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Albert Breer, of SportingNews.com, reports unrestricted free-agent LB Willie McGinest (Browns) said he would play to play for a team this season.

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Arthur Kane and Tony Kovaleski, of TheDenverChannel.com, report Denver Broncos WR Brandon Marshall said he wanted to be traded by the Broncos and verbally attacked the city of Denver during his arrest for driving under the influence Oct. 22, 2007, according to police documents.

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Edgar Thompson, of the Palm Beach Post, reports the Miami Dolphins have signed third-round draft choice WR Patrick Turner to a four-year deal worth around $2.3 million, which includes a signing bonus of more than $700,000, according to a league source.

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By Bob Cunningham
While philosophies may differ, the most usual job description of the 3-4 nose tackle is to simply be a space-eater.
The nose tackle will usually be the biggest guy on the field, and more often than not he’s not doing anything real flashy. Yes, they will have the occasional sack or big tackle in [...]

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Tim Graham, of ESPN.com, reports former NFL head coach Dennis Green said during a radio interview that he believes the Miami Dolphins will eventually sign free-agent QB Michael Vick (Falcons). “I have a hard time believing that Michael Vick is not going to wind up with Bill Parcells, simply because he has that creativeness that [...]

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By Bob Cunningham
In any defense, the tackles may be the most important part.
They are the first line, and they’re the tone-setters. Their play can determine the difficulty or ease of the linebackers, cornerbacks, and safeties behind them.
If the line is playing well and keep the linebackers clean, odds are that team will be fairly successful. [...]

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Smith on Sports
BY Bill Smith
Today the US Supreme Court agreed to hear the case of American Needle vs. NFL. Am Needle is a former licensee of the NFL that makes hats with team and league logos. The suit argues that when the NFL granted a 10 year exclusive to Reebok International in 2001, it violated [...]

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The New York Giants have signed tight end Travis Beckum, the second of their two third-round draft picks. Beckum is the fifth of the Giants’ nine draft choices to sign, joining receiver Ramses Barden (third round), quarterback Rhett Bomar (fifth) and cornerbacks DeAndre Wright (sixth) and Stoney Woodson (seventh). Terms of Beckum’s deal were not [...]

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The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms on a four-year deal with second-round draft choice  and past Pro Football Central Radio guest LeSean McCoy, according to his agent. Drew Rosenhaus announced the signing on his Twitter page Monday night. The running back from Pittsburgh, taken by Philadelphia with the 53rd overall selection, is the first [...]

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Jason Cole, of Yahoo! Sports, reports the NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is leaning toward indefinitely suspending unrestricted free-agent WR Plaxico Burress (Giants), according to sources. Goodell is apparently upset at Burress’ refusal to accept jail time as part of his plea bargain in his felony gun trial, according to a league source.

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Chris Brown, of BuffaloBills.com, reports Buffalo Bills TE Shawn Nelson likely will not compete for the starting tight end job because the team wants to use him more as a receiving threat splitting out wide or in the slot.

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Greg Johns, of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, reports Seattle Seahawks WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh said during an interview with the Sporting News that the team will make the playoffs this season. Houshmandzadeh also predicted Pro Bowl nominations for himself and QB Matt Hasselbeck. “I just want to let everyone know that Matt Hasselbeck and I will be [...]

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Terry Pluto, of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, reports Cleveland Browns head coach Eric Mangini believes DL Shaun Rogers can be a leader of the team’s defense because he has the intelligence and charisma to inspire teammates while making the proper reads on different plays. Although Rogers came to the team last summer with the reputation [...]

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Charles Robinson, of Yahoo! Sports, reports San Diego Chargers LB Shawne Merriman (knee) said that his best is yet to come, now that he is healthy after missing most of the 2008 season. “People haven’t seen the best of me, not at all,” Merriman said. “In the past, I would tell someone, ‘I’m about to [...]

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