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Jets have Hill, Winslow active against Falcons
Wide receivers Stephen Hill and Clyde Gates and tight end Kellen Winslow are active for the New York Jets against the Atlanta Falcons. The Jets had previously announced that Santonio Holmes, who has foot and hamstring injuries, would not play Monday night. Gates and Winslow did not participate in Saturday's ...
NFL says it'll meet with tribe about Redskins name
The NFL is prepared to meet with an Indian tribe pushing for the Washington Redskins to drop the team's nickname. Just not this week. As league owners gathered Monday in the nation's capital for their fall meetings, the Oneida Indian Nation held a symposium across town to promote their "Change ...
Panthers WR Steve Smith calls umpire 'garbage'
Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith is still upset with the officiating in Carolina's 22-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals, calling a member of Sunday's crew "garbage." The 34-year-old Smith took aim Monday at umpire Dan Ferrell, saying Ferrell was "the sorriest referee I've ever met." Smith added that Ferrell "received ...
Freeman signing further muddles Minnesota QB group
Minnesota's quarterback this weekend will be Matt Cassel or Christian Ponder, not Josh Freeman. If Ponder has healed from his broken rib, coach Leslie Frazier said, he will return as the starter. If Ponder is still hurt, Cassel will keep the job. Beyond Sunday's game against Carolina, well, there's no ...
Agent: Josh Freeman picks Minnesota
Josh Freeman has a new team, Minnesota has a new young quarterback and Tampa Bay has moved on. This was quite the eventful bye week for the Vikings and Buccaneers. Freeman's agent, Erik Burkhardt, revealed the move in an exclamatory one-word tweet about his client Sunday night: "Vikings!!!" Burkhardt then ...
49ers pound Schaub, Texans in lopsided 34-3 win
Tramaine Brock is kicking himself for not having a third interception. He came oh so close. "I wanted it," he said. The San Francisco 49ers turned a prime-time showdown into an all-out pick party at The Stick. Brock perfectly read Matt Schaub's first pass of the night, jumped in front ...
Brees leads Saints past Bears 26-18
Drew Brees passed to Jimmy Graham along the sideline. He found the tight end over the middle. They hooked up for long plays and short ones, all over the field. That New Orleans connection was just too much for the Chicago Bears. Brees threw two touchdown passes, Graham tied an ...
Indianapolis rallies late to beat Seahawks 34-28
Andrew Luck spent most of Sunday's game watching Russell Wilson and Marshawn Lynch run around. So when the Colts' quarterback finally got a chance to make some plays, he rallied Indianapolis in the fourth quarter for yet another victory. He threw two touchdown passes and led the Colts on two ...
Jaguars rookie OT Luke Joeckel out for season
Jacksonville rookie offensive tackle Luke Joeckel will miss the rest of the season because of a broken right ankle. Joeckel was injured in the first quarter of a 34-20 loss to the Rams on Sunday. He was taken off the field on a cart. Joeckel got his leg rolled up ...
Jones, defense help Packers beat Lions 22-9
James Jones wouldn't be denied a Lambeau leap after a long touchdown catch. So when a Lions fan — sitting in enemy territory, no less — pushed him out of the stands, the Packers receiver tried to make the traditional celebratory jump one more time. Success. His 83-yard touchdown reception ...
Manning sets mark with 19 TDs in 1st 5 games
Peyton Manning is keeping up his record pace of touchdown passes to start the season. The Denver quarterback's 19th scoring toss was a 9-yarder to Julius Thomas in the second quarter against Dallas on Sunday. He's held the record since throwing seven TD passes in the opener against Baltimore. Daunte ...
Eagles QB Vick leaves game with left leg injury
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick left Sunday's game against the New York Giants with a left hamstring injury. Vick grabbed his left hamstring while gaining 13 yards on a running play in the second quarter. He finished that series and began the Eagles' next possession, but left after one incomplete ...
Struggling Falcons look for turnaround vs Jets
The Atlanta Falcons are hurting — on the field and in the standings. There's not much they can do about the injuries. If they don't start winning, they can forget about those Super Bowl hopes as well. The Falcons (1-3) are two games below .500 for the first time in ...
Lions WR Calvin Johnson inactive for Packers game
Detroit Lions star Calvin Johnson was out for their divisional showdown against the Packers on Sunday. The team's leading receiver had been sidelined two days last week with a knee injury before participating in practice on a limited basis Friday. He had been listed as questionable. The Lions are already ...
Obama: Iran 'year or more' from getting bomb
President Barack Obama says U.S. intelligence agencies believe Iran is still "a year or more" away from producing a nuclear weapon, an assessment he acknowledged was at odds with Israel. "Our estimate is probably more conservative than the estimates of Israeli intelligence services," Obama said in a wide-ranging interview with ...
Obama open to name change for Washington Redskins
President Barack Obama says he would "think about changing" the Washington Redskins' name if he owned the football team as he waded into the controversy involving a word many consider offensive to Native Americans. Obama, in an interview with The Associated Press, said team names such as the Redskins offend ...
Obama to public: Don't give up on health sign-ups
Defending the shaky rollout of his health care law, President Barack Obama said frustrated Americans "definitely shouldn't give up" on the problem-plagued program now at the heart of his dispute with Republicans over reopening the federal government. Obama said public interest far exceeded the government's expectations, causing technology glitches that ...
Pink promotes breast cancer awareness at Lambeau
You might notice the color pink at Lambeau Field during Sunday's Green Bay Packers-Detroit Lions game. The Green Bay Packers and Bellin Health, along with the NFL, are working to promote breast cancer awareness in October. The lighting above the Bellin Health Gate has been replaced with pink lighting to ...
Falcons trying to fill LB holes against the Jets
Falcons fans may have an especially hard time figuring out who's playing linebacker Monday night when Atlanta hosts the New York Jets. Opening day starting linebackers Akeem Dent and Sean Weatherspoon will not play. Versatile linemen Kroy Biermann, who the Falcons also used in pass coverage like a linebacker, has ...
Falcons' O-line still trying to get comfortable
If the Atlanta Falcons are going to get back on track Monday night against the New York Jets, they'll have to do it with an offensive line that has not yet proven to be ready for prime time. Left tackle Sam Baker did not practice Thursday is likely to miss ...
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