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Jets’ flirtation with Schaub may not have changed much

Mike 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…

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…

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…

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.

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…

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…

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 …

ESPN.com

My season record continues to surge. I am an astounding (better than stellar) 12-1 picking AFC East games this year. I'm still a little upset at New England Patriots kicker Stephen Gostkowski for messing up my perfect record. But here are the AFC East b…

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…