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Calvin Pace Suspended for First 4 Games of NFL Season

Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 3:30 PM ET by Josh Alper (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jets, AFC East

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The NFL announced that Jets linebacker Calvin Pace will miss the first four games of the 2009 season while he serves a suspension for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.

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    From left, Dick Mitchell, Babe Parilli, Clayton Webb, Bob Fry, and George Blanda greet each other upon arriving at a Paul "Bear" Bryant reunion at the Crown Plaza, Campbell House in Lexington, Kentucky, Friday, June 19, 2009. Kentucky football players who played for the famed coach get together every other year. (Pablo Alcala/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)

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    Babe Parilli, gets a bear hug from Dick Mitchell during a Paul "Bear" Bryant reunion at the Crown Plaza, Campbell House in Lexington, Kentucky, Friday, June 19, 2009. Kentucky football players who played for the famed coach get together every other year. (Pablo Alcala/Lexington Herald-Leader/MCT)

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    Former NFL football quarterback Troy Aikman, right, talks with San Diego Padres pitcher Chris Young, left, before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at a baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Padres, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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    Former NFL football quarterback Troy Aikman throws out the ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Houston Astros and the San Diego Padres, Thursday, July 2, 2009, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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    Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo and his girlfriend Jessica Simpson talk on the number one tee after opening ceremonies for the AT&T National golf tournament at Congressional Country Club, Wednesday, July 1, 2009, in Bethesda, Md. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)

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    Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (L) and Tiger Woods stand together on the 10th green during the Pro-Am for the AT&T National PGA golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES SPORT GOLF FOOTBALL)

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    Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo plays a shot from a bunker along the 11th fairway during the Pro-Am for the AT&T National PGA golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES SPORT FOOTBALL GOLF)

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    Tiger Woods (L) and Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo (R) play together on the 14th tee during the Pro-Am for the AT&T National PGA golf tournament at Congressional Country Club in Bethesda, Maryland, July 1, 2009. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst (UNITED STATES SPORT GOLF FOOTBALL IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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    Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, left, stands with New York Yankees manager Joe Girardi on the field before the Yankees' baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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    Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo, left, holds a football as New York Yankees shortstop Derek Jeter throws long toss on the field before the Yankees' baseball game against the Seattle Mariners at Yankee Stadium in New York, Tuesday, June 30, 2009. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

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NFL Mailbag: Free Agents, Hot Seats and Aaron Curry Man Love

Posted: Jul 2nd 2009 1:00 PM ET by Dan Graziano (RSS feed)
Filed Under: AFC East, AFC North, AFC South, AFC West, NFC East, NFC North, NFC South, NFC West, NFL Mailbag

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Plaxico BurressSend your NFL questions (along with your name and location) to NFLFanHouse@gmail.com. Each Thursday, we'll answer the best -- or, if nothing else, most entertaining -- in our NFL Mailbag.

Excluding Brett Favre, which remaining free agent can play the biggest role in 2009?

The easy answer (INCLUDING Brett Favre!!) is Plaxico Burress. He's a high-ceiling, high-impact wide receiver. You saw the way the Giants' offense missed him at the end of 2008, and we've seen a handful of teams express interest in him -- even though nobody knows if he's going to play in 2009. If he is allowed to play, he's your answer. But it looks increasingly likely that he'll be suspended for at least part of the season, if not all. So in the non-Burress division, I have three veterans who could make an interesting impact in the right situation:
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Tweeting with T.O. on Twitter Defamation

Posted: Jun 18th 2009 11:50 AM ET by Stephanie Stradley (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Bills, AFC East, NFL Media Watch

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Like all of us, Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens just wants to have a home. Unlike most of us, he needs that home to be in the Buffalo area.

As was reported by ESPN, who apparently follows T.O.'s tweets, Owens thought he finally had a home lined up, but was unhappy that his leasing agent provided details about it to the media. ESPN says the agent talked about the home to AP, giving some details, but didn't disclose the address. A local TV station later showed video of the inside of the house.

Which led to T.O. and I tweeting about defamation after he called his leasing agent out on Twitter.
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Pat White, NFL QB, Might Have to Wait

Posted: Jun 14th 2009 1:35 PM ET by Ryan Wilson (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Dolphins, AFC East

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When the Dolphins drafted Pat White in the second round six weeks ago, everybody thought it was a deft move. Miami reintroduced the Wildcat to the NFL after nearly a 50-year hiatus, went from a one-win outfit to AFC East champs in a year, and instead of using this offseason to move to a more traditional offense, they've decided to play to their strengths, even if it's not conventional. And that means more Wildcat, and now with players who better fit the scheme.

But shortly after selecting White, the Dolphins announced that he was more than a trick-play specialist, he'd get a shot to win the quarterback job next season. The team drafted Chad Henne in Round 2 a year ago, and they seemed happy with his progress, so I didn't take the White comments seriously. That said, if he's most valuable under center, then it makes sense to put him there.
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Dick Jauron Admits Feeling the Heat

Posted: Jun 11th 2009 3:15 PM ET by Calvin Watkins (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Bills, AFC East, NFL Training Camp

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Dick JauronHis contract says Dick Jauron is the Bills coach until 2011. The fact is he might not last the 2009 season.

