Griffin Injured in Overtime Loss

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Update: According to the Star Tribune, the Minnesota Vikings' CB Cedric Griffin suffered a knee injury while recovering a kick-off in overtime of Sunday's 31-28 loss to the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Championship game. Griffin left the locker room with crutches Monday. There were indications that he had suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament.



Sheppard May Not Return As a Jet

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Update: Dave Hutchinson of The Star Ledger reports that New York Jets' CB Lito Sheppard may not return next season as the Jets' top priority is to upgrade the team's secondary this off-season. Jets don't plan to pick up his $10 million dollar roster bonus in March and he is unlikely he will return.

Fantasy Impact: Sheppard, a former two-time Pro Bowler with the Eagles, battled injuries all season and was benched for the Jets’ 30-17 loss to the Colts on Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. Sheppard only had one interception in the last 11 games this season.



What We Can All Learn from Greg Oden and His Nude Photos

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(shaking my head…)

There is no NBA player I am rooting for to have great professional success than Greg Oden.

He was a high school phenom from my own home state of Indiana, he led Ohio State on a scintillating NCAA Tournament run during his one year in school, and he has presented an affable, gregarious personality in public that has won him over fans across the country.

But someone needs to talk to Greg about this little thing called the Internet, and why he should view it as an absolute deterrent from doing things like sending chicks nude photos of himself.

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H Jackson to Accept Oakland Offer

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Update: ESPN.com reports Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson will accept an offer to become the Oakland Raiders offensive coordinator, according to sources close to the situation.

Fantasy Impact: This report goes against previous reports the Chicago Bears had received permission to interview Hue Jackson.



Ravens to Interview Zorn

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Update: ESPN.com reports the Baltimore Ravens will interview former head coach Jim Zorn for their quarterbacks coach position.

Fantasy Impact: Zorn was released as the Head Coach of the Washington Redskins following the season.



Zampese Staying With Bengals

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Update: Joe Reedy, of The Cincinnati Enquirer, reports Cincinnati Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis told the Chicago Tribune quarterbacks coach Ken Zampese will remain with the team.

Fantasy Impact: Zampese had reportedly been sought by the Chicago Bears but has decided to stay with the Bengals.



Braylon to Remain with Jets

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Update: The New York Post reports New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan said WR Braylon Edwards, who will be a restricted free agent, will be back with the team next season. Ryan said the team plans to tender a contract that would give the team a first-round and third-round draft choice if a team signs Edwards and the Jets do not match the offer.

Fantasy Impact: Braylon had some excellent games with the club while also struggling with dropped passes. With some more consistency he could develop into a great weapon for the team, especially opposite WR Jerricho Cotchery.



Jets Release 5 Coaches

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Update: The Associated Press reports New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan said the contracts of assistant quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank, special teams assistant Kevin O'Dea, pass rush specialist Chuck Smith and defensive quality control coach Brian Smith will not be renewed.

Fantasy Impact: Many will likely be looking for a step up with another club next year, such as DeFilippo who helped develop Rookie QB Mark Sanchez.



Jets Release 5 Coaches

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Update: The Associated Press reports New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan said the contracts of assistant quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank, special teams assistant Kevin O'Dea, pass rush specialist Chuck Smith and defensive quality control coach Brian Smith will not be renewed.

Fantasy Impact: Many will likely be looking for a step up with another club next year, such as DeFilippo who helped develop Rookie QB Mark Sanchez.



Jets Release 5 Coaches

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Update: The Associated Press reports New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan said the contracts of assistant quarterbacks coach John DeFilippo, assistant defensive backs coach Doug Plank, special teams assistant Kevin O'Dea, pass rush specialist Chuck Smith and defensive quality control coach Brian Smith will not be renewed.

Fantasy Impact: Many will likely be looking for a step up with another club next year, such as DeFilippo who helped develop Rookie QB Mark Sanchez.



Titans Change RB Coach

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Update: Jim Wyatt, of The Tennessean, reports the Tennessee Titans have hired Jacksonville Jaguars running backs coach Kennedy Pola as their new running backs coach.

Fantasy Impact: This news comes on the heels of finding out that the Titans had just released their current RB Coach Earnest Byner, who coached Chris Johnson to 2000+ yard rushing season. Pola has coached RB's such as Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew.



LT Not Happy With Role

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Update: Adam Rank, of NFL.com, reports San Diego Chargers RB LaDainian Tomlinson said during a radio interview that he was not happy with his role this season and believes the Chargers relied more on the passing game than the running game like they have done in previous years. "I wasn't happy. No one is going to be happy with the least amount of touches in my career. I don't know any running back that would be happy with that. Absolutely I wasn't happy with not touching the ball as much as I thought I would," Tomlinson said.

Fantasy Impact: It seems likely that LT may end up playing for another club as signs point to the Chargers keeping LT in a smaller role and possibly even asking him for a decreased pay.



Knox to Return for NFC

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Update: ESPN's Adam Schefter reports Chicago Bears WR Johnny Knox will replace Minnesota Vikings WR Percy Harvin as the return man on the NFC Pro Bowl roster.

Fantasy Impact: Harvin likely backed out of his role as the NFC's return man due to the surge in migraine headaches he experienced in the days before the NFC Conference Championship Game, a problem that plagued him all season.



Bears to Interview H. Jackson

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Update: Aaron Wilson, of the National Football Post, reports the Chicago Bears have been granted permission to interview Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach Hue Jackson for their vacant Offensive Coordinator position. He is scheduled to interview this week.

Fantasy Impact: The Bears had been looking to acquire Bengals QB Coach Ken Zampese.



2010 Pro Bowl Preview: Spread, Pick, TV Info, Tickets & Updated Rosters

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So, who actually wants to play in the 2010 Pro Bowl?

I was actually contacted yesterday by the NFL office to fill in as a QB for the AFC squad, where none of the QBs originally named to the team are actually going to participate. Since I played QB my freshman year of hig school, the NFL apparently figured that I’d be better than alternatives like Derek Anderson or JaMarcus Russell.

Don’t scoff…if David Garrard (yes, he of the 15:10 TD:INT ratio) is playing in the Pro Bowl, we weren’t that far off from a second appearance for Derek Anderson. And really, that’s all you need to know: Derek Anderson was once a Pro Bowler.

Moving along…

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