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Tests reveal former NFL player suffered from brain disease
CNN International
The plaintive note read, "Please, see that my brain is given to the NFL's
brain bank." Scientists announced Monday that Duerson's brain tissue showed
"moderately advanced" evidence of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, a
dementia-like brain disease ...
<http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/05/02/nfl.player.suicide/>
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Lots of Big 12 talent among NFL draft snubs
ESPN (blog)
Most of the guys on this list would already be signed to a team -- albeit
with brief contracts -- and ready to work toward a future in the NFL. But
this year, if you're not already aware, NFL teams had to turn out the
lights after the draft reached its ...
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NFL turns players' words against them in appeal to extend lockout
USA Today
By Sean Leahy, USA TODAY The NFL blasted the idea that only players suffer
harm during a lockout and tried to use some lockout-mitigating words of
some players against them in a court filing on Monday. The NFL filed a
brief with the court that rejected ...
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AFC North draft grades and my NFL draft winners and losers
Baltimore Sun (blog)
By Matt Vensel The 2011 NFL draft has come and gone, leaving us in limbo
until the lockout ends and free agency begins sometime (hopefully) this
summer. The Ravens pieced together another solid draft class over the
weekend, but they weren't the only ...
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Great NFL Draft Weekend for Lions (Also, USA!)
Sidelion Report
If you asked me last Wednesday which of this past weekend's events was more
likely to occur — Nick Fairley falling to the Lions, or the United States
finally killing Osama Bin Laden? — I would've just laughed off the
question as a ridiculous ...
<http://sidelionreport.com/2011/05/02/great-nfl-draft-weekend-for-lions-also-usa/>
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Houston Texans 2011 NFL Draft Review
MiamiHerald.com
By Scott Garbarini, Sports Network Top Picks Analysis: Determined to
improve one of the NFL's most abysmal defenses from last season, the Texans
used their first five selections on that side of the ball and may have come
up with three rookie starters ...
<http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/05/02/2197279/houston-texans-2011-nfl-draft.html>
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Washington Redskins 2011 NFL Draft Review
MiamiHerald.com
By Scott Garbarini, Sports Network Top Picks Analysis: The
quarterback-needy Redskins passed on Missouri prospect Blaine Gabbert with
their original first-round pick (No. 10 overall), instead opting to trade
down six spots with a possible eye on ...
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Dallas Cowboys 2011 NFL Draft Review
MiamiHerald.com
By Scott Garbarini, Sports Network Top Picks Analysis: An offensive line
that was getting a bit long in the tooth received a necessary shot of youth
and athleticism with the selection of Smith, who may have the highest
ceiling of any offensive lineman ...
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Is there an anti-Nigerian bias in the NFL?
Yahoo! Sports (blog)
A lot of NFL people are skeptical about Nigerian players like Amukarma.
"And it's not just white men," one executive said. "It's whites and
blacks." It's still a subtle form of racism. The word on Nigerians: they
are soft, not tough enough and too ...
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Tennessee Titans 2011 NFL Draft Review
MiamiHerald.com
Quarterbacks with a completion rate of under 55 percent in college (ie Kyle
Boller) often struggle in the NFL, and Locker didn't have a particularly
strong senior season after showing promising progress as a junior. Summary:
GM Mike Reinfeldt showed he ...
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=== Blogs - 5 new results for [nfl] ===

NFL.com Blogs » Blog Archive The 2011 NFL Draft in pictures «
By NFL.com Staff
NFL Blogs on NFL.com is the only official NFL blog destination for the
latest NFL news, NFL fantasy football news, NFL player news, NFL team news,
and NFL breaking news.
<http://blogs.nfl.com/2011/05/01/the-2011-nfl-draft-in-pictures/>
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2011 NFL Draft Results: Most Valuable New Orleans Saints Draft ...
By Dave Cariello
The Saints 2011 NFL Draft class has been set and by now I'm sure every fan
has got their favorite of the bunch for one reason or another. We've
already graded the draft class as a whole but the next question is
naturally: which of the ...
<http://www.canalstreetchronicles.com/2011/5/2/2146679/2011-nfl-draft-results-new-orleans-saints-grades>
Canal Street Chronicles
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Transcript: NFL Draft Wrap-up Presser 4.30 | thejetsblog.com
By Bassett
Transcript: NFL Draft Wrap-up Presser 4.30. By Bassett on May 02, 2011,
2:30 am. General Manager Mike Tannenbaum, Vice President of College
Scouting Joey Clinkscales and Head Coach Rex Ryan. Opening Statement… ...
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R.W. McQuarters Shot: Ex-NFL Cornerback Recovering From Gunshot Wound
By The Huffington Post News Editors
Former NFL cornerback R.W. McQuarters was shot in the back as he was
leaving a friend's house in north Tulsa late Friday night, KTUL-8 reports.
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/01/rw-mcquarters-shot-back_n_856068.html>
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2011 NFL Draft: A Mile High Salute Is In Order! - Mile High Report
By John Bena
The 2011 NFL Draft is over. Here's a huge MHR Salute to the men who help
make MHR what it is.
<http://www.milehighreport.com/2011/5/1/2148148/2011-nfl-draft-a-mile-high-salute-is-in-order>
Mile High Report
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=== Web - 2 new results for [nfl] ===

Court of Appeals restores NFL lockout, grants request for ...
Hours after NFL players reported to work for the first time in nearly two
months , the league announced late Friday the lockout would resume
immediately, ...
<http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=6451701>

Return of lockout punctuates wild week in NFL - Yahoo! News
From lockout to injunction to limbo and back to lockout — with a draft
thrown in . Not even Super Bowl week gets that wild.
<http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110430/ap_on_sp_fo_ne/fbn_nfl_labor>

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