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Four players fined in Bears-49ers game
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Many fans found last Thursday's Bears-49ers turnover-fest an ugly game to watch. Apparently the NFL's fine police agreed.Brad Biggs of the Chicago Sun-Times reports that four players were fined for violations during the game.Players fined $5,000 apiece were Bears right...
Jags' Nelson fined for hit on Jets' Sanchez
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Jacksonville Jaguars safety Reggie Nelson has been fined $7,500 for a hit on New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez in Sunday's game.Michael C. Wright of the Florida Times-Union tweets that Nelson got the fine because, an NFL spokesman said, he...
Sponsored Post: Get a new fantasy team this week
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Here's one thing that isn't emphasized enough about fantasy football: Information is king, but it's still primarily dependent on luck.You can master the margins, just like a pro poker player, but there will still be bad beats. And bad seasons....
Dockett fined $7,500 for cheap shot on Hasselbeck
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Seahawks coach Jim Mora will be glad to know that the NFL does not permit defensive linemen to stick their elbows into quarterbacks' throats.The NFL has fined Arizona Cardinals defensive tackle Darnell Docket $7,500 for taking a shot at Hasselbeck's...
Bush misses third straight practice, questionable for Sunday
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It's not like Reggie Bush's career hasn't had some fabulous moments. Bush's problem is backing up those moments with consistent production.In typical fashion, Bush has followed up his best rushing effort in more than two years with three straight missed...
Moss says Revis better back it up
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New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis says he shut down New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss the last time their teams met, and that he's ready to do it again on Sunday.Moss says Revis better be ready to back...
Vince Young comeback tour returns home
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The last time Vince Young played in his hometown of Houston, he rushed for a 39-yard touchdown to beat the Texans in overtime.The conventional wisdom back then was that Young would return to Houston every season so he could torture...
Gruden talks about being too positive on TV
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Former Buccaneers and Raiders coach Jon Gruden has heard (or read . . . hi, Jon!) the criticism regarding his new gig in broadcasting. He's too positive, they (we) say, possibly because he's trying to keep all bridges back to...
McDaniels optimistic about Orton despite third missed practice
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When a player doesn't practice all week, he is often ruled out for the game.But before Broncos quarterback Kyle Orton missed his third straight day of work Friday, coach Josh McDaniels was rather optimistic about his quarterback.Asked if Orton could...
Reid: Westbrook out at least three weeks
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Philadelphia Eagles running back Brian Westbrook is expected to miss at least three weeks following his latest concussion, coach Andy Reid said today.Jeff McLane of The Philadelphia Inquirer tweets that Reid said today that Westbrook is likely out for the...
Conflicting reports on Albert Haynesworth
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Washington Redskins defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth is struggling with an ankle injury, and there are conflicting reports about whether he's healthy enough to play on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.Scott Noll of ESPNDallas.com, citing comments that Redskins secondary coach Jerry...
DeSean reminds Bears of Devin
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In 2006 and 2007, there was no kick returner more dangerous than Chicago's Devin Hester, who set a new NFL record for combined kick return touchdowns as a rookie, and then broke that record in his second season.Now Hester is...
Orakpo making immediate impact
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We've criticized the Redskins front office more than a few times on PFT, so it's only fair to give them credit when they get something right.Drafting Brian Orakpo thirteenth overall was very right.The rookie linebacker/defensive end has seven sacks in...
PFT gets the New York Times treatment
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There have a been a few "wow" moments this year at ProFootballTalk. Hearing Al Michaels pimp the site during a Sunday Night telecast was one.Seeing Mike Florio's mug on NBC with Peter King and Jimmy Roberts was another. (As was...
PFTV looks at the 7-2 Bengals
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We've believed that the Bengals would be competitive this year since early in the offseason.Then again, we also liked the Redskins' chances.Now that the Bengals are 7-2 and entering the cupcake portion of their schedule, let's look at the situation,...
49ers plan to franchise Franklin
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In his seventh NFL season, 49ers nose tackle Aubrayo Franklin has become one of the best nost tackles in the league.And he'll be paid that way come 2010, one way or the other.According to John Crumpacker of the San Francisco...
Lawyer Milloy struggling while sitting on the bench
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Lawyer Milloy has always been a starter.From the time he earned a spot in the starting lineup as a rookie with the New England Patriots in 1996 through the 2008 season with the Atlanta Falcons -- and including a three-year...
Vrabel out indefinitely for Chiefs
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Chiefs linebacker Mike Vrabel is expected to miss this week's Chiefs game. According to the Kansas City Star, he might miss the next few as well. (Can hear the jokes in the comments already. Vrabel is on the Chiefs?)It's been...
Browns, Raiders threaten offensive futility record
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In 1992 the Seattle Seahawks were horrible. They went 2-14 behind a trio of starting quarterbacks (Stan Gelbaugh, Kelly Stouffer and Dan McGwire), and they never scored more than 17 points in any game.At the end of the season the...
Polamalu won't play against Chiefs
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Steelers safety Troy Polamalu won't talk about his knee injury, as instructed. He won't even admit he has one."Who says there's even a real knee injury, first of all?" Polamalu asked Thursday.Well, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette says so. And it will...
Obama, NFL players encourage kids to exercise
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Saints quarterback Drew Brees, Steelers safety Troy Polamalu and Cowboys linebacker DeMarcus Ware filmed a public service announcement with President Obama that will air during the three Thanksgiving NFL games, stressing the importance of physical fitness to America's children.The commercial...
Friday morning one-liners
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Allen Wilson of the Buffalo News speculates that QB Brian Brohm's arrival might push Trent Edwards out the door for the Bills. WR Wes Welker's presence in the lineup figures to make the Patriots offense better than it was in...
Jerry wants Felix to get the ball more
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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has always loved Felix Jones.Felix was a star running back at Arkansas, Jerry's alma mater, and Jerry chose Felix with the Cowboys' first-round pick in last year's NFL draft. In two NFL seasons, Felix has...
Tony Dungy: Players hide concussions
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Tony Dungy says the nature of a football player is to want to compete at all costs, and that players will hide concussions from team doctors if that's what they have to do to get on the field.And Dungy, who...
Garrett Wolfe to miss remainder of season
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It would be hard for the Bears rushing attack to get much worse, but it just took another body blow.Backup Garrett Wolfe will miss the rest of the season with a lacerated kidney, according to Brad Biggs of the Chicago...
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