Daily Archives: January 29th, 2013

Baltimore’s Paul Kruger cherishing Super Bowl experience just five years after nearly dying (Yahoo! Sports)

Kruger’s near-death experience after getting stabbed in college reminds him to seize every moment of his NFL career.

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Baltimore’s Paul Kruger cherishing Super Bowl experience just five years after nearly dying (Yahoo! Sports)

Denver Mayor Pays Up, Does Lewis’ Dance (ThePostGame)

Denver mayor Michael Hancock is a man of his word.Hancock made a friendly wager with Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake on the Broncos-Raven…

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Denver Mayor Pays Up, Does Lewis’ Dance (ThePostGame)

Mayor Hancock Performs Ray Lewis Dance To Make Good On Friendly Bet

Denver Mayor Michael Hancock was able to finally make good on his bet with Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake.

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Mayor Hancock Performs Ray Lewis Dance To Make Good On Friendly Bet

Offseason Needs: Broncos Need a Big-time RB to Reach the Next Level (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

COMMENTARY | The Denver Broncos didn’t lose the AFC Divisional Round game against Baltimore because they lack a star running back (RB), but that type of player could have won the game. Defensive breakdowns and questionable coaching decisions had more to do with Denver’s loss, but a star RB could have contributed at key times of the game to help Denver salt away the win.

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Former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum takes responsibility for decision to acquire Tim Tebow (Shutdown Corner)

Last week, former NFL general manager Ted Sundquist told Rich Cimini of ESPN New York that during his recent interview for the then-vacant New York Jets general manager post, owner Woody Johnson said that trading for quarterback Tim Tebow was something was ” forced ” on himself and team president Neil Glatt. Johnson denied that was case , but is now receiving a mulligan of sorts from former GM Mike Tannenbaum, who tells Cimini that acquiring Tebow from the Denver Broncos was his idea . “I’m disappointed it didn’t work out, just like I’m disappointed when certain draft choices don’t work out,” Tannenbaum told ESPNNewYork.com Tuesday. “We put in a lot of time and effort. We had a rationale for it. At the end of the day, it didn’t go as we had planned. “Once we met on it and talked about it, ultimately that was my decision to trade for Tim,” Tannenbaum said. The Jets traded picks in the fourth- and sixth-round of the 2012 NFL Draft for Tebow and agreed to repay the Broncos a prorated portion ($2.53 million, $1.53 million of which is due in 2013) of a salary advance that Tebow received in 2011. Tebow could not unseat Mark Sanchez from the top spot on the quarterback depth chart and was primarily used as a personal punt protector on special teams. According to official playing-time documents, Tebow logged just 73 plays on offense, 59 plays on special teams and when head coach Rex Ryan decided to bench an ineffective Sanchez for a Week 16 game with the San Diego Chargers, he named 2011 seventh-round pick Greg McElroy the starter, bypassing Tebow, who then declined to participate in “Wildcat” plays designed for him in what turned out to be a 27-17 loss.

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Former Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum takes responsibility for decision to acquire Tim Tebow (Shutdown Corner)

Elway’s award defeat is understandable

In late December, I participated in an ESPN.com vote for the NFL executive of the year. I voted for Denver’s John Elway. In that poll, he was edged b…

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Is Flacco disrespecting Peyton Manning?

NFL Network passed along an interesting nugget saying that the camp of Baltimore quarterback Joe Flacco is aiming for him to be paid more than Peyton …

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Poll: Next Super Bowl team

It’s another Super Bowl week, and another Super Bowl without an AFC West participant. The division has not been represented in the Super Bowl since O…

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Poll: Next Super Bowl team

Ravens’ Brendon Ayanbadejo awaits son’s heart surgery, advocates for gay-marriage rights (Yahoo! Sports)

Ayanbadejo has taken on social causes while simultaneously enjoying an improbable NFL career.

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Manti Te’o a Bronco? They should hope

I’ve seen several mock drafts that have the Denver Broncos linked to Notre Dame middle linebacker Manti Te’o with the No. 28 pick in the first round. …

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