Jones-Drew, Cutler reunite after 2011 Twitter incidentMike Florio, profootballtalk.com In early 2011, Bears quarterback Jay Cutler absorbed plenty of criticism after tapping out of the NFC title game with a knee injury. The naysayers were legitimized by Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew, who openly questioned Cutler’s toughness on… |
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Jared Allen misses practice with groin injuryOct 3, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Vikings defensive end Jared Allen has concerns about getting to Titans quarterback Matthew Hasselbeck, given his ability to get rid of the ball quickly. Making it even harder for Allen to get to Hasselbeck on Sunday could be a groin injury that hampere… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Packers coach Mike McCarthy said earlier this week that wide receiver Greg Jennings aggravated his groin injury in last Sunday’s win over the Saints and suggested that Jennings might be shut down for a week so that he could fully heal before returning t… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com New Jets cornerback Aaron Berry said after he signed this week that he knows he’s working on his last chance in the NFL after the Lions dumped him this summer for getting arrested twice. But Berry says that if there’s a coach willing to give second ch… |
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Hot Read: Inside replacement officiatingOct 3, 2012
I don't know whether to feel sympathetic or outraged after reading this week's Hot Read from ESPN's Elizabeth Merrill and Wayne Drehs. The reporters told a behind-the-scenes stories on some of the replacement officials used by the NFL during its recent … |
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Matt Hasselbeck will start for Titans on SundayOct 3, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com A second injury to his non-throwing shoulder in four weeks has knocked Titans quarterback Jake Locker out of the starting lineup for this Sunday’s game against the Vikings. Coach Mike Munchak announced Wednesday that Matt Hasselbeck will be at the reins… |
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Bristolmetrics: The Best SportsCenter Of 2012Oct 3, 2012
Patrick Burns, deadspin.com This is a regular feature breaking down, minute-by-minute, the content that appears on ESPN's 11 p.m. edition of SportsCenter throughout the week. More » |
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Mike Tice on Cutler: “Jay and I are good”Oct 3, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice said he had no problems with quarterback Jay Cutler walking away from him during Monday’s win over the Cowboys. Tice seemed no more bothered by Cutler’s continued churlishness than Bears fans who are willing to ov… |
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Bears OC Tice says he and Cutler are 'good'Oct 3, 2012
Michael C. Wright, ESPN.com Mike Tice said Wednesday that his relationship with quarterback Jay Cutler is "good," and he downplayed an incident that was captured by Monday Night Football cameras that seemed to show Cutler walking away from Tice during a heated exchange. |
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Mike Tice: Jay Cutler and I 'are good'Oct 3, 2012
Let's allow Chicago Bears offensive coordinator Mike Tice to have the final word on last Monday's sideline scene with quarterback Jay Cutler. As you know, Cutler twice walked away from Tice after the Bears failed to convert a third-and-1 situation in th… |
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Louis Delmas returns to practice for LionsOct 3, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com When the Lions return from their bye in Week Five, they could be bringing an old face back with them. Tim Twentyman of the Lions website passes along word that safety Louis Delmas was on the practice field with the rest of the team during the portion of… |
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Aaron Rodgers named NFC offensive player of weekOct 3, 2012
Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was chosen as the NFC offensive player of the week after engineering Green Bay’s Week Four win over the New Orleans Saints, 28-27. The defending NFL Most Valuable Player completed 31-of-41 passes for 319 yards, four tou… |
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Louis Delmas back at Lions practiceOct 3, 2012
The Detroit Lions don't have much to celebrate, having entered their bye week at 1-3. Wednesday, however, brought a ray of sunshine: Safety Louis Delmas practiced for the first time in more than two months. Barring a setback, the timing of Delmas' reapp… |
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Canadian won $725K after Seahawks' MNF winOct 3, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com Watching replacement officials botch the end of the infamous Packers-Seahawks Monday night game two weeks ago might have been torturous for Green Bay fans, but it was glorious for a Canadian man, who won a quarter of a million dollars thanks to the resu… |
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NFC North first quarter Stock WatchOct 3, 2012
Some of you have noticed the absence of a weekly Stock Watch report. Over the years, I thought the post had a tendency to get repetitive. This season, I wanted to try taking watch of our stock once every four games or so. We've reached the first quarter… |
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Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com Aaron Rodgers and Cosmo Kramer now have something in common. Or is it, AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHon Rodgers? The Packers quarterback isn’t ready to play for the Buccaneers, but he did have an idea about protecting the eye that got poked last week against the Sain… |
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BBAO: Cedric Benson a permanent fixtureOct 3, 2012
We're Black and Blue All Over: We've reached the quarter point of the NFL season. Each NFC North team has played four of its 16 games, and here is one development none of us would have predicted when training camp began: Cedric Benson is the Green Bay P… |
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Matt Loede, lionsgab.com The Lions are 1-3 and in last place in the NFC North, something they did not expect after coming off a playoff season. Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free-Press reports Detroit Lions’ president Tom Lewand made a public appearance at the University of Winds… |
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Absurdly premature 2012 playoff picture: Week 4Oct 3, 2012
Mjd, yahoo.com Top AFC seeds: Houston Texans, Baltimore Ravens Other AFC division champs: Denver Broncos, New England Patriots AFC wild cards: Pittsburgh Steelers, San Diego Chargers Top NFC seeds: Atlanta Falcons, San Francisco 49ers Other NFC division champs: Philad… |
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Is This Real? The First-Place VikingsOct 3, 2012
This week, "Is This Real?" moves onto the rapidly expanding bandwagon of the 3-1 Minnesota Vikings, who are improbably tied for the division lead in t... |
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