Last year, the Bills finished 7-9 for the third consecutive season and Jauron was given another opportunity to prove himself when he received a contract extension in October. The man hasn't produced a winning season of football since the 2001 season when he led the Bears to a 13-3 record.

All he's done in upstate New York is get criticized for the way the team has performed.
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Bill Belichick Now Has an Excuse to Run Up Score on Jets

Posted: Jun 10th 2009 9:15 PM ET by Ryan Wilson (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Jets, Patriots, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Coaching

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Bill Belichick is a lot of things, both real and imagined, but he rarely uses the media to take shots at opponents. Yes, he went off on Freddie Mitchell, but I'm not even sure that counts. Mitchell was flapping his gums about the Patriots prior to Super Bowl XXXIX and it prompted this response from Belichick: "All he does is talk. He's terrible, and you can print that. I was happy when he was in the game."

I mention that encounter because despite Belichick's sometimes tumultuous relationship with the New York Jets -- he resigned a half-hour after accepting the gig in 1999, and didn't appear to be particularly fond of former assistant Eric Mangini once he took the job in 2006 (This probably didn't help; on the upside, Bill and Herm never had any problems, and there's video evidence as proof. [Waves at camera, mouths "hello," laughs hysterically.]) -- he has yet to go "FredEx" on anybody associated with the team.
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Do Rex Ryan and Channing Crowder Need to Get a Room?

Posted: Jun 10th 2009 3:52 PM ET by Dan Graziano (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Dolphins, Jets, Patriots, AFC East, NFL Training Camp

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Jets coach Rex Ryan is spicing up the off-season with a verbal sparring match with Dolphins LB Channing Crowder.FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Look, the NFL offseason is freaking boring. I know, I know, if you're reading this, you're a die-hard and you can't get enough NFL news, even in June. But the fact is there's little-to-nothing going on this time of year. Which is why you've got to love Jets coach Rex Ryan and Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder for spicing things up the way they have the past couple of days.

Ryan and Crowder have been hooked up in a little war of words for the past week. And their dispute, rooted in Ryan's tough talk about not being intimidated by anybody else in the AFC East and Crowder's hurt feelings on behalf of a division-champion team that he feels isn't being given enough credit for its 2008 accomplishment, continued today.
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Rex Ryan Not Intimidated by Channing Crowder's Tattoos

Posted: Jun 9th 2009 6:57 PM ET by Dan Graziano (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Dolphins, Jets, AFC East, NFL Training Camp

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Jets coach Rex Ryan is making plenty of off-season news with his mouth.I didn't go to Jets minicamp to listen to Rex Ryan Tuesday. Decided to go Wednesday instead. But it looks like I missed all the fun. During his news conference, the Jets' trash-talking head coach fired back at Dolphins linebacker Channing Crowder for comments Crowder made last week about him.

"I don't know this Channing Crowder," Ryan said, unprompted, in the middle of his opening remarks to the media. "But all I know is that he's all tatted up so I need to be nervous about him. He's right about one thing. I am a first-time head coach. But I've been around the game all my life. I'm no different now than I've ever been. It's just that more people are listening."
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Joey Porter: We're the Team to Beat

Posted: Jun 5th 2009 3:45 PM ET by Josh Alper (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Dolphins, Patriots, AFC East

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Well, whaddya know, Joey Porter is back at the complaint department. The easily irritated Dolphin linebacker doesn't like all this talk about the Patriots being the favorite to win the AFC East in 2009.

"I don't understand how you can put somebody in front of us. We won the championship. We were AFC East champions. I just don't think it's supposed to happen like that. You've got to beat somebody to be the champs. We had to beat somebody to be the champs."

The only problem with Porter's reasoning is that the Dolphins had to beat the Chargers to be the champs.
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Is Team of the Decade Still Up for Grabs?

Posted: Jun 3rd 2009 9:51 PM ET by JJ Cooper (RSS feed)
Filed Under: Colts, Patriots, Steelers, AFC East, AFC North

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Sports Illustrated's Don Banks has thrown out a topic guaranteed to stir up a lot of passion and a lot of hate by ranking the 32 NFL teams over the past decade. That leads to the bigger question: is the title of team of the decade still up for grabs?

The Packers were the team of the 1960s, the Steelers claimed the 1970s, the 49ers dominated the 80s and the Cowboys were the team of the 1990s (even if their domination lasted for only the first half of the decade). Heading into the final year of the decade, the Patriots are the clear leaders to earn the title "Team of the 00s" with three Super Bowl rings and four Super Bowl appearances, but Banks argues that the Steelers could end up stealing that moniker with a second-straight Lombardi Trophy that would also give them three rings this decade.

And Banks even goes as far as saying that the Colts could move into the argument with their second Super Bowl title since they could end the decade with a better record than the Patriots.
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