May 22, 2013

NFL Draft 2013: Steals and Reaches

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(PhatzRadio / SI) — This year’s NFL Draft was as hard to predict as any in recent memory, and the way in which Friday’s and Saturday’s action unfolded certainly verified that. With skill-position players slipping and Day 1 dominated by offensive lineman, the weekend was an exercise in finding value and capitalizing on the depth [...]

NFL Hargrove: Williams, Vitt told me to lie about bounties

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — That documentation which current and former Saints players may seek in fighting their bounty-related suspensions? It’s already beginning to surface, and not necessarily to their advantage. Yahoo! Sports has unearthed evidence revealing that former New Orleans (and current Packers) defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove, who’s facing an eight-game ban this season, [...]

NFL Wild Card Playoffs: Giants rout Falcons 24-2 in NFC wild-card game

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Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants steps up to the line of scrimmage against the Atlanta Falcons in the first quarter during their NFC Wild Card Playoff game at MetLife Stadium on January 8, 2012 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (January 7, 2012 – Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images North America) EAST RUTHERFORD, [...]

Rodgers blasts NFL’s HGH proposal, defends Brewers’ Braun

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(PhatzRadio / USA Today) — Packers QB Aaron Rodgers has spent much of the season answering questions about his stellar 2011 performance and whether Green Bay can go undefeated, queries he generally deflects. But he tackled some sensitive ones this week regarding HGH testing in the NFL and the PED allegations surrounding his friend, Brewers [...]

NFL owners file motion to dismiss players’ antitrust lawsuit

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Tom Brady practices with his New England Patriots teammates at the Boston College campus due to the current NFL lockout situation. After practice Brady is happy to pose with fans. (June 3, 2011 – Photo by Bauer Griffin) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — As the labor battle between NFL owners and players moved from the bargaining table [...]