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J.D. Walton could miss entire Broncos season
Denver Broncos center J.D. Walton had surgery on his left ankle Monday and could possibly miss the 2013 season, reports Jeff Legwold of The Denver Post. Walton needed surgery to replace some hardware in his left ankle that was originally
QB Christian Ponder doesn’t look sharp at Vikings OTAs
Christian Ponder has plenty of time to get in a rhythm, but at Vikings OTAs this week he hasn’t been impressive. Facing a possible challenge from backup quarterback Matt Cassell, Ponder hasn’t distanced himself by not looking sharp. Throwing to new receivers, Ponder’s performance has been uneven at best. "Watching Christian Ponder out there, the footwork didn'...
Report: Police Investigating Whether Murder of Aaron Hernandez’s ‘Associate’ Is Drug-Related
Police are now investigating whether the death of the 27-year-old man said to be an “associate” of Patriots wide receiver Aaron Hernandez is drug-related, The Boston Globe reports.
The man, whose body was found in North Attleboro, is thought to be Dorchester resident Odin Lloyd, according to reports.
Lloyd’s uncle, Ed, told the Globe that the man could possibly be Odin. Lloyd...
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Hernandez named in shooting lawsuit
Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, on top of being questioned by police as part of a murder investigation, has also been named in a lawsuit over an alleged shooting.
Patrick Willis: I’m ‘hungry to be better’
San Francisco 49ers inside linebacker and defensive co-captain Patrick Willis said he feels like he’s in the best shape possible. According to 49ers.com, Willis was one of 31 players on the roster to attend every practice and workout this offseason. The 28-year-old used the offseason program to
Top 5 potential Tight End tandems in 2013
The explosion of outstanding tight end tandems is taking the NFL by storm, and NFL teams reacted by snatching up most of the tight ends in the 2013 draft, despite already having a proven starter at the position to capitalize on this trend. Why should you only have one great tight end, when you can have two? It drives opposing defensive coordinators nuts. However, which teams that...
Roger Staubach: Tony Romo is a “championship quarterback”
Cowboys great Roger Staubach made an appearance on 105.3 The Fan’s Nathan & MDog last week and stated that he believes Tony Romo is a “championship quarterback.”
“I’m a Tony Romo fan. Obviously there are people that are right with me and others that say Roger, you know. Well, I just look at it. I just have a feel. I had a feel when Troy Aikman came to this team,...
Buccaneers add a cornerback to the roster
From the Buccaneers communications department: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today the signing of cornerback Michael Adams. Adams (5-8, 181) enters his seventh year in the NFL, having played in 74 games with seven starts, totaling 165 tackles, 18 passes defensed, four fumble recoveries, three interceptions and one forced fumble. Adams originally entered the league as a college...
Broncos first game of the 2013 season is the most important
So many of the Denver Broncos faithful remember the 1996 season. Led by John Elway, Steve Atwater, and Terrell Davis it was the first time in a long time the Denver Broncos had a team that had all the tools to go deep into the playoffs.
Thoughts of the Broncos fulfilling the countless dreams of a Super Bowl, that had eluded us for many years, were a reality.
The regular season...
Chiefs may have finally found Tony Gonzales’s replacement at tight end position in Travis Kelce
The Kansas City Chiefs may have finally found a replacement for now departed Hall of Fame tight end Tony Gonzalez with the selection of Travis Kelce.
Kelce's combination of size (6-foot-5, 255), athleticism, and pass-catching ability made him an attractive option in the third round on the 2013 NFL Draft.
It’s been four year since Gonzales has been gone and the team is still...
Oakland Raiders Interested in Former Packers LB Desmond Bishop?
The Raiders are already set at linebacker, but the team could be thinking about adding another player to its LB corps. Who might that be?
#Raiders are deep at linebacker right now, but it’s still possible that they make a run at released Packers LB Desmond Bishop. Solid player.
— Steve Corkran (@CorkOnTheNFL) June 17, 2013
Bishop was released by the Packers on Monday. Obviously...
Steelers Rookie WR J.D. Woods Knows Just How Important Special Teams Is To His Future
On Tuesday, I listed Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver J.D. Woods as one of five undrafted players whom I think have a small chance to make the 53 man roster out of training camp this year. Woods certainly faces long odds, but he knows that if he is going to beat those odds, it will be because he's able to not only contribute as a fifth or sixth wide receiver on offense, but...
Is There Another Contract in Aaron Rodgers Future?
Rodgers – Is there another contract in his future?
On the heels of our own Thomas Hobbes taking a bit of a tongue-in-cheek look at “age” as it applies to Aaron Rodgers versus other Packers, we have an interesting comment from Rodgers.
In a must-read wide-ranging interview with Jason Wilde of ESPN Milwaukee, the subject of how long Rodgers might want to play came up:
Wilde...
Greg Olson to build offense around players, not scheme
Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson is attempting to breath some new life into the team's offense by building his playbook around players' skillsets, rather than forcing them to adapt to a rigid scheme.
Whatever that may entail, it's certaintly worth a shot, as the offense could use an extreme makeover of sorts.
“So I’ve been exposed to a number of...
Steelers WR Plaxico Burress Happy For More Time To Get Into Shape And Learn Offense
Veteran wide receiver Plaxico Burress was signed late in November last season due to the injuries suffered by both Antonio Brown and Jerricho Cotchery and because of that it took him a while to get into football shape and learn the offense.
The Steelers re-signed Burress to a one-year deal at the start of free agency this past offseason and the former first-round draft said last...
Lil Wiz and Hulk: A Look at the Oakland Raiders Offensive Line
Last season’s disaster experiment with Greg Knapp’s zone blocking scheme turned the Oakland Raiders once vaunted running game into a joke. Not only did Darren McFadden look like a shell-of-himself but the young stars on the offensive line Jared Veldheer and Stefen Wisniewski looked lost. With new offensive coordinator Greg Olsen reinstalling the power run blocking scheme the...
Browns may have the best defense in the NFL, get real
Rookies say the darndest things and Cleveland Browns linebacker Barkevious Mingo might want to slow his roll.
According to Mary Kay Cabot of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, Mingo believes the Browns have the pieces in place to be among the league’s best.
“If everything is going well, I think this defense could be the best in the league,” Mingo said.
Hate to burst your bubble...
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