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Steelers extend Tomlin through 2012 (AP)

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed coach Mike Tomlin to a two-year contract extension through the 2012 season, with an option year in 2013. The extension was expected because the Steelers’ policy has been to sign a coach before he begins the final season of a contract. Tomlin is only the Steelers’ third coach since 1969, following Chuck Noll (1969-91) and Bill Cowher (1992-2006).

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Ravens S Reed could miss first 6 games (AP)

Wednesday, July 21st, 2010

Ravens Pro Bowl safety Ed Reed says he expects to miss the start of the regular season while he recovers from offseason hip surgery. Reed told 105.7 The Fan he expects to be placed on the Physically Unable to Perform list, which requires a player to miss the first six games of the season. He said Tuesday his rehab is a slow process.

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Eagles strongly consider releasing Vick (AP)

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

A person familiar with the team’s thinking says the Philadelphia Eagles are strongly considering releasing Michael Vick. The person says the team might cut Vick no matter what police conclude during their investigation of a shooting that followed the quarterback’s birthday celebration in Virginia Beach last week.

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Ochocinco back practicing with Bengals (AP)

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Chad Ochocinco caught a 55-yard pass from Carson Palmer in stride, then raised both arms toward a camera filming the Cincinnati Bengals minicamp from the back of the end zone. Always, he finds the camera. The Pro Bowl receiver took a break from dancing and dating to play some football on Tuesday. He looked rusty at times during his first practice of a mandatory, three-day minicamp — his first…

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Saints TE Shockey quiet on medical issue (AP)

Saturday, June 5th, 2010

Jeremy Shockey declined to discuss Saturday what happened in the New Orleans Saints’ weight room that led to his hospitalization on May 27. “I’m not here to talk about what happened a couple of weeks ago. I’m here to talk about today and the upcoming season,” Shockey said. “That was definitely over with a week ago.

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Broncos trade WR Marshall to Dolphins (AP)

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

The Denver Broncos traded wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Miami Dolphins for a second-round pick in next week’s draft and a second-rounder in 2011. Marshall will fly to Miami later Wednesday for a physical, after which he is expected to sign a long-term contract that he’s been seeking for over a year.

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NFL may also change regular-season OT (AP)

Thursday, March 25th, 2010

Overtime and player safety were the themes at the NFL meetings this week. Barely mentioned was labor. Even though these are the last scheduled meetings of all key league personnel outside of the players — commissioner Roger Goodell, all 32 owners, team general managers and coaches — before the collective bargaining agreement expires next March, labor was not much of an issue.

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Pro Bowl to be played before Super Bowl (AP)

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

The Pro Bowl will be played before the Super Bowl when it returns to Honolulu next year. The Hawaii Tourism Authority and the NFL announced Tuesday that the game will be at Aloha Stadium on Jan. 30, the Sunday before the Super Bowl in Arlington, Texas. The Pro Bowl had historically been played in Honolulu the week after the Super Bowl, but was changed when the all-star game moved to Miami this year.

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NFL, union complete negotiating session (AP)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith leaves a meeting with the NFL Competition Committee in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2010.

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and NFL Players Association executive director DeMaurice Smith spent about 1 hour, 40 minutes working on a new collective bargaining agreement Thursday, then left without saying a word. Goodell eventually returned to the hotel lobby hours later, after participating in the league’s competition committee meeting and reiterated the league’s position of finishing…


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NFL won’t discipline Raiders coach Cable (AP)

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

In this May 8, 2009, photo, Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable listens to a question during a news conference at the NFL football team's headquarters in Alameda, Calif. The NFL says it will not discipline Cable after looking into allegations of domestic violence and his altercation with an assistant coach. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2010, the league looked into Cable's conduct and determined no punishment was warranted.

Oakland Raiders coach Tom Cable will not be punished by the NFL after an investigation into allegations of domestic violence against women and a fight with an assistant coach. NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Wednesday that Cable’s role in the training camp altercation with assistant Randy Hanson warranted an evaluation under the league’s personal conduct policy.


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