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Free-agent SS Deon Grant (Giants) said he is receiving interest from the Detroit Lions, Dallas ... |
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When Saints owner Tom Benson bought the NBA’s New Orleans Hornets, we joked that Saints coach Sean Payton could spend his one-year suspension working for the team. As it turns out, Saints G.M. Mickey Loomis will spend his half-year suspension doing just that. Mike Triplett of the New Orleans Times-Picayune reports that Loomis “likely” will… |
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Though I’d prefer to keep as much distance as possible from my current life and the 18 years I spent banging powdered wigs in court, the NFL seems to always have multiple issues that require some sort of legal analysis. The latest involves Jets quarterback Tim Tebow and his effort to get the makers of… |
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Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie called the police last year when his pregnant wife texted him to say she had slit her wrists and taken pills — part of a fake suicide attempt she carried out because she thought he was cheating on her. That’s the word from a bizarre New York Post report that details… |
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Owner Stephen Ross indicated that the Dolphins plans to work in rookie Ryan Tannehill slowly despite his advanced knowledge of the offense. |
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Seahawks GM John Schneider compares third-round rookie Russell Wilson to Drew Brees for his accuracy and anticipation. |
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Time could be running out on the relationship between wide receiver Josh Cribbs and the Cleveland Browns. That’s a theory being pushed by Jeff Schudel of the News-Herald in Northern Ohio. Cribbs is entering the final year of his contract and Schudel thinks he’d need to take a pay cut from the $1.438 million he’ll… |
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A busy offseason in Buffalo has paid off in terms of ticket sales. Adding Mario Williams, Mark Anderson and Stephon Gilmore while also re-signing Stevie Johnson and others has resulted in the team selling all the individual game tickets to the first two games at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The Bills made individual tickets available to… |
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Current and former Bills will be part of a big charity event in Buffalo that helps send kids to summer camp. Dolphins RB Reggie Bush got stuck at Fort Lauderdale airport during a hazmat incident. QB Tom Brady will join the Patriots for OTAs on Monday. According to TE Dustin Keller, Jets offensive coordinator Tony… |
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Former Steelers linebacker Greg Lloyd says he’s sick of seeing the way the NFL is changing to a league that makes protecting the quarterback paramount. “I don’t want to see a game where the damn score is 75-1 or 75-2, all this passing and passing,” Lloyd said on WXIX-TV in Cincinnati, via NFL.com. “I want… |
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The running back position is a bit of a question mark for the Lions, but one Detroit running back says there’s no question that the Lions’ offense is in great shape. Kevin Smith, who didn’t even sign with the Lions until halfway through the season but still finished second on the team with 356 rushing… |
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Osi Umenyiora wasn’t able to make it happen, but someone ponied up a fair amount of cash to win the bidding for Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring. Bidding has closed on the ring, which Taylor’s son put up for sale after Taylor gave him the ring, and it has sold for $230,401. The name… |
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After Panthers quarterback Cam Newton far exceeded expectations as a rookie, his coach isn’t worried at all about a sophomore slump. Panthers head coach Ron Rivera told the Charlotte Observer that Newton’s work ethic is as impressive as his athletic talent, and as a result Newton looks like he’s going to be better in 2012… |
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Safety Deon Grant won a Super Bowl ring in February.* In May, he’s still looking for his next NFL job. Via Justin Rogers of Mlive.com, Grant told SiriusXM NFL Radio on Saturday that a couple of teams are interested in the 12-year veteran:* the Lions and the Cowboys.* Grant said, however, that he’s in no… |
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Cornerback was already a position of need for the Lions heading into this offseason, even before they lost starter Eric Wright in free agency. So many Lions fans were disappointed when the team didn’t address the position in the first round of the NFL draft, and downright baffled when the Lions didn’t take a corner… |
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The Miami Dolphins traded receiver Brandon Marshall to the Bears as the clock struck 4:00 p.m. ET on March 13, the launch of the 2012 league year and, in turn, the trading period. They have not replaced him with a free agent or a hot-shot rookie, and they are now embracing the ensuing youth at… |
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After 16 years in the NFL, Jon Kitna is now teaching 16-year-olds. Kitna, who retired from football after the 2011 season and played for the Seahawks, Bengals, Lions, and Cowboys, has been hired as a teacher and coach at Lincoln High School in Tacoma. Danny O’Neil of the Seattle Times tells the tale of Kitna’s… |
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Bengals linebacker Dontay Moch, a much-hyped third-round pick in the 2011 draft, suffered a foot injury in training camp and ultimately didn’t play at all during his rookie season. His debut could be delayed by at least 25 percent of the 2012 season. Jason La Canfora of *** reports via Twitter that Moch has been… |
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Cowboys defensive back Morris Claiborne recently said that he hopes to be ready for a June 12 minicamp after recently having pins removed from his left wrist. Claiborne’s hopes may not become reality. Via NFL.com, former Cowboys scout Bryan Broaddus, who now writes for the team’s official website, writes on Twitter that Claiborne still will… |
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Earlier today, Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora said that, if he gets to a million followers in one day on Twitter, he’ll buy Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring (which Taylor gave to his son and which Taylor’s son is selling) and give it back to Taylor. Osi later revised the limit to 500,000, with… |
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The numbers keep growing and growing, as more and more former players are adding their names to concussion lawsuits against the NFL. According to NFLConcussionLitigation.com, three more actions were filed this week. One action, filed in Georgia, has only four plaintiffs:* Robert Edwards, Kenneth Callicutt, Byron Ingram, and Todd Kelly.* Edwards (pictured), who tore up… |
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Mike Klis of the*Denver Post reports that the Broncos have opened long-term contract negotiations*with left tackle Ryan Clady. Citing “several NFL sources,” Klis reports that “it may be a while” before the sides close a deal. Though Clady’s sacks-allowed total has been on the rise over the past three seasons, Klis’ story goes on to… |
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Former NFL running back Dorsey Levens, who won a Super Bowl ring with the Packers in 1996, has been working on a documentary regarding concussions.* After 18 months, his work is nearly completed, in the form of a film entitled Bell Rung. Levens tells D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal Constitution that the effort… |
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Earlier this month, Raiders quarterback Terrelle Pryor told SI.com that he thought about quitting football last year.* Pryor has now abandoned talk of abandoning the game. “I’m not going to talk about that,” Pryor said to Jerry McDonald of InsideBayArea.com.* “That’s in the past.” What’s in the future for Pryor is a desire to play.*… |
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According to the Denver Post, the Broncos have opened long-term extension talks with LT Ryan Clady. |
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