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Final Combine Roundup and Top Performers
Everybody has taken the field at the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine, and we can now determine who the winners and losers were. Was there a Mamula-esque “Workout Warrior” this year?
Favre to Replace Emmitt as ESPN Talking Head?
Now that ESPN has chosen to not renew the contract of language expert Emmitt Smith, there is speculation as to just who will fill that chair. Well, with Emmitt out, USA Today is speculating that Brett Favre might be the newest employee at the Worldwide Leader.
According to USA Today’s Michael Hiestand:
Signing the supposedly retired [...]
Offensive Combine Roundup
As the weekend comes to a close, so does the offensive portion of the NFL Scouting Combine’s skill testing. Summary: Pat White is fast, Michael Crabtree is short, Andre Smith is missing, and Brian Mandeville suffered a career-ending diagnosis of his heart. Want the longer version?
Unfortunately, the biggest stories of the weekend [...]
Andre Smith AWOL From NFL Combine
Andre Smith, considered all season long as one of, if not the top offensive lineman in this year’s NFL draft, has gone AWOL from the NFL Scouting Combine, and the scouts are quickly dropping him down their lists.
Smith is a beast of a lineman, but has had issues following him before. He was suspended [...]
Crabtree Has Stress Fracture, Out 6-10 Weeks
Michael Crabtree has a stress fracture in his left foot that will require a screw to be inserted and he’ll likely be out for 6-10 weeks. The injury is in its early stages and was discovered during the testing that he went through at the start of the NFL Combine.
While you would think that [...]
Asomugha Signs Richest CB Deal Ever
The NFL’s top shutdown cornerback, Nnamdi Asomugha, will truly have the paycheck to back up that title. Asomugha signed a ridiculous 3-year, $45 million deal to remain with the Raiders.
The contract includes $26.8 million in guaranteed money, but it does have an option for the Raiders to void the deal after two years. [...]
NFL Combine Begins: Beware the Mamulas
The annual dance of the college football player is underway, better known as the NFL Scouting Combine. It’s the time of year when everyone is a prospect and arbitrary analysis turns into solid numbers. But beware the Mamulas.
It Was a Catch and It Was a Fumble
Super Bowl XLIII was certainly an entertaining one, or at least a quarter and one play of it was. But it may be remembered as much for its “controversy” as it will be for its excitement.
A quick glance around the Interwebs both a few hours after the game and the next day show quite [...]
Your Super Bowl XLIII Prop Bets, Round One
Oh, the Super Bowl. The one week a year when everyone fancies themselves an expert gambler, and Las Vegas gets rich because of it. Sure, you may not be able to pick the side or total of the game, so why not try your hand at some props?
And I don’t mean prop bets [...]
Why is Dennis Green Getting Credit for the Cardinals?
Everywhere I look this week, Dennis Green is being pointed to as the man that turned the Arizona Cardinals franchise around? Really?
You see, when Dennis Green was hired, I was there. I was a beat reporter covering the Arizona Cardinals back in 2004 and saw the Dennis Green era up close. And [...]
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