Discipline unlikely for Adrian Peterson after dismissal of chargesMike Florio, profootballtalk.com Earlier this week, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson secured an important off-field victory, persuading a grand jury to not recommend formal charges of resisting arrest, stemming from a July incident in Houston. Under the league’s personal conduct po… |
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Cutler misses practice, questionable for MondayNov 15, 2012
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler missed practice on Thursday and his playing status remains in question because of a concussion. |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com The San Francisco 49ers began on-field preparations for Monday night's game against the Chicago Bears without head coach Jim Harbaugh, who underwent surgery at Stanford Hospital for an irregular heartbeat on Thursday, the club announced. "Coach Har… |
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CutlerWatch: No practice ThursdayNov 15, 2012
To me, Thursday was the big day in terms of guessing whether or not Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler would start Monday night against the San Francisco 49ers. If he wasn't cleared to practice four days after suffering a concussion, his third in the … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com We noted this morning that an anonymous scout was quoted as saying that Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh is coddled and doesn’t push himself. Unsurprisingly, Suh doesn’t think highly of that critic, whoever he or she is. “It’s really funny tha… |
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Packers-Lions: Tough task for Lions' DNov 15, 2012
Around here, we learned yet another lesson about the limits of conventional wisdom last week. Playing without leading receiver Percy Harvin, the Minnesota Vikings completed 75 percent of their passes and put up 221 passing yards in a 34-24 surprise over… |
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Urlacher again: I'd lie about concussionNov 15, 2012
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher still says he would lie to cover up a concussion. |
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Dirty Laundry: Protection for non-QBNov 15, 2012
I've saved this season's Dirty Laundry posts for events that genuinely fall into a gray area of officiating or spur significant confusion, and I think we have one that qualifies this week. The second-quarter play that left Chicago Bears quarterback Jay … |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com The PSL soap opera continues to unfold in Minnesota. Governor Mark Dayton, who sent a nasty letter to owners Zygi and Mark Wilf on Tuesday regarding the team’s plan to use Personal Seat Licenses to help fund the franchise’s $477 million share of the n… |
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Can the Packers make the Super Bowl?Nov 15, 2012
The assignment for each NFL blogger was to argue the chances of one divisional team to reach the Super Bowl. That put me in a bit of a predicament, considering the NFC North has two of the top championship contenders in the entire league. The Chicago Be… |
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So, who’s the REAL Optimus Prime?Nov 15, 2012
Doug Farrar, yahoo.com We never thought there would be a battle between two of the NFL's elite cornerbacks for the title of "Optimus Prime," but that's exactly what we seem to have now. Before the Seattle Seahawks went against the Detroit Lions in a Week 8 matchup, … |
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Spielman mum on contracts for Frazier, HarvinNov 15, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Whether he wants to talk about them or not, Vikings general manager Rick Spielman has two huge contract decisions to make this offseason. But Spielman was adamant he wasn’t going to discuss the situations of wide receiver Percy Harvin or coach Leslie Fr… |
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Peter King: Week 11 picksNov 15, 2012
The Chargers are playing for more than their last playoff hopes this week, they're playing for jobs. Can San Diego beat Denver to stay alive in the AFC West? Peter King makes his picks. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Bears kicker Robbie Gould issued a statement of apology to the grounds crew at Solider Field, but not before suggesting he might leave Chicago on account of the grass. Gould was critical of the conditions during a driving rainstorm that dumped two inche… |
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Blogger Blitz: What Bears offense is lackingNov 15, 2012
The Chicago Bears have plenty of good offensive players. Some of their backups are good enough to start for other teams. But through nine games, we haven't been able to answer a simple question about this group. This week's Blogger Blitz explains. |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Not that they weren’t already concerned, but last weekend made the Packers that much more conscious of keeping Aaron Rodgers upright. With Michael Vick, Jay Cutler and Alex Smith leaving with concussions, it brought back into focus for them the risk the… |
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BBAO: Bears specialists scrutinizedNov 15, 2012
We're Black and Blue All Over: Given the 180-degree turnaround of his sentiments Wednesday, I'm going to guess Chicago Bears place-kicker Robbie Gould got himself in a bit of hot water by criticizing the field conditions at Soldier Field on ESPN 1000. G… |
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