Vick’s cap number for 2013 will be $12.2 millionMike Florio, profootballtalk.com The weekend is the time when things slow down and I can go back and clean up the periodic messes I make between Monday and Friday. When deciphering the mechanics of Mike Vick’s new contract with the Eagles, I originally believed that the three-year deal… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Lost in the surprising decision of Eagles quarterback Mike Vick to return to the team at a sharply reduced rate for 2013 is the fact that, when the 2012 season ended, Vick seemed to have had enough of his teammates in Philly. He complained publicly at t… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Cowboys are hopeful about the Monte Kiffin era, but the simple fact they’ve had so much turnover at defensive coordinator makes you wonder how successful he’ll be able to be. The 72-year-old Kiffin became the Cowboys’ fifth defensive coordinator… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Over the next few weeks, "Shutdown Corner" will pay homage to "Office Space" (TPS reports) as we take a quick look back at each team's 2012 season and a look at what lies ahead for the 2013 offseason. We now head to the NFC and begin… |
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Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com In the Washington Redskins' fight agains the perception that their mascot, a racist caricature and slur, is a racist caricature and slur, they have enlisted the aid of various high schools around the nation who use the same mascot, mostly to act as a sh… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Former Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty has already visited with the Titans and the Chiefs, but the team he might like to play for hasn’t called yet. Canty, who was a high school star in Charlotte, said he’d love to have a chance to play there agai… |
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Saturday morning one-linersFeb 16
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Former Jets quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh admits that QB Tim Tebow wasn’t used “as much as we should have, probably.” A pair of Bills season-ticket holders had a Bills-themed wedding. (The party was crashed by a Giants fan. Then a Redskins f… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com After Michael Vick signed a new contract with the Eagles, head coach Chip Kelly said Vick will compete with Nick Foles to be the team’s starting quarterback. But the talk that Foles would be traded began almost instantly. The talk started with a report … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Chase Blackburn has been with the Giants for his entire eight-year NFL career, but he never had a bigger impact than he did last year, when he started 15 games at middle linebacker and had career highs in tackles, sacks, passes defensed and forced fumbl… |
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