadspin.com There's a good case to be made that the Patriots face an easy road to the AFC championship game. In recent weeks the Texans have looked less like the team that gored the league for the better part of the last two years and more like the reliably .500 te… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Seahawks beat the Redskins on Sunday at FedEx Field. But Seattle coach Pete Carroll wasn’t happy with the quality of the turf. “It was horrible,” Carroll told Brock & Salk of ESPN 710. “It’s a horrible field. It’s as bad as a field c… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Today, Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder can hold a football and raise it to his chest. That’s progress. Ponder told reporters Monday there was no way his right arm would have allowed him to play in Saturday night’s playoff loss to the Packers, as … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It was an eventful season for the Redskins as a team and an eventful one for cornerback DeAngelo Hall as an individual, and Hall said Monday that he’s open to doing whatever it takes to do it all over again in 2013. Hall is due to make $7.5 million next… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Quietly, the contract of Saints offensive coordinator Pete Carmichael, Jr. is expiring. Adam Schefter of ESPN reported several days ago that both Carmichael and offensive line coach Aaron Kromer will soon be free agents, absent new deals. Now with form… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Vikings embark on their 2013 offseason a week later than expected but four weeks sooner than hoped, they’ll need to figure out whether receiver Percy Harvin will be part of the team next season. Coach Leslie Frazier believes Harvin will be back. … |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Colts offensive coordinator Bruce Arians remained at a Baltimore hospital on Monday as doctors waited for his blood pressure to stabilize. |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) As the Washington Redskins awaited word on Robert Griffin III's health, teammates defended the rookie quarterback's decision to keep playing after reinjuring his right knee. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com To his credit, he’s not heading off to the Bahamas for a week or otherwise getting out of a kitchen overheated by a reinjured knee. Instead, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan will show up on Monday for an end-of-season session with the media, a day after t… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bills introduced new head coach Doug Marrone at a press conference on Monday and, as you’d probably expect, Marrone didn’t offer many specifics about what he’ll do to get the Bills back to being a winning team. There was no discussion about play… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Packers are a different offense than the first time they played the 49ers. And that may actually help the 49ers this time through. As Matt Barrows of the Sacramento Bee points out, because Green Bay spent much of the opener spreading the field with … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Packers had a couple of offensive starters leave Saturday night’s win over the Vikings before the game was complete, but it doesn’t sound like there’s much worry about either player’s status for next weekend’s game against the 49ers. Tight e… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Rob Parker, the ESPN commentator who was suspended for 30 says after questioning whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III is authentically black because he has a white fiancee, says he was surprised by the backlash. Parker said on Flashpoint on C… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Here's Pierre Garcon, on the soupy, sloppy, green-painted dirt that passes for grass between the hash marks at FedEx Field: More » |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There’s little doubt about the biggest story to come out of Wild Card Weekend. It’s the handling of Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III’s knee injury and Mike Florio will welcome Rich Tandler of CSN Washington on PFT Live to discuss it. Griffin … |
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Josh Moyer, ESPN.com Bill O'Brien tried to assure fans and quiet rumors Monday morning, saying his decision to remain at Penn State had nothing to do with money and that he hoped to make "structural changes" and add extra staff. |
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The Redskins May Have Been Pumping Artificial Crowd Noise Into The Stadium During Yesterday's GameJan 7
Tom Ley, deadspin.com This morning, DC sports blogger Dan Steinberg retweeted a number of tweets from Redskins fans who claimed to have heard fake crowd noise coming from the FedExField PA system at yesterday's NFC Wild Card game. More » |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Chiefs have in recent years employed a 3-4 defense. With Andy Reid running the show, things could be changing. Peter King of SI.com reports that former NFL assistant and, more recently, USC assistant Monte Kiffin is one of the leading candidates to… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com In December, the Patriots destroyed the Texans, 42-14. Which is great news for the Patriots, who get to play the Texans again on Sunday in the divisional round of the playoffs. Except for one problem: The Patriots have been down this road before: Two ye… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Jaguars were putting out word that their process wasn’t going to be a fast one, but they’re already talking to one candidate for a third time. Albert Breer of the NFL Network reports that Falcons director of player personnel David Caldwell has a t… |
