National Football League News and Rumors
Rams' Amendola may miss 6 weeks, Fisher mumST. LOUIS (AP) -- St. Louis Rams coach Jeff Fisher had little to say about the condition of Danny Amendola, calling it a "competitive issue" after the receiver was injured during Thursday night's win over Arizona. |
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Kicker Jay Feely fined for unnecessary roughnessOct 5, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com In a rare instance of the NFL cracking down on an illegal hit from a kicker, Arizona’s Jay Feely has been fined for a personal foul. Feely, who was called for unnecessary roughness when he hit an opponent late on the second half kickoff of the Cardinals… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After Sunday’s Titans-Texans game, several Houston players complained that Tennessee guard David Stewart was playing dirty. Looking over the tape, the league office found one play on which it agreed. The NFL has confirmed that Stewart was fined $7,875 f… |
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Former NFL RB Johnson arrested in abuse caseOct 5, 2012
LAS VEGAS (AP) - Las Vegas police say former NFL running back Larry Johnson is in jail after he was arrested in a felony domestic violence case involving an ex-girlfriend at a Las Vegas Strip resort. |
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Bears WR Knox unsure if he'll play this seasonOct 5, 2012
Jeff Dickerson, ESPN.com Bears wide receiver Johnny Knox is unsure if he'll play this season. |
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Jets DC Pettine challenges beleaguered unitOct 5, 2012
Jane McManus, ESPN.com New York Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine issued a challenge Wednesday morning to his unit in the form of a quote. |
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Mike Vick apparently owns a dog againOct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Eagles quarterback Mike Vick has spoken in the past about his desire to once again own a dog. Apparently, he now does. Either that or someone in his house has developed a taste for dog food. Courtesy of the folks at CrossingBroad.com, Vick tweeted a ph… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Earlier this week, Patriots linebacker Brandon Spikes was asked about his aggressive nature on the field. “Absolutely. A lot of guys, they know the new rules. I don’t think I’ve done anything illegal,” Spikes said, via the Patriots website. “I”… |
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Week Five injury report roundupOct 5, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com We cover all of the biggest injury stories throughout the day on Friday, but feel free to use this as a one-stop shop to catch up on those posts and any other names worth mentioning that we’ll throw in here every Friday. Falcons at Redskins Redskins wid… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Coming off their bye week, the Pittsburgh Steelers are a much healthier team heading into Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Running back Rashard Mendenhall (knee), outside linebacker James Harrison (knee) and safety Troy Polamalu (calf) are… |
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Hawaii, NFL hope to boost Pro Bowl attendanceOct 5, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Hawaii's state tourism agency and the NFL are creating a committee to boost attendance at the Pro Bowl and for events leading up to the game. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams wasn’t expected to play any time soon, and the NFL has now confirmed that Williams will be on the shelf a little longer. Williams, who was already in the middle of a six-game suspension for allegedly cheating on a drug t… |
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McCarthy says call to ref was 'right thing'Oct 5, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said Friday that he called the replacement referee who made the call on a final play that cost the Packers a game against the Seattle Seahawks to offer his support. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com On Thursday, Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Jerry Gray made the following comments to The Tenneseean: More » |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Now that his long-running spat with Eagles running back LeSean McCoy has come to a end, Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora has an opening in his schedule for a pointless verbal feud with an opposing running back. He may be trying to fill it with Browns … |
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Redskins CB Griffin (hamstring) out againOct 5, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Washington Redskins nickel cornerback Cedric Griffin will sit out Sunday's game against the Atlanta Falcons. |
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Mjd, yahoo.com The Kansas City Chiefs are owners of a 1-3 record, and all three of their losses have come by 13 points or more. Quarterback Matt Cassel has the 29th-best passer rating among starting quarterbacks in the NFL. So the 2012 Chiefs season is not off to a gr… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It’s Friday, which means it is time for an all-out blitz on Week Five. Joining Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network to set the stage will be Chargers tight end Antonio Gates and Redskins coach Mike Shanahan. Gates and the Chargers will be trying to a… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Sometimes when you have an edge in talent, you just have to let those players play. That’s why a pair of Vikings defensive linemen went to coaches, asking them to simplify things after a Week Two loss at Indianapolis. Defensive tackle Kevin Williams and… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com On Friday morning, we shared a report that Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez was a “virtual certainty” to miss Sunday’s game against the Broncos. The Patriots haven’t ruled him out yet, though. Hernandez was back on the practice field Friday and … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway delivered a brutal helmet-to-helmet hit to Lions receiver Calvin Johnson on Sunday, and he’s paying for it. Greenway has been fined $21,000, the NFL confirmed. After the game Greenway acknowledged that he was in the wron… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com And, as if on cue, Kenny Britt has found another way to miss time. The Titans wide receiver tweaked his ankle in practice Thursday and didn’t work Friday. He’s listed as questionable on the injury report, but Jim Wyatt of the Tennesseean said he’s … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com A day after the Rams pushed over the .500 mark for the first time since 2006 and everyone was feeling good, they had a scare. According to Jim Thomas of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, executive vice president Kevin Demoff fainted while in GM Les Snead’s o… |
