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LaVar Arrington mans up and out-speeches Clinton Portis (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:27:54 PST

With football season over, there are new things to look forward to: the scouting combine, free agency, the draft...

Super Bowl XLV odds are anyone's guess (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:34:00 PST

No one knows the future, but one key is having a big thrower at QB.

My Profile: Chargers LB Shawne Merriman (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:16:24 PST

Born: May 25, 1984, in Washington, D.C. Status: Single Alma mater: Maryland What’s on TV: The First 48,...

Morstead kicks his way into Super Bowl history (AP)

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:47:33 PST

Here's how New Orleans kicker Thomas Morstead spent the final 20 minutes of halftime at the Super Bowl: He sat silently at his locker. "I wasn't worried," Morstead said Sunday night. "I was just terrified." The Indianapolis Colts wouldn't have known it. With one squibbed kick, Morstead -- a punter by trade -- booted himself into the collection of Super Bowl plays...

Holmes' hope: Watching this Super Bowl is tough deal for at least one Steeler (The Canadian Press)

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:38:00 PST

MIAMI - A year ago, Santonio Holmes got his hands on the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Watching someone else take a turn with the NFL's shiny silver chalice this season is a difficult reality for the Pittsburgh Steelers' standout wide receiver.

Grimm says Hall selection 'a great day in my life' (AP)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:19:47 PST

Russ Grimm wasn't sure when, if ever, he'd make to the pro football Hall of Fame, but he said his selection Saturday made it "a great day in my life." The Arizona Cardinals assistant head coach and offensive line coach was honored for his 11 seasons as guard on the Washington Redskins' famed Hogs offensive line.

Rice, Smith let the tears flow (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:24:00 PST

Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith couldn't contain their emotions shortly after getting voted into the Hall of Fame.

Smith, Rice, Randle, Grimm, Jackson, LeBeau and Little make Hall of Fame (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:34:00 PST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Here's how you stop Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith: Put them in the Hall of Fame and watch them break down and cry.

Smith, Rice lead 7 new football Hall of Famers (AP)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:13:28 PST

Here's how you stop Jerry Rice and Emmitt Smith: Put them in the Hall of Fame and watch them break down and cry. The men who tore apart NFL defenses couldn't handle the emotions Saturday when they were elected to the shrine along with five others. "They told me 'Don't cry,"' Rice said, his eyes wet with tears.

A capsule look at the players elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 15:36:00 PST

Russ Grimm

Redskins Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:49:48 PST

It wasn't his usual local radio forum, but Clinton Portis sounded many of the same "why is everybody picking on me themes" during an appearance on ESPN2 on Feb. 2 from Miami, where he spends his offseasons.

The 2008 Pro Bowl running back, who missed the second half of last season with a concussion, hadn't spoken publicly since just after the Redskins concluded an ugly year with a 4-12 record and a coaching change.

"I started taking so much heat for everything I was doing, I just tried to fall out the public eye," said Portis, who verbally sparred with quarterback Jason Campbell via the media as the season ended. "As far as the characters, it became A Cry For Help, A Search For Identity, and everything else.

No Bull: A couple of former college players at Buffalo on cusp of being Super Bowl champions (The Canadian Press)

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 11:09:00 PST

MIAMI - Rookie Drew Willy went 15-29 as quarterback for the University at Buffalo. Second-year pro Jamey Richard never enjoyed a winning season during his time with the Bulls.

Innovation, motivation and emotion made Sean Payton right coach for the Saints (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:08:00 PST

MIAMI - There's Peyton, then there's Payton, and in that order.

Football Notes: History tells Colts coach Caldwell that sometimes a 14-2 record isnt enough (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:56:00 PST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Indianapolis coach Jim Caldwell has been asked plenty of times about his decision to rest some Colts down the stretch of the regular season and not focus on chasing a potentially perfect record.

Hall of Famer Bill Dudley, '46 NFL MVP, dies at 88 (AP)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:39:22 PST

Bill Dudley, a Hall of Fame player who in 1946 with the Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in rushing, punt returns and interceptions, has died. He was 88. Dudley had a stroke Saturday and was admitted to Lynchburg General Hospital, son Jim Dudley said Thursday. He said his father had not been ill before the stroke and died in his wife's arms.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Bill Dudley dies at age 88 (The Canadian Press)

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 12:50:00 PST

Bill Dudley, a Hall of Fame player who in 1946 with the Pittsburgh Steelers led the NFL in rushing, punt returns and interceptions, has died. He was 88.

Saints' Fujita defies stereotypes (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:44:00 PST

From a last name that doesn't fit to thriving at LB, Scott Fujita proves there's more than meets the eyes.

Longtime NFL wideout Keenan McCardell is Redskins' new receivers coach (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 14:24:00 PST

ASHBURN, Va. - Longtime NFL wideout Keenan McCardell will be the receivers coach for the Washington Redskins.

Keenan McCardell is Redskins' new receivers coach (AP)

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:48:10 PST

Longtime NFL wideout Keenan McCardell will be the receivers coach for the Washington Redskins. McCardell was hired Tuesday as the replacement for Stan Hixon, who was not retained by new coach Mike Shanahan. Hixon was hired Monday as Buffalo Bills receivers coach. McCardell caught 883 passes, 13th on the career list, over 17 seasons.

A year to remember: Colts lineman goes from sub (teacher) to Super Bowl starter (The Canadian Press)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 08:17:00 PST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Indianapolis guard Kyle DeVan spent the past year working his way from sub to starter.

Former Steelers LB olsavsky rejoins team as quality control coach (The Canadian Press)

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:17:00 PST

PITTSBURGH - Former Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Jerry Olsavsky is rejoining the team as a defensive quality control coach.

Zorn and Saunders up for Ravens' QB coaching gig (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:24:24 PST

Former Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson will be running the Oakland Raiders offense next season...

NFL heads toward labor showdown (AP)

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:11:35 PST

Rich, powerful and more popular than ever, the NFL gets closer to a doomsday scenario every day. Without a deal in the next five weeks to preserve the labor peace that has lasted since 1987, next season will have no salary cap. That means richer teams such as the Washington Redskins and New England Patriots will be able to far outspend others for free agents, while the likes of the Jacksonville...

NFL headed toward a season without a salary cap with chance of no football in 2011 (The Canadian Press)

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 11:00:00 PST

NEW YORK - Rich, powerful and more popular than ever, the NFL gets closer to a doomsday scenario every day.

Tebow's popularity could boost draft status (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 09:58:00 PST

While questions remain about QB Tim Tebow's football mechanics, owners also realize he has a following.

Susan Lucci no more: Redskins LB London Fletcher finally named to Pro Bowl (The Canadian Press)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 10:27:00 PST

WASHINGTON - He's Susan Lucci no more. London Fletcher is finally going to the Pro Bowl.

Susan Lucci no more: London Fletcher to Pro Bowl (AP)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 09:55:49 PST

He's Susan Lucci no more. London Fletcher is finally going to the Pro Bowl. The Washington Redskins middle linebacker has been promoted to the NFC roster because the player ahead of him, Jonathan Vilma, will be going to the Super Bowl with the New Orleans Saints. "At some point I did think, maybe it's never going to happen," Fletcher said Monday.

Redskins' London Fletcher Finally Pro Bowl Bound (SportingNews.com)

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:16:55 PST

Last year, Washington Redskins middle linebacker London Fletcher called himself "the Susan Lucci of the...