Articles filed under NFL
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Bears' Afalava knows how to tackle challenge of NFLOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Of the 256 rookies selected in this year's NFL draft, just 12 have started each of their team's games this season. This elite group features four first-round guys, inclu...
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Still hard to believe what happened to PaytonOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The nickname was "Sweetness" but it could have been "Fitness." That's why the same sentiment applies 10 years later: Walter Payton, of all people? Watching Payton run th...
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Browns have something special for Bears: Cribbs, RogersOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - The 3-3 Bears spent a good portion of the previous six days convincing themselves that the Browns are better than their 1-6 record. Sunday, starting at noon, they'll fin...
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Payton still idolized after all these yearsOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Walter Payton wasn't big. He wasn't fast, elusive or the most talented. He was heart. Walter Payton was heart and nothing but heart. Much like the city that worshipped h...
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Bears to honor Payton in ceremony at halftimeOct 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Walter Payton will be honored with a video tribute at halftime of Sunday's game at Soldier Field on the 10-year anniversary of his death from bile duct cancer at age 45....
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To beat Favre, Packers know they need to turn up the heatOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - GREEN BAY, Wis. - It's the soothing mantra recited weekly by virtually every NFL defensive coordinator: Stop the run. Stop the run. Stop the run. But as the Green Bay Pa...
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Browns' Phil Dawson optimistic he's ready to playOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns kicker Phil Dawson is optimistic he can play Sunday at Chicago. Dawson has missed the last five weeks with a strained calf, but he return...
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Brown, Ogunleye gear up for St. Clair reunionOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Cleveland Browns offensive right tackle John St. Clair was a 16-game starter at left tackle for the Bears last season, and he started at both tackle positions a total of...
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Sad-sack statistics an issue for BearsOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - After getting 14 sacks in the first four games, the Bears have not gotten to the quarterback in the past two games, dropping from No. 4 to No. 17 in sack percentage. "Wh...
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Tweet, tweet: Here's some sweet adviceOct 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Nobody made more news this week than Larry Johnson. Tweeting away like a crazed canary in a cage, the Chiefs' running back managed to alienate himself from just about ev...