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Coby Fleener was a 2nd round pick of the Indianapolis Colts in the 2012 NFL Draft, but it’s 3rd round pick Dwayne Allen, not Fleener, who is getting the 1st team reps at tight end. This is likely because Allen is the better blocker, which means he’ll play on base…

Lions’ GM Martin Mayhew named 3 standouts from offseason practices so far, naming running back Jahvid Best, defensive tackle Nick Fairley, and defensive end Willie Young. Best is reportedly 100% healthy, or as close to 100% as he’s going to be and when he is 100%, he’s a very impressive…

The Lions used a 2nd round pick on Mikel Leshoure in the 2011 NFL Draft, hoping he’d help shore up a running game that had been struggling for years. To their misfortune, however, Leshoure tore his Achilles before he could ever get onto the field and missed the entirety of…

Speculation started today that the Packers could trade wide receiver James Jones, according to the Houston Chronicle, who named the receiver needy Texans as a potential destination. James Jones caught 38 passes for 635 yards and 7 touchdowns last season as the Packers’ #3 receiver, but the Packers have 2011…

Mike Williams had an incredibly impressive rookie year in 2010, as a mere 4th round rookie, catching 65 passes for 964 yards and 11 touchdowns, but struggled last year, catching 65 passes for 771 yards and 3 touchdowns. He was out of shape for most of, if not all of…

Peyton Manning is participating in the Broncos’ minicamp, giving outsiders a chance to see him throw the ball in person, after 4 neck surgeries. The Broncos obviously weren’t too worried about Manning’s neck, nor his age, 36, as they made him the highest paid player in the league, despite the…

Jordan Shipley had a strong rookie year in 2010 out of the slot, catching 52 passes for 600 yards and 3 touchdowns, but he tore his ACL early last season and only managed 4 catches for 14 yards. Shipley had a laundry list of injury problems in college at Texas,…

Earlier this week, when the New York Giants released Jake Ballard, their starting tight end last season, for injury reasons, there was immediate speculation, fueled by comments by Ballard’s agent himself, that Ballard would be resigned by the Giants in 2013 when he was fully healthy. However, that is no…

Despite being arrested over the weekend for DUI, with a BAC of .18, David Diehl is reportedly unlikely to face suspension, according to the New York Daily News. This makes a lot of sense because it was his first offense and because Justin Blackmon, who had a previous offense and…

The Texans drafted Brandon Brooks in the 3rd round of the 2012 NFL Draft with the intention of having him compete with career backup Antoine Caldwell to replace Mike Brisiel at right guard. Brooks is not the prototypical zone offensive lineman because of his large size (340 pounds or so),…