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Bengals muster sellout of Miami gameOct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When the Dolphins cut Chad Johnson during training camp, Sunday’s visit from Miami to Cincinnati instantly lost a lot of its luster. Still, the Bengals managed to sell out the non-premium tickets, thanks to a 24-hours extension of the deadline for doing… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Bad news, Eagles fans: According to a report from Global Associated News, Michael Vick has broken both legs in a Philadelphia car accident! The accident involved Vick and a 76-year-old female driver, and further details will be forthcoming. In an eerie … |
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Dolphins CB Marshall (back) out vs. BengalsOct 5, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Miami Dolphins cornerback Richard Marshall has been ruled out of Sunday's game at Cincinnati with a back injury, putting a further strain on the team's week secondary. |
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Lance Moore already ruled out for SaintsOct 5, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com If the Saints are going to get their first win of the season Sunday night against the Chargers, they’re going to have to do it without one of their main receiving threats. Wide receiver Lance Moore has already been ruled out with a hamstring strain, a… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As Commissioner Roger Goodell prepares to re-issue discipline against four players whose suspensions were vacated last month, the good news is that Goodell finally has gotten more clarity as to what he can and can’t do. The bad news is that Goodell fina… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Four weeks into the 2012 NFL regular season, an unlikely name appears at the top of the "Receiving Yards" leader board. Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brian Hartline, who had 549 receiving yards as a 16-game starter in 2011, leads the NFL enteri… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Jerry Gray moved quicker to clarify his comments than any of his players have reacted to anything on the field this year. The Titans defensive coordinator stepped in a pile Thursday when he told the Tennesseean he wanted his players to hit without worry… |
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Ryan Tannehill pops up on Dolphins injury reportOct 5, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com You always prefer to see a player show up on the injury report early in the week and then progressively get better as the next game approaches. When someone pops up later in the week, it’s troubling because there’s so little time left for the injury t… |
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Injury-plagued Giants will have depth testedOct 5, 2012
Mike Mazzeo, ESPN.com The New York Giants' depth will certainly be tested on Sunday. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After coaching Darren Sproles for four years in San Diego, Norv Turner will coach against him for the first time on Sunday night when the Chargers play the Saints. And Turner says preparing for Sproles is among the most important parts of the Chargers’ … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Jets offense looked like it hadn’t practiced together at all last week, so they decided to go back to training camp mode in practice this week. To bounce back from last week’s embarrassment, coach Rex Ryan asked for suggestions, and offensive line… |
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Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com The Giants will add a twist to the N.F.L.'s Breast Cancer Awareness initiative: a pink tutu. |
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Brees' pursuit of Unitas record; more Week 5Oct 5, 2012
Drew Brees is poised to break a record Sunday that John Unitas has held for more than 50 years. The chase has revealed a lot more about the two than their numbers, writes Peter King. |
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Giants rule out four more players for SundayOct 5, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Giants already told us that wide receiver Hakeem Nicks is going to miss Sunday’s game against the Browns and now they’ve given word that he’s going to have plenty of company on the sideline. Friday’s injury report lists four other Giants as ou… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Colts prepare to attempt to match their 2011 win total with a game against the team that won 15 regular-season games last season, their interim head coach has a message for all fans of the team. “We cannot allow the Cheeseheads to come in here an… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Steelers expect safety Troy Polamalu and linebacker James Harrison to get back on the field this weekend, and back to fixing a defense that has missed them in recent weeks. But how much longer they’re going to be able to keep the core of players whi… |
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Mjd, yahoo.com The number 88 means something in Dallas. Drew Pearson, who's in the Dallas Cowboys Ring of Honor, wore the 88, as did Hall of Famer Michael Irvin. These days, no one gets the 88 unless the Cowboys think they're going to be something special. That is ind… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Danny Crossman’s kids keep looking for him on television. He’d prefer they not see him as much. The Lions special teams coach knows him doing interviews or showing up on the broadcast is bad news, considering the way his group’s played. “Love anon… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It would seem to be a good sign for the Colts defense that linebacker Dwight Freeney has been able to practice fully on both Wednesday and Thursday after missing the team’s last two games with a high ankle sprain. Coming off a bye week with plenty of re… |
