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AFC East News and Rumors

Pro Football Hall Of Fame Calls Up Sapp, Parcells, Ogden, Allen and Carter

Sam Eifling, deadspin.com

The NFL's next Hall of Fame class, just announced, has a few dudes the TV made famous. There's Bill Parcells, who made a coaching career of winning two Super Bowls with the Giants and then convincing other teams believe he might ever do it again; Chris …

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Robert Kraft made a lot of smart moves as New England Patriots owner. But one of first and best decisions was to hire 2013 Hall of Famer Bill Parcells. On Saturday, Kraft offered his thoughts on Parcells' induction: "Congratulations to Coach Parcel…

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Former Buffalo Bills receiver Andre Reed has been a finalist for the Pro Football Hall of Fame seven times. And each time, Reed has come up short. Reed was turned down again after just missing the cut to become a member of the 2013 Hall of Fame class. H…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Former Jets QB Vinny Testaverde isn’t a fan of the team’s ongoing circus atmosphere. Here’s a position-by-position breakdown of the Dolphins’ defense. Bills special-teams coordinator Danny Crossman talks about his plan for improving Buffalo’s co…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been saying for the past few years that he wants to play “10 more years.”  At some point, however, his career could conclude on a team other than the Patriots. Brett Favre ultimately wanted to play longer than the P…

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Not everyone could make Walker’s Fab 40. This is the best of the best in the AFC East, and this year we had another very competitive list. Here are several good players who didn’t make the list: Fab 40 snub: Brandon Fields, P, Miami Dolphins 2012 stat…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Receiver Wes Welker is due to become a free agent, one year after the Patriots used the franchise tag to keep him in place.  With the Patriots unlikely to use the tag again, which would push Welker’s guaranteed pay for 2013 above $11 million, the quest…