Seahawks place James Carpenter on non-football illness listCurtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com The Seattle Seahawks placed starting left guard James Carpenter on the non-football illness list Tuesday, ending his 2012 season. There has been no word yet as to the nature of the illness that led to Carpenter’s season coming to an end. Carpenter had l… |
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Sorting through Seahawks' roster movesDec 4, 2012
There was some thought before the 2012 NFL season that James Carpenter, the Seattle Seahawks' 2011 first-round draft choice, might not play again until 2013. Carpenter did return from a serious knee injury in time to start seven games. 2012 NFC West Rec… |
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Report: Seahawks cut Braylon EdwardsDec 4, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Braylon Edwards is a Seahawk no more. Seattle has waived Edwards, Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune reports. Edwards will be given the waived/injured designation, although it was not immediately clear what the nature of his injury is. Edwards, who signe… |
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Fumbling for answers to bad recovery rateDec 4, 2012
Janoris Jenkins' critical fumble return for a touchdown Sunday was a long time coming for the St. Louis Rams. The team had recovered only one opponent's fumble all season, the last one coming against Arizona's Kevin Kolb in Week 5. 2012 Fewest Opponent … |
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Struggling Cards release veteran tight end HeapDec 4, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com The struggling Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday released veteran tight end Todd Heap, league sources told ESPN. |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Hours after Seahawks receiver Braylon Edwards said the Jets are run by “idiots,” he changed his tune. Edwards, who wrote on Twitter early Tuesday morning that people shouldn’t get on Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez and should instead blame the “i… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The 49ers offense has been at the center of attention in recent weeks because of coach Jim Harbaugh’s decision to change quarterbacks. A member of that offense will be a guest on Tuesday’s edition of Pro Football Talk on NBC Sports Network. Wide recei… |
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A few thoughts as Cards cut ties with HeapDec 4, 2012
Todd Heap's release from the Arizona Cardinals, announced by the team Tuesday, ends what appeared to be a strained relationship. Might another NFC West team have interest? Zach Miller is entrenched as the Seattle Seahawks' starter, but the Seahawks hope… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com The next time I talk to perennially grumpy San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh, I'll have some leverage to insure that he talks longer than six minutes on his media conference calls: Coach, give with the multi-sentence answers, or I'll publish a… |
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Source: Reeling Cards release tight end HeapDec 4, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com The struggling Arizona Cardinals on Tuesday released veteran tight end Todd Heap, league sources told ESPN. |
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Every loss matters at this point, even for those safely in the playoff field. For two teams, Week 13 defeats could prove especially costly as the postseason nears, Don Banks writes. |
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Cardinals cut Todd HeapDec 4, 2012
Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Todd Heap’s time in Arizona is done. The Cardinals have released Heap, a 12-year veteran tight end, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. A 2001 first-round draft pick of the Ravens, Heap has been to two Pro Bowls. But he’s been a disappointment in Arizona … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com When the Patriots improved their record to 9-3 with a win over the Dolphins on Sunday, they clinched their 12th consecutive winning season. In the NFL, that’s a rare thing. With 12 straight winning records, the Patriots have by far the longest active st… |
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Wilson, Luck vs. same seven opponentsDec 4, 2012
2012 Luck-Wilson vs. 7 Common Opps @Akrish raised a good question after Seattle's Russell Wilson and Indianapolis' Andrew Luck led their teams to stirring victories in Week 13. "Can you please look at Luck and Wilson vs. the same opponents?" h… |
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Don Banks, CNNSI.com Week 13 in the NFL had its requisite amount of 16 losers -- and, yes, we know the Rams and 49ers nearly tied once again -- but nobody in the league lost more ground than the Bears and Ravens, both of whom were upset at home on Sunday by six-win teams, d… |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com Down a point and the clock running out, the Cardinals had one and only one chance to win the game: Intentionally the Jets score a touchdown, and get the ball back with two minutes left. The Arizona defense did what it had to, parting like the Red Sea fo… |
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NFL: Week 13 knee-jerk reactionsDec 4, 2012
You’ve heard the chatter by the sports pundits and on the talk shows. Heck, you might even have heard it here. So, are the knee-jerk reactions about your team based in reality? Our NFL bloggers weigh in. |
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Rhodes: Dockett 'did not spit in my face'Dec 4, 2012
Kent Somers of the Arizona Republic passes along a comment from Cardinals free safety Kerry Rhodes denying a report that teammate Darnell Dockett spit in his face during the team's 7-6 defeat to the New York Jets. From Rhodes: "Yes, we had a disagr… |
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Good News, Mark Sanchez: You Still Have One Fan In The NFL. Bad News: It's Braylon Edwards.Dec 4, 2012
Tom Ley, deadspin.com Braylon Edwards, who is currently a useless member of the Seattle Seahwaks, used to be semi-relevant when he played for the New York Jets. As such, Edwards has strong opinions about the current state of the Jets franchise, specifically the struggles of … |
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NFC West Stock WatchDec 4, 2012
RISING 1. Russell Wilson, Seahawks QB. Wilson was shockingly effective while leading 97- and 80-yard touchdown drives to beat the Chicago Bears by a 23-17 score at Soldier Field. Said Bears receiver Brandon Marshall: "He's a born leader. I listened… |
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Searching far and wide (left) for a FG missDec 4, 2012
Two weeks ago, the Seattle Seahawks watched the Miami Dolphins kick the winning 43-yard field goal against them as time expired. This past week, the Seahawks watched the Chicago Bears force overtime against them with a 46-yarder as the fourth-quarter cl… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Seahawks receiver Braylon Edwards played with Mark Sanchez in New York during Sanchez’s first two years with the Jets, and Edwards thinks it’s unfair to Sanchez that he’s taking most of the heat for the Jets’ disappointing season. Edwards wrote on… |
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Around the NFC West: Spitting and respectDec 4, 2012
Around the NFC West: Dec. 4, 2012 The Arizona Cardinals have enough problems without one defensive starter, Darnell Dockett, reportedly spitting on another defensive starter, Kerry Rhodes, during the final moments of a 7-6 defeat to the New York Jets. S… |
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Charles Woodson nearing return for PackersDec 4, 2012
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Green Bay Packers defensive back Charles Woodson has missed the last five games due to a broken collarbone suffered against the St. Louis Rams in October. Now Woodson is closing in on his return to the field. According to Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Jo… |
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