Marvin Lewis says Dalton and Maualuga have stepped upMike Florio, profootballtalk.com Last month, Bengals coach Marvin Lewis called out quarterback Andy Dalton and linebacker Rey Maualuga, telling them to step up and be vocal leaders of their respective units. Lewis says they’ve responded well to the challenge. “It’s been great,” L… |
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Jets cut Jason Hill, againNov 20, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com It’s fitting that, on the same day receiver Plaxico Burress got a job with the Steelers, a guy who has a low “Q” rating in the Burress household got fired. Again. The Jets have released receiver Jason Hill for the second time this season, according … |
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After appeal, Ravens' Reed has suspension liftedNov 20, 2012
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed avoided a one-game suspension for late hits after an appeal. He instead will be fined $50,000. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Bengals got back to .500 with Sunday’s easy win over the Chiefs, a second straight win that lifted them back into the chase for a playoff spot. Coach Marvin Lewis will tell us what he thinks about that change of fortune when he joins Pro Football Ta… |
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Ravens' Reed has suspension lifted, fined $50KNov 20, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed had his one-game suspension reduced to a fine of $50,000 following an appeal hearing Tuesday. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Ravens general manager Ozzie Newsome sent out word on Ed Reed’s suspension being overturned on appeal, and he’s clearly glad Ted Cottrell was the one who heard it. “The league has an appeal process to review situations like this, and Ed had his oppo… |
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Steelers Run Help Wanted Ad; Burress AnswersNov 20, 2012
Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com The Steelers signed Plaxico Burress off the N.F.L. unemployment line on Tuesday after he spent the first six weeks looking for a team running out of receivers. |
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Jim Trotter: Awards Watch: Week 11Nov 20, 2012
Jim Trotter, CNNSI.com The pulse of the NFL season changes weekly. Every Tuesday, SI.com will break down the front-runners for the major NFL awards. |
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49ers Backup Colin Kaepernick Opened Up The Playbook And Shot Down The Bears Last NightNov 20, 2012
Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Monday Night Football yesterday was supposed to be a tiresome thump-fest between two teams with great defenses, each playing without its concussed starting quarterbacks. It was a night for slimming down the playbook and taping up ankles-like the prior e |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com "Ed Reed is a great, great football player. I think there's no way Ed would purposely go out and hurt somebody" -- Rex Ryan The NFL's decision to suspend Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed for a game for repeated violations of its defenseless pla… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Steelers signed quarterback Brian Hoyer on Tuesday, which sent a pretty good sign that neither Ben Roethlisberger nor Byron Leftwich will be healthy enough to play this Sunday. Coach Mike Tomlin confirmed that later in the day when he ruled out Left… |
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Blogger Blitz: Fans should cheer PalmerNov 20, 2012
Former Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer probably knows he'll hear boos when he steps foot in Paul Brown Stadium Sunday, his first trip there since demanding a trade from the team. But click on the video above to hear why Bengals fans should cheer the R… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Apparently, you can go home again. Receiver Plaxico Burress, the Pittsburgh Steelers' first-round draft pick in 2000, has re-signed with the team he hasn't suited up for since the end of the 2004 season. Burress, who caught 261 passes for 4,164 yards an… |
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Don Banks: 12 must-wins for playoff bubble teamsNov 20, 2012
For the turnaround Saints, every game from now on is critical. But they're not alone on the bubble. Don Banks breaks down the biggest games left that could impact the playoff field. |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com With the bye weeks over and the three-game pigskin feast that is Thanksgiving just a couple of days away from kickoff, watching the pieces fall into place with the 96 games that remain in the NFL's regular season traditionally makes this the best time o… |
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Why didn't Tomlin pull injured Leftwich?Nov 20, 2012
If Byron Leftwich isn't healthy to play Sunday at Cleveland, why did coach Mike Tomlin let the quarterback finish last Sunday night's game against the Ravens? Tomlin said he never seriously thought about pulling Leftwich because his play didn't dictate … |
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Steelers set to sign Plaxico, Brian HoyerNov 20, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Steelers wore the 1934 throwbacks Sunday night, but they might need to break out their 2003 unis this week. With Charlie Batch scheduled to start because of injuries to Ben Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich, the Steelers are apparently going to sign… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Ravens safety Ed Reed will end up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame some day, but the NFL says he needs to work on his tackling. Specifically, NFL Executive Vice President of Football Operations Ray Anderson said on Mike and Mike in the Morning that Reed… |
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Updates on Polamalu and RoethlisbergerNov 20, 2012
At his weekly Tuesday news conference, Steelers coach Mike Tomlin ruled out quarterback Byron Leftwich and wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery for Sunday's game but doesn't believe their rib injuries are season-ending ones. Tomlin said Troy Polamalu is goin… |
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NFL: Week 11 knee-jerk reactionsNov 20, 2012
You’ve heard the chatter by the sports pundits and on the talk shows. Heck, you may have even heard it here. So are the knee-jerk reactions about your team based in reality? Our NFL bloggers weigh in. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Ravens and Steelers rivalry needs no extra fuel, but the Week 13 rematch might have gotten some after Sunday night’s 13-10 Ravens win. Ravens running back Ray Rice walked off the field waving a Terrible Towel at the Pittsburgh crowd. As any longtime… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Ronald L. Hall, a 65-year-old man from Lee's Summit, Mo., has been charged with assault and criminal action after allegedly shooting one of his son's friends during Sunday's Chiefs-Bengals game. According to NBC's Kansas City affiliate, Hall and the vic… |
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Ryan Clark doesn’t agree with Ed Reed suspensionNov 20, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Typically, Steelers players complain publicly about discipline imposed on themselves or other Steelers players for illegal hits. Now, one of the Steelers’ starting safeties is speaking out regarding the one-game suspension imposed on Ravens safety Ed … |
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AFC North Game Balls: Week 11Nov 20, 2012
We're handing out game balls after Week 11 and this is who's getting them: OFFENSE: Andy Dalton, Bengals. You could easily have given a game ball to two other Cincinnati players, A.J. Green or BenJarvus Green-Ellis. But Dalton was the bigger factor in t… |
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Ryan Clark comes to Ed Reed's defenseNov 20, 2012
A Steelers player coming to the defense of a Raven seems to break some sort of code in the most heated rivalry in football. But, after Ravens safety Ed Reed was suspended by the NFL for one game for his helmet-to-helmet hit on Pittsburgh wide receiver E… |
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Wake-up: Steelers to work out Kafka, HoyerNov 20, 2012
If you missed it, there was some news late Monday afternoon in the AFC North. The NFL announced a one-game suspension of Ravens safety Ed Reed. Sources confirmed that Steelers quarterback Byron Leftwich is unlikely to play with rib and shoulder injuries… |
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Report: Steelers to workout Brian Hoyer, Mike KafkaNov 20, 2012
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com With the Pittsburgh Steelers down to third-string quarterback Charlie Batch after injuries to Ben Roethlisberger and Byron Leftwich in consecutive weeks, the Steelers are looking to add another arm to their roster. According to Jason La Canfora of CBSSp… |
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I Suck at Football, Week 11: BoxesNov 20, 2012
The Bengals beat the Chiefs 28-6 on Sunday. That's two in a row. E-mail from my dad, Sunday evening: "You have altered Bengals reality." No further me... |
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