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NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq in first USO trip (AP)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 09:46:49 PDT

The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq. "They kept thanking us," said the Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher. "We kept thanking them." Fisher, the New York Giants' Tom Coughlin, the Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden are...

Ravens Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:15:24 PDT

The Ravens believe quarterback Joe Flacco will be improved this season. The supporting cast around him, though, is still questionable.

Throughout the Ravens' offseason minicamps, their top three receivers (Derrick Mason, Mark Clayton and Demetrius Williams) and top two tight ends (Todd Heap and L.J. Smith) were all limited because of injuries.

While team officials expect all of them to be ready for training camp, there's no guarantee that they will remain healthy. In particular, Williams, Heap and Smith all have labels of being injury prone.

If the Ravens want to take their offense to the next level, their passing game has to improve. The Ravens have tried to address wide receiver, signing second-tier free agent Kelley Washington and entering trade talks for...

Suggs inching closer to new deal with Ravens (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 05:56:24 PDT

It appears the Baltimore Ravens and linebacker Terrell Suggs are inching closer to a new deal that will keep the...

NFP: Bears, Bucs best fits for Burress (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:24:00 PDT

If former Giants WR Plaxico Burress plays in 2009, Chicago and Tampa Bay are among the most logical choices.

Latest rumor has Denver trading Marshall to Baltimore (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 05:03:02 PDT

With Brandon Marshall unhappy in Denver and the Broncos unhappy with Marshall, the latest rumor has the...

NFP: Super Bowl loss not Robbins' fault (Yahoo! Sports)

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 16:34:00 PDT

Barret Robbins' absence from was not the reason the Raiders lost to the Bucs in Super Bowl XXXVII.

League flooded with new defensive coordinators (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:32:00 PDT

Not including the special cases in Philadelphia and Dallas, 19 franchises have different guys leading the way.

'Strongman Hill' puts columnist to the test (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:01:00 PDT

My quest to conquer the workout alongside three NFL players ended short of any real embarrassment.

Dolphins, Ravens and Falcons: Can these successful '08 teams win again in '09? (SportingNews.com)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:45:56 PDT

Jason Ferguson was drafted by a 1-15 Jets club in 1997. And almost immediately, he got the wrong idea.

Ravens' McGahee content with second-team status (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:14:43 PDT

Willis McGahee is still in the process of recovering from off-season knee surgery and understand why a healthy...

Fresh faces in 2009 playoffs? Here are five (SportingNews.com)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:26:57 PDT

Two or three upstarts crack the postseason field every season. Last season it was the Dolphins, Falcons and Cardinals. Three NFC teams could join the party in 2009.

Coughlin, Fisher, Harbaugh to visit US troops (AP)

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:08:30 PDT

NFL coaches Tom Coughlin of the New York Giants, Jeff Fisher of the Tennessee Titans and John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens will be visiting U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf region this summer. Former coaches Jon Gruden and Bill Cowher also will be part of the latest USO tour involving NFL personnel.

Fisher not shaken by chatter, departures (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:53:00 PDT

Vince Young is yapping, a couple of key pieces have left, yet Jeff Fisher feels his team is in great shape.

NFL union chief, player meet with lawmakers (AP)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:40:32 PDT

The new head of the NFL players union and Baltimore Ravens cornerback Domonique Foxworth met with key players on another field Thursday -- Congress -- to build support on Capitol Hill for preventing an owners' lockout. DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, held a series of Capitol Hill meetings only a day after the NFL and union started negotiations on a new...

Deep Posts: Westbrook needs ankle surgery; Eagles need McCoy (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:23:19 PDT

• They're calling the surgery "minor," but when you're a 30-year-old running back, and a...