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The Buffalo Bills have agreed to a one-year contract to sign free agent QB Vince Young. But if you are expecting Young to make his debut soon, don’t get your hopes up. When it came to projecting Young’s role with the Bills, general manager Buddy Nix offered no guarantees except to say the starting...
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Junior Seau’s brain will be inspected for any evidence of injury from his football days, following an agreement with his family. Several early deaths among football players have pointed to brain injury, the Los Angeles Times notes. “The family was considering this almost from the beginning, but they didn’t want to make any emotional...
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Not much was expected of the Cincinnati Bengals last season – in fact many expected the club would be one of the worst in the AFC and that it might be Marvin Lewis’ final year as coach. But Cincy had two of the best rookies in the NFL in WR A.J. Green and QB...
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The Pittsburgh Steelers franchise always has the highest expectations, so even a 12-4 record and a playoff berth a year ago was considered a disappointment – especially as the Steelers were such sizable favorites for that wild-card game in Denver, won in painful fashion on a long touchdown pass by Tim Tebow in overtime....
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It was a very successful 2011 season overall for the Baltimore Ravens as they went 12-4, won the AFC North and reached the AFC Championship Game. But all Ravens fans can remember is the missed field goal in that game against New England that likely cost the team a spot in the Super Bowl....
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It was the same old, same old in 2012 with the Cleveland Browns as they finished with yet another losing record (4-12) and last in the AFC North. But things could be looking up in 2012 as the Browns rebuilt their offense by taking Alabama running back Trent Richardson and Oklahoma State QB Brandon...
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NFL’s Junior Seau was found dead in his San Diego home yesterday. Seau’s storied career included seasons 1990-2002 with his hometown Chargers. He led them to their only Super Bowl appearance, was voted to a team-record 12 straight Pro Bowls and was an All-Pro six times. According to multiple sources a 911 call was...
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It’s more than two months until NFL training camps open, but already the Baltimore Ravens have received crushing news that reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs likely will miss the 2012 season with a torn Achilles’ tendon. Check out Bovada’s Sports Welcome Bonus: Sign up and deposit for your 20% Free Bet Bonus...
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If you are wondering why the NFL is cracking down so hard on concussion-inducing hits and plays in the league, it’s because the league is facing many lawsuits from former players who claim the league knew of the extreme risk of concussions in the sport and their lifetime effects and did nothing about it until recently....
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At one point, the New Orleans Saintswere among the favorites to win Super Bowl XLVII next February in their home Superdome – no team has ever hosted a Super Bowl in their stadium. But the bounty scandal fallout continues to rock this team and the latest came on Wednesday when star linebackerJonathan Vilma, the heart...
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