Vikings rookie Kalil added to Pro BowlMinnesota rookie offensive tackle Matt Kalil is headed to his first Pro Bowl, the Vikings announced Friday. The move came because Washington Redskins tackle Trent Williams will be unable to play in Sunday's all-star game in Hawaii after suffering injuri… |
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Criminal charges won't be filed against 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree after an alleged sexual assault in a hotel after the team's playoff victory over the Green Bay Packers, San Francisco's district attorney said Friday. |
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Associated Press, ESPN.com The Chiefs have hired former Packers defensive back Al Harris to coach their secondary and Mark DeLeone as a quality control coach and also retained assistant strength coach Brent Salazar. |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Yesterday we passed along the news that Fred Smoot, the former cornerback best known for inserting a double-ended dildo into two prostitutes on a Vikings sex cruise, was arrested last month in Washington for a DUI. Among the information in the police af… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Raiders fired several members of coach Dennis Allen’s staff after the end of the regular season, including linebackers coach Johnny Holland. They’ve now filled all of those spots with the announcement that Bob Sanders will coach the linebackers th… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Longtime Indianapolis Colts and current Green Bay Packers center Jeff Saturday announced on Friday that he intends to retire following Sunday night's Pro Bowl, Phil Richards of the Indianapolis Star reports. Saturday, 37, made the disclosure on the &quo… |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh says he's drawn a reputation as a dirty player because the public misunderstands him. |
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Tom Ley, deadspin.com Green Bay Packers running back and part-time strip club DJ Cedric Benson is not very good at controlling his murderous dogs. According to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Benson was recently issued a citation after his two Rottweilers went on a violent r… |
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Jay Busbee, yahoo.com A former NFL kicker has been arrested on charges of operating an illegal Ponzi scheme, one that allegedly defrauded investors of more than $20 million. Russell Erxleben, a former All-American at Texas and a punter for the New Orleans Saints and Detroit … |
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ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young continued his Twitter rant against the team Friday. |
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Chicago Bears Defensive tackle Henry Melton topped ESPNChicago.com's Jeff Dickerson's list of the top five Bears with expiring contracts. The Chicago Bears named Pat Meyer their assistant offensive line coach, the team announced on Thursday. Meyer was t… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh says that his reputation as a dirty player is based on people making assumptions about him without getting to know him. Asked by the Houston Chronicle about his Thanksgiving kick to the groin on Texans quarterback Ma… |
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