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Chargers C Nick Hardwick Says He Won't Retire

Nick Hardwick has a new son and a renewed outlook, and he said Monday what everyone who knows him expected all along. “I’m playing.” The man who has started 103 games at center for the Chargers since 2004 has actually had his mind made up since the middle of January. He took two weeks off after the season, hung out at home and then got the urge to start working out again. “That...
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Jerricho Cotchery Hopes Steelers Offer Him A Multiyear Contract

In the past year, Jerricho Cotchery has adopted two infant sons, scored the touchdown that forced overtime in a wild-card playoff game and dressed in his first professional uniform other than the Jets. Now, the receiver is hoping to sign a four- or five-year deal to play out his NFL career with one team. And he wants that team to be the Pittsburgh Steelers. After seven seasons with...
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Redskins QB John Beck Believes He Deserves Another Chance

You’ve got to love John Beck. Not for the way he plays the game (he did lose the starting quarterback race to Rex Grossman at the start of last year before losing it again in the middle of 2011) or his winning percentage (he’s 0-7 in his career as a starter). No, you’ve got to love Beck’s confidence because even though he’s been passed over plenty of times before for Grossman...
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Colts QB Peyton Manning Interested In The Texans If He's Released?

Longtime KTRK-TV sports director Bob Allen said on Monday a close friend of the Manning family told him that Peyton Manning would be interested in coming to the Texans if -- as expected -- he is released from the Colts. Needless to say, there would be numerous factors (incumbent QB Matt Schaub's health, for starters) before a Manning-Texans union could become reality. The person...
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Dave Caldwell, DeJuan Polk Promoted By The Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons today announced that they have promoted Dave Caldwell to Director of Player Personnel and DeJuan Polk to Director of Pro Scouting. “We are pleased to announce the promotions of Dave and DeJuan,” said general manager Thomas Dimitroff. “Both Dave and DeJuan have been vital to our personnel department and have been tremendous assets to our organization. They have...
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Giants RB Brandon Jacobs To Consider Coming To The Jets?

Giants running back Brandon Jacobs made it very clear Monday that he hopes to help defend the team’s Super Bowl title next season according to Sam Borden of the New York Times. But Jacobs also said that he has no plans to retire if the Giants choose not to keep him and would not rule out considering the Jets if he ends up on the open market. “I want to be a Giant,” said Jacobs...
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Giants Sign OG Chris White, 2 Others To 'Futures/Reserves' Deals

The New York Giants have signed veteran guard Chris White and two other players to reserve/future contracts. Also added to the roster Monday were defensive end Craig Marshall, who was briefly a member of the Giants’ practice squad last season, and former Tampa Bay tight end Ryan Purvis. White has played in 33 games during his seven-year NFL career, including eight starts for the...
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Steelers GM Says There's Been No Final Decision On WR Hines Ward

The Steelers are still mulling wide receiver Hines Ward`s future in Pittsburgh as they work to get under the salary cap and make personnel decisions that will shape the 2012 roster. "To this current point no final decisions have been made," Steelers general manager Kevin Colbert said today in regard to Ward. "We've had several discussions internally." An NFL...
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Chiefs To Hire Giants Assistant Jack Bicknell Jr. As O-Line Coach

Giants assistant coach Jack Bicknell Jr. is expected to be hired as the Kansas City Chiefs' offensive line coach, according to someone informed of the impending hire. The person requested anonymity because Kansas City hasn't yet announced the addition of Bicknell to Romeo Crennel's staff. Bicknell, 49, has been the Giants' assistant offensive line coach under Pat...
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FCC Urged To End Sports Blackout Rule

Monday is the deadline for public comments on a petition by the Sports Fans Coalition to rescind the rule, which bars cable and satellite systems from carrying a sporting event that is blacked out on local broadcast television stations. The rule has effectively reinforced the NFL's own policy, which blacks out games in home markets that aren't sold out 72 hours ahead of time...
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Lions Plan On Re-signing QB Shaun Hill

Dave Brikett of the Detroit Free Press reports that the Detroit Lions have already told Shaun Hill that they intend to re-sign him during the offseason and apparently, Hill would like to remain in Detroit. Brikett even mentions that Hill may be willing to offer them a bit of a discount to stay on as Matthew Stafford‘s backup. “I hope things work out here and I’m able to come back...
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Jets LB Bart Scott Undergoes Elbow Surgery

Jets linebacker Bart Scott had an offseason elbow scope to clean out aggravating bone chips according to Jenny Vrentas of the Newark Star-Ledger. This per two people with knowledge of the procedure said. The procedure was minor and has a recovery time of just a few weeks, the people said, so it will not affect his readiness for the team's offseason program, scheduled to begin...
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Colts Sign LB Brandon Peguese To A 3-Year 'Future/Reserves' Contract

