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Continue reading →: Raiders trade Louis Murphy to the Panthers
Deal for Oakland: Oakland has an incredible depth of wide receivers, with two solid starters in Darrius Heyward-Bey and breakout candidate Denarius Moore, the speedy Jacoby Ford, impressive 5th round rookie Juron Criner, and Rod Streater, an impressive undrafted rookie. All of these players are very young as well, with…
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Continue reading →: Falcons’ Lofa Tatupu injures self lifting weights
Lofa Tatupu is a 3-time Pro-Bowler, making it in 2005, 2006, and 2007. However, his career was derailed by injuries to the point where he was completely out of football last year. Still only heading into his age 30 season, the Falcons took a chance on him this offseason as…
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Continue reading →: Eagles shut down Mike Patterson
Eagles’ trainer Rick Burkholder told the Philadelphia Inquirer that Mike Patterson will not participate in Training Camp. He will be placed on the non-football injury list, with “no timetable for return.” Patterson passed out from heat exhaustion in Training Camp last offseason and began seizing. During a brain scan, it…
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Continue reading →: Chargers sign Jackie Battle, Aubrayo Franklin
The Chargers signed two of the biggest name remaining free agents out there this week and, while they won’t have big impacts, as is the case with almost anyone available in July, they will see some playing time. Franklin’s signing allowed the Chargers to cut Luis Castillo, an oft injured…
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Continue reading →: Rams’ Robert Quinn arrested for DUI
Robert Quinn, the 14th pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, is a part of what’s sadly become a large group of players in the NFL, players who have been arrested this offseason. Quinn was arrested for DUI this week and is one of 30 NFL players to get arrested this…
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Continue reading →: Ed Reed confirms he’ll play for the Ravens this year
After an offseason of “will he, won’t he” in regards of Ed Reed’s desire to play in 2012, Reed has confirmed what many, including teammate Ray Lewis, have believed all along, the Reed will play football this season. 2012 will be Reed’s 11th NFL season, all with the Ravens. Reed,…
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Continue reading →: Cowboys’ Dez Bryant could face a one game suspension
After last week’s domestic abuse arrest (for assaulting his mom of all people, who does that?), Dez Bryant could face league discipline. According to ESPN Dallas’ Todd Archer, there’s a “decent chance” that Bryant could face a one game suspension, even though he has never been arrested before. Archer does…
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Continue reading →: Texans to start extension talks with Duane Brown and Connor Barwin before season
When the season starts, the Texans fully expect to be Super Bowl contenders. Why shouldn’t they be, after going 10-6 and making the AFC semifinals last year, despite having their top 3 offensive players (Matt Schaub, Andre Johnson, and Arian Foster) healthy in the same game just twice (2-0, by…
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Continue reading →: Steelers, Mike Wallace “continue to make headway” in extension talks
Now that the deadline for franchise players to sign long term deals has come and past, only one high profile player remains unsigned, Steelers’ restricted free agent Mike Wallace. Wallace has yet to sign his restricted free agent tender and there is no deadline for him to do so, as…
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Continue reading →: Lions’ Aaron Berry arrested for 2nd time this month
This is just getting ridiculous. This is the NFL’s slowest month of the season, which means all of the players are running around with nothing to do. And what have a large chunk done? Get arrested. 30 different players have been arrested since January, with over half of those arrests…