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For NFL players, having your playbook on an iPad should be a plus. You can study, listen to music and take mental breaks to tweet and look at other stuff online. Except if you play for the Miami Dolphins. New head coach Joe Philbin has brought the Dolphins into the present, ditching physical, bulky playbooks for [...]
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Chad Ochocinco to Roger Goodell: “I will be a problem this year”
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Now that Miami Dolphins wide receiver Chad Ochocinco is no longer under the strict watch of the New England Patriots, he looks like he’s back to his old ways.
On Monday, Ochocinco mentioned NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Twitter, telling him that he’ll be a problem this year.
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