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Field Yates, ESPN.com New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady isn't resting on the fact that the first time his team played the Texans this season, they handily defeated them 42-14 on "Monday Night Football," when Houston was an AFC-best 11-1 at the time. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com [Editor's note: With the hiring cycle seven days old and only two head-coaching jobs filled, we thought it would make sense to wipe the slate clean and provide a fresh, one-stop update as to all current vacancies.] Arizona Cardinals: Looking for both … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com On Sunday, there were reports that indicated 49ers exec Tom Gamble was poised to become the next general manager of the Jets. That may come to pass, but multiple reports from New York put Gamble’s hiring as less of a sure thing than it seemed during the… |
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Reuben Fischer, deadspin.com I really root for only one NFL team, and that NFL team plays 16 games in the regular season. I watch way more games than that, though, because I am an American, damn it, and football games are awesome. Unfortunately, not every game is equally watchable—… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch has gained so many tough yards, scored so many big touchdowns, the surprise was when he fumbled in the third quarter of last night’s playoff win. But though he didn’t say much after the game, his teammates said the… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com After the conclusion of Sunday’s Seahawks-Redskins game, Washington left tackle Trent Williams put a hand in the face of Seattle cornerback Richard Sherman. Williams later expressed remorse for his conduct. “Just high emotions, man, and, you know, I l… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Competition can, in theory, increase quality. With plenty of options for the consumer, it becomes important for those responsible for the various choices to do it better than their peers. In sports journalism, competition also can decrease quality, wit… |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Jason Campbell's years as the Skins' starting quarterback were unremarkable; he accumulated an 18-27 record there, and while he does have the tenth-lowest career interception percentage in NFL history, he shares that mark with luminaries like David Garr… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Colts went from 2-14 to 11-5, made the playoffs and found a new star quarterback in Andrew Luck, and watched their head coach battle back from cancer while the interim coach who filled in for him was hospitalized for yesterday’s playoff loss to the … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bills are “swinging for the fences” by hiring Doug Marrone as their next head coach. Dave Hyde of the Sun-Sentinel looks at the Dolphins legacy of Nick Saban. Recent playoff experience against the Jets should remind the Patriots that regular seaso… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Apart from the question of whether Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III should have or shouldn’t have been playing with an obvious knee injury is the question of whether anyone should be playing on that choppy, uneven surface attached to the floor of… |
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George Bretherton, nytimes.com Changes are coming to the Jets, but it looks as if they may not have a new general manager by Tuesday after all. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Let’s see if we understand this one. Mark Sanchez, the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft, already has received a second contract. Josh Freeman, taken in the teens that year, hasn’t. And Freeman, at least for the coming season, won’t. According … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The last time Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III injured his knee, the team whisked him to an MRI tube and announced promptly that he had no structural damage in his knee. This time around, there’s a much different vibe. Via Jim Corbett of USA Toda… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Ravens thought they had seen everything from Ray Lewis in his 17-year career, which passed for a final time through Baltimore in Sunday’s win over the Colts. But before the game, they saw something they didn’t expect from Lewis. Nerves. Teammate B… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Redskins’ playoff loss to the Seahawks may have been the final game of linebacker London Fletcher’s career. “I’ll take some time to let the emotions of the season kind of get away, refresh a little bit and then sit down with my family and make… |
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Andy Benoit, nytimes.com The Seahawks may have done the Redskins a favor. By eliminating them, they prevented the Redskins from continuing to let their injured franchise player limp around the field another week. |
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Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com Oregon's coach has a history of waiting for the perfect fit and turning down enticing offers, like one from Giants Coach Tom Coughlin. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Mike Shanahan, head coach, Washington Redskins: Shanahan will have the entire offseason to answer questions about his decision to keep Robert Griffin III in the playoff loss to the Seattle Seahawks despite the fact that Griffin's already injured knee wa… |
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What will the Niners have to do to corral Aaron Rodgers? How can Atlanta break its playoff jinx with Seattle in town? Peter King has an early preview of the NFC divisional games. |
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The 2012 NFL playoffs got off to a sloppy start, but RGIII's injury was the ugliest moment of the wild-card round. So, who's to blame in D.C.? Peter King weighs in on that and more. |
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