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NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Gregg Rosenthal) —
Raiders fans almost don't know what to do with all the positive press their team has received this offseason.Simply dumping JaMarcus Russell and having a productive draft have many analysts predicting Oakland will end their seven year run under .500.Before...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
Once upon a time, Steve Martin suggested the following strategy for dealing with criminal charges of tax evasion."I forgot."Dolphins receiver Brian Hartline had avoided scrutiny for leaving the scene of an accident with similar logic, but using an approach that...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Gregg Rosenthal) —
Bills 2009 first-round pick Aaron Maybin held out of training camp last year and never made much of an impact as a rookie. Now playing outside linebacker in Buffalo's new 3-4 scheme, Maybin opened camp as a backup behind journeyman...
CBSSports.com: Clark Judge Blog —
What's wrong with this picture: Rex Ryan takes the New York Jets to the conference championship game in his rookie season as a head coach and reportedly gains a two-year contract extension. Darrelle Revis makes the All-Pro team and is acclaimed the b ...
Yahoo.com: Shutdown Corner (Chris Chase) —
Whenever there's a football category on Jeopardy, it's readily apparent that not everyone loves the NFL as much as you and me. Some contestants tend to celebrate this fact, as did Meg during a recent episode of the long-running quiz show this week. The category for Final Jeopardy was "The Super Bowl": What's most funny to me isn't the "Jacksonville Panthers" answer...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
Last year, the Vikings made a run at receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh in free agency. When they didn't get him, they addressed their needs by taking receiver Percy Harvin in the first round of the draft.This year, the Vikings attempted to...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
The Steelers have struggled on the offensive line of late, and they addressed their deficiencies by devoting their first-round pick to center Maurkice Pouncey.Per a league source, Pouncey has agreed to terms, and he is on the way to camp.Pouncey...
CBSSports.com: Clark Judge Blog —
So Albert Haynesworth is "tired of this B.S.," is that right? I guarantee you that he's not alone. Mike Shanahan is tired, too. ...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Gregg Rosenthal) —
We're not surprised the Jets moved quickly to extend coach Rex Ryan's contract.We are admittedly taken aback that the Jets announced a five-year extension on Friday for G.M. Mike Tannenbaum as well. (He quietly signed the deal in June, but...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Gregg Rosenthal) —
The rookie salary cap may be coming, but this year's crop continues to enjoy big increases over last year's overpaid first-year players.49ers tackle Anthony Davis, for instance, will earn $26.5 million over five years, with $15.954 million guaranteed, according to...
Yahoo.com: Shutdown Corner (Chris Chase) —
We all know how great that David Tyree catch was in Super Bowl XLII. Eli Manning avoiding a sack, Tyree's ball-on-helmet grab in traffic and the New York Giants ending a perfect season for the New England Patriots . It was fantastic. But was it truly the best in NFL history, as some have called it in the wake of the wide receiver's retirement this week? If Steve Sabol...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Gregg Rosenthal) —
The first episode of Hard Knocks should include Rex Ryan uncorking some champagne. Jay Glazer of FOX reports that Ryan signed a two-year extension as coach of the Jets. As the "Mangenius" could tell you, it's not a bad idea...
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Gregg Rosenthal) —
One of the last remaining unsigned second round picks won't be a training camp holdout.Adam Schefter of ESPN reports Cardinals linebacker Daryl Washington agreed to a four-year contract Friday. The lightweight linebacker can't replace Karlos Dansby, but he should get...
NY Times: The Fifth Down (By MIKE TANIER) —
Thanksgiving has turkeys, Independence Day has fireworks, and the start of N.F.L. training camp has its own predictable-yet-comforting traditions.
NBCSports.com: ProFootballTalk (Mike Florio) —
The first-round picks are falling quickly now.A league source has confirmed to us that safety Eric Berry has agreed to terms with the Chiefs.Three of the top ten picks are now under contract, and two of the top five.Berry was...