Denver Broncos coach John Fox is appealing his $30,000 fine by the NFL for inappropriate behavior toward a replacement officiating crew, ESPN.com reported Friday.
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Broncos coach Fox appeals $30,000 fine (The SportsXchange)
San Diego left tackle Jared Gaither practiced fully Friday after being limited all week. He is questionable to play Sunday at Kansas City. Gaither has…
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Chargers LT Gaither might play Sunday
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (AP) — First-year defensive coordinator Mike Nolan keeps putting the Atlanta Falcons in position to make big plays.
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Falcons thriving at creating takeaways (The Associated Press)
The San Diego Chargers start the 2012 season with a goal of adding to the number of games in the win box and earning a spot in the Super Bowl, something that has not been done since 2004. Head coach Norval (Norv) Turner and his team return with an aggressive defense and offense. If quarterback Philip Rivers stays healthy, a Super Bowl appearance is possible. Competitive and skilled, the Chargers typically deliver excitement with their game, making them a team to watch in the 2012 NFL season. Following is a profile of this NFL franchise.
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San Diego Chargers: 2012 NFL Team Profile (Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Once again, it’s time to gear up for this week’s slate of NFL games with analysis from the best in the business — Greg Cosell of NFL Films and ESPN’s “NFL Matchup.” As he did so well last year, Greg will give you a sense of the week’s upcoming games you won’t get anywhere else, based on his conversations with players and coaches past and present, and his OCD-level evaluation of coach’s tape. Here’s the Week 4 schedule in order of games discussed for your edification, and since the podcast was recorded on Friday morning, we started by reviewing the Baltimore Ravens’ Thursday night win over the Cleveland Browns. The Shutdown Corner Week 4 Preview Podcast with Greg Cosell The upcoming games, in order of discussion: Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions San Diego Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs Seattle Seahawks at St. Louis Rams San Francisco 49ers at New York Jets Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans Cincinnati Bengals at Jacksonville Jaguars Miami Dolphins at Arizona Cardinals Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers Washington Redskins at Tampa Bay Buccaneers New York Giants at Philadelphia Eagles Chicago Bears at Dallas Cowboys A few words of wisdom from Mr. Cosell: On Baltimore’s more expansive offense, and how it works: “There’s a lot more three-wide. I don’t think they necessarily do a lot more in terms of their combinations — it’s a lot of isolation routes. One-on-one. But with Torrey Smith, and with Jacoby Jones, who can run as well … you put Anquan Boldin in the slot, and as we saw last night, he still knows how to run routes. With a quarterback like Joe Flacco, you don’t need a lot of room. So, it’s not a lot of route combinations, with kicks and rubs and all that kind of stuff, but they’re forcing defenses to play more nickel with their three-wide, and they’re getting matchups that they feel very comfortable with.” On Christian Ponder’s performance against the San Francisco 49ers: “I thought he played really well. What’s overlooked about Ponder — everybody is focused on his movement, which is very good, but he’s got a pretty strong arm. Ron Jaworski and I were watching his tape, and he turned to me and said, ‘You know, this guy’s got a pretty strong arm now. The ball comes out pretty good.’ I think that a lot of people don’t focus on that. The thing that stood out to be against San Francisco, and this is not an X-and-O point, but when you start to see this with quarterbacks, their skill sets come out even more. There was a certain poise and demeanor to his play that I thought was really a positive.” The Shutdown Corner Week 4 Preview Podcast with Greg Cosell On Seattle’s defense: “I love their defense. They have a very athletic front seven, and a very physical secondary with length and speed. I thought that against the Packers, they did a phenomenal job of understanding their opponent, and therefore, they used what’s called the ’stab’ technique.
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The Shutdown Corner Week 4 Preview Podcast with Greg Cosell (Shutdown Corner)
NEW YORK (AP) — Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed, Detroit Lions linebacker Stephen Tulloch and Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Mundy each have been fined $21,000 by the NFL for flagrant hits.
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Reed, Tulloch. Mundy fined $21,000 by NFL (The Associated Press)
At stadiums across the U.S., public enemy No. 1 is a small, feathery flying machine that weighs about 13 ounces and seems to drop that much in payload…
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Pigeons, bats among nuisances at stadiums
Von Miller is one of the NFL’s best young players. He is also becoming one of the NFL’s most fined players. The second-year Denver pass-rusher was fi…
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Von Miller piling up fines
CAROLINA PANTHERS at ATLANTA FALCONS
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Friday injury report for Week Four (Pro Football Weekly)
DENVER (AP) – His appeal denied, Broncos linebacker Joe Mays will, in fact, miss a game for the hit that cost Texans quarterback Matt Schaub a piece of his ear. And while the Denver coaches, already fined a combined $55,000 this season for their conduct, might not be in any position to complain, cornerback Champ Bailey certainly isn’t holding back. “A lot of it’s bogus to me,” Bailey said. Mays had his appeal rejected by the NFL on Thursday, meaning the $50,000 fine and one-game suspension he received earlier this week stands. He’ll miss Sunday’s game against Oakland and won’t be allowed back to Denver’s facility until next Monday. It’s the latest bit of bad news the NFL has sent to the Broncos. Coach John Fox was fined $30,000 and defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio $25,000 for their sideline conduct with the substitute officials. Other than announcing Mays’ suspension would stand, Fox said very little about the NFL decision. Del Rio did concede that “it was a great hit three years ago, but it’s not acceptable now.” “It’s been emphasized,” Del Rio said. “It’s one of those things. They’re bang-bang plays in the NFL. Those things are going to happen. That’s why they wear helmets.” Schaub’s helmet flew off after the hit by Mays and the quarterback grabbed his head with both hands. He had blood dripping from his ear and missed one play. After the game, he said he lost a chunk of his ear but was otherwise OK. Mays insisted he wasn’t trying to go at Schaub’s head and said he apologized more than once to the Texans quarterback for the hard hit. Bailey called the Mays fine a prime example of the league overreacting to a hit to the head. “They don’t really look into what his intentions are,” Bailey said. “Things kind of happen so fast and I think if that guy’s helmet didn’t come off and he didn’t come out of the game, none of this would be happening. It’s all about perception. When they think something’s going a certain way, then they want to jump on it and act fast and make it seem like they’re trying to protect us.” The Broncos are also missing linebacker D.J. Williams , out six games for violating the league’s banned-substances policy. Another backup linebacker, Nate Irving , didn’t practice Thursday because he’s still recovering from a concussion suffered last Sunday. Listed behind Mays on the depth chart is rookie Steven Johnson. Veteran Keith Brooking could also see more playing time. Brooking also weighed in on Mays’ suspension. He said the replay made it look like Mays was going for the shoulders and Schaub’s head lowered ever so slightly as he threw, which created an ugly collision. “The rule states what it states,” Brooking said. “So, obviously the league, they have their way of doing things. I think when you look at it when you play the game, you can tell when there’s intent and when there’s not. I don’t think on Joe’s play, there was intent to go for his head.” Notes : S Quinton Carter (knee) and WR Matthew Willis (hamstring) did not participate in practice, along with LB Nate Irving (concussion). … RB Willis McGahee (ankle), TE Jacob Tamme (groin), CB Tracy Porter (knee) and CB Chris Harris (ankle) all were full participation. By EDDIE PELLS, AP National Writer (© Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.)
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