Browns’ Tank Carder apologizes for using homophobic slurMichael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Browns linebacker Tank Carder has issued an apology after he used an anti-gay slur on Twitter. It started on Wednesday when Carder, a rookie who has played in 10 games this season, came across a comment he didn’t like on Twitter and responded to the com… |
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Holmgren leaves Browns, faces uncertain futureNov 26, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Mike Holmgren's run as a team president is over, ending prematurely and before he planned. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Bengals offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth was ejected on Sunday for going after Raiders defensive end Lamarr Houston when Houston took an unnecessary shot at Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton. On Monday, Dalton said that incident showed he has just the ki… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Steelers offensive line has been a patchwork job since the summer and the job got a little harder on Sunday. Left guard Willie Colon was scratched just before the game, forcing Doug Legursky into the lineup. The depth was stretched even further when… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Last week, NFL V.P. of Football Operations Merton Hanks was the official who made the determination that Ravens safety Ed Reed deserved a suspension for his third flagrant helmet-to-helmet hit in the last three seasons, a determination that was later re… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Not much has gone right for the Raiders recently, but here’s one piece of moderately good news: Oakland running back Darren McFadden is likely to return on Sunday against the Browns after missing the last three weeks with a high ankle sprain. The San Fr… |
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Upon Further Review: RavensNov 26, 2012
Baltimore sacked Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers six times, which is the defense’s magic number. The Ravens have won the past 13 games in which they’ve sacked the quarterback at least six times. Four of the sacks on Rivers came when the Ravens sent… |
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Weeden's status for Sunday is uncertainNov 26, 2012
It's unclear whether rookie quarterback Brandon Weeden will play this Sunday at Oakland. Weeden suffered a concussion in the closing minutes in Sunday's 20-14 win over Pittsburgh. Browns coach Pat Shurmur told reporters Monday that Weeden is going throu… |
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Upon Further Review: SteelersNov 26, 2012
Revisiting the Pittsburgh Steelers' 20-14 loss at the Cleveland Browns: Steelers coach Mike Tomlin was surprised the score was so close considering how many times his team gave the ball to the Browns. He should be. The last time the Steelers turned the … |
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Upon Further Review: BengalsNov 26, 2012
Revisiting the Cincinnati Bengals' 34-10 win over the visiting Oakland Raiders: In beating their former franchise quarterback Sunday, the Bengals also made it clear you can't beat up on their current one. After Raiders defensive end Lamarr Houston threw… |
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Ravens can clinch division as early as SundayNov 26, 2012
Last year, the Ravens went into Cincinnati, beat the Bengals and clinched an AFC North title on the season's final weekend. |
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Congratulations, Ohio NFL teamsNov 26, 2012
It would be remiss of the AFC North blog not to recognize what has become a rare daily double for the NFL teams in Ohio. The Cincinnati Bengals and Cleveland Browns both won on the same weekend for the first time in 46 weeks, according to the Cincinnati… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Thanksgiving created a little break for PFT Live, but it’s back with a packed show this Monday. Mike Florio will talk to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press about the Lions in the wake of their Thanksgiving loss to the Texans. The latest bit of footw… |
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Ben Roethlisberger: It’s killing me to watchNov 26, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Sunday morning brought a report that Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger would start soft tossing on Monday in hopes of getting on the field for next Sunday’s matchup with the Ravens. That reports came before the Steelers turned the ball over eight … |
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Leading Off: New York's Goofus and GallantNov 26, 2012
Lynn Zinser, nytimes.com The Giants are inspiring. The Jets are so tiring even a longtime fan is hanging up his hat. |
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Jarret Johnson: Chargers just don’t know how to winNov 26, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Chargers did it again on Sunday. They built up a lead, put themselves in position to win a game and then watched as the Ravens scored 13 points in the fourth quarter and overtime to emerge with a victory. It’s a recurring theme in San Diego, one tha… |
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Kiss of playoff death for Steelers?Nov 26, 2012
CLEVELAND -- Ugly. Embarrassing. Those are the words used by the Pittsburgh Steelers to describe their 20-14 loss to the Cleveland Browns. But did it kill the Steelers' playoff hopes? History says the Steelers have never been able to lose to the Browns … |
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Middle linebacker tore his triceps against the CowboysWhen Ravens star middle linebacker Ray Lewis tore his right triceps against the Dallas Cowboys and underwent surgery, the reigning AFC North champions didn't slam the door on his potential return thi… |
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In home stretch, suspense reigns in NFC chaseNov 26, 2012
Looking for a crazy playoff race? Try the bizarro NFC, which has six teams fighting for the last spot. But huge news from Week 12 could shake everything up, Peter King writes. |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Bush and Bush score simultaneous touchdowns At exactly 54 seconds past 2:03 Eastern Time on Sunday, both Reggie Bush of the Miami Dolphins and Michael Bush of the Chicago Bears hit the end zone. Ray Rice's amazing fourth-and-29 conversion This might be … |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Long-suffering Browns fans have faced a decade of hardship when it comes to games against the hated Pittsburgh Steelers. Clevelanders struggle mightily to respond to 'Burgher taunts with little to show for it, though yesterday's miracle win (thanks most… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Given the rules in other sports, news that players have left the bench area to join a fight creates a sense that those players will be facing automatic suspensions. In the NFL, that’s not how it works. “It’s not automatic,” NFL spokesman Greg Aiel… |
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Ray Rice delivers play of the 2012 seasonNov 26, 2012
Ray Rice's jaw-dropping conversion on fourth-and-29 was the signature play of the season for the first-place Ravens. It's also the play of the 2012 NFL season. It had everything you want: difficulty, drama and determination. The play even has a name, ac… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As linebacker LaMarr Woodley joins the list of big-name Steelers players with injuries, the early word is that Woodley’s ankle injury isn’t believed to be serious, per a source with knowledge of the situation. Of course, beliefs can change after a nig… |
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Wake-up: Ravens can eliminate SteelersNov 26, 2012
If the Baltimore Ravens needed any more motivation starting off Steelers week, this is it: Baltimore can eliminate the Pittsburgh Steelers from the AFC North race with a win Sunday. By beating Pittsburgh in Baltimore, the Ravens would take a four-game l… |
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