Redskins bag a dozen undrafted free agentsJosh Alper, profootballtalk.com Official announcements of undrafted free agent signings have slowed, but they haven’t come to an end. The Redskins announced their group of signees on Thursday afternoon. They’ll be at the start of Washington’s rookie minicamp on Friday. The 12 newe… |
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Mjd, yahoo.com There was a lot of player reaction to Commissioner Goodell's Wednesday decision to suspend Jonathan Vilma for a year. Most of it was negative and/or disbelieving, as this collection illustrates. Reggie Bush even said, "I bet you won't find one NFL … |
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The wheeling, dealing Philadelphia EaglesMay 3, 2012
Player trades aren't as common in the NFL as they are in baseball or some other sports, but the Philadelphia Eagles do seem to be a rare exception. As Zach Berman pointed out in this New York Times story from a week and a half ago, since Howie Roseman b… |
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Chris Chase, yahoo.com For a quarterback with an awkward personality, Eli Manning is a pretty decent comedian. We'll know more after his "Saturday Night Live" hosting gig on Saturday night, but he's not bad in his promos for the show. He's not good, but for a guy wh… |
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Eagles: One big questionMay 3, 2012
Can we trust the Philadelphia Eagles this time? The Eagles were, as you'll recall, the stars of the 2011 offseason. The lockout ended, and they started spending and signing. Coming off a 2010 division title season during which quarterback Michael Vick h… |
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Giants: One big questionMay 3, 2012
Did the New York Giants get better? History will make it easy to forget that the 2011 Giants were a 9-7 team that needed to win its final game of the season just to make the playoffs. Sure, they won the Super Bowl, and if you do that it doesn't matter h… |
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Cowboys: One big questionMay 3, 2012
Have the Dallas Cowboys really fixed their defense? I'll give them cornerback. With the free-agent signing of Brandon Carr and the surprising trade up in the first round of the draft to pick Morris Claiborne, the Cowboys have worked hard to make sure th… |
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Redskins: One big questionMay 3, 2012
Is Robert Griffin III's supporting cast good enough? The Washington Redskins have made a big bet on the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from Baylor, trading three first-round draft picks and a second-round pick for the right to draft him No. 2 overal… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com The NFL Players’ Association says the suspension of four players for their roles in the Saints’ bounty scandal is unfair, but one of the union’s most prominent members says NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made the right call. Giants quarterback Eli M… |
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Minicamp dates announcedMay 3, 2012
On Wednesday, the league put out a press release announcing the dates of offseason team activities and minicamps. The full list can be found here. The rules state that teams may hold a rookie minicamp on one of the first two weekends after the draft and… |
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Report: Terrell Suggs tears Achilles tendonMay 3, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com From former Redskins G.M. Vinny Cerrato, now of 105.7 The Fan in Baltimore, comes the latest stunner in one of the most stunning offseasons in NFL history. Per Cerrato, Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs has torn an Achilles tendon. A source with knowledge… |
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Breakfast links: Thoughts on Junior SeauMay 3, 2012
Junior Seau never played in the NFC East, but if the story of his death Wednesday at the age of 43 didn't shake you up, you're made of stone. Police are investigating the possibility of suicide, and since he died of a gunshot wound to the chest, that po… |
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