Former Bobcat/current injured NFL player returns to visit his former teammates at OU – Athens NEWS

Athens NEWSHad the 5-11, 200-pound Wells been invited to the NFL combine, he would have posted the best broad jump among the 2016 class, even better than Jacksonville Jaguars rookie cornerback Jalen Ramsey, who was selected fifth overall after posting an … …read more From:: NFL Combine News By Google News

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NFL notebook: Texans place Watt on IR – STLtoday.com

STLtoday.comWatt, who has won the Defensive Player of the Year award for the past two seasons, missed training camp and Houston’s four preseason games after surgery in July to repair a herniated disk in his back. The defensive end started each of the team’s three …JJ Watt placed on IR after reinjuring backESPNNFL: Texans place […]

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Thon Maker suffers wrist injury at training camp – Sporting News

Sporting NewsAccording to reports Maker, the 10th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft, is expected to rejoin camp once he has gone through medical protocol. The injury is a bitter blow for the 216cm Sudanese-born Aussie, who showed promising signs in the 2016 Summer … and more …read more From:: NFL Training Camp News […]

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October auditions set for Super Bowl fan fest entertainment – KPRC Houston

October auditions set for Super Bowl fan fest entertainmentKPRC HoustonHOUSTON – Think you’ve got what it takes to entertain Super Bowl fans? This October is your chance to prove it as auditions will be held for entertainment at the event’s fan festival. Super Bowl LIVE is the 10-day event that precedes Super Bowl LI this […]

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Rookie RB Wendell Smallwood coming up large for Philadelphia Eagles – UPI.com

UPI.comBut just days into his first NFL training camp, Smallwood sustained a quad injury that kept him sidelined for the better part of three weeks. He made it back for the Eagles’ third preseason game, but suffered a concussion in the second quarter. He …NFL: Eagles’ eyebrows still raised over Carson Wentz, but for a […]

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Texans are a bad playoff team with or without J.J. Watt – Sporting News

Sporting NewsThe now Watt-less Texans for the rest of 2016 will still play in the NFL’s absolute worst division. The Jaguars, with all their young promise, are 0-3. The Colts, with Andrew Luck healthy, aren’t much better at 1-2. The Titans, with too much of an old …Texans place JJ Watt (back) on injured reserveNFL.comJJ […]

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AFC South again wide open, but can Jaguars take advantage? – ESPN (blog)

ESPN (blog)The Jaguars finished 5-11, losing five of their final six games. Now pieces are again falling into place for the Jaguars to be a factor in the AFC South, even after an 0-3 start. Defensive end J.J. Watt going on injured reserve with a back injury is a … …read more From:: NFL AFC […]

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Broncos Mailbag: With Trevor Siemian, can… – The Denver Post

Broncos Mailbag: With Trevor Siemian, can…The Denver PostJon: If the Broncos made it with a hobbled offense and an elite defense last year, doing so with a more efficient offense and still a great defense would, on paper, indicate a Super Bowl-bound team. Siemian was underestimated, in my opinion, simply …NFL Week 4 Updated Super […]

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QB Index: Carson Wentz hits top five?! Strange days … – NFL.com

QB Index: Carson Wentz hits top five?! Strange days …NFL.comThere is no NFL Scouting Combine drill that measures a quarterback’s ability to constantly evolve, but that’s what separates the greats from everyone else. Blake Bortles, Marcus Mariota and Tyrod Taylor have all taken a step back early this season in … …read more From:: NFL […]

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Sports Connections | Super Bowl winner with Jets, Richardson remains ‘proud to be a Trojan’ – TribDem.com

Sports Connections | Super Bowl winner with Jets, Richardson remains ‘proud to be a Trojan’TribDem.comJeff Richardson was part of back-to-back national championship college football teams at Michigan State. His next gridiron stop, with the New York Jets, resulted in a Super Bowl III victory. Richardson played on teams that reached the pinnacle of the … […]

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NFL: Watt re-injured back in Pats loss – KPUG 1170

KPUG 1170The three-time Defensive Player of the year missed training camp and Houston’s four preseason games after surgery in July to repair a herniated disk in his back. He started each of the Texans’ three regular-season games and got hurt again last Thursday …Sources: Texans’ Watt (back) to be put on IRESPNNFL notebook: Texans’ Watt […]

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Philip Rivers, Drew Brees bringing A games to must-see reunion – ESPN (blog)

Philip Rivers, Drew Brees bringing A games to must-see reunionESPN (blog)Selected in the fifth round of this year’s draft by the Chargers out of Akron, the attraction for the Chargers in Brown was his game-changing speed. At 5-11 and 227 pounds, Brown ran a 4.47-second, 40-yard dash time at the NFL regional combine. So … […]

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MIAA must choose which Super Bowls will be played away from Gillette Stadium – Boston Herald

MIAA must choose which Super Bowls will be played away from Gillette StadiumBoston HeraldThe MIAA confirmed Gillette Stadium will host six of this season’s eight high school Super Bowls on Dec. 3. Which six games will be played in Foxboro, however, is a mystery. Thanks to the new playoff alignment, which created two additional divisions […]

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The 5 Fastest Players in the NFL Right Now – The Cheat Sheet

The Cheat SheetAlternatively, Darrius Heyward-Bey’s professional career never got off the ground despite literally breaking stopwatches at the NFL combine. The following current NFL players represent the ideal combination of lateral quickness, acceleration, agility … …read more From:: NFL Combine News By Google News

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First look: Bengals vs. Dolphins – Cincinnati.com

Cincinnati.comA fifth-round pick out of Boise St. a year ago after topping all running backs in four drills at the NFL Combine, Ajayi looked to be in line to start before Foster was brought in. He was inactive in week 1, but scored the winning touchdown a week ago … and more …read more From:: […]

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