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Their sweat brings out the optimist in us
Shutdown Corner — Training camp is a magical time of year. For many fans, it will turn out to be the highlight of the season. Local sports sections in every NFL city are bursting with sunshine and roses. Your widely-mocked quarterback? Finally coming into his own! Your anonymous 6th round draft choice? Impressing the hell out of the coaches! The new defense your team is installing? Will revolutionize the league! It's all horse doo-doo, as you'll find out in Week 1 when your team loses 56-3 and your quarterback is the same interception machine he's been all his career. But you don't know that at the time. You'll let yourself believe anything in late June. That's what ...

NFL News and Jabber
Football Jabber — It appears that Roger Goodell has come up with his latest way to shake up the NFL.  He has already made great improvements with the player conduct and shortening up the NFL Draft.  Now it sounds like the Commish wants to put his stamp on the outrageous salary that is demanded to sign the top NFL rookies.  Looking at Jake Long’s deal with the Fins it appears that it has ruffled Roger’s feathers a little… “He doesn’t have to play a down in the NFL and he already has his money,” Goodell said during a question-and-answer period at the end of a weeklong sports symposium at the Chautauqua Institution. ...

SUNDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — Former NFL player and FOX broadcaster Bill Maas talks about his very bad year . The Boz (Brian, not Scaggs)  rescued a woman who crashed her car into a ditch. Steelers LB James Farrior has found a fountain of youth that doesn’t entail the letters H, G, or H. Titans WR Mike Williams is trying self-imposed amnesia as a way to avoid complacency. Bucs coach Jon Gruden is leaning toward young players . The Saints have taken no steps to sign any of their draft picks. Here’s (another) look at the Packers’ options with Brett Favre. The opening of the first training camp is only thirteen days away . The Brett Favre situation ...