National Football League News and Rumors
Jets’ flirtation with Schaub may not have changed muchMike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Texans prepare to visit the Jets on ESPN’s Monday Night Football, the ESPN hype machine has gone into hyperdrive. And with the Tim Tebow teat milked drier than a Bible belt ‘burgh at noon on Sunday, Bristol needed to go in a different direction… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Texans prepare to attempt to extend their record to 5-0, they may have running back Ben Tate on Monday night in New York. Then again, they may not. Tate is officially questionable for the game with a toe injury, and he practiced on Saturday. “I e… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Lions continue to struggle on defense, with no interceptions through four games. When they return from their annual week off, there’s reason for optimism. Safety Louis Delmas returned to practice before the mandatory bye-week break. Per a league… |
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Browns at Giants: Matchup to WatchOct 6, 2012
Sam Borden, nytimes.com This game could be an especially ripe opportunity for Eli Manning. Cleveland's defense is yielding an average of 286 passing yards a game |
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Browns' Massaquoi, Benjamin out vs. GiantsOct 6, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Browns wide receivers Mohamed Massaquoi and Travis Benjamin will miss Cleveland's game Sunday against the New York Giants because of hamstring injuries. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After his arrest on Friday in Las Vegas, former All-Pro running back Larry Johnson has now been arrested five different times after allegations of violence toward women. But Johnson insists the latest allegation against him is bogus. “I know people will… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Last year, the Broncos and Patriots played twice, and neither game was close: New England won 41-23 in the regular season and 45-10 in the playoffs. This year, the Broncos are preparing to play the Patriots on Sunday, and they think things will be diffe… |
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DE Neal rejoins Packers after 4-game suspensionOct 6, 2012
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- The Green Bay Packers have activated defensive end Mike Neal, who was suspended for the first four weeks of the season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. |
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Sam Eifling, deadspin.com Monday marks a holiday that in Canada is known as Thanksgiving. Any American will recognize the basic outlines of the day: Get together with friends and family and eat until you can compare stretchmarks and then succumb to naps. That doesn't mean it's t… |
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Neal rejoins Packers after 4-game suspensionOct 6, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The Green Bay Packers have activated defensive end Mike Neal, who was suspended for the first four weeks of the season for violating the NFL's policy on performance-enhancing drugs. |
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Source: Jets expect to be without Keller, HillOct 6, 2012
Rich Cimini, ESPN.com The Jets expect Dustin Keller, Stephen Hill, John Conner and Sione Pouha to miss Monday night's game, according to a source. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Public figures, especially public figures who have been involved in self-starting public relations nightmares throughout their careers, should keep one thought above all: Be very careful when it comes to posting on social media. Philadelphia Eagles quar… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Like LeBron James with his stake in Liverpool, Peyton Manning has decided merely being at (or near) the top of one sport is not enough: he'd also like to own part of a team in another. Chris Vernon had the scoop on Thursday, and as he noted then, Peyton… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Presumably, he’ll be wearing his Giants hat. After showing his support in a possibly expensive way, 49ers quarterback Alex Smith will throw out the first pitch tonight when the San Francisco Giants open the playoffs tonight against the Cincinnati Reds, … |
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Three Niners avoid fines from Jets gameOct 6, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Every Friday (or thereabouts), a stream of reports emerges regarding the fines imposed on players who did things during games they shouldn’t have done. Rarely is it mentioned when players don’t get fined. A trio of 49ers won’t be able to surrender… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com There’s nothing Ken Whisenhunt would rather be doing that having his guys in pads working this weekend. But the Cardinals coach also thinking about the long haul, which is why he’s giving them some down time. After a sloppy showing in their first loss… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last year, an effort to trade running back Jerome Harrison from Detroit to Philadelphia resulted in the discovery of a brain tumor, during the physical administered by the Eagles. Browns receiver Josh Cribbs, a one-time teammate of Harrison’s in Cleve… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com This was not what the Saints were expecting when they traded a future first-round pick to get running back Mark Ingram. Then again, this wasn’t what Ingram was expecting either. The Saints haven’t found much of a role for Ingram, who has rushed 32 tim… |
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Michael Griffin admits defense is in a Catch-22Oct 6, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com As much trouble as Titans defensive coordinator Jerry Gray had explaining what he really meant by his “bring the Gator truck” comments, his players are having a hard time putting his words into play. Titans safety Michael Griffin agrees with the gener… |
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Chiefs threatening all-time NFL turnover recordsOct 6, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The Chiefs haven’t just been bad in the turnover department this season. They’ve been historically bad. With 15 turnovers so far this season — eight lost fumbles and seven interceptions — Kansas City is on pace to turn the ball over 60 times. That… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Injured Cowboys safety Barry Church’s pain isn’t only from his torn Achilles. He also missed an opportunity at more financial security in the process. According to Calvin Watkins of ESPNDallas.com, the Cowboys offered Church a new contract prior to hi… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After 12 years in the NFL, all punting for the Bills, Brian Moorman was abruptly cut last week. A day later he signed with the Cowboys, but he’s not turning his back on Buffalo. With the Cowboys off this week, Moorman traveled back in Buffalo on Friday … |
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Looking for lives outside football, Jerry Rice and Barry Sanders were brought back to the game by their sonsOct 6, 2012
Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Jerry Rice and Barry Sanders did as much to define the modern game of football as anyone, but neither man wanted to be defined by the game after leaving it. For Sanders, the great Detroit Lions running back who retired after the 1998 NFL season with 15,… |
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Report: Larry Johnson Assaulted Another Lady And Told A Security Guard He'd Rip His Vocal Cords OutOct 6, 2012
Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Larry Johnson now has five arrests on his record for varying degrees of assault against women—that's three more arrests for assaulting women than Johnson had 1000-yard rushing seasons as a player. This time the details are especially gory. Per TMZ: More… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Ryan Mathews isn’t “somebody else’s fumbler” yet, but he may not be the Chargers’ starting running back, either. Such that the distinction matters, Chargers coach Norv Turner isn’t saying whether Jackie Battle or Mathews will start Sunday nigh… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After an ugly loss to the Bears on Monday night dropped the Cowboys to 2-2, owner Jerry Jones is trying to stay upbeat. Jones said Friday on 105.3 The Fan that while he isn’t exactly thrilled with the way the team has played since the impressive Week On… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Sure, Robert Griffin III has become the most talked-about rookie in the NFL. But the Redskins have gotten a major contribution from a guy with a far more modest draft pedigree. In round six, coach Mike Shanahan and G.M. Bruce Allen drafted running back… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Colts prepare to take the field on Sunday without head coach Chuck Pagano to lead them, they’ll hear from Pagano, indirectly. According to Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star, Pagano has sent an email to the team. Interim head coach Bruce Aria… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Giants running back Andre Brown ran the ball very well when Ahmad Bradshaw got hurt early this season, but when Bradshaw was healthy enough to play again on Sunday, Brown went back to the bench. The Giants say that’s a reflection on Brown’s blocking. … |
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USA Today Just Couldn't Wait To Troll Braves Fans And Everyone Else About That Call Last NightOct 6, 2012
Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com Like the call that handed the Seahawks the win over the Packers two Mondays ago, the ruling in the Braves-Cardinals death match was complex enough to trip up the layman. The call on Golden Tate's "touchdown" could, if you squinted, have been j… |
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Saturday morning one-linersOct 6, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Lease negotiations between the Bills, Erie County, and the State of New York are currently occurring behind closed doors, with the parties agreeing not to talk about the talks. Jets defensive coordinator Mike Pettine says “[t]here’s nothing worse” t… |
