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| Detroit QB Stafford named Comeback Player of the Year |
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02/04/2012 |
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| e Associated Press. Stafford, who threw for a career-high 5,038 yards and 41 touchdowns against 16 interceptions in 2011, led the Lions to a 10-6 record and their first playoff berth since 1999. Detroit lost to New Orleans in the wild card round. Stafford obtained 21 votes to outdistance Cleveland linebacker D'Qwell Jackson, San Francisco QB Alex Smith, Carolina wide receiver Steve Smith, along with Denver defensive end Elvis Dumervil, New England defensive end Andre Carter and New York Giants QB Eli Manning. |
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| 49ers' Jim Harbaugh wins coaching honor |
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02/04/2012 |
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| rk and the NFC West title, got 45 votes from a national media panel. Green Bay's Mike McCarthy got three votes and Denver's John Fox the other two. The 48-year-old Harbaugh is the third 49er to receive the top coaching honor. Bill Walsh won the award in 1981 and Dick Nolan in 1970. Harbaugh led the 49ers to their first playoff berth since 2002. The 49ers earned a dramatic 36-32 win over New Orleans in the divisional round of the playoffs before falling to the New York Giants in overtime in the NFC title game. |
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| Parcells, 3 WRs not among HOF inductees |
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02/04/2012 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - Bill Parcells, who won two Super Bowls as head coach of the New York Giants, and all three wide receivers up for consideration failed to make the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Curtis Martin, Dermontti Dawson, Chris Doleman, Cortez Kennedy, Willie Roaf and senior nominee Jack Butler were all elected by the selection committee. Wide receivers Tim Brown, Cris Carter and Andre Reed were among those who did not make the cut. Brown, a finalist for the third time in as ma |
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| Pats list Gronkowski as questionable |
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02/03/2012 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (MySportsbook) - New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is listed as questionable on the team's injury report for Sunday's matchup against the New York Giants. Gronkowski's left ankle has been the main injury focus heading into Super Bowl XLVI, and he took the field for the second straight day after practicing on a limited bases Thursday for the first time since suffering his injury in the AFC Championship Game against Baltimore. New England head coach Bill Belichick told the media o |
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| Manning mania leaving Brady an afterthought |
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02/03/2012 |
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| . And the legendary quarterback's running tit-for-tat with owner Jim Irsay over his future with the franchise he almost single-handedly put back on the NFL map isn't merely an interesting sidebar to Sunday's showdown between Brady's Patriots and the New York Giants -- it's THE story. And when the twisting soap opera between Manning and Irsay is in need of an interlude, the focus shifts to the member of the league's first family of signal-callers who'll actually be in uniform for the contest and what it means t |
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| Belichick: No setbacks for Gronkowski |
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02/03/2012 |
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| triots head coach Bill Belichick told the media on Friday that tight end Rob Gronkowski had no setbacks after practicing on a limited basis Thursday. Gronkowski's left ankle has been the main injury focus heading into Sunday's Super Bowl against the New York Giants and on Thursday the record-setting tight end was able to take the practice field for the first time since suffering his injury in the AFC Championship Game against Baltimore. "I think he was OK this morning. I don't think we had any setbacks, and we |
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| Gronkowski limited in Thursday's practice |
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02/02/2012 |
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| triots tight end Rob Gronkowski was a limited participant in Thursday's practice. Gronkowski was on the practice field for the first time since suffering a left ankle injury in the AFC Championship Game. The Patriots are getting ready to take on the New York Giants in Sunday's Super Bowl. Gronkowski had a record-breaking season for the Patriots, setting an NFL mark for tight ends with 17 touchdown receptions. He also scored once on the ground and finished with 90 catches -- second on the team behind only Wes W |
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| Giants' Coughlin still whistling past the critics |
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02/02/2012 |
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| jutting chin at the end of a powerful jaw line: It's Pittsburghs Bill Cowher. And come Feb. 5 in Indianapolis, another signature look joins the honor roll. But no, it's not the somber-looking chap in the navy blue hooded sweatshirt. Instead, welcome New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin to the fraternity for his own go-to facial expression: Middle-aged man with Type A personality with a look resembling someone smelling raw sewage. Of course, if things go well for Big Blue over 60 on-field minutes at Lucas Oi |
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| Manning's status no longer in doubt |
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02/02/2012 |
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| l campaign long enough and you're bound to hear the phrase: Are you better off than you were four years ago? But while Democrats, Republicans, Independents and Anarchists might come up with four different answers in 2012, chances are the fans of the New York Giants will be unanimous in their response. Without a doubt...yes. Back then, as their 2007 team -- playoff-worthy via the Wild Card route and NFC Super Bowl representatives thanks to three straight postseason road wins -- headed into an Arizona showdown w |
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| National Football League |
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02/01/2012 |
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| Fined New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora $20,000 for missing a mandatory interview session with the media. |
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