MIC’D UP: Griffin III Vs. The CowboysAndrew Walker, redskins.com (AP photo) When everything was on the line, the Washington Redskins turned to their young leader to guide them to their first NFC East title since 1999. Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III orchestrated that performance last Sunday in Washington’s 28… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Giants receiver Victor Cruz has been saying for months that he’s close to reaching an agreement on a long-term contract with the team, and yet that contract hasn’t gotten done. But Cruz isn’t worried. Cruz said on WFAN that he doesn’t see any way … |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com Your browser does not support iframes. The Washington Redskins have every right to feel confident right now -- after digging themselves a 3-6 hold after nine games, Mike Shanahan's team has rolled off seven straight wins to end the regular season and hi… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Whether it’s on Wednesday or Thursday, the Cardinals will interview former Eagles coach Andy Reid. And the possibility of the Cardinals hiring Reid isn’t sitting well with ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio, a veteran reporter who has covered the Eagles for a l… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Chip Kelly’s going to be a busy man. He’ll coach Oregon in Thursday’s Fiesta Bowl, in what is looking more and more like his final college game. In addition to a previously reported interview with the Browns Friday, Kelly has also scheduled intervie… |
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Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com Test results revealed no structural damage to the back of Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com It's been more than five years since Redskins safety Sean Taylor was shot and killed in his home, the victim of an armed robbery gone bad. Five men were arrested and charged in connection with his murder, but only one is currently behind bars: Venjah Hu… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com As if we needed any more reason to sanctify Robert Griffin III: turns out that he's a classy guy in victory, too. In the immediate aftermath of Sunday night's win-or-go-home season finale between the Redskins and the Cowboys, the victorious Griffin soug… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com They were selected 73 picks apart in the 2012 NFL Draft, but Robert Griffin III of the Washington Redskins and Russell Wilson of the Seattle Seahawks have amassed surprisingly similar statistics in their rookie campaigns. Griffin, the second overall pic… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Cowboys-Redskins was the biggest matchup of the year, a win-or-go-home game for two division rivals. It turned out to be the most-watched regular-season sporting event in 15 years. But one familiar face was missing from the FedEx Field suites: commissio… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The two Falcons assistants planning to interview for the Eagles’ head-coaching vacancy will not have to travel to Philadelphia. Instead, Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie, President Don Smolenski and General Manager Howie Roseman are currently aboard a flight … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has a habit of supporting his employees unconditionally and unequivocally until the moment at which he supports them no more. And so it should not be regarded as a surprise if Jones decides to stop supporting some of the key em… |
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Andrew Walker, redskins.com (AP photo) Ever wanted to ask Josh Wilson what it was like to pick off Tony Romo in Sunday’s NFC East championship game? Or why he carries around his father’s NFL trading card? What about asking him how he became the top football student-athlete in th… |
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In advance of Sunday's playoff game against the Seattle Seahawks, Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III said at his weekly news conference that his injured right knee is feeling better and seemed to indicate that the main thing holding him … |
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Les Bowen of the Philadelphia Daily News is in Arizona this week because that's where Oregon is paying in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl on Thursday night and you may have heard something about Oregon coach Chip Kelly being a possibility to succeed the fired … |
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Ravens' Lewis to retireJan 2
OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) Ray Lewis spent 17 seasons deftly patrolling the middle of the football field and serving as an inspirational leader for the Baltimore Ravens. |
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Timothy Burke, deadspin.com Courtesy our friends over at the Dallas Observer, here's an example of the sort of responsible gun ownership we've come to expect from the Lone Star State. As a reaction to the Cowboys' disappointing season, one Dallas fan decided to "Get the shit … |
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The surprising thing to many Dallas Cowboys fans is that Jerry Jones appears to be making good on his vow to exercise more patience. No way can Jones be happy about a second straight season ending with a loss in a Week 17 winner-take-all game for the NF… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Here's a Wednesday afternoon roundup of rumors and interviews for the seven head coaching vacancies in the NFL. Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals have been closely linked to former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid, whose pitch includes a vow to &… |
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Reuben Fischer, deadspin.com In December 2011, Rick Reilly wrote one of his trademark telethon-monologue columns about then-37-year-old kicker David Akers, who'd overcome all manner of personal hardship to kick a bunch of field goals for the 49ers. It was basically a nice story, bu… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Even though they routed the Eagles 42-7 last Sunday, the Giants didn’t make the playoffs. Safety Stevie Brown got a small consolation prize on Wednesday when he was named the NFC defensive player of the week for Week 17. Brown had six tackles and an int… |
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At least one Saints player believes that defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo should be firedJan 2
Doug Farrar, yahoo.com It's safe to say that the first season for current New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo did not go well. The former New York Giants defensive coordinator and St. Louis Rams head coach, who replaced Gregg Williams as the man in charge… |
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ESPN.com NFC East blogger Dan Graziano and NFC West blogger Mike Sando discuss this Sunday's playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Washington Redskins at FedEx Field, in Landover, Md. Sando: Well, Dan, we meet again. It wasn't all that long … |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Robert Griffin III is obviously not fully recovered from his right knee sprain. But after he ran six times for 63 yards in Sunday’s playoff-clinching win over the Cowboys, there’s a ceiling for how much Redskins coach Mike Shanahan is going to worry a… |
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Jim Mancari, giantsfootballblog.com Halfway through the 2012 season, the New York Football Giants were 6-2 and held a 2.5-game lead in the NFC East. Even with the tough upcoming schedule, that lead appeared to be safe, with both the Cowboys and Redskins struggling and Eagles already out o… |
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Chris Mortensen, ESPN.com Before arriving in Arizona on Wednesday night for his interview with the Cardinals, former Eagles coach Andy Reid first will interview on Wednesday in Philadelphia with Kansas City Chiefs officials, according to league sources. |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com It’s fair to say that the 2012 draft worked out well for the Washington Redskins. You’ve probably heard a little bit about quarterback Robert Griffin III by now, but the second overall pick hasn’t been the only first-year player to light things up o… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Even though the writing was on the wall the moment he signed his Band-aid contract, Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora was always careful to leave the door open for a return. Now that the season’s over, there’s apparently no point in maintaining the i… |
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Andy Benoit, nytimes.com Among the wild-card matchups to savor this weekend: The Redskins' read-option meets the Seahawks' read-option, and Chuck Pagano faces his former team. |
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Back at it on a playoff-week Wednesday with the Redskins getting ready for the Seahawks and the division's other three teams in the keep 'em/dump 'em stages of their respective offseasons. We got links. Washington Redskins The team for which Alfred Morr… |
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Could there be a more fitting final play in the 2012 NFL season than Tony Romo clinching defeat with a horrific interception? No, there could not. Tha... |
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