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NFC East News and Rumors

Autopsy finds Jerry Brown Jr. was below legal drinking limit in fatal Cowboys crash

Jay Busbee, yahoo.com

More news from the Irving, Tex. crash last month that claimed the life of Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown Jr.: the Dallas News is reporting that an autopsy has revealed that Brown's blood alcohol content was actually below the legal dri…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

After strongly considering leaping to the NFL, Bill O’Brien has reportedly decided to stay at Penn State. O’Brien interviewed with both the Browns and the Eagles but has decided not to consider either position — or any other position — and will re…

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DALLAS (AP) -- An autopsy has found that Dallas Cowboys practice squad player Jerry Brown Jr. was sober when he was killed in a crash that led to an intoxication manslaughter charge against the teammate at the wheel.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

The New York Giants would like Michael Strahan to take a little time out from talking to Kelly Ripa and spend some time talking to Jason Pierre-Paul. Giants General Manager Jerry Reese said on WFAN that he wants Strahan, who set the NFL’s single-season …

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Andy Reid and the Kansas City Chiefs should be quite familiar by now.

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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- The Philadelphia Eagles will interview Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy on Sunday in Denver.

Ohm Youngmisuk, ESPN.com

Four days after the New York Giants' season ended, Tom Coughlin said he's going stir crazy not being able to defend the team's title in the postseason.

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Ordinarily, it’s not a good look for a player who hasn’t seen the field in three months to talk trash. Unless it’s legitimately funny. So on the “funny” exception, we’ll pass along a good piece of trash talk that Redskins defensive end Adam Ca…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

On Wednesday, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones said that it would be “uncomfortable” around the team in the coming days and weeks as he tries to make changes that will break the team “out of that cycle” of finishing in the middle of the pack. When you’…

Calvin Watkins, ESPN.com

After failing to make the playoffs for the second straight season, Dallas Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said that he'd be open to changes, including giving up play-calling duties on offense.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Earlier this week, Redskins coach Mike Shanahan answered a question about his son, offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, interviewing for head coaching jobs by saying he thought the time for that was after the Redskins’ season came to an end. That sugges…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

It’s high drama, even for the drama-rich NFL.  A pair of boyhood friends who had worked together for a generation are now working separately, and working against each other in pursuit of the same coach. Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and his former top lie…

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A funny thing happened along the Bengals' way to stockpiling defenders no one else wanted: They built a dominant unit, one that will make its mark in January, Ben Reiter says.

Reuben Fischer, deadspin.com

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Giants' Cruz optimistic about getting an extension

ESPN.com

It looks as though the Kansas City Chiefs will be the first of the seven teams that fired their head coaches to hire a new one, and it appears the man they will hire will be former Philadelphia Eagles coach Andy Reid. I know Eagles fans are more interes…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

Here's a Thursday afternoon roundup of the NFL head coaching rumor mill: Arizona Cardinals: The Cardinals are one of three teams interested in former Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid. The Cardinals were scheduled to meet with Reid on Thursday, h…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Redskins are riding a seven-game winning streak into Sunday’s game against the Seahawks and one of the biggest reasons for their turnaround after a 3-6 start has been the improved play of the defense. They forced 15 turnovers and sacked quarterbacks…

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Lee Singer of ESPN Stats & Information put together this preview for this Sunday's playoff game between the Washington Redskins and the Seattle Seahawks: 2012 Option Rushes by Week When the Seahawks and Redskins meet Sunday, two of the most rush-hea…

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Rookie QBs reviving non-playoff teams aren't the only thing the Redskins and Seahawks have in common, but who continues deeper into January? Peter King has the answer.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

As momentum builds toward the Chiefs possibly hiring former Eagles coach Andy Reid (wake me up when it’s a 95-percent certainty), the question becomes whether the Chiefs would then keep G.M. Scott Pioli. The easy answer is no.  Reid and Pioli come from…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw battled through a slew of injuries this season to post 1,015 rushing yards in 14 games, the second time that he’s topped the 1,000-yard mark in his career. As he was cleaning out his locker and saying goodbye to his te…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Cowboys wide receiver Dez Bryant had to leave the stadium in a wheelchair after injuring his back during Sunday night’s season-ending loss to the Redskins and he was still on crutches Tuesday, leading to tests over the last few days to determine the ext…

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I am currently driving from my New Jersey home to Ashburn, Va., where I'll be covering Robert Griffin III and the Washington Redskins for the next couple of days in advance of their playoff game Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks. I hope to have plenty…

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ESPN is on the verge of adding Ray Lewis to its talent lineup.

Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com

Do you have a top quarterback or not? Everything in the N.F.L. can change based on that question.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Bills are trying to get in on the Chip Kelly derby, but they’re clearly putting together a Plan B. And one of the names on the Plan B (or maybe C) list seems to be Redskins defensive coordinator Jim Haslett. There was an item in the Washington Post …

Chris Mortensen, ESPN.com

Before his scheduled interview with the Arizona Cardinals, former Eagles coach Andy Reid first interviewed on Wednesday in Philadelphia with Kansas City Chiefs officials, according to league sources.

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

Eli Manning and Michael Vick have done a lot to puncture the notion that Lambeau Field gives the Packers a home-field advantage that’s impossible to overcome in recent years and now a member of the Packers is saying that he’d just as soon play on the …

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Washington Redskins Santana Moss went from a guy whose roster spot was in question last spring to a vital part of the Redskins' high-powered offense by accepting his new role as the slot receiver. Oh, they're having some fun down there in Ashburn, where…