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| Instant Replay: Yay or Nay? |
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08/27/2008 |
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| ns in the NFL this year. People for years have been complaining that the preseason is too long. Every year you hear talk about lengthening the regular season and shortening the preseason. Nothing ever comes from it, though. As you probably know, the New York Giants lost defensive end Osi Umenyiora for the season the other night with a knee injury. How much you want to bet that we are looking at an expanded regular season schedule in the NFL next year? QUOTE OF THE WEEK "This is what I get paid to do, obviously |
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| Chiefs cut K Jay Feely |
NFL Football |
08/27/2008 |
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| Dolphins, Feely connected on 21-of-23 field goal tries to set a team record with a 91.3 percent accuracy rate. He also drilled each of his 26 point-after touchdown attempts during Miami's disastrous 1-15 season. Feely signed a three-year deal with Miami in March of 2007 after spending two years with the New York Giants. He played his first four NFL seasons with the Atlanta Falcons. In 112 games, the Michigan product has made 80.8 percent of his field goal attempts and all but two of his 251 point-after tries. |
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| Browns' Anderson returns to practice |
NFL Football |
08/27/2008 |
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| Berea, OH (Best E Casino) - Cleveland Browns quarterback Derek Anderson returned to practice on Tuesday. Anderson, who had been out since he left a game against the New York Giants on August 18 with a concussion, made a brief appearance on the field. "It was good for him to be back. But he was out there only a short time, so I doubt I can play him in the game," said Browns head coach Romeo Crennel. Backup Brady Quinn is still expected to start Clevelands preseason finale on Thursday against the Chicago Bears |
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| Report: Strahan to stay retired |
NFL Football |
08/26/2008 |
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| East Rutherford, NY (Best E Casino) - Former New York Giants defensive end Michael Strahan will reportedly remain retired, turning down an offer to come back and play for the Super Bowl champions. According to a report on FoxSports.com on Tuesday, Strahan had no problems with the money offered to him, but he did not want to put his body through the rigors of a 15th NFL season. The Giants contacted Strahan about possibly returning to play after defensive end Osi Umenyiora suffered a season-ending injury in Sa |
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| Cleveland's Jurevicius placed on PUP list |
NFL Football |
08/26/2008 |
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| old is ineligible for the first six weeks of the NFL season. Jurevicius is still recovering from four surgeries this offseason. Three of his four procedures removed staph from his scoped knee. Last season, Jurevicius played all 16 games for the Browns, catching 50 passes for 614 yards and three touchdowns. The Penn State product broke into the league in 1998 with the New York Giants and has tallied 323 receptions for 4,119 yards and 29 scores in his career, which also included stints in Tampa Bay and Seattle. |
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| Favre likely to sit out Jets' last preseason game |
NFL Football |
08/26/2008 |
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| esday when asked if he would keep Favre out of Thursday's game in Philadelphia. "I'm not finalizing that, but yeah, if I could tilt one way or another ... I'd tilt that way." Favre completed 9-of-12 passes for 96 yards in the Jets' 10-7 win over the New York Giants on Saturday, his second exhibition game with the club. The former Green Bay Packers QB completed 5-of-6 passes for 48 yards and a score in the Jets' second preseason game, a 13-10 loss to the Redskins. The Jets traded a 2009 conditional draft pick f |
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| New England Patriots 2008 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/26/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - After his team's stunning 17-14 Super Bowl XLII loss to the New York Giants, the illustrious quarterback stood behind a podium in front of an inordinately rabid, callous media and spoke wistfully about going for a title again next year. Fortunately for Tom Brady, none of the bloodhound reporters were smart (or cruel) enough to ask this question: "Tom, you guys came into this game with the best record in NFL history. Over 18 weeks, you obliterated teams early in the season, took care of othe |
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| New Orleans Saints 2008 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/26/2008 |
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| -13 campaign that saw the team uprooted by the devastation of Hurricane Katrina and forced to play makeshift home games in two different places (San Antonio and Baton Rouge), not to mention having its scheduled regular-season home opener against the New York Giants shifted from the ravaged Superdome to the New Jersey Meadowlands in one of the NFLs most ignominious decisions in its history. The Saints returned to their old city the following year with a new head coach (Sean Payton) and quarterback (Drew Brees) |
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| Washington Redskins 2008 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/25/2008 |
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| prospects for 2008. However, the organization would have to withstand another surprising blow in early January, when iconic head coach Joe Gibbs abruptly announced his retirement just three days after the Seattle loss. After a flirtation with former New York Giants sideline boss Jim Fassel, Snyder tabbed Seahawks assistant Jim Zorn as Gibbs' successor. The decision raised some eyebrows, since the ex-NFL quarterback had never been a head coach or a coordinator at the professional level, but Zorn has received hi |
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| New York Giants 2008 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
08/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The 2007 New York Giants relished the opportunity to prove doubters wrong. Told prior to the season there would be little chance the team would be able to match the prolific production of retired running back Tiki Barber, the franchise's all-time rushing leader, the Giants showed it could indeed be done. How about losing your first two games and giving up 80 points in the process, then attempting to regroup and make the playoffs? No problem. OK, now let's see you win three straight postseas |
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