Archive for August, 2011

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Shuffle for Bears on offensive line (AP)

When the Chicago Bears decided to part ways with center Olin Kreutz, his replacement seemed certain when they signed former Seattle center Chris Spencer. However, Bears right guard Roberto Garza has picked up the center position well enough to make coaches feel he can remain there all season. When the team released the first official depth chart Wednesday, Garza was listed as first-team center and…

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Former Titans coach Fisher visits Lions camp (AP)

Former Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher still has at least one NFL rooting interest. Fisher has been taking in some of training camp with the Detroit Lions, who are coached by Jim Schwartz, his former defensive coordinator with the Titans. Detroit also hired Fisher’s son, Brandon, this offseason to assist its defensive coaching staff.

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Patriots’ Haynesworth restructured deal (Yahoo! Sports)

New England Patriots defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth was not happy with his employer last year, the…

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Newest Eagle Smith is ‘pretty close’ to return from knee injury

The Eagles have made another key acquisition in their monster offseason, and this time it’s at the expense of one of their biggest rivals. The Eagles came to terms with former Giants receiver Steve Smith on a one-year contract, the team confirmed Wednesday.

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Childress opens up about Favre, Moss fiasco in Minnesota

Former Vikings coach Brad Childress suffered through a disastrous 2010 season, getting fired after 10 games amid the distractions of Brett Favre and Randy Moss. "We had good guys," Childress said, "[but Moss] walked in the locker room and vomited on it."

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Patriot forever? Mankins ends contract drama with six-year deal

The contract drama between the Patriots and Logan Mankins is finally over, as the All-Pro guard signed a six-year deal to stay in New England, NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi confirmed Wednesday.

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Pack’s Matthews: I played second half of 2010 with broken leg

Green Bay Packers Pro Bowl linebacker Clay Matthews played half of the 2010 season and all of the postseason with a broken leg, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported.

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Giants’ Umenyiora gets work in, leaves to have knee examined

Tom Coughlin has dealt with the Osi Umenyiora drama since the beginning of Giants camp. With a trip to a knee specialist on tap for the pass rusher, Coughlin is glad to see "closure" is on the way.

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Ex-Ohio State QB Pryor postpones pro day for second time

Terrelle Pryor’s uncertain road to the NFL supplemental draft has led to a second postponement of his pro day. The Ohio State star had three NFL teams ready to watch a showcase of his talents.

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Packers LB Matthews healthy for season (AP)

Clay Matthews’ tolerance for pain and being able to play through discomfort were put to the test for several weeks last season. The Green Bay Packers’ linebacker said this week that he suffered a stress fracture in his left leg midway through the season. “It hurt,” Matthews said Wednesday.

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