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Steve Reed, of CarolinaGrowl.com, reports Carolina Panthers general manager Marty Hurney said he has had ongoing “positive conversations” with DE Julius Peppers’ agent, Carl Carey. Hurney said he still believes Peppers will play for the Panthers this season. Hurney said, “We feel like Julius had done everything he can do for us over the past [...]

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Less than a week after the Seattle Seahawks lifted the franchise tag on linebacker Leroy Hill, the team struck a deal with him tonight on a six-year, $38 million contract, according to John Clayton of ESPN.com. The contract reportedly includes $15.5 million in guaranteed money.

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Fresh of the New England Patriots trading for Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Alex Smith, signing Chris Baker in the offseason to a five year deal and former third round pick David Thomas on the team, this more than backs up our report that tight end Ben Watson is on the trading block. Watson [...]

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Patriots.com reports the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have traded TE Alex Smith to the New England Patriots for an undisclosed 2010 draft choice. This trade definitely puts starter Benjamin Watson on notice that he may be traded considering that this is the final year of his contract and that they also signed Chris Baker in the [...]

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Linda Bogdan, the daughter of Bills owner Ralph Wilson and the team’s Vice President/Assistant Director of College and Pro Scouting, has passed away. According to WIVB, she had been battling cancer. Bogdan was the only female scout in the NFL, a position she held for 22 years. Everyone here at ProFootballCentral.com would like to pass [...]

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Len Pasquarelli, of ESPN.com, reports Indianapolis Colts have re-signed unrestricted free-agent LB Freddie Keiaho, according to a source. Terms of the contract were not disclosed but it is believed to be a one-year deal.

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By PFC Packers Writer Jonathon Zenk
The Green Bay Packers had a very good draft. They addressed their three major needs of nose tackle, outside linebacker, and offensive tackle, with their first three picks, although T.J. Lang is more suited for offensive guard than tackle. According to numerous experts, the Packers had one of, if not [...]

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By PFC Eagles Writer Bob Cunningham
For a fan, there’s nothing better than opening week. That first game ends months of frustration and hanging on to any kind of football fix he/she can get (i.e. the draft).
For a player, there’s nothing better than being in a battle. A battle with a person you see every day, [...]

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Toni Monkovic, of The New York Times, reports retired QB Brett Favre released a statement Tuesday, April 28, saying in part: “Nothing has changed. At this time, I am retired and have no intention of returning to football.”

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This past Pro Football Central Radio had a post draft special where the host Greg DePalma and special guest DraftCountdown.com’s Scott Wright broke down the NFL Draft and much more.
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By PFC Writer Josh Dhani
James Hardy is probably one of the tallest receivers in the league. In college, he was labeled as 6-foot-7. In Madden 2009, the PSP version, he was labeled as 6-foot-6. Now on every site and the XBOX 360 version of the Madden 2009 video game, he is labeled as 6-foot-5. So [...]

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The Associated Press reports Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick has received a one-year contract from the Albany Firebirds of the Arena Football League. The contract would pay Vick $200 a week and $50 bonus for a win. The contract also calls for Vick to donate $100,000 to a local humane society.

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John Niyo, of The Detroit News, reports recently released LB Larry Foote (Steelers) hopes to sign as a free agent with the Detroit Lions. He is a Detroit native and played for the University of Michigan. “My agent is talking to them about me coming home, and we’ll go from there. But no question about [...]

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The New Orleans Saints released defensive tackle Brian Young on Tuesday. Young, a nine-year veteran out of UTEP, spent the last five seasons with the Saints. In 2008, he played in eight games — three starts — and recorded 13 tackles and a sack. “This was a very difficult decision to make,” said Saints general [...]

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are expected to release starting linebacker Larry Foote and are expected to try to resign him at a lower contract according to several sources.  Foote is due a $2.885 million salary, and backup Lawrence Timmons was a former first round draft pick, who they want to get the starting nod. Foote, however [...]

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