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AFC West News and Rumors

AFC West injury report

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Denver guard Chris Kuper is listed as questionable to play against Kansas City on Sunday. He has missed the past three games with an ankle injury. Denver coach John Fox said, even if Kuper doesn’t play Sunday, he is hopeful for Kuper's return in the pla…

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Maurice Jones-Drew is one of the most reliable running backs in the NFL, but more than two months after suffering a foot sprain in a game against the Raiders, the Jaguars have finally put MJD on the injured reserve list. While only a week remains in the…

signonsandiego.com

In the six-year era of A.J. Smith and Norv Turner, the Chargers won three AFC West titles and nearly 60 percent of their games, but they never reached the Super Bowl.

CNNSI.com

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) Terrelle Pryor will make his first career start at quarterback for the Oakland Raiders in their season finale in San Diego.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Matt Leinart believes he deserves to be the Raiders’ starting quarterback on Sunday. Raiders coach Dennis Allen disagrees. “I’ve decided to go with Terrelle Pryor as our quarterback,” Allen said after practice today. “He’ll play in the game an…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Cam Newton has made multiple donations to the Human Fund this week. Along with his previously reported $21,000 fine for bumping referee Jerome Boger, Newton has also been fined another $10,000 for his actions in last week’s game against the Raiders. The…

Final Word: AFC West

Dec 28, 2012

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Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 17: Broncos are dominating: The Broncos enter Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Chiefs as the NFL’s hottest team. The Broncos are 12-3 and have won 10 straight games, which is a current NFL high. The Bronc…

CNNSI.com

The Redskins offense is designed to mitigate a good pass rush. And with DeMarcus Ware dinged up, the Cowboys' playoff hopes could come down to Tony Romo, writes Peter King.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Redskins coach Mike Shanahan was the head coach of a Broncos team that had a Hall of Fame quarterback in John Elway, and he was the offensive coordinator of a 49ers team that had two Hall of Fame quarterbacks in Joe Montana and Steve Young. But Shanahan…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Browns receiver and return man Josh Cribbs becomes a free agent this offseason, and he sounds like he could use a fresh start. Although Cribbs says he’d like to remain in Cleveland, he also lashed out at Browns fans on Twitter after Sunday’s loss to t…

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One player to watch from each AFC West team in Week 17: Denver Broncos, linebacker, Keith Brooking: Brooking has been one of the more under-appreciated additions in the division. He was signed before the season at the age of 37 and was simply expected t…