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Peyton tops Tebow for best-selling jersey

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Peyton Manning took Tim Tebow’s place as the Denver Broncos’ quarterback, and he has also topped Tebow in having the best-selling jersey in the NFL. The NFL revealed today that Manning’s Broncos jersey has been the best seller on NFLShop.com over the last two months, with Tebow’s Jets jersey checking in at No. 2. A…

Stevie Johnson will likely miss minicamp

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Wide receiver Stevie Johnson’s April groin surgery was deemed minor, but the Bills aren’t taking any unnecessary chances with their top receiver. Head coach Chan Gailey said Tuesday that Johnson won’t be participating in any team drills before the start of training camp. Beyond that, Gailey sounded pessimistic about Johnson making any of the team’s…

Mike Smith expects a lot of growth from Julio Jones this offseason

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Julio Jones fought through injuries and a limited offseason, but still caught 54 passes for 959 yards and eight touchdowns as a rookie. That didn’t help the Falcons generate much offense in their playoff loss to the Giants, but it wasn’t a bad start for a guy the Falcons paid heavily to acquire during the…

Jets bring in a couple of new tackles

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The Jets supposedly believe in Wayne Hunter as the team’s starting right tackle.  But that isn’t stopping them from kicking the tires on guys who could compete for the job. On Tuesday, the Jets signed a pair of veteran tackles:  Stephon Heyer (pictured) and Ray Willis. Heyer entered the league as an undrafted free agent…

Bounty case takes center stage again tomorrow

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At a time when the bounty case has slipped from the middle of the NFL’s radar screen, have no fear.  It’s coming back. Tomorrow. On Wednesday, Special Master Stephen Burbank will take up the question of whether the Collective Bargaining Agreement diverts the entire process away from the desk of Commissioner Roger Goodell.  The players…

Nick Mangold thinks Mark Sanchez will be fine

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The presence of Tim Tebow turned last Thursday’s Jets OTA into a media event, but center Nick Mangold isn’t worried about any negative effect from all the coverage. In an interview with the NFL Network, Mangold downplayed the impact of all the media interest that has accompanied Tebow’s arrival to the team. While admitting that…

Kevin Kolb gets new helmet, not worried about more concussions

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Cardinals quarterback Kevin Kolb was lost for the season with a concussion on December 11, and he said he was still feeling symptoms more than a month later. But that doesn’t have Kolb worried about concussions going forward. Kolb told the team’s website that he will wear a different helmet this season that he thinks…

Jaguars, Andre Branch agree to contract

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The Jaguars finally have a pick under contract. Well after most of the NFL has gotten the ball rolling on signing their 2012 draft picks, Jacksonville has signed the first member of their draft class. Tania Ganguli of the Florida Times-Union reports that the team has agreed to terms with defensive end Andre Branch on…

Binns, Tate battling for starting wideout job with Bengals

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The Bengals’ receiving corps has undergone a dramatic overhaul in recent years.  Now led by one of the best young wideouts in the league (A.J. Green), it’s unknown who will start across from him. Despite plenty of buzz and hype and expectations for rookie Mohamed Sanu, the two men currently deemed most likely to serve…

Cam Newton says he was a bad teammate last year

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The biggest debate about Panthers quarterback Cam Newton in recent days has had to do with whether or not he padded his stats by throwing the ball a lot at the end of losses. Newton hasn’t weighed in on that topic, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t wielding a critical eye when it comes to…

Dolphins claim Hard Knocks is a “football decision”

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Plenty of teams said “no” to Hard Knocks, for various reasons.  The Dolphins agreed to do it. On Tuesday, coach Joe Philbin discussed the situation, calling it a “football decision.” Seriously. “We’re excited that NFL Films and HBO has chosen the Miami Dolphins to appear on Hard Knocks,” Philbin said, via the video box on…

Hakeem Nicks says he’ll be back for start of camp

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There were conflicting reports last week about how long Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks would be out before he had surgery to help repair the broken bone in his foot. The Giants said he would be out approximately 12 weeks and coach Tom Coughlin said it would be a race to get Nicks back in…

Ben Roethlisberger sees progress in Steelers’ offense

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The questions about whether Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger and new offensive coordinator Todd Haley can work well together won’t go away until it happens in the regular season, but for his part Roethlisberger says things are running smoothly during Organized Team Activities. Roethlisberger told ESPN’s Josina Anderson that he and his offensive teammates are getting…

J.J. Watt aims to be dominant, go to Super Bowl

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With defensive tackle Nick Fairley finding himself in multiple jackpots this offseason, Texans fans are happier than ever that their favorite team picked defensive end J.J. Watt instead. If Watt has his way, they’ll be even happier. “Last year I wanted to be a contributor and just help us win games and now I want…

Tom Brady lets his hair down in Under Armour video

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Last week’s ridiculous “news” story regarding the supposed theft of Chad Ochocinco’s Starbucks gold card reeked of a well-crafted marketing campaign from the coffee mega-franchise and the man with more than three million Twitter followers.  On Tuesday, the man who periodically threw footballs to Ochocinco in 2011 showed up in a much more obvious effort…