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NFL Roundup: Griffin proving his worth

Redskins rookie quarterbacks Robert Griffin III (right) and Kirk Cousinswork on passing drills Monday in Ashburn, Va. / AP/Evan Vucci AssociatedPress ASHBURN, Va. – Rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III says his firstworkout alongside veterans … Link [...]

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Could New Orleans end up hosting 2013 Pro Bowl?

And perhaps more important for local football fans and those in thehospitality industry, will the league’s all-star game be played at theMercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans the week before the 2013 Super Bowl?The Associated PressThe NFL [...]

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College football should define the end game, then restructure

Identify the end game, a college Super Bowl, and work toward it. Did thathappen with the birth of the Champions Bowl? A few days have passed sincethe Southeastern Conference and Big 12 announced their postseason bowlengagement [...]

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Super Bowl Ring Sells for Almost $250000

Giants’ great Lawrence Taylor’s Super Bowl XXV ring fetched almost $250000at a recent sports memorabilia auction. But that’s nothing compared toanother piece of sports history — a jersey Babe Ruth wore, which sold formore than $4.4 [...]

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LT’s Super Bowl ring sells for $230K, not to Umenyiora

By Peter Barzilai, USA TODAY Osi Umenyiora didn’t get 500,00 Twitteradditional followers and now Lawrence Taylor apparently won’t get his SuperBowl XXV ring back. The ring was sold in an online auction Sunday for$230401 to an [...]

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Don Banks: Redskins veterans liked what they saw of RG3 on first day of OTAs

They know what wins in the NFL, and Griffin spells hope and potential forthe Redskins in ways they haven’t tasted for decades now. The road back toWashington for a sixth season was far easier for 37-year-old [...]

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Mike Shanahan gets bell rung at Redskins OTAs

By Brian McIntyre NFL.com By Brian McIntyre NFL.com Around the League hasalready warned against over-analyzing the reports coming out of OTAs, whichwill be in full swing this week. The only things worth monitoring areplayer progression and, [...]

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Redskins TEs Davis, Cooley have something to prove

So both Chris Cooley (knee) and Fred Davis (suspension) have something toprove at tight end for the Redskins. For Davis, he needs to stay clean. TheNFL suspended him for the final four games of 2011 after [...]

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NFL: Redskins Rookies, Vets Move Indoors for OTA

Ashburn (May 21, 2012) – For the first time this spring the WashingtonRedskins rookies, including quarterback Robert Griffin III, joined theveterans as the team held their first round of organized team activities atRedskins Park on Monday. [...]

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RG3 aiming to impress Redskins vets

Rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III says his first workout alongsideveterans begins the process of showing the Redskins he “can help this teamwin.” ESPN.com’s Dan Graziano writes about all things NFC East in hisdivision blog. Link to [...]