Getty ImagesBelow is a rundown of headlines from yesterday.Chiefs quarterback Matt Cassel Believes in himself despite a rough season in 2011.Dolphins rookie running back [...]
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Getty ImagesNew York Giants cornerback Terrell Thomas was limited during Wednesday’s practice. He stated that he should be fully healthy and ready to go for training [...]
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Getty ImagesAccording to Aaron Wilson of the Carroll County Times, Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh stated that linebacker Terrell Suggs will visit his doctor in th [...]
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Getty ImagesAccording to Armando Salguero of the Miami Herald, both Matt Moore and David Garrard took the first team snaps at practice on Tuesday, while rookie Ryan Tannehil [...]
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Getty ImagesAccording to Todd Archer of ESPNDallas.com, Dallas Cowboys running back Felix Jones isn’t expected to be on the field until training camp, since he underwe [...]
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Getty ImagesAccording to Mike Reiss of ESPNBoston.com, the New England Patriots have signed first round pick Chandler Jones.The Patriots drafted Jones in hopes that he̵ [...]
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Getty ImagesAccording to Rotoworld.com, ESPN’s Sal Paolantonio reported on NFL Live that Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is looking for “Adrian Peterson m [...]
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Oakland Raiders cornerback Ronald Bartell isn’t happy with the idea of the NFL forcing players to wear leg pads starting in 2013. He said that he won’t wear them [...]
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Getty ImagesJust yesterday, we reported that Dallas Cowboys cornerback Mike Jenkins wants to be traded now that it appears he won’t be starting this season.Cowboys he [...]
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Getty ImagesAccording to Art Stapleton of the Bergen Record, the New York Giants will visit President Barack Obama and the White House on June 8th to acknowledge their Super [...]
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In a recent radio interview on AM 790, Mike Florio criticized Roger Goodell’s handling of the punishments handed down to the players allegedly involved in the Bountygate scandal. He began by pointing out that when the Saints’ coaches didn’t vigorously challenge their suspensions (or in Gregg Williams case, not at all), he assumed that everything [...]
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So far, I have offered my predictions on the breakouts and busts among quarterbacks and running backs for the 2012 NFL season. Now, let’s turn our attention to the wide receivers. Here are my choices for the top 25 fantasy wide receivers for the upcoming season. 1. Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants Call it a [...]
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As Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson continues to rehab from a torn ACL in 2011, he still plans on being ready for week one of the regular season. He told ESPN that he feels like he’ll be 50-50 once training camp rolls around. “To be honest with you I feel like 50-50. I feel [...]
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Amidst a crowd of both cheers and boos, earlier today, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a measure that will partially subsidize a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. Dayton’s signature marks the end of a long and sometimes contentious battle between the Vikings owners, Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf, the Minnesota state legislature, [...]
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Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
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Well, folks, it’s that time of the year when number-crunching, stat-obsessed football enthusiasts get their geek on and try to forecast the fantasy successes and flops for the 2012 NFL season. Here is my projected list of the top 25 quarterbacks for this coming season, according to standard fantasy league scoring. In parenthesis next to [...]
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The Minnesota state legislature and the Minnesota Vikings have finally agreed on a financial arrangement to fund part of a new $975 million stadium for the team with public moneys. The final share of the bill that the Vikings will have to foot is $477 million, or 48.9%. The state government will fund $350 million, [...]
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Just last night former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and ESPN NFL analyst Cris Carter came out and said that he issued a bounties for players when he played in the NFL. After former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski called him out on the Dan Patrick Show earlier in the day, Carter decided that he needed to [...]
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Yesterday former NFL wide receiver and current ESPN analyst Cris Carter claimed that he placed bounties on opposing players during his career. Former NFL linebacker Bill Romanowski was a guest on the Dan Patrick Show on Wednesday and claimed that Carter is essentially lying about his bounty claim. “It is absolute fiction,” Romanowski said. “If [...]
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According to ProFootballTalk.com, the Minnesota Vikings worked out free agent linebacker Rocky McIntosh on Tuesday. The Vikings are in need of some help at the linebacker position, but no one knows exactly how interested they are in signing McIntosh at this point. McIntosh posted 65 tackles and one sack in 2011 for the Redskins.
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson still plans on being ready to go week one of the upcoming regular season after tearing both his ACL and MCL back in December of last season. Vikings head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman isn’t ready to say he’ll Peterson will be ready to go for the first game of [...]
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Former Minnesota Vikings wide receiver and current ESPN analyst Cris Carter admitted on Hill and Schlereth on ESPN Radio that he participated in bounties during his NFL career. “I’m guilty of it,” Carter said. “It’s the first time I’ve ever admitted it. But I put a bounty on guys before. I put bounties on guys. [...]
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A measure that would partially fund a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings cleared the state House Monday by a vote of 73 to 58. But this bill differs significantly from the original bill in that it would force the Vikings to pay $532 million – or 54.5% of the $975 million required to construct [...]
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According to Tom Peliserro of ESPN Radio Twin Cities, the Minnesota Vikings have released veteran kicker Ryan Longwell. This wasn’t a mutual a decision, the Vikings apparently weren’t happy with him any longer. It doesn’t make sense to me that the Vikings didn’t want to at least allow Longwell to fight for his job in [...]
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Tony Dungy, former head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Indianapolis Colts had a friendly conversation recently with Sid Hartman, sports writer for the Minneapolis Star Tribune. In it, he explained how important it was for NFL teams to replace their outdated stadiums with new ones, not only for financial reasons, but also [...]
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