The Indianapolis Colts have signed former Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Peguese. Undersized at 6-foot-1, 230 pounds, was originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Eagles on July 26, 2011. He was released prior to the start of the regular season on Aug. 26. A former Hampton University played, Peguese earned Sports Network FCS All-America and first-team All-MEAC...
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Jets To Retain QB Coach Matt Cavanaugh

The New York Jets retained quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh after considering their options, including David Lee. Cavanaugh and quarterback Mark Sanchez had drawn criticism for a subpar season. Cavanaugh previously spent four seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at the University of Pittsburgh. Cavanaugh played 14 NFL seasons for four teams (Patriots, 49ers...
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Ex-Raiders CB Stanford Routt Reportedly Visiting Chiefs Tuesday

Free agent cornerback Stanford Routt visited the Buffalo Bills on Monday and will meet with the Kansas City Chiefs on Tuesday, Jason La Canfora of the NFL Network reports. According to La Canfora, Routt will also meet with the Houston Texans, Dallas Cowboys and Tennessee Titans this week. The 28-year-old Routt is a native of Austin, Texans and played his college ball at the University...
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NFL Commisioner Roger Goodell's Salary To 'Double' Up To $20M

Roger Goodell recently received a five-year contract extension from the NFL, and according to a report, his salary will "double" up to $20 million annually by the end of the deal. That news comes from Daniel Kaplan of the Sports Business Journal, who also reports that Arthur Blank, Falcons owner and head of the NFL's compensation committee, said Goodell's new deal...
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Terry Robiskie Denied Permission To Join Mike Mularkey In Jacksonville

While Jacksonville was able to raid the Falcons’ coaching ranks for their head coach and quarterbacks coach, the Falcons drew the line when they tried to land wide receivers coach Terry Robiskie. Former offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey was hired as Jacksonville’s head coach and ex-quarterbacks coach Bob Bratkowski was hired as their offensive coordinator. Both were under contract...
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Colts Hire Joe Gilbert As Offensive Assistant

The Indianapolis Colts continued to construct their coaching staff with the addition of Joe Gilbert. Gilbert was named offensive coordinator at Alabama-Birmingham in January before accepting a position as offensive assistant on coach Chuck Pagano’s staff. There was no announcement from the Colts, but UAB coach Garrick McGee said in a statement released by the school, “All of us...
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Cowboys Announce Hiring Of Joe Baker As An Assistant Secondary Coach

The Cowboys announced the hiring of an assistant secondary coach, Joe Baker, who spent the previous three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He has been an NFL coach for 16 years and is a former college teammate of Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett. Baker will work under Jerome Henderson, who was hired last month to be the Cowboys’ new secondary coach, replacing Dave Campo. Before...
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Former 49ers WR Freddie Solomon Passes Away At 59

Former 49ers wide receiver Freddie Solomon died Monday afternoon after a nine-month battle with colon and liver cancer, according to family friend George Levy per the Tampa Tribune. He was 59. Solomon's health recently took a turn for the worse and he was hospitalized on Feb. 4. "Freddie Solomon was a treasure for us in San Francisco,'' said former 49ers safety Ronnie...
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Eagles, Jets, And 49ers Could Have Interest In WR RandyMoss

Now that Randy Moss has expressed a desire to return to playing in the NFL, the question is where will he land? Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports reports that according to a source close to Moss, the Philadelphia Eagles and the New York Jets are at least curious and the San Francisco 49ers could look to fill a hole if they let go of Josh Morgan in free agency. A source with one of those...
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Giants OT David Diehl Undergoes Surgery On Hand

New York Giants left tackle David Diehl underwent surgery on his broken left hand, Mike Garafolo of The Star-Ledger reports. "Well it's good to know that my hand and finger are now fixed. Does anyone need screws?," Diehl wrote when posting an X-Ray of the hand on Twitter. Diehl opened the season at left guard before moving back to left tackle after a season-ending eye...
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Trial For Ex-NFL WR Sam Hurd Delayed To August

A federal judge has delayed the drug conspiracy trial for former NFL wide receiver Sam Hurd until August, U.S. District Judge Jorge Solis granted the delay until Aug. 6 at the request of Hurd’s co-defendant, Toby Lujan. Trial had been set for April 2. Hurd is a former Chicago Bears and Dallas Cowboys player, he and Lujan are accused of trying to buy large quantities of marijuana...
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Bears LB J.T. Thomas Arrested On Marijuana Charge

Chicago Bears linebacker J.T. Thomas was arrested earlier this morning in Morgantown, West Virginia and has been charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession, MetroNews Sports reports. According to the report, Thomas was pulled over at 3:55am ET for driving the wrong way down a one-way street and exceeding the speed limit by more than 25mph. When removing his vehicle registration...
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Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall Could Start 2012 On PUP List

Steelers GM Kevin Colbert said Monday that there's a good chance RB Rashard Mendenhall will start the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list. If so, he'd be forced to miss at least the first six games of the regular season. Moreover, Colbert is not convinced that Mendenhall will be able to contribute at all in 2012. "I never feel good about an ACL for a year...
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