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Peyton Manning underwent his third neck surgery this year, a single-level anterior fusion, the surgery was successful and went well, but the bad news is, experts say it takes at least 3 months to recover from surgery like this.

Dr. Neel Anand, director of Orthopedic Spine Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center’s Spine Center in Los Angeles had this to day about those kinds of procedures.

“It takes time. It takes between three and six months,” Anand said. “You want this fusion to heal, which means strong bones and stabilize the spine. But I certainly don’t think it’s career-threatening. He absolutely can come back next season.

“If everything goes well, there’s no reason he could not come back playing football.”

Dr. Anders Cohen, chief of neurosurgery at the Brooklyn Hospital Center, concurred. He said this kind of procedure requires at least a three-month recovery period.

“Surgeons initially tried a less invasive approach, but the single-level anterior fusion he just underwent is a more definitive procedure that will correct the problem but requires a longer healing process,” Cohen said. “It’s highly unlikely that he will play this year.”

Here is the original article and it goes into more detail.

I think if this is the case, they won’t risk him coming back in the middle of the season if he is not fully healed, also if they are not playoff bound they won’t rush him back to the field, in either case, I think Indy could be in for a rough year without Peyton, even if he comes back mid season, he might be rusty and they will still struggle.

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Well, here it is, the final week of the preseason, the final game before the teams have to cut their roster to 53 players, to some it matters very little, to others, mainly those players looking for a position on the team, it is one of the most important games,  where they will be battling each other for that coveted spot on the roster, expect to see some hard hits, flashy plays and those players giving it 110%, pouring their hearts and souls out on the field for the chance to make that 53 man roster on a team the NFL, I wish them all good luck in their endeavours.

This also means that the week after, is the start of the regular season, where teams will be playing for real, where Sunday, and Monday will be looked forward to as people can’t wait to watch their favorite teams battle it out on the gridiron, where dreams, will be made, or shattered, where talk will be backed up, or put down, where you can brag, or be forced to eat humble pie, where your team will leave you feeling  as if you were on cloud 9, or in the pits of despair.

One thing is for certain though, all of us fans, are getting ready to watch our favorite teams and are thankful that football is back!!!!!!!!!

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NFC Sleeper Team

The Detroit Lions. For years the lions were the laughing stock of the NFL, making bad decision after bad decision, but fortune seems to have changed, and they have quietly been putting together a team that can compete, with an offense that has the potential to be very potent, they now have an O-line that can actually block, they have a real quarterback in Matthew Stafford, two good receivers in Megatron and Nate Burleson, they have a good running back in Jahivid Best and they have TE Brandon Pettigrew.  Couple that with a capable defense, though Suh needs to be careful, you have a team that has a potential to make the playoffs this year.

AFC Sleeper Team

The Cleveland Browns, another team that used to be terrible has now been adding much needed pieces to their puzzle and putting together a team that I think, can be a winning team. Colt McCoy is shaping up to be a good QB, along with a good RB in Peyton Hillis and an improved offensive line, add in Greg Little to the list, a revamped defense and a new coach, and they have the potential to be a winning team this year as well, perhaps making the wild card.

Will either of these teams make it to the big game? Not likely, but one of them may make the playoffs, and should definitely be better than last year, and I think have the ability to surprise people this year.

Who do you think can be a sleeper team this year?

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THU SEP 8th

New Orleans @ Green Bay 8:30pm EST on NBC

I am going to go ahead and say New Orleans  wins this one by 7, I am going with the old Superbowl hangover on this one. 21-28

SUN SEP 11th

Atlanta @ Chicago 1:00pm EST on FOX

Atlanta by 3, they were great last year and are only going to continue to get better. 20 – 17

Cincinnati @ Cleveland 1:00pm EST CBS

I say Cleveland 27- 10, they are going to smack the Bengals around, as I believe they are going to be a good team this year.

Buffalo @ Kansas City 1:00pm EST CBS

The Chiefs win this one as Buffalo sucks 17 – 7.

Philadelphia @ St. Louis 1:00pm EST FOX

This depends on whether the Eagle’s O line decides to keep people out of Vick’s face, If that happens Eagles will smoke the Rams, if not, the Eagles still win, but not by much and will have a very tough game. O-line blocks 31 – 17 no blocking 20 – 17.

Detroit @ Tampa Bay 1:00pm EST FOX

No contest, Detroit is going to murder them, Detroit is my dark horse team in the NFC, watch out for these guys, 21 – 7.

Tennessee @ Jacksonville 1:00pm EST FOX

Tennessee gets their act together and wins this one 14 – 7.

Pittsburgh @ Baltimore 1:00pm EST FOX

Tough tough game, going to be very good, I see Pittsburgh come out on top in this match up, though only by a little, 13 – 10.

Indianapolis @ Houston 1:00pm EST CBS

This one is going to depend on if Manning plays or not, if he is out Houston kills them 21 – 7, if Manning plays Indy wins 27 – 21.

NY Giants @ Washington 4:15pm EST FOX

This is another tough one, as they always play each other hard, I am going to have to go with the Giants on this one 17 -7.

Minnesota @ San Diego 4:15pm EST FOX

Bolts all the way with this one 24 – 10. Minnesota has too many question marks and Peterson can only do so much.

Seattle @ San Francisco 4:15pm EST FOX

49ers, 17 – 14.

Carolina @ Arizona 4:15pm EST FOX

The Cards win this one 21 – 7, they are just the better team right now, though I can see the Panthers getting better toward the end of the season.

Dallas @ NY Jets 8:20pm EST FOX

J-E-T-S Jets Jets Jets are going to win this one, as I believe they have the better team and one of the best CB tandems in the league, Romo and the Boys just won’t be able to pull this one off.

MON SEPT 12th

New England @ Miami 7:00pm EST ESPN

This is my upset game, I think Miami is going to pull this one off, Miami comes out of the gates swinging and beats the Pats 24 – 21.

Oakland @ Denver 10:15pm EST ESPN

I gotta say that the Broncos win this one at Mile High, 13 – 7.

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As you seen the NFL came out with a top 100 list. As could be expected not everybody agrees with their rankings, including myself as I think some are up there for hype and popularity rather than skill.

Things I disagree with

1. Tom Brady being number one. While being an excellent quarterback I believe he shouldn’t be number one, I believe Payton Manning should be at the number one spot.

2. Devin Hester being as high up on the list as he is. He is a great return man, but a mediocre wide out, should not be ranked as high as he is.

3. Matt Ryan should be ranked a lot higher than he is.

4. Asante Samuel  and Trent Cole also should be ranked higher.

5. Suh, Ndamukong should be ranked much higher than he is.

6. DeMarcus Ware should be bumped down a few.

7. Greg Jennings deserves to be ranked much higher on the list.

I also believe more O linemen need to be on this list, as they never get any love, and without them it doesn’t matter who you have you are going to be terrible, bad O line = bad offense, they almost never get the respect they deserver.

The NFL’s top 100 list can be found here

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At one time T.O. was one of the most feared athletes in the NFL, he had size, he had speed, he had sure hands, he had power, and he had the know how to be great, it seemed he had it all.

Then his locker room antics, not being a team player and off field nonsense began to show, though some teams, put up with it for a while, because of how damn good he was, he could literally disrupt an entire defensive plan.

Eventually, his antics became too much and the teams he played for parted ways with him, where he would go to another team, behave for a year, then start the cycle all over again, being labeled a “diva’ and a problem player, gathering a media circus with him.

Now, his production on the field has had a sharp decline, he is getting injured, and he has that label on him.

He just recently underwent ACL surgery and wants to return to the NFL this yeah, but I don’t see this happening as no team is willing to pay big money for him, and if some team wants him, they are going to be offering him very little which I do not see him taking.

So I believe he should just retire instead of going through the ringer, and making his image worse, he was one of the best receivers in his prime, nobody can argue that, he was exciting to watch and if he didn’t have all of the off-field drama and the baggage I would have said he would be inducted very quickly into the hall of fame, I still believe he belongs there because of just how damn good the man was, but just think of the possibilities if he had just done things a little different, how much more respect he would have had, how many more people would like him, how much more he would have made and more teams would have been willing to take a risk with him in a situation like what is going on now.

Like I said, the man was good, a damn good player, but his time is over now and he should just bow out gracefully as one of the most talented wide receivers to ever play the game.

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The state Senate rejected legislation Thursday that would require the state to sell the site of the historic Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and adjoining Los Angeles Sports Arena. The bill’s author, Sen. Jeff Denham, R-Merced, said the stadium is “falling apart” and that selling the land would generate as much as $400 million to help ease the state’s budget crunch. California is facing a $15.2 billion deficit in the fiscal year that starts July 1. Details..компютри

Put the little man and his fiddle away. You saw this coming. Why pick on a University that stimulates your economy in revenue and education. REJECTED!

The future plans for the stadium include new seats, upgrade the video and scoreboard on the peristyle end and add a video-scoreboard on the other end of the stadium. To help pay for the improvements, the university will try to lure a “naming” sponsor for the facility and it has been specified that USC will pay rent which includes 8 percent of gross ticket sales for home games, half of game-day expenses, and 8 percent of revenue from live television broadcasts when the crowd is below 70,000.

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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP)—A Florida football player was kicked off the team Friday after turning himself in on charges he used the gas credit card of a woman who was killed along with another player in a motorcycle accident.

Jamar Hornsby, a 21-year-old junior safety, learned Thursday that a judge had issued a warrant for his arrest on charges he used the dead woman’s gas card for six months, so he surrendered on charges of credit card theft and fraudulent use of a credit card, lawyer Huntley Johnson said.

Hornsby was released from jail several hours later on his own recognizance.

It was not immediately clear how Hornsby got the card. Johnson declined to comment on the specifics of the case, but said they would cooperate with authorities. Read More from Yahoo Sports

Florida coach Urban Meyer announced a few days ago that Hornsby is no longer apart of the Gators Football Program. Thank God! The worst part of this whole situation is; he used it not once or twice, but more than 70 times. This was just a cold hearted, sick crime. This tells you how secure it is to keep a credit card in your wallet. Even if you are dead people can and will make you bend over.

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CORAL GABLES, Fla. — With a daughter serving in the military, Randy Shannon particularly understands the importance of supporting American troops.

He’ll fly a long way this spring to make that point.

Shannon is among five college football coaches who’ll head to Kuwait and other military bases in the Middle East this May to meet with U.S. troops and participate in some clinics. He’ll be joined by Notre Dame’s Charlie Weis, Georgia’s Mark Richt, Auburn’s Tommy Tuberville and Yale’s Jack Siedlecki.

The trip is scheduled from May 20-26.

“I’m thrilled to do it,” Shannon told The Associated Press Wednesday. “I mean, you get to go over and support the people over there in the military. And most of the coaches kind of know each other: Mark Richt attended the University of Miami, Tommy Tuberville coached with me, Charlie Weis I know from the NFL. Everybody’s excited about it and we’re going over to support the people that support us.”

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Ok, so our troops need entertainment. Not a bad idea. Send them a few College football coaches and incorporate them in a few games of harmless football ran by the best. What I don’t understand is; why would you send Charlie Weis? With the way his 2007 season turned out he will most likely be picked last for teams. Demoralizing!

However, you can’t pick on him too much, he is doing a great thing by donating his time for a great cause. Stay safe coaches!

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It is official! An anonymous source has LEAKED information to Fumbled.org that Terrelle Pryor will announce to play for Ohio State at noon today. During a scheduled news conference from Jeannette Senior High School, the long anticipated college football prospect Terrelle Pryor, will announced his official long awaited decision, the Ohio State Buckeyes.

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You could say that Terrelle has had an amazing last 6 months winning two Pennsylvania State PIAA titles, one for football and one for basketball. His coaches and teammates give him all of the credit in the world for focusing on the moment and not the future.

No doubt, Pryor is a team playerand leader. His talent and leadership abilities will do nothing but flourish the Ohio State team to possibly a few National Titles.

The source was a credible source and right on the money. Fumbled.org officially broke this story to the media before any other college football news site out there. This was all thanks to a phone call from a Jeannette Senior High School official!

 BREAKING NEWS: STORY STILL DEVELOPING!

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Sit back and get ready, because now its on…I mean really on! On April 18th, 2008, Joe Horrigan, Vice President of the Pