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NFL Kicker Carousel Keeps Spinning: Texans Sign Former Cardinals PK Neil Rackers
Posted: 7th April 2010 by Kenn Hoekstra in NFL
After eight years in a Texans uniform, kicker Kris Brown's days in Houston might be numbered.
This week the Texans announced the signing of 33-year-old veteran kicker Neil Rackers to a two-year, $4.1 million dollar contract.
Rackers reached the end of his deal with Arizona and became a free agent this offseason when the Cardinals brought in Jay Feely to handle the team's placekicking duties. Brown says he wasn't ...
When the Green Bay Packers (11-5) take the field in Glendale to face the Arizona Cardinals (10-6) on Sunday, it will mark the 73rd meeting of these two franchises. This rivalry, one of the oldest in the NFL, began back in 1921 when the Cardinals were in Chicago. That game ended in a 3-3 tie.
From that first meeting in 1921 through last week's Packer victory over the Cardinals ...
Five Burning Questions Facing The Packers In Week Eight
Posted: 28th October 2009 by Kenn Hoekstra in NFL
When the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings faced off earlier this season in the Metrodome, Brett Favre led the Vikings to a 30-23 victory over his former team with a signature performance.á While Favre was nearly flawless, the Packers were anything but.á Costly mistakes, missed opportunities and an overall lackluster effort marred a game that was nowhere near as close as the final score indicated. The Packers and ...
If Vince Lombardi was right and winning is the only thing that matters, then the Green Bay Packers should feel pretty good about themselves after Sunday's 26-0 victory over the Detroit Lions.á A look beyond the scoreboard (and Lombardi's famous truism), however, reveals a sordid tale of underlying problems besieging the victorious Packers.
Penalties The Packers were penalized 13 times on Sunday for 130 yards. The first of these ...
Brewers 2009 Season Recap: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Posted: 13th October 2009 by Kenn Hoekstra in MLB
A year removed from the team's first postseason berth in a quarter century, the 2009 Milwaukee Brewers finished a disappointing 80-82, good for thirdáin the National League Central behind the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs.
Here's a look back at The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from the 2009 Milwaukee Brewers season...
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Yovani Gallardo and Braden Looper were the only two full-time Brewers starters to post winning ...