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Patriots QB Tom Brady Named 2010 AP Most Valuable Player
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been named the 2010 AP NFL Most Valuable Player. Brady was a unanimous choice, receiving all 50 votes. A unanimous first-team All-Pro in 2010, Brady completed 324-of-492 pass attempts for 3,900 yards and a league-high 36 touchdowns this season. Brady was intercepted just 4 times in 2010, resulting [...]
Jets Plan to Use Franchise Tag on LB David Harris
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports the New York Jets intend to use its franchise tag on inside linebacker David Harris. Jets wide receivers Braylon Edwards and Santonio Holmes, as well as cornerback Antonio Cromartie, are also scheduled to be free agents. According to Mac’s Football Blog’s franchise tag projections, the Washington Redskins leveraging of the uncapped [...]
Eagles Claim CB Isaiah Trufant Off Waivers
Cornerback Isaiah Trufant has been claimed off waivers by the Philadelphia Eagles, Adam Caplan of FOXSports.com reports. Trufant was waived by the New York Jets on January 22, the eve of the 2010 AFC Championship Game, when the team signed defensive lineman Martin Tevaseu off the practice squad. The NFL’s waivers period last 10 days [...]
Tomlinson Willing to Accept Reduced Role in ’11
New York Jets running back LaDanian Tomlinson is willing to accept a reduced role in 2011, reports Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News. Tomlinson is also pondering retirement. “To be in limbo… sometimes, I just want to say, ‘You know what? I’m just going to retire’”, Tomlinson told Mehta at a fundraiser for [...]
Jets May Cut Ties With Gholston
Defensive end Vernon Gholston’s tenure with the New York Jets may be coming to an end, general manager Mike Tannenbaum suggested, via Jenny Vrentas of The Star-Ledger, on Friday. “Certainly, he’s been given his fair share of opportunities,” Tannenbaum said of the sixth pick of the 2008 NFL Draft. “It could be time to move [...]
Patriots S Brandon Meriweather Not Bothered by Criticism
Along with inevitable lists of Pro Bowl snubs, there are players whose inclusion in the Pro Bowl causes NFL observers to raise an eyebrow, then a stink. That player this season is New England Patriots safety Brandon Meriweather, who was named to his second straight All-Star game appearance, despite being used in a situational role [...]
Another NFL Twitter Battle
New York Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie made headlines after ripping the NFL and NFL Players Association leadership, who have not yet reached a new collective bargaining agreement. “To me, you need to stop bitching about it,” Cromartie said, “And if you wanna say you’re gonna get into a room and meet and greet, and say [...]
Jets Up to 18 “Reserve/Future” Contracts
he New York Jets continue to add to their 2011 roster, signing wide receiver Logan Payne and defensive lineman Matt Kroul to “Reserve/Future” contracts, a source confirmed on Tuesday. Payne and Kroul finished the 2010 season on the Jets’ practice squad. In addition to Payne and Kroul, the Jets have signed quarterback Drew Willy, running [...]
Welker Regrets Press Conference
WNew England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker regrets his foot reference-heavy press conference before the team hosted the New York Jets in the Divisional Playoffs. “I’m not going to get into any details about it, but I don’t think it’s worth putting coach (Bill Belichick) in that situation,” Welker told Karen Guregian of The Boston [...]
Patriots QB Tom Brady Unanimous All-Pro
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was a unanimous choice for the 2010 Associated Press All-Pro team. Brady’s name appeared on all 50 of the voting ballots. The full team has not yet been announced, but two of Brady’s teammates in New England, guard Logan Mankins and inside linebacker Jerod Mayo, made the team. Three [...]
Dolphins DE Randy Starks to Replace Keisel in Pro Bowl
Miami Dolphins defensive end Randy Starks will replace Pittsburgh Steelers defensive end Brett Keisel in the Pro Bowl, the Dolphins announced. Starks will join teammates Cameron Wake and John Denney in Hawaii. Dolphins left tackle Jake Long has bowed out of the contest with an injury. In 16 starts, Starks posted 30 tackles and 3 [...]
#NFL Championship Game News and Notes – January 24, 2011
Green Bay Packers 21, Chicago Bears 14 A resilient Packers team became the first #6-seed to knock off the top three seeds to make the Super Bowl. Bringing the Lombardi Trophy home is the new mission for the Packers. Packers nose tackle B.J. Raji came up big as a 337-pound spy. Undrafted rookie cornerback Sam [...]
NFL Championship Games News and Notes – January 22, 2011
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears Packers defensive line coach Mike Trgovac may be on the Denver Broncos’ radar screen. The Packers may use short, high punts to negate the Devin Hester threat, writes Bob McGinn of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Green Bay’s secondary has good hands, resulting in more picks. Packers center Scott Wells found [...]
2010 AFC Championship Game Injury Report
Here is the final injury report of the week for this Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. New York Questionable: CB Drew Coleman (knee), DE Shaun Ellis (knee), S James Ihedigbo (ankle, knee), WR/KR Brad Smith (groin) Probable: CB Antonio Cromartie (groin), DE Mike DeVito (neck), WR Santonio Holmes [...]
Wanndstedt To Coach Bills Linebackers
Former Chicago Bears and Miami Dolphins head coach Dave Wannstedt has agreed to become the assistant head coach/linebackers coach of the Buffalo Bills, reports Alex Marvez of FOXSports.com. Wanndstedt, 58, was recently fired after six seasons as the head coach of the University of Pittsburgh. An NFL head coach for ten seasons with the Bears [...]