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With Laurent Robinson out, Jags add a receiverOct 5, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Jaguars haven’t officially announced wide receiver Laurent Robinson’s status for Sunday’s game against the Bears, but they sent a pretty good signal that he won’t be on the field after suffering his second concussion in as many weeks. The team… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Jerry Gray used to work for Gregg Williams. And apparently he learned a thing or two about a turn of phrase from his old boss. The Titans defensive coordinator used some frankly disturbing language in reference to his team’s inability to stop passes acr… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Packers receiver Donald Driver has been progressively getting phased out of the offense over the last few years, and this year he’s hardly a part of the offense at all: He has just two catches through four games. But Driver is OK with that. “I’m fin… |
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History doesn’t favor Eagles on SundayOct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com When justifying my prediction that the Steelers will beat the Eagles on Sunday at Heinz Field, I opted for the visceral. Based on living most of my life within 100 miles of Pittsburgh, this simply isn’t a game the Steelers lose. Reuben Frank of CSNPhill… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Rams won on Thursday night while Sam Bradford completed only seven passes. How common is that? Well, let’s put it this way: The only other time it happened in the last two seasons was during Tebowmania in Denver. The last time an NFL team won a game… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com With all the talk about when/if the Jets will switch from quarterback Mark Sanchez to quarterback Tim Tebow, a fairly important constituency has been overlooked. The other players on the team. One of them, guard Matt Slauson, says that the idea of a cha… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Hey, relax Browns coaches and administrators, you’re not all fired. At least not until the end of the year, anyway. New Cleveland owner Jimmy Haslam has said he’ll wait until after the season to consider any staff changes, according to Mary Kay Cabot … |
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Saints frustrated by lack of pass rushOct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com While the Saints’ offense doesn’t seem to have the same sizzle that is displayed last year, the more glaring problem is the defense. The switch from Gregg Williams to Steve Spagnuolo coupled with personnel deficiencies that have become more and more t… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Cardinals offense had a rough night in St. Louis on Thursday. Among the wreckage of the evening was running back Ryan Williams, who left the game with what the team termed a left shoulder injury. Williams got rocked by a fourth quarter hit from Rams… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Peyton Manning and Tom Brady have downplayed the significance of their personal rivalry this week, saying it’s more about the Broncos and the Patriots. But Archie Manning said he wished he’d have been able to have had something similar in his day, and… |
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Friday morning one-linersOct 5, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bills need more consistency from DT Marcell Dareus. Dolphins coach Joe Philbin is looking forward to getting DT Tony McDaniel back in the lineup. Said Patriots RB Brandon Bolden, “Last week happened, now we’re getting ready for Denver. You know, j… |
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Jets GM: No pressure from above to play TebowOct 5, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum described conversations between himself, coach Rex Ryan and owner Woody Johnson as “robust,” but denied that the boss was leaning on them to start Tim Tebow. “There isn’t,” Tannenbaum said, via Conor Orr of t… |
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Fitzgerald says, “We’re still 4-1”³Oct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Correction week has begun in the NFL, to the chagrin of MDS. The previously undefeated Cardinals have fallen to the Rams to launch Week Five, but star receiver Larry Fitzgerald sees the glass as 80-percent full. “We’re still 4-1,” Fitzgerald said af… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com It’s tempting, especially after watching his A Football Life documentary, to think Giants coach Tom Coughlin is mellowing with age, gaining perspective a younger man wouldn’t have. Nope. “It’s 10 times more difficult,” Coughlin said in an interv… |
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Week 5 Matchups: Ryan and Griffin Grab SpotlightOct 5, 2012
Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com The top games this weekend feature a classic quarterback matchup (Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning) and meeting of top young quarterbacks (Matt Ryan vs. Robert Griffin III). |
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John Pagano says Chuck is “doing good”Oct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Colts coach Chuck Pagano has a treatable form of leukemia. His brother, John, who serves as Chargers defensive coordinator, said Thursday that, so far, Chuck is doing well. “It’s been tough for my brother with what he’s going through,” Pagano sa… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb was sacked nine times - nine times - during Thursday night’s loss to the Rams, and it’s no surprise that he wasn’t in a good mood afterward. Kolb noted that the Cardinals had several good opportunities to score, |
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Rams record nine sacks, give Cardinals 1st lossOct 5, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Sam Bradford busted a lengthy slump with a 51-yard touchdown pass to rookie Chris Givens to help the St. Louis Rams earn a 17-3 victory over the previously unbeaten Arizona Cardinals, who were sacked nine times. |
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Cousin Sal's Week 5 NFL Prop Bets!Oct 5, 2012
Here we are. A good four days later, and I'm still sick to my bloated stomach over the latest Cowboys meltdown. I've tried to conjure up a non-footbal... |
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Bill Simmons, grantland.com The Sports Guy continues to mate his NFL picks with reader e-mails, hoping it turns out better than the Peyton Manning experiment. |
