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Talk of eliminating kickoffs brings up issue of safety vs. sanctity
Are NFL kickoffs in their final days? Nothing's official, of course, but it's clear the league is determined to find a safer alternative to one of football's most exciting plays. Commissioner Roger Goodell said this week that the competition committee...
Tags: Greg Schiano, Peyton Manning, Roger Goodell, Football, Injuries and Wounds
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Three quarterbacks are walking a tightrope
Their passes might sail high, but three NFL quarterbacks have landed far short of expectations. Kansas City's Matt Cassel, Seattle's Russell Wilson, and the New York Jets' Mark Sanchez aren't the only starting quarterbacks who are struggling —...
Tags: NFC West, New York Jets, Romeo Crennel, Golden Tate, National Football League
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So what if officials' miscues cost Bears?
Without question the selection of Bears cornerbacks Charles Tillman and Tim Jennings to start the Pro Bowl reflects how highly the rest of the league regards the tandem. Not since 1988, when the Browns duo of Hanford Dixon and Frank Minnifield earned...
Tags: Soldier Field, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Washington Redskins, Carolina Panthers
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Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Robert Griffin III: freshman class
What once was reason for panic –— a rookie quarterback starting an NFL playoff game — is suddenly a problem for opposing defenses. Andrew Luck playing at Baltimore? The Ravens had better be ready. Russell Wilson versus Robert Griffin...
Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Joe Theismann, Washington Redskins, Christian Ponder
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Scabs can't replace good union workers
Bill PressPolitics is a lot of things. But, as we learned this week, it's not everything. President Obama addressed the UN General Assembly. Both Obama and Mitt Romney spoke before the Clinton Global Initiative. But all America was talking about -- was football....Tags: United Nations General Assembly, Bill Press, Green Bay Packers, Mitt Romney, Air Transportation Industry
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Goodell's NFL Vision Fades, And The Replacement Refs Are Lost
The Hartford CourantThe situation with the scab officials has grown so bad, so profoundly ugly, that Roger Goodell has resorted to a charade as his No. 1 strategy. His league, once the best sports league anywhere, has become a laughingstock and Tuesday the NFL commissioner...Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Greg Schiano, Washington Redskins, Golden Tate, Darrius Heyward-Bey
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For NFL's Western teams, a change in direction
After the first two weeks of the NFL season, we could have surmised: The San Francisco 49ers and San Diego Chargers were very good. The Oakland Raiders were very bad. The Arizona Cardinals were very lucky. But Sunday, oh, how the West was spun....
Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, Atlanta Falcons, New York Jets
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Is Seattle the game we start Lovie's firing countdown?
Will we look back at the Bears’ embarrassing home loss to the road-pathetic Seahawks and identify it as the game that marked the beginning of Lovie Smith’s end as coach? Smith is under contract for next season and Sunday’s galling...
Tags: Seattle Seahawks, Julius Peppers, Tyler Palko, NFC North, Tim Tebow
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If this isn't a complete Bears disaster, it's close
This might not be a full-blown disaster, but you can see it from here. The Chicago Bears let a rookie quarterback on one of the worst road teams in the league go 97 yards on 12 plays late in the fourth quarter to blow what should’ve been an easy...
Tags: Major Wright, Earl Bennett, Seattle Seahawks, Tim Jennings, NFC North
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Bar set low for Ryan Tannehill in long line of Dolphin QB flops
Sixteen guys have walked in Dan Marino's shoes. By comparison, for the Miami Dolphins, it's been like trading in the ruby slippers from "The Wizard of Oz" for sandals from Payless. There is nothing truly special about Damon Huard, Jay Fiedler, Ray...
Tags: Tyler Thigpen, Ray Lucas, Butterfly Ballots, Drew Brees, Dan Marino
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NFL Week 16 preview: Revitalized Seahawks face 49ers
Move over, RG3. Make room for another rookie quarterback sensation . . . RW3. That's Seattle's Russell Wilson, who happens to wear No. 3 and has helped invigorate the Seahawks, just as Robert Griffin III has pumped life into the Washington Redskins....
Tags: Cincinnati Bengals, Leukemia, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Redskins, NFC West
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2013 NFL Draft schedule on NFL Network
Channel Guide Magazine2013 NFL Draft schedule on NFL Network includes live coverage of the Draft from New York City's Radio City Music Hall beginning April 25, with a record-high 47 hours of live coverage. NFL Network's roster of analysts, reporters and college coaches, and 15...
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