Chargers claim Johnny Patrick off waiversJosh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Saints cut bait on cornerback Johnny Patrick less than two years after they made him a third-round pick, but the NFL waiver wire has once again shown that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Or at least another man’s opportunity to take a… |
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Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com Over the next few weeks, "Shutdown Corner" will pay homage to "Office Space" (TPS reports) as we take a quick look back at each team's 2012 season and a look at what lies ahead for the 2013 offseason. We head to the NFC South and beg… |
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NFC South afternoon updateFeb 20
Time for a quick run through some odds and ends from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS There’s been a lot of talk about the New York Jets perhaps trading cornerback Darrelle Revis. The obstacle there is his existing contract runs for only one mo… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning isn’t the only one courting Dwight Freeney ahead of the start of free agency. Falcons wide receiver Roddy White took to his Twitter account on Wednesday to let it be known that he would like to share a locker room with… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Former NFL linebacker Reggie Burnette has lost his job as a high school coach after he was arrested on an indecency charge. Burnette, a linebacker who played for the Packers in 1991 and for the Buccaneers in 1992 and 1993, resigned as Mount Vernon Presb… |
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A lot of people think Julio Jones has passed (or is in the process of passing) Roddy White as the Atlanta Falcons’ No. 1 receiver. Maybe so, but White’s still the go-to guy, at least in my eyes. That’s because White can be counted on in the clutch, … |
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We have yet to see the Carolina Panthers make their salary-cap purge. They have restructured a couple of contracts to get to about $10 million over the cap. But they’re going to have to release some players before the start of the league year on March 1… |
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With great success comes great pressure. The Redskins were 2012's Cinderella, but the stakes are now higher. Matt Gagne lays out how to build upon last season's breakout. |
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BRADENTON , Fla. -- As the Atlanta Falcons watch the workouts at the NFL scouting combine this week, it’s pretty much a certainty their coaches and scouts will be keeping a close eye on Notre Dame tight end Tyler Eifert. The Falcons have been lobbying h… |
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Around the NFC SouthFeb 20
Time for a look at some news and notes from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS D. Orlando Ledbetter throws out the possibility of the Falcons taking South Carolina running back Marcus Lattimore in the second round of the draft. Lattimore is a great ta… |
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BRADENTON, Fla. -- When he came to the United States from his native Estonia in 2008, Margus Hunt viewed America as the land of opportunity. “My goal and vision was to be in the Olympics in 2012," Hunt said. That didn’t happen. Instead, Hunt will b… |
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There are always explanations from these poor athletes in trouble, even the worst kind of trouble, the kind facing an accused murderer named Oscar Pistorius in South Africa, all the way down to some of these baseball players with their tortured explanat… |
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