Jags boxed out Bills, ‘Skins for BabinMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Jaguars, with the No. 2 spot on the waiver priority list, had dibs on defensive end Jason Babin over every team but the Chiefs. But having dibs is one thing. Using them is another. As it turns out, the Jags used their dibs over only two other team… |
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Report: Chandler Jones likely to miss Sunday’s gameNov 28, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Pats may have to try to continue their winning streak without one of their first-round draft picks. Tom Curran of CSNNE.com reports that defensive end Chandler Jones likely will miss a second straight game after suffering a sprained ankle in Week 11… |
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Babin can leave Jaguars after 2013, if he wantsNov 28, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The Jaguars claimed via waiver on Wednesday the contract of former Eagles defensive end Jason Babin. The contract covers three more seasons. Under a little-known quirk in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, Babin can become a free agent after the 2013… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles took some criticism this week for asking Peyton Manning for an autograph after the Broncos beat the Chiefs on Sunday. Manning thinks that criticism is misguided. Manning told reporters today that he routinely signs ite… |
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Arians can’t wait to hand Colts back to PaganoNov 28, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Colts are holding out hope Chuck Pagano can return to the sidelines this year. And when or if he does, they want him calling all the shots. “If he comes back,” interim coach Bruce Arians said, via Mike Chappell of the Indianapolis Star, “he’ll… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The National Football League has disciplined Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh, as Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press reports the league issued a $30,000 fine for his kick to the groin of Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub during the … |
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Collins expects Loggains to be creativeNov 28, 2012
Simpler routes and more of a push downfield are two things I wrote that we can expect from a Titans offense run by Dowell Loggains. Former Tennessee quarterback Kerry Collins told John Glennon of The Tennessean he expects a great deal more creativity, t… |
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NFL fines Ndamukong Suh $30,000Nov 28, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The NFL has fined Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh $30,000 for his kick to the groin of Texans quarterback Matt Schaub on Thanksgiving. The fine was confirmed by the NFL shortly after Suh made his first public comments about the incident, comments i… |
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T.Y. Hilton snags special teams player of the weekNov 28, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com If you tuned in to PFT Live on Wednesday, you heard from Colts rookie wide receiver T.Y. Hilton talk about his big day against the Bills in Week 12. Believe it or not, things get even better than talking to Florio. Hilton has been named the AFC special … |
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Dwight Freeney still causes fearNov 28, 2012
Dwight Freeney has two sacks in his first year as an outside linebacker in the Colts' new 3-4 hybrid and his final year of his contract with Indianapolis. But that doesn’t mean a team like Detroit looks at Freeney any differently that it would have in r… |
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Enough about Andrew Luck. What about the speedy, versatile rookie catching passes from him? The Colts didn't just strike gold at No. 1 overall in the 2012 draft, Dennis Dillon writes. |
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Outside the Lines features ColtsNov 28, 2012
Wednesday's edition of “Outside the Lines” will cover the Colts revival. It airs at 3 p.m. ET, 2 p,m, CT. Or, if you prefer to look at it another way, an hour from now. Here's the tease for the show: The Indianapolis Colts are back as a playoff conten… |
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PFT Live: T.Y. Hilton, Coaching Hot SeatNov 28, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Rookie wide receiver T.Y. Hilton scored both of the Colts’ touchdowns in last weekend’s 20-13 win over the Bills and he’ll drop by PFT Live to talk about it on Wednesday. Hilton returned a punt 75 yards for one score and later caught a touchdown fro… |
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Updated Pro Bowl voting numbersNov 28, 2012
Updated Pro Bowl voting numbers are in. Fan votes count one-third with player votes and coach votes that come later also counting a third. My biggest issues here: Titans safety Jordan Babineaux and Texans guard Antoine Caldwell have been demoted and sti… |
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Has Barwin cost himself a lot of money?Nov 28, 2012
The Texans have said over and over this season that while Connor Barwin’s sack production is down from last year, the outside linebacker is playing well. On Thanksgiving, he jumped from his weakside linebacker spot to the strong side when Brooks Reed we… |
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Seth Olsen returns to practice for ColtsNov 28, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Colts make a push toward an unlikely postseason berth, they’re getting closer to getting one of their Week One starters back. The team has announced that Seth Olsen has returned to practice from the injured reserve list. Olsen started the first… |
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RTC: Schaub hot since last game in Tenn.Nov 28, 2012
Reading the coverage … An interesting read on strategy in the (still) new construct of overtime, from Brian Burke of Advanced NFL Stats. Houston Texans Since an Oct. 23 win in Nashville last year, the Texans are 11-1 in games started by Matt Schaub, who… |
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Jets and Colts: Jeers and CheerleadersNov 28, 2012
Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com During the N.F.L.'s Week 12, the Jets' biggest cheerleader quit, and two Colts cheerleaders shaved their heads for a cause. |
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Colts add Kellen HeardNov 28, 2012
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com After losing a pair of defensive linemen for the remainder of the season, the Indianapolis Colts have added defensive tackle Kellen Heard to help bolster depth along their defensive front. The Colts placed Fili Moala and Josh Chapman on injured reserve … |
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