Roger Goodell and Brian Orakpo were still on stage at last weekend’s NFL Draft and EA Sports already had Orakpo’s Madden NFL 10 Washington Redskins player card ready. The EA experts love his speed and power and rated him as an 82 overall. Both in real life and in the game, Rak is going to [...]
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The best way to prepare for battle is to know your enemy.With that thought in mind, we asked our MVN partner DC Pro Sports Report to answer a few questions about the upcoming series from the Caps' perspective...
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