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Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando The Cardinals finished two games behind Seattle in the division last season. The Seahawks were one game better at home (7-1 vs. 6-2) and one game better on the road (3-5 vs. 2-6). But check this out: 700 penalty yards separated the teams. How many games was that worth? NFL rank, most penalties (2007) NFC West Team Total Penalties Penalty Yards ...
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Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham New York Jets New York Times columnist Dave Anderson writes Brett Favre is overdue for a disabling injury . Welcome to New York, Brett! Newsday columnist Bob Glauber reports " a significant portion of the team was not in favor of giving up on Chad Pennington." New York Daily News reporters Rich Cimini and Ohm Youngmisuk break down how the trade came to pass ...
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Brett Favre
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Miami Dolphins
Posted by ESPN.com's Matt Mosley I know that many of you are planning your daily schedules around my training camp tour. That's why I wanted to inform you that I'll be in Eagles camp Monday and Tuesday and then in Giants camp Wednesday and Thursday. If you're in the area, please drop by and say hello. Now, for today's headlines: According to Bob Brookover of the Inquirer , there ...
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Jeffrey Lurie
Philadelphia Eagles
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert The Chicago Bears weren't ready to pull the plug on rookie left tackle Chris Williams after doctors repaired a herniated disc in his back Thursday, but they seemed more hopeful than confident . Williams, who also had back trouble during his college career at Vanderbilt, hasn't practiced since the Bears' first day of training camp, a development that ...
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Chicago Bears
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Danny O'Neil of the Seattle Times sizes up Seahawks rookie running back Justin Forsett as tougher than his diminutive frame might indicate. Forsett has performed well during camp so far. A strong exhibition season could force the Seahawks to consider keeping him. At practice the other day, I asked Mike Holmgren about the numbers at running back. He said they ...
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Arizona Cardinals
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Preseason Starter Comp Att. Yards TD INT Rating Jon Kitna 6 7 106 1 0 158.3 Drew Brees 6 7 40 1 0 130.1 Derek Anderson 4 5 20 1 0 122.9 Matt Leinart 7 8 91 0 0 114.1 Kellen Clemens 4 6 31 0 0 79.2 Kyle Boller 11 15 102 0 1 63.8 Matt Gutierrez 10 16 76 ...
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Matt Leinart
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker Here are the most interesting stories around the AFC North: The lukewarm quarterback competition with the Baltimore Ravens continued Thursday, as quarterbacks Kyle Boller, Joe Flacco and Troy Smith combined for three turnovers in Baltimore's 16-15 win over the New England Patriots. Morning take: Boller had an interception and a fumble but was otherwise ...
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Joe Flacco
Troy Smith
New England Patriots
Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Good morning, AFC South. Light work this morning for the Texans here in Houston, then they're off until they report to the team hotel Friday night to get in the right frame of mind for Saturday's preseason opener against Denver at Reliant Stadium. Did I miss something good? Want an authentic e-mail reply from your AFC South Blogger? I try to answer all who ...
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Jacksonville Jaguars
Adrian Peterson
Houston Texans
Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky I got such a good question during my chat on Monday that I asked for it to be sent to the mailbag, where I could give it more thorough consideration: Tom in Chicagoland writes: Which veteran player on each team is in the most danger of getting cut? Could the Reynaldo Hill Experience finally end with the Titans? I mentioned Hill primarily because (1) I ...
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Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker CLEVELAND -- New York Jets all-pro guard Alan Faneca called the situation "different." Tight end Bubba Franks summarized it as "odd." Quarterback Kellen Clemens said his initial reaction was "wow!" That was a summary of the locker-room reaction following the Jets' 24-20 preseason victory over the Cleveland Browns . The score was inconsequential. The day ...
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Brett Favre
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Kellen Clemens
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland Browns
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker CLEVELAND -- Unproven quarterback Kellen Clemens did a lot of talking Thursday night. Clemens And Brett Favre -- a future Hall of Famer -- did most of the listening. It was another odd scene during an eventful day. Clemens, a three-year veteran, spent most of Thursday's preseason game against the Cleveland Browns tutoring Favre, who has 17 years of ...
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Kellen Clemens
Brett Favre
New York Jets
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Brett Favre trade ended a mildly interesting stretch at the Minnesota Vikings ' training camp. If nothing else, the Vikings were closely monitoring the situation given Favre's thinly-veiled desire to play in Minnesota. There was never more than a remote chance that the Green Bay Packers would comply and, ultimately, Favre won't be ...
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Brett Favre
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Listen to highlights from Brett Favre's news conference in Cleveland where he was introduced as the newest member of the New York Jets.
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ESPN.com's Tim Graham, Pat Yasinskas and James Walker share their thoughts on the Brett Favre trade and discuss other key issues around the league.
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Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker CLEVELAND -- Brett Favre 's first day with the New York Jets began with a media monsoon. Then came the actual monsoon. The former Green Bay Packers quarterback finally joined his new team Thursday, ending weeks of speculation and public infighting. The lightning and rain that caused an hour-long delay in New York's preseason opener against the Cleveland ...
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Brett Favre
Green Bay Packers
New York Jets
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker CLEVELAND -- During his introductory news conference with the New York Jets on Thursday, quarterback Brett Favre shed some light on a lot of reports and innuendo that took place over the past several weeks. Favre surprised reporters when he said didn't discuss coming to New York until about 24 hours ago. The Jets were pursuing Favre for a while, he said, ...
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Brett Favre
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
New York Jets
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Posted by ESPN.com's James Walker CLEVELAND -- New Jets quarterback Brett Favre said both he and the Green Bay Packers were to blame for their ugly and public split that culminated in a trade Wednesday night. Speaking to a large group of reporters, Favre was candid in speaking about his final days with the Packers. "I think we're probably both at fault," Favre said. "I'm not going to sit ...
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New York Jets
Eric Mangini
Cleveland Browns
Posted by ESPN.com's Mike Sando Former Seahawks receiver D.J. Hackett could start for the Panthers while Steve Smith is in the principal's office. Smith, of course, slugged another former Seahawk, Ken Lucas , drawing a two-game suspension. With Hackett in the news , this might be a good time to discuss what his departure means to the Seahawks, and what the departures of other receivers mean ...
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Seattle Seahawks
D.J. Hackett
Posted by ESPN.com's Paul Kuharsky Greetings from Houston, where I'll check out the Texans this morning. But first, a quick spin around the division... Houston Texans Andre Davis is looking to build on last year's strong finish, writes Megan Manfull. Will Demps has made himself a nice career by refusing to take no for an answer, Steve Campbell says. Back after missing time with a ...
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Derrick Harvey
Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars
Posted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Buried within the Green Bay Packers' news conference Thursday was this: A relatively complete explanation for why the team allowed its deteriorating relationship with Brett Favre to fester through the first week of training camp -- rather than address it before camp began. First, general manager Ted Thompson said: "It was always this ...
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