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NFC East News and Rumors

RGIII clear to practice for Redskins, per report

ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com

Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III has been cleared to practice without contact Wednesday, according to a report by The Washington Post.

SportsDayDFW sports, dallasnews.com

ASHBURN, Va. — The Washington Redskins released struggling kicker Billy Cundiff on Tuesday and replaced him with free agent Kai Forbath. Forbath emerged as the winner in a tryout at Redskins Park. He won the Lou Groza Award with UCLA in 2009 as the top …

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Kyle Williams circled this week's game against the New York Giants as soon as the NFL schedule was released in April.

ESPN.com

ESPN's "E:60" will air a feature on New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck tonight at 7 pm ET. It includes a wide-ranging interview with ESPN.com NFL columnist Jeffri Chadiha that touches on Tuck's incredibly small-town roots in Alabama. Yo…

Dom Cosentino, deadspin.com

Since the NFL instituted its "more significant discipline" for shots to the head two years ago, James Harrison has been a remorseless re-offender. He's been fined six times under the new protocol, and he's seemingly bitched about it just as of…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Apparently Willie Colon now has more to apologize for than his four holding penalties. Colon said Monday that his teammate Ben Roethlisberger thought the Eagles “were going after his head,” but his quarterback circled back Tuesday to deny that. “I j…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

There are plenty of players on both the 49ers and Giants who remember last year’s 20-17 Giants win in the NFC Championship Game, but it is hard to imagine that the memory of the game burns hotter for anyone than it does for 49ers wide receiver Kyle Will…

ESPN.com

No, in answer to many questions, there has been no news yet today on the condition of Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III. There's not likely to be any today, either, since the Redskins don't practice or speak to the media on Tuesd…

ESPN.com

You’ve heard the chatter by the sports pundits and on the talk shows. Heck, you may have even heard it here. So are the knee-jerk reactions about your team based in reality? Our NFL bloggers weigh in.

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Antrel Rolle never imagined his knee would still be sore three weeks after slamming into a cameraman in Charlotte. But the Giants safety said Tuesday on WFAN (via Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News) that the knee is a “lingering” issue. Now yo…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

When the subject of rookies comes up with the Washington Redskins, the conversation is almost always about Robert Griffin III. That makes sense. It’s a quarterback league, Griffin was the second overall pick and the Redskins have needed a long-term solu…

ESPN.com

Apparently, the teams in the rough, tough AFC North aren't happy with the way the Philadelphia Eagles are playing football this year. This post by AFC North blogger Jamison Hensley makes mention of complaints by Pittsburgh Steelers players in the wake o…