After Texans called him dirty, NFL fines David Stewart $7,875Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After Sunday’s Titans-Texans game, several Houston players complained that Tennessee guard David Stewart was playing dirty. Looking over the tape, the league office found one play on which it agreed. The NFL has confirmed that Stewart was fined $7,875 f… |
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Colts super thin at CB for PackersOct 5, 2012
We wrote a bit earlier in Final Word that the Colts could face serious problems against the Packers even with a healthy secondary. It turns out that starting corner Vontae Davis (ankle) and nickel back Justin King (groin) are out of Sunday's Indianapoli… |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com On Thursday, Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Jim Jerry Gray made the following comments to The Tenneseean: More » |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com And, as if on cue, Kenny Britt has found another way to miss time. The Titans wide receiver tweaked his ankle in practice Thursday and didn’t work Friday. He’s listed as questionable on the injury report, but Jim Wyatt of the Tennesseean said he’s … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Jerry Gray moved quicker to clarify his comments than any of his players have reacted to anything on the field this year. The Titans defensive coordinator stepped in a pile Thursday when he told the Tennesseean he wanted his players to hit without worry… |
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Final Word: AFC SouthOct 5, 2012
Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 5: Favorable matchup: Per ESPN Stats and Info, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is not connecting on mid- to long-range throws. On balls in the air 15 yards or more, he’s at just 28.6 percent and has not completed m… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com As the Colts prepare to attempt to match their 2011 win total with a game against the team that won 15 regular-season games last season, their interim head coach has a message for all fans of the team. “We cannot allow the Cheeseheads to come in here an… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It would seem to be a good sign for the Colts defense that linebacker Dwight Freeney has been able to practice fully on both Wednesday and Thursday after missing the team’s last two games with a high ankle sprain. Coming off a bye week with plenty of re… |
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Texans spending time on TebowOct 5, 2012
The Jets are coming off a bad effort with a terrible result and the Texans are expecting a big bounce-back effort out of their hosts Monday night at MetLife Stadium. They had a rough week last week. Everybody in this business goes through something like… |
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With Laurent Robinson out, Jags add a receiverOct 5, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Jaguars haven’t officially announced wide receiver Laurent Robinson’s status for Sunday’s game against the Bears, but they sent a pretty good signal that he won’t be on the field after suffering his second concussion in as many weeks. The team… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Jerry Gray used to work for Gregg Williams. And apparently he learned a thing or two about a turn of phrase from his old boss. The Titans defensive coordinator used some frankly disturbing language in reference to his team’s inability to stop passes acr… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Peyton Manning and Tom Brady have downplayed the significance of their personal rivalry this week, saying it’s more about the Broncos and the Patriots. But Archie Manning said he wished he’d have been able to have had something similar in his day, and… |
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RTC: A close look at Tyson AlualuOct 5, 2012
Reading the coverage … Houston Texans AFC Defensive Player of the Month J.J. Watt is the first player since Kevin Greene in 1998 to have multiple sacks in each of the first four games in a season, writes John McClain of the Houston Chronicle. Sacks beca… |
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Week 5 Matchups: Ryan and Griffin Grab SpotlightOct 5, 2012
Benjamin Hoffman, nytimes.com The top games this weekend feature a classic quarterback matchup (Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning) and meeting of top young quarterbacks (Matt Ryan vs. Robert Griffin III). |
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John Pagano says Chuck is “doing good”Oct 5, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Colts coach Chuck Pagano has a treatable form of leukemia. His brother, John, who serves as Chargers defensive coordinator, said Thursday that, so far, Chuck is doing well. “It’s been tough for my brother with what he’s going through,” Pagano sa… |
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