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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The 5 Games That Will Determine Their Fate in 2013
The NFL schedule makers were relatively kind to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this season, as their road games against the New York Jets , New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks ...
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New York Jets: Roster Bubble Players to Watch
The New York Jets are reaching that time of year when roster bubble players need to prove themselves or they might find themselves out of the NFL for a year...
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Vonta Leach Will Decide on New Home Soon; New York Giants in the Mix
Although they are considered long shots, the New York Giants remain in the hunt for All-Pro fullback Vonta Leach, who said late last week he would make a decision on where he will sign sometime over the next two weeks...
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5 Ways You Know You Are a Packers Fan
The Green Bay Packers have been part of the National Football League since 1921. That's almost 100 years. That also means there have been a number of generations of Packer fans that go way back...
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Offensive Stability Creating Confidence for Buccaneers
The Buccaneers finished in the top half of the league in both points and yards from scrimmage in 2012, a big improvement over the 2011 performance in Mike Sullivan's first year as the team's offensive coordinator...
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Seahawks' Earl Thomas Is on the Cusp of Greatness
He is the shortest member of a secondary known for its size, and one of the softest spoken members of a defense that has a reputation for its swagger...
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Ryan Lindley Stays Smart About Things
Smarts Ryan Lindley had. When he went into the Scouting combine in 2012, he even thought he could make a run at a perfect score of 50 on the Wonderlic test, before being advised that ...
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Which Is More Critical Broncos Newcomer: Monte Ball or Wes Welker?
Maybe defense wins championships, but it will be the Broncos ' offense that must intimidate NFL opponents in 2013...
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Snoop Lion vs. Richard Sherman: Who Won Offseason's Funniest Camp Battle?
Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman locked down a host of typically productive NFL receivers in 2012, but before the 2013 campaign he was tested by hip-hop legend Snoop Lion, formerly known as Snoop Dogg...
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Falcons' Tony Gonzalez Selected as PFWA 2013 Good Guy Award Winner
Atlanta tight end Tony Gonzalez, who helped lead the Falcons to the NFC's No. 1 seed and a NFC Championship Game appearance, has been selected as the 2013 Good Guy Award winner by the Professional Football Writers of America (PFWA)...
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Ronnie Hillman: I Can Be Denver Broncos' Featured Back
Ronnie Hillman knows the scouting report. He's not big enough. He can't take a pounding between the tackles. He's best-suited as a change-of-pace back...
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Cowboys Give Austin Days off to Save Hamstrings
Cowboys wide receiver Miles Austin, given a choice, would have volunteered for more voluntary workouts. But the team prefers he take more reps during the regular season than in the ...
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Desmond Bishop Released by Packers, Will Visit Vikings
NFL .com's Ian Rapoport reported last week that the Green Bay Packers were prepared to cut ties with linebacker Desmond Bishop after failing to find a trade partner...
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Chad Johnson Hoping for Another Chance at NFL Roster
One day after his release from custody -- after serving seven days of a 30-day prison sentence -- Chad Johnson joined "Good Morning America" on Tuesday to reiterate his apology for his actions...
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Station Fires Radio Hosts Who Mocked Steve Gleason
We found out earlier Monday that three Atlanta radio hosts on 790 AM were suspended for mocking former New Orleans Saints player Steve Gleason, who suffers from ALS. The inevitable happened a few hours later: They were fired...
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Trading or Cutting Hester Would Be Easy, Cheap for Bears
If Devin Hester is “competing” to be the primary return man for the Bears , there's a chance he'll lose the competition. Which means there's a chance he'll lose his job...
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Special Deliveries: Joe Webb, Cordarrelle Patterson Eyeing Significant Roles
Mike Priefer had a lot to be proud of in 2012. For starters, the Vikings ' special teams coordinator refined Blair Walsh's technique and helped turn the rookie kicker into an instant Pro Bowler...
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Rodgers Q&A: 'It's Really Fun Right Now'
The first words out of his mouth are either a threat or a warning. It's hard to tell. “I'm going to go into really boring mode,” Aaron Rodgers says as he Nestea plunges back into a leather chair...
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Gannon: Learn Trestman Beyond X's and O'S
The NFL may be a business at its core but former quarterback Rich Gannon, invited to Halas Hall by Marc Trestman to visit with Bears quarterbacks last week, suggests that getting ...
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Need to Know: Bad Game Upset Amerson's 2012 Season
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Steelers Rookie Safety Thomas Learning from Polamalu, Clark
On the way into the locker room following a recent workout, safety Shamarko Thomas wasn't quite grasping what Troy Polamalu was trying to get across to him...
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Eagles Hope Stadium Renovations Will Help in Super Bowl Bid
The Eagles are not spending $125 million to renovate Lincoln Financial Field to host a Super Bowl, but it doesn't hurt owner Jeffrey Lurie's case...
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Coach Talk: Pope on Tight Ends
Now that the Giants are off until training camp, we're taking a look at what the coaches are saying about how their positions looked this offseason in OTAs...
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Tennessee Titans Tight End Taylor Thompson Still Trying to Catch on
Titans tight end Taylor Thompson developed into a powerful offensive and special-teams blocker during his rookie season last year. The only catch was that, well, there weren't many catches...
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Fabulous Four: Offseason Wrap Up
Senior writer John Oehser discusses players buying into Gus Bradley, Maurice Jones-Drew's offseason, Luke Joeckel's transition and the Jaguars ' quarterback situation entering training camp...