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A lot has been made out of Adrian Peterson missing last weekend's minicamp. Head coach Brad Childress was openly miffed about Peterson missing practice to attend "Adrian Peterson Day" in Texas. This is all very interesting , and especially so because of two facts: First, many immediately pull the "Brett Favre card," suggesting that if Favre can skip on workouts, then why can't Peterson? There is also the suggestion that the Vikings had ...

Because of all the focus on conference realignment, I have found myself neglecting Denver Broncos football (obviously unintentional). Aside from Elvis Dumervil putting his name on the dotted line, it really doesn't look like I skipped out on too much. I mean, signing a cream of the crop defensive all star off of hold out status would have been the news of the off season for most teams. For the Denver ...

If you haven't noticed, NFL teams are playing a bit more like, well, teams these days. This ends up being quite useful in keeping your running game and offense fresh for the playoffs and a potentially long playoff run. However, a favor to fantasy football owners, it is not. You don't need stats and situational numbers to paint the picture. The days of multiple running backs like Shaun Alexander, LaDainian ...

It's the middle of June and still nobody wants Terrell Owens. One team that could take chance on Terrell Owens could be the Tennessee Titans. The Titans need wide receiver help. All they have is Kenny Britt, Nate Washington, and Justin Gage. They obviously could use Terrell Owens to take on Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts. Jeff Fisher would be a great coach for Owens as well. If this were to ...

Two of the NFL’s best young players are currently holding out for larger contracts during the early part of this year’s offseason. Both Chris Johnson and Darrelle Revis are not practicing for their respective teams as they fight for new contracts. Both had monster seasons for the Titans and the Jets last year and do deserve more guaranteed money from their franchises. Last year, Johnson put up 2,006 total rushing yards, 5th ...

The Minnesota Vikings have the opportunity to become the NFL’s top rushing offense this year and perhaps of all- time. The team is using specialization (in three dimensions) to complement the power and speed of Adrian Peterson with the power of Toby Gerhart and the speed of Percy Harvin (or Darius Reynaud).   A fourth dimension involving quarterback Brett Favre (if he returns, as is the prevailing opinion) and Pro Bowl ...

All-Pro pass rushing linebacker Elvis Dumervil signed his first and third round restricted free agent tender Monday. Unless a long term contract extension can be negotiated, he will play for $3.168 million in 2010. Had Dumervil refused to sign his tender, the Broncos had the option of reducing his upcoming salary to 110 percent of his 2009 pay or approximately $630,000. Dumervil, who was drafted out of Louisville in the fourth round ...

The Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) is in full swing here in Los Angeles and on this morning of June 15, Nintendo held their keynote presentation at the Nokia Theater. Many rumors were running throughout the video gaming world that Nintendo was going to announce the first 3D handheld system that does not have the need to wear any 3D glasses. Nintendo did officially make that announcement, and boy does it look like ...

Bill Parcells never played in an NFL game, and at the distinguished age of 68, most could outrun the hefty VP of Player Personnel for the Miami Dolphins. (Mr. Parcells, at the minute chance you ever read this, take no offense. If it's any consolation, I would hate to meet you in a street brawl, bar fight, or some kind of competition where we duel in evaluating college prospects.) Yet, the man ...

The Cincinnati Bengals kicked off their mandatory minicamp today in which they will conduct five intense practices over the next three days. The defending AFC North champions have a number of questions to be answered heading into camp as they look for their first back-to-back winning seasons in 28 years.   How much has the passing game improved? The Bengals entered the 2010 offseason looking to improve on a number ...