Mountain of questions
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Josh McDaniels set out to renovate his offensive line and rejuvenate his running backs corps this season. An injury epidemic at Dove Valley has left both groups in a state of flux. When the Denver Broncos open their season Sunday at Jacksonville, they could feature three players on the offensive line taking their first NFL snaps while blocking for a backfield of backups.
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Verbatim: Childress on Jackson-Rosenfels
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — A few of you have noted I got a little aggressive in Friday evening’s post on the Minnesota Vikings ‘ decision to keep Tarvaris Jackson as their No. 2 quarterback and trade Sage Rosenfels to the New York Giants . I don’t take back any of it, but I do think it’s fair to allow coach Brad Childress to close the book on the topic. Childress addressed the trade in his opening …
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Saints hoping offseason moves help in run defense
New Orleans finished 21st in the NFL in 2009 in run defense, allowing 122.2 yards on the ground per game. The Saints were 26th in rushing yards per play at 4.49.
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Bears must make the postseason for Smith to keep his job
Lovie Smith was living it all up in the 2006-07 NFL season. After struggling in 2004, Smith helped build the Bears up behind Rex Grossman, Thomas Jones, Brian Urlacher, Lance Briggs, and company to the playoffs the next year. They would, however, fall to the Carolina Panthers. The next year, [...]
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Stadium seeding: Ranking the NFL’s home venues
NFL stadiums are now built for comfort.
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NFL: First Lady coming to New Orleans
The NFL says First Lady Michelle Obama and former Indianapolis Colts coach Tony Dungy are coming to the French Quarter to promote her “Let’s Move!” campaign against childhood obesity.
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Broncos pick up Kevin Vickerson
The Broncos continue to shuffle veterans into their defensive line.Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that Denver signed Kevin Vickerson, the former Titans defensive lineman that was surprisingly cut by Seattle on Monday.Vikerson will add depth to an old, odd Broncos…
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Here’s hoping for home team magic on Thursday, says Drew Brees: video
Drew Brees from the Saints facility
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NFL: Peyton Manning not following LeBron’s playbook
Peyton Manning may be in the final year of his contract but Indianapolis’ Pro Bowl quarterback has no plans to follow LeBron James’ lead
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Vikings put Rice on reserve for at least 6 games
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Sidney Rice will be ineligible to play in the first six games of the regular season. The team put Rice on the physically unable to perform list Tuesday. He had hip surgery last week and is expected to need at least two months of recovery.
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