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OCEANSIDE, Calif. (AP) – Former NFL star Junior Seau was found shot to death at his home Wednesday morning in what police said appeared to be a suicide. He was 43. Police Chief Frank McCoy said Seau’s girlfriend reported finding him unconscious with a gunshot wound to the chest and lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. A [...]
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(Reuters) – Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III headlined the 2012 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on Thursday as expected but after that a flurry of wheeling and dealing marked the first-round of the prime-time event. The Indianapolis Colts kicked off the annual draft party that filled three balconies at the venerable Manhattan [...]
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The NFL came down hard on the New Orleans Saints on Wednesday. Saints coach Sean Payton has been suspended for one year, former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams was suspended indefinitely, general manager Mickey Loomis was suspended for eight regular-season games, the team was fined $500,000 and lost two second-round draft picks (one in 2012 and [...]
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NEW YORK (AP)—Tim Tebow was traded to the Jets from the Broncos on Wednesday. Denver general manager Brian Xanders said the Broncos would receive fourth- and sixth-round draft picks, while New York gets a seventh-rounder—all in 2012. The trade first was reported by Fox Sports. Denver started shopping Tebow after signing Peyton Manning. Tebow is [...]
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DENVER (AP) — All that’s needed is Peyton Manning’s autograph. After being pursued by teams around the NFL, the quarterback with four MVP awards is headed to the land of John Elway and Tim Tebow, agreeing to a contract with Denver that could make the Broncos an instant Super Bowl contender. It could also send [...]
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ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP)—For five years, Calvin Johnson has thrilled Detroit Lions fans, helping the city’s troubled NFL franchise recover from almost unimaginable depths to become one of the league’s most exciting young teams. Now the Lions are rewarding the star receiver, giving “Megatron” a contract worthy of his catchy nickname. Johnson has signed an [...]
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP)—Randy Moss is ready to show the world he can still be that dynamic deep threat who once dominated NFL defensive backs. Even after a year away. Even at age 35. Even with a reputation he says isn’t all it’s made out to be. Moss is getting a another chance in the [...]
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP)—Peyton Manning forever will be thought of around these parts as No. 18, the quarterback who led the Indianapolis Colts to an NFL championship. He’ll be remembered, too, for his record four MVP awards, his 50,000 yards passing and his 200 consecutive starts. Most of all, Manning will be the guy in the horseshoe [...]
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson isn’t backing off his support of his general manager and coach, even as his team is accused by the NFL of maintaining a bounty program to injure opponents. While Benson cooperates with NFL officials in their investigation of the bounty program that spanned the last [...]
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(AP) – “Monday Night Football” is switching to a two-man booth. Analyst Ron Jaworski has signed a five-year contract extension to appear on other programming on ESPN and will no longer join play-by-play announcer Mike Tirico and color commentator Jon Gruden on Monday nights, the network said Wednesday. Jaworski, the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, will [...]
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