Broncos promote Cory Undlin to secondary coachCurtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The Denver Broncos made the decision Tuesday to not renew the contract of secondary coach Ron Milus in the wake of the Broncos double overtime loss to the Baltimore Ravens last Saturday. It didn’t take long for the Broncos to fill the role as they have … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Not long after the Browns hired CEO Joe Banner, he tiptoed around the possibility of a uniform change during an appearance on PFT Live. On Tuesday, owner Jimmy Haslam did more than tiptoe. During a press conference announcing that the Factory of Sadness… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com Denver Mayor Michael Hancock insists he is not trying to renege on a bet after he injured his leg at a stock show. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Well, it’s not exactly “Win one for the Gipper,” but a flu-ridden Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti did text coach John Harbaugh during last week’s playoff win, offering encouragement at a time when his team was still behind. According to Aaron Wilson … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When the names of this years Pro Bowl players were announced last month, Bengals tackle Andrew Whitworth expressed some strong feelings about the process used to put the teams together. “It’s a joke to me,” Whitworth said, via the Dayton Daily News.… |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com An electric utility has bought the naming rights to Cleveland Browns Stadium, which will be known as FirstEnergy Stadium. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com So now when the Browns lose and a fan randomly shouts insults at the Factory of Sadness, it’ll have an official name. The FirstEnergy Factory of Sadness. The Browns announced a “long-term partnership” with FirstEnergy Corp. to apply the company’s … |
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Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Joe Flacco has played five full seasons in the NFL, and in each one, he has thrown for less than 4,000 yards and completed less than 64 percent of his throws. He has never been sacked fewer than 30 times, and he has never thrown more than 25 touchdowns.… |
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Who dropped the ball the most in the AFC North? In terms of passes, it was the Cleveland Browns for the second season in a row. The Browns dropped 27 passes in 2012, according to ESPN Stats & Information. But the Browns were the only team in the div… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Browns search for a new General Manager, CEO Joe Banner says there’s a frontrunner for the job. But, according to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Banner won’t say who it is. Banner added that the first wave of interviews will in… |
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One of the biggest surprises of the Baltimore Ravens postseason has been the play of their line, especially the pass protection on the edges. Left tackle Bryant McKinnie, whose offseason problems with playing shape and a late arrival to training camp, d… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com Check this out: a Ray Lewis-themed laser light show at the Baltimore Marriott Waterfront. It began this weekend, and will presumably continue as long as the Ravens win in the playoffs. Our take: nice, but cuts off way too fast to be accurate. This show … |
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The Ravens' double-overtime win over the Broncos was the third-longest NFL game of the Super Bowl era. But winning an epic game like this doesn't necessarily lead to a Lombardi Trophy. The teams that won the NFL's two longest games since 1970 -- the 197… |
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Critics are still buzzing over the Broncos' costly decision-making Saturday, but what role does Peyton Manning's health play in the situation? Peter King tackles that and more. |
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High Risk, High RewardJan 15
Jim isn't the only Harbaugh to have a bold late-season move pay off. In Baltimore, the switch to Jim Caldwell as OC has the once free-falling Ravens thriving, Don Banks writes. |
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McCoy in as Chargers coachJan 15
SAN DIEGO (AP) Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy has agreed in principle to become head coach of the division rival San Diego Chargers, two people with knowledge of the situation said Tuesday. |
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It’s not the Tom Brady versus Peyton Manning showdown many expected in the AFC Championship Game. But the intense rivalry between the New England Patriots and Baltimore Ravens is just as exciting. For the second consecutive year, these familiar foes wil… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Cardinals feared losing defensive coordinator Ray Horton to a head-coaching job. After the two other head-coaching jobs for which Horton interviewed (Browns and Bills) went to other candidates, the Cardinals’ reportedly hatched a plan to keep Hort… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Browns running back Trent Richardson has a new coach. And, as mentioned in the Tuesday morning one-liners, Richardson really wants to meet him. “I like what [Chudzinski] did with Cam [Newton],” Richardson said, per Branson Wright of the Cleveland Pl… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com It often takes any rookie time to earn the trust of his elders. When it’s a rookie kicker, it’s doubly hard. But for Ravens kicker Justin Tucker, there’s never been a sense that his team didn’t have confidence in him. Tucker’s double-overtime ga… |
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Former Browns quarterback Derek Anderson is lobbying to return and rejoin coach Rob Chudzinski in Cleveland. Chudzinski and the Browns need to politely (or not-so politely, some Browns fans might say) decline. The hiring of Chudzinski is a new start for… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Broncos season came to a disappointing end on Saturday night and owner Pat Bowlen said Monday that the loss to the Ravens is going to linger for a while. Bowlen, making his first public comments since before the season, had plenty of praise for the … |
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Just a heads up that there will a Double Coverage post today on the Ravens-Patriots AFC Championship Game. It features myself and AFC East blogger (formerly of the AFC North) James Walker. No trash-talking from the Ravens on Twitter on Monday night, so … |
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Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com In a season where Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Rey Maualuga was upstaged by undrafted rookie Vontaze Burfict, the former second-round draft pick is uncertain his future remains with the Bengals. According to Joe Reedy of the Cincinnati Enquirer, Maualu… |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -- The New England Patriots have done just fine without Rob Gronkowski. |
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