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END OF ROAD FOR RONNIE BROWN?
At a time when the new regime in Miami is thinking about throwing overboard a second-round pick from 2007, could they also be contemplating parting ways with the No. 2 overall pick from the 2005 draft? Per Chris Mortensen of ESPN (via Armando Salguero ...
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 Roy Williams is Extraordinarily Humble
Roy Williams is Extraordinarily Humble
ESPN has a celebrity fantasy football league, with top-shelf draws like Chris Mortensen and Method Man involved. Awful Announcing skewered the league's draft on Friday. Roy Williams escaped attack, though, for what should basically be an ...

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 Chris Mortensen Knows Nothing About Football And Other Highlights From Your 2008 ESPN "Celebrity" Draft!
Chris Mortensen Knows Nothing About Football And Other Highlights From Your 2008 ESPN ...
Last year's ESPN Celebrity Fantasy Football challenge was so competitive that I didn't think they could do it again. I mean how do you replace such marquee names as Sean Salisbury, Mark Schlereth, Steve Young, and The Big Lead's Best Friend, Jerry ...
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 Packers make their choice with Favre; now they can wallow in it - Columnist
Packers make their choice with Favre; now they can wallow in it - Columnist
Brett Favre 2008 Timeline The Brett Favre saga in Green Bay might be nearing a conclusion after the unretired quarterback said he and the team might be better off without each other. A look at how the story has unfolded: Aug. 6: Traded to New York ...
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 Get Away From Me Rachel Nichols! [Brett Favre]
Get Away From Me Rachel Nichols! [Brett Favre]
If there's any people to feel empathy toward during this whole Brett Favre mess, it probably should be the army of ESPN reporters who've been obsessively covering it with the intensity of a presidential election. This morning, Chris Mortensen, phoned ...
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 Brog: If Only We Were As “Edgy” As NFL Sidelines
Brog: If Only We Were As “Edgy” As NFL Sidelines
SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL writer Ethan Skolnick has his perspective on the UNDFTED “sports blogs vs. main media vs. athletes” thing - at MSNBC.com today. His piece on blogs, which features SbB prominently , is a part of a MSNBC web ...
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 Favre Will Talk To Bucs
Favre Will Talk To Bucs
Chris Mortensen just reported on Sportscenter Now that Brett Favre will most likely talk with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers today to talk about the possibility of a trade
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Oakland Raiders training camp: Javon Walker not the only news coming out of Napa
As reported earlier, Javon Walker became big news Saturday. When ESPN’s Chris Mortensen broke the news about his attempted retirement, we decided to take a ‘wait and see’ approach to the news. Even though it’s rare that Mortensen whiffs, when it comes to the Raiders ESPN has a way of turning into BS-spin...
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Javon Walker talked out of retiring by Oakland Raiders boss Al Davis?
As you may have already heard, Chris Mortensen is reporting that he has a source who is confirming that Javon Walker tried to retire on Thursday. According to the source, Walker was unhappy with his performance thus far on the practice field. During training camp, it’s been reported here that he’s been struggling and that Lane Kiffin was hoping that he’d be further along....
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REPORT: FAVRE TO TAKE THE MONEY
Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that Packers quarterback Brett Favre currently plans to accept the Packers’ shameless bribe marketing deal and un-unretire from the NFL. Schefter points out that the decision isn’t final, and that it ...
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 Henry suspended for season's first four games
Henry suspended for season's first four games
Chris Henry has been suspended for the first four games of this season, but NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has given all clubs permission to sign him as free agent, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Thursday.
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Favre will not be reinstated today; flight likely off
Green Bay - National Football League commissioner Roger Goodell will not act on Brett Favre's reinstatement today, according to league spokesman Randall Liu. " The Packers and Brett Favre are continuing their discussions," Liu said in an ...
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FAVRE FAXES REINSTATEMENT LETTER
Chris Mortensen of ESPN is reporting that Brett Favre has faxed a letter seeking reinstatement to the NFL offices. That means NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will soon reinstate Favre, and then he’s back on the Packers’ active roster. At ...
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 Favre Might Ruin The Rest Of His Legacy As A New York Jet [Brett Favre]
Favre Might Ruin The Rest Of His Legacy As A New York Jet [Brett Favre]
Surprise. The latest rumor percolating in the the Brett Favre douchepot has the New York Jets front-runners to land the malcontent quarterback's services. According to Chris Mortensen, the Jets have asked for permission to talk to Favre once Favre's ...
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 Jets Receive Permission To Talk To Favre
Jets Receive Permission To Talk To Favre
The New York Jets have received permission to talk to retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre, a source told ESPN's Chris Mortensen on Friday.
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GOODELL TELLS PACKERS TO WRAP UP FAVRE FIASCO
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen reports that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has advised Packers G.M. Ted Thompson to truly move on without Brett Favre if the team plans to move on without Brett Favre. And so it apparently was the call from Goodell that ...