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He departs in Favre's shadow, but Sapp deserves a spotlight - NFL
sports.espn.go.com - 3/7/2008
He departs in Favre's shadow, but Sapp deserves a spotlight - NFL
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Warren Sapp certainly could have benefited from better timing. When the Oakland Raiders defensive tackle finalized his retirement on the same day that Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre was calling it quits, you knew whom the spotlight would favor. Sapp's departure from the NFL generated little if any buzz. Favre's decision to walk out the door, on the other hand, created so many ...

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NFL Friday: Brett Tears Up; Goodell Confronts Cheating
Football for Breakfast — Brett Favre’s Press Conference -Favre Says Its Hard, but Retirement Is the Right Decision (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) -Tears, but No Regrets for Favre (Green Bay Press-Gazette) -Vandermause: There Will Be No ‘What Ifs’ from Favre (Green Bay Press-Gazette) -His Graceful Exit Makes It Easy on All of Us (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) -McGinn: One Last Tough Call (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) NFL: Goodell Proposes Plan to Make Cheating Penalties Easier to Impose (ESPN) NFC News Eagles: Bird ...

Oh Internet, please use your powers for good…
WaitingForNextYear — This week’s ‘Best of the Web’ will be somewhat brief. As always, we start with a review of stories from WFNY (that’s what all the cool kids call WaitingForNextYear.) The Cavaliers played bookend games against the Bulls this week, winning the first one ...

Friday Evening Hash
ESPN.com - NFL Nation Blog — Christine Daniels thinks Brett Favre has a future in television. Nice column by my pal Jeff Chadiha talking about a less notable retirement. What's this? The Wisconsin State Journal has another story on Favre? Michael Hunt talks about Favre's graceful exit strategy. OK, this is the last Favre column. We promise. I just like reading Bob McGinn. Always feel like I learn something. No one is safe in Philadelphia. Takeo Spikes has gone the way of Jevon Kearse. ...

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Thank goodness. It's about time that this announcement came. I had refrained from commenting on this retirement at the time because I wasn't sure if this was for real yet. There was of course, the possibility of a retraction, which has been seen ...