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April 3rd, 2008

NFL’s Preseason National Television Schedule Features Every ‘07 Playoff Team

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It’s preseason with a tinge of the playoffs. That will be one of the highlights of a 13-game national television preseason schedule that was announced today by the NFL, along with the complete list of 2008 preseason matchups. All 12 of the 2007 NFL playoff teams will be […]

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May 6th, 2007

Minicamp Wrap: Draft Picks Debut

Minicamps opened this weekend for over half the NFL teams, many of them for rookies only. And that meant first practices for the new draftees, so it was an opportunity to see the top picks in action for the first time.

In Oakland, JaMarcus Russell showed off his arm strength enough to prompt this reaction from […]

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April 28th, 2007

NFL Draft 07: JaMarcus Russell

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Not surprisingly, LSU QB JaMarcus Russell was the first overall selection by the Oakland Raiders. It wasn’t as obvious as last year when Mario Williams went first to the Houston Texans the day before the Draft, but I think most people agreed that barring a blockbuster deal being presented to the Raiders, […]

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April 23rd, 2007

Nike Ad Features NFL Rookies

Have you seen the new Nike ad featuring some of the top NFL rookies-to-be? The ad appears on Nike’s football site — NikeGridiron.com — and claims: “Hard work has a reward. More hard work. Welcome to Sunday.” Featured players include Adrian Peterson, Leon Hall, Gaines Adams, Marshawn Lynch, Greg Olsen, JaMarcus Russell, Amobi Okoye, Calvin […]

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April 18th, 2007

Players Named For Draft Day

With Wisconsin OL Joe Thomas declining his invitation, the field of NFL hopefuls that will be on-hand at the NFL Draft next weekend (April 28-29) was narrowed to five. They are: Clemson DE Gaines Adams, Georgia Tech WR Calvin Johnson, Oklahoma RB Adrian Peterson, Notre Dame QB Brady Quinn, and LSU QB JaMarcus Russell. I’ll […]

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February 25th, 2007

NFL Scouting Combine: Day Four

This is always the most interesting part of the Combine for me. The “skill” position players — QBs, RBs and WRs — face-off with all their drills. And there were plenty of high-profile athletes to watch.
Since JaMarcus Russell and Ted Ginn Jr. were sitting this out, both watching from the sidelines, projected top-five pick Calvin […]

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