You better not pout.You better not cry.you better watch out.I'm telling you why.Santa NFL snubbed London again.Roger made a list and fluffed the fuzzand he took it to heart. He checked for guys with TV buzz,yet still made a list that ain't very smart.Santa NFL snubbed London again.London is an iron man,a one-man tackling machine. Though fate dealt him a losing handthe snub is just so mean.You better not pout.You better not cry.you better watch out.I'm telling you why.Santa NFL snubbed London again.The NFL announced the Pro Bowl selection today. No Washington Redskins play made the list. Fourteen year veteran London Fletcher tops the chart as the NFL taklers as he usually does. As usual, the NFL ignored the evidence of Fletcher's stat line and game video to select Patrick Willis (49ers) and Brian Urlacher (Bears) instead.NFL analyst Michael Lombardi wondered about the ommission in his assessment of the NFC Pro Bowl roster. "Not sure how he is off this list,"...
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Brian Urlacher,
Michael Lombardi,
Jonathan Vilma,
Carlos Rogers
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints
TEAMS: Washington Redskins, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, New Orleans Saints
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