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Harvin, Cushing win rookie of the month honors
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Two first-round picks from the 2009 draft have been deemed the top two rookies for the month of November.Vikings receiver Percy Harvin is the offensive rookie of the month, and Texans linebacker Brian Cushing is the defensive player of the...
Bollinger, Haslett honored by UFL
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Though their team failed in its effort to win the inaugural UFL title game, two members of the Florida Tuskers have secured postseason honors.Quarterback Brooks Bollinger is the league MVP, and Jim Haslett is the coach of the year."We congratulate...
Rodney Harrison responds to Hines Ward
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Most people of reasonable intelligence interpreted Sunday night's interview of Steelers receiver Hines Ward by NBC's Bob Costas as a strong indication from Ward that he believes quarterback Ben Roethlisberger should have lied to doctors about post-concussion symptoms in order...
Peterson has a strong grip, and a lead foot
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As the Vikings hit their stride with five regular-season games to go, it's important for them to keep the pedal to the metal.Running back Adrian Peterson is taking that admonition a bit too seriously.Per the Associated Press, Peterson received a...
Bengals get another extension to sell out
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Despite an 8-3 record, the Cincinnati Bengals continue to have trouble selling tickets.The team has announced that the league has granted a 24-hour extension of the deadline for moving all non-premium tickets."We hope to avoid a blackout," said Bengals ticket...
Sunday's Jaguars game blacked out in Jacksonville
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It hardly even seems like news anymore when the Jaguars fail to sell out a home game and get blacked out on local television in Jacksonville.But we'll point it out for those who haven't heard: The Jaguars have announced that...
Larry Fitzgerald wins appeal of uniform fine
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We frequently hear about the NFL fining players for various violations of various rules. We much less frequently hear about a player winning an appeal of such a fine.But Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald has won one such appeal,...
PFT Daily: December 3, 2009
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Here it is, just in time for you to finish your lunch hour. Or, if you're in the Central time zone, to start your lunch hour.Or, if you're in the Mountain or Western time zone, to justify screwing around for...
Holmgren "in play" for Seahawks return
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With Seahawks G.M. Tim Ruskell stepping down, the team needs a new G.M.And those rumors linking Mike Holmgren to the job aren't going away.We're told that Holmgren is indeed "in play" for the job. It's unclear at this point whether...
PFTV looks at the Titans' turnaround
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The Titans have won five games in a row. If they can beat the Colts on Sunday in Indianapolis, they'll be at .500 with four games to play.Three years ago, they nearly followed an 0-5 start with a playoff berth. ...
Pereira unwittingly bolsters our case for full-time officials
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In acknowledging the blatant blunder made by the officials working Sunday night's Steelers-Ravens game, V.P. of officiating Mike Pereira supported our call for full-time officials."It was chaos," Pereira said during his "Official Review" segment on NFL Network...
Ginn gets recognized for special teams work
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Dolphins receiver Ted Ginn, who delivered two kickoff returns for touchdowns during a game in which he'd been stripped of his spot in the starting lineup on offense, has been rewarded for his efforts via receipt of the AFC special...
Pereira: Officials "lucky" that Ravens missed field goal
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At the end of regulation in Sunday's Ravens-Steelers game, the officials gave Baltimore a break by spotting the ball five yards ahead of where it should have been after Ravens guard Ben Grubbs recovered a Joe Flacco fumble that rolled...
Matt Moore time arrives in Carolina
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Matt Moore is getting his second chance to lead the Panthers.As an undrafted rookie, Moore played rather well in three starts. The Panthers won two of the games and Moore averaged 6.6 yards per attempt.The Panthers didn't officially announce Moore...
AFC defensive player of the month should get Robert Mathis a cash prize
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The Colts lead the AFC with an 11-0 record.And a key member of their defense not named "Bob Sanders" or "Dwight Freeney" has been named AFC defensive player of the month.Defensive end Robert Mathis won the honors, via 16 tackles,...
Cowboys offered Carpenter active-roster money
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So with practice-squad quarterback Rudy Carpenter recently jumping from Dallas to the 53-man roster in Tampa, the Cowboys apparently weren't willing to add him to the active roster.After all, the Cowboys already have three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster --...
Kerry Rhodes threw the ball in the stands, too
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We noted this morning that Rams running back Steven Jackson had been fined $5,000 for throwing the ball in the stands after scoring a touchdown on Sunday.A reader than e-mailed us to point out that Jackson wasn't the only NFL...
Lions' Delmas fined for Thanksgiving hit
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During the second quarter of the Packers-Lions game on Thanksgiving, Detroit safety Louis Delmas got an unnecessary roughness penalty for hitting Packers tight end Jermichael Finley when Finley was going up for a ball on a route over the middle.The...
Teams need relief from new concussion sensitivity
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Now that the NFL is more sensitive than ever to the issue of concussions, the NFL needs to be sensitive to the manner in which the absence of players due to concussions will affect the teams that have to move...
Thursday morning one-liners
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C Geoff Hangartner has been the only constant on the Bills offensive line this season.Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said he will try to use the Titans' turnaround as an inspiration for his team.WR Sam Aiken has stepped up to fill...
Two workers fall on roof of Cowboys Stadium
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During the construction of the new Cowboys Stadium, at least two workers accidentally died.On Thursday morning, the facility claimed two more victims.Two workers slipped and fell while working on the roof of the massive football and entertainment venue, the Associated...
Corey Williams not happy in Cleveland
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When former Browns G.M. Phil Savage acquired defensive lineman Corey Williams from the Packers for a second-round pick, most observers hailed the move as a win-win. The Browns haven't won.Williams was coming off an impressive seven sack season with Green...
Saints might be getting some Divine Intervention
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We've long said that God doesn't care about the outcome of sporting events.Maybe we've been wrong.When it comes to the NFL, there's an aptly-named team in which the Most High might be interested, especially since Jerry Jones obstructed His view...
Steven Jackson fined $5,000 for throwing ball in stands
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St. Louis Rams running back Steven Jackson recently said that Seahawks rookie Aaron Curry hasn't learned how to be a professional yet.Now Jackson himself has been reminded of one of the realities of being a professional football player: If you...
Bryant frustrated in Tampa
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Whenever someone asks me whether $10 million per year is too much to pay for an NFL head coach, I point out that the Buccaneers are paying receiver Antonio Bryant nearly $10 million for one season of football, and that...
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