1. 6 Halloween Costume Recommendations for NFL Players

    Halloween is only a few weeks away, and nothing says you're in the festive mood for the holiday like a great costume. While there's always different reasons for liking a costume, the best costumes usually boil down to one similar trait: creativity...

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  2. The Top 25 Most Alarming Trends of the 2011 NFL Season

    There is something rotten in the state of the National Football League. From a woeful lack of passing defense, to a bizarre focus of Tom Brady 's hair, to a streak of harsh injuries ...

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  3. Bleacher Report's NFL Awards Week 4: Handing out Hardware

    Another fantastic week of NFL football action is in the books, and now it's time to give out the awards...

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  4. Terrell Owens and the Top 6 NFL Free Agents Still Available

    It is common for fans to see their favorite NFL team one player away from making a big run. The passing game needs work. Why not grab that wide receiver? The defense can't get pressure on opposing quarterbacks...

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  5. Top 6 Biggest Feuds in the NFL Today

    Life works better when we get to see great feuds in action. Whether in sports, history, or even TV and film, things are just more enjoyable when you know you're cheering on the good guys against the forces of evil...

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  6. NFL's Stock Up Stock Down Week 4: Whose Value Is Plummeting After Week 3?

    Football, like any game, has winners and losers. Likewise, for any player or team whose value skyrockets with their gameday play, there are a few who fail to match the high expectations placed on them...

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  7. San Francisco 49ers: 4 Ways to Get Offensive Weapons the Ball More

    There are no complaints about winning. It may not be pretty, but wins are wins. However, fans of the San Francisco 49ers should have several complaints about the strength of the offense after the team's 13-8 win over the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday...

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  8. NFL Awards Week 3: Handing out Hardware

    Historic upsets, highlight reel plays and late scores. This weekend had all the makings of a great week of NFL action. With almost all of the main action for the week wrapped up, now it's time to hand out the awards for the action on the field...

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  9. The Most Informative Twitter Accounts for Every NFL Team

    News around the NFL travels quickly, and it’s tough to keep up. However, many beat writers, players, and team officials bring insight to their teams and the game through their accounts on Twitter...

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  10. NFL Trade Rumors: Latest News on Carson Palmer and Other Big Names 

    When it comes to trades, the NFL is not like the NBA. A single NBA trade can shake up a roster and completely revive a team that was hopeless before making the move. Not so much for the NFL...

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  11. Michael Crabtree: When Do We Apply the "Bust" Label?

    Few players bring the ire of San Francisco 49ers fans quite like wide receiver Michael Crabtree . The first-round draft pick from 2009 has drawn plenty of frustration, from sitting ...

    Gordon Block Written by Gordon Block about over 1 year ago 3,706 reads 37 comments

  12. Bleacher Report's NFL Awards Week 2: Handing Out NFL Hardware

    Another Sunday is in the books, and there's a lot to like about the action on the field. We had clutch finishes, season-ending injuries, dirty hits that will be the talk around the ...

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  13. 6 of the Blandest Players in the NFL Today

    The excitement of the NFL game comes from more than a group of uniforms moving across a field. Fans don't cheer laundry. Fans cheer players...

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  14. San Francisco 49ers Report Card: Grades for Each Position Group from Sunday

    All is well for the San Francisco 49ers as the team put together a solid win in their season debut against the Seattle Seahawks...

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  15. 5 NFL Players Who Would Make Awesome Wingmen

    It's not always easy to hit the bars or clubs. Drinks can be pricey. Loud music can make it tough to strike up conversation. Few things are more important than having a good friend who is up for playing wingman...

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  16. NFL Injury Report: The Key Injuries You Need To Know About Heading into Week 2

    The worst part of the game of football is the injury sheet. The NFL has the best collection of talent. Teams and fans (not to mention the injured players themselves) lose out when players fall in the fight to stay in playing condition...

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  17. NFL: Comparing 7 Wide Receivers to Pop Divas' Biggest Hit Songs

    It's no surprise that the top wide receivers in the NFL today have a tendency to be open with some of their diva behavior...

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  18. Ranking the Top Fan Stadium Experiences in the NFL

    The lockout is over. The preseason is over. After months of fevered anticipation, NFL fans will head to their stadiums to cheer on their favorite teams in the regular season...

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  19. San Francisco 49ers Tale of the Tape: QB Colin Kaepernick vs. QB Scott Tolzien

    With quarterback Alex Smith confirmed by San Francisco 49ers head coach Jim Harbaugh as the team's starters for 2011, the emphasis now turns to who will serve as his backup this season...

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  20. 4 San Francisco 49ers Who Didn't Deserve to Be Cut

    With NFL teams having to drop from an initial 90-player roster to a final squad of 53, not every player who comes to training camp will suit up on the playing field or sideline in the regular season...

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  21. Comparing All 32 NFL Head Coaches to Simpsons Characters

    There are surprisingly very few differences between the main players of Springfield and the head honchos on NFL staffs. They have no issue being animated, and their personalities are about as wide-ranging as one could imagine...

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  22. San Francisco 49ers Report Card: Grades for Every Position on the Roster

    You don't buy a car without taking it for a test drive, and you don't send an NFL team into battle without taking it through the rigors of the preseason...

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  23. 4 Underrated San Francisco 49ers Ready to Step Up in 2011

    With only one final preseason game left, the final roster for the San Francisco 49ers is slowly falling into place. With only 53 roster spots up for grabs, most of the players who will make the final team will be established names on the squad...

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  24. 5 Reasons Alex Smith Is More Important Than Frank Gore to 49ers in 2011

    The San Francisco 49ers have much work to do this season to have a shot at making their first return to the playoffs since 2003. One of the main questions is at the quarterback position...

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  25. Comparing All 32 Starting NFL Quarterbacks to Hip-Hop Artists

    It might surprise many that the same qualities that create a good quarterback also can make a good hip-hop artist...

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