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Monday, January 5, 2009

Report: Franchise tag for Matt Cassel

By John Tomase / / Patriots Notebook

The Patriots are preparing to franchise quarterback Matt Cassel next month rather...

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Dolphins get picked apart

Ravens Jim Leonard (36) runs the ball back while dodging Dolphins’ Patrick Cobbs (partially obscured) after intercepting a pass during first-half NFL football game action in Miami, Sunday.

By Associated Press

MIAMI - The Baltimore Ravens had Chad Pennington spinning, ducking, on his heels...

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Chiefs talking with Scott Pioli for GM job

Scott Pioli, vice president of player personnel for the Patriots, may have a second suitor interested.

By Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scott Pioli, who helped build the New England Patriots’...

2 Comments

Eagles don’t take it easy

Vikings quarterback Tarvaris Jackson loses the ball before being sacked as Philadelphia Eagles defenders close in on him in the third quarter of an NFL football playoff game Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, in Minneapolis. Jackson recovered the fumble.

By Associated Press

MINNEAPOLIS - All but forgotten as postseason contenders just one month earlier, Andy Reid, Donovan McNabb and the Philadelphia...

Former Viking Carl Eller sues Minneapolis police

Former Minnesota Vikings football great Carl Eller is suing the Minneapolis Police Department.

By Associated Press

MINNEPOLIS — Vikings great Carl Eller sued the Minneapolis Police Department...

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Pat Bowlen’s quest takes him from New York to Boston

By Associated Press

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Pat Bowlen wants to get back to the Super Bowl after a decade’s drought, and he thinks last year’s participants might just...

Despite defeat, a season to cherish for Dolphins

Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington (10) walks away after the Baltimore Ravens stopped the team near the goal line in their Sunday.

By Greg Cote / McClatchy Newspapers

MIAMI — The mammoth crowd had thinned to a scattered few thousand by this time....

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Steelers’ James Harrison is AP Defensive Player of Year

This Dec. 28, 2008 file photo shows Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker James Harrison on the sidelines during a 31-0 win over the Cleveland Browns in a. NFL football game in Pittsburgh.

By Associated Press

NEW YORK — James Harrison slams down the current version of the Steel Curtain better than any Pittsburgh Steeler,...

Anquan Boldin has strained hamstring, status uncertain

Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin (81) is blocked by by Atlanta Falcons’ Domonique Foxworth during the first quarter of an NFL wild-card playoff football game Saturday.

By Associated Press

TEMPE, Ariz. — Arizona wide receiver Anquan Boldin has a strained left hamstring and his status is uncertain for...

Exit exposes Colts’ flaws

By Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis’ season ended the same way it started. The defense couldn’t get off the field,...

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As usual, trusting Brian Westbrook pays off for Eagles

Eagles’ Correll Buckhalter, left, lifts running back Brian Westbrook, second from left, after Westbrook scored on a 71-yard touchdown reception during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday.

By John Smallwood / Philadelphia Daily News

MINNEAPOLIS — To be honest, this was a point in the game when I wouldn’t have blamed Andy Reid if he had...

Falcons coach No. 1

By Herald Wire Services / NFL

Mike Smith and Tony Sparano performed so brilliantly as rookie head coaches it was almost impossible to separate them. ...

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Packers release Bob Sanders, 5 other coaches

By Associated Press

MILWAUKEE — The Green Bay Packers’ season came apart thanks in large part to a defense that consistently blew fourth-quarter leads. Defensive coordinator...

Titans feeling deja vu

By Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Now it really feels just like the 2000 season all over again for the Tennessee Titans. That was the season Tennessee posted the NFL’s...