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Cribbs expects to play Sunday
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Josh Cribbs' neck is still a little sore, but he doesn't mind sticking it out for Baltimore's Dwan Edwards. Cribbs said Friday he expects to play in the Cleveland Browns' game at Detroit on Sunday, which will be six days after he was strapped to a backboard and wheeled...
Redskins' Haynesworth to be game-time decision
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Albert Haynesworth and Andre Gurode have made peace since Haynesworth famously stomped on the head of the Dallas Cowboys center three seasons ago in the last time they met on the field. Haynesworth has moved on in more ways than one since that notorious incident, which earned him...
First Down: A headache only Goodell can cure
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NFL HAS A HEADACHE ONLY GOODELL CAN CURE It's fun to dissect and dispute just about everything in the NFL, from Bill Belichick's bravado to Bud Adams'... spastic fingers. One of the subjects it's not so fun to argue about is concussions. After all, it seems everyone...
Redskins' defense prepares for big test
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Consider the cracks in the Washington Redskins' defense fully exposed - just as that unit prepares to face its toughest test so far this season. The Redskins on Sunday meet a Dallas Cowboys team loaded with playmakers - bad news for a Washington defense that effectively prevented...
HELLER: The real offense is in the name
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For better or worse now, the Redskins will always be "the Redskins." The Supreme Court's decision this week not to review a 1992 legal challenge to the team's nickname by native American activists means they and we are stuck with a moniker that some see as offensive...
Redskins' Betts running with his chance
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Ever since he came to the Washington Redskins seven years ago, Ladell Betts has believed the same thing. "He's always said, 'Get me 20 carries, I'll get you 100 yards,' " longtime teammate Rock Cartwright said. Betts has backed up his words in the few opportunities...
Tom Knott: A collision of beauty, terror in NFL
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We love the brutality of football - the sight of a head-hunting free safety taking out a vulnerable wide receiver who is cutting across the middle of the field and has his eyes on the football. That is a John Madden-speak moment. Ka-pow. Boom. That rawness comes with the awful long...
Concussions put Westbrook's future in doubt
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PHILADELPHIA | Questionable. Such is the career status of Fort Washington, Md., native Brian Westbrook after Philadelphia's franchise running back suffered the second concussion of his NFL career in less than three weeks Sunday. "Football right now for Brian Westbrook is...
Redskins' Portis to miss second straight game
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Washington Redskins running back Clinton Portis will miss his second straight game Sunday because of the effects of the concussion he suffered Nov. 8 against the Atlanta Falcons. Coach Jim Zorn said Portis "is just foggy enough" for him not to let the two-time Pro Bowl...
Wilson could be ready to rip apart Bills
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From combined dispatches Firing coach Dick Jauron was merely the start of a major overhaul Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is prepared to conduct this offseason in order to make his team a contender again. Outlining his plans in a telephone interview with the Associated Press on...
Williams scores three touchdowns in Dolphins win
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. | He may be 32, but Ricky Williams is far from done. And even without Ronnie Brown, the once written-off Miami Dolphins are back in the playoff picture. Williams rushed for 119 yards and scored three touchdowns, and the Dolphins beat the Carolina Panthers 24-17 on...
On Football: Fourth amendments
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Bill Belichick was right. He had no timeouts - which was a mistake on his part. He knew Peyton Manning was standing on the opposite sideline - they've faced each other for the equivalent of a full season. He was playing to win, not hoping to win - if he punted, it was a long...
NFL Report
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POINT-COUNTERPOINT Each Friday, columnist Dan Daly and Redskins beat writer Ryan O'Halloran debate an NFL issue. This week's topic: the disparity in fines around the league, from Bud Adams' ($250,000) to Tommie Harris' ($7,500). Dan Daly: Years from now - I'm...
Cowboys' Austin no longer a secret
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It wasn't that Miles Austin ended up at Monmouth University because he flew below college football's recruiting radar. "He was off the radar," Monmouth coach Kevin Callahan said. "It was just one of those things," said Mark Fabish, a former Monmouth assistant...
Dolphins' Brown out for season with foot injury
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From combined dispatches Ronnie Brown's season is over for the Miami Dolphins. Miami's leading rusher was placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of a foot injury - his second season-ending injury in three years. Brown hurt his right foot in Sunday's victory over...
Redskins' Rogers expected to start vs. Cowboys
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Washington Redskins cornerback Carlos Rogers practiced with the first-team defense Wednesday and is expected to start Sunday, a week after he was benched in a win over the Denver Broncos. "To me, if you're any type of fighter, you're going to respond and fight, and I...
Story of Ravens' Oher about to hit big screen
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It usually takes a little time for a movie about an athlete to come out. Rudy Ruettiger waited so long for the film bearing his name that Notre Dame football fell and rose again. Even LeBron James, for whom all processes are accelerated, was a grizzled, six-year NBA veteran before...
Redskins' backups show they're ready to shine
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The most remarkable aspect of the upset pulled by the Washington Redskins on Sunday lies not in the fact that they finally won again, but rather in the surprising players who led them to victory. The Redskins delivered their best performance in more than a year in a 27-17 win over...
Tom Knott: Venturing fourth is smart call
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The rush to question the IQ count and arrogance of Bill Belichick goes with his decision to defy conventional wisdom. He eschewed the punt on fourth-and-2 on his team's 28 with 2:08 left. The move backfired after Tom Brady's pass to Kevin Faulk resulted in a brief juggle...
Redskins Insider: Reasons to believe?
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Twenty-seven points without a defensive or special teams touchdown. Almost 400 yards while missing Pro Bowl players at tight end, running back and left tackle. No turnovers for only the second time this year. And a nearly nine-minute edge in time of possession against a team with...
Bills fire Jauron after offense sputters
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From combined dispatches Dick Jauron was fired by the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday, when the coach ran out of time to build a contender or come up with a way to fix an offense that sputtered even with the addition of Terrell Owens. Bills owner Ralph Wilson announced Jauron's dismissal...
Redskins want to use FedEx for more than football
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FedEx Field once was home to 10 football games and not much more. But that's changing. The Washington Redskins have bolstered their efforts to bring activity to the 91,000-seat stadium, luring several major college football games and eyeing other big events, including soccer...
Are Portis' best days behind him?
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Lying pressed against the artificial turf inside the Georgia Dome, briefly unconscious and later unable to remember what happened, Clinton Portis looked like he smacked into a wall. Maybe he already had. It's a dirty job, NFL running backs. They get beat up and worn out, and...
This Date in Redskins History
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On Nov. 18, 1990, Art Monk caught four passes against the Saints to become only the third player in NFL history with 700 receptions.
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Dan Daly: Belichick feels the heat in his hoodie
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Every now and then, some statistics professor publishes a paper that says, "Football coaches should go for it more on fourth down. In the long run, they'll come out ahead." It's a great way to get a doctorate, you have to admit, much more fun than projecting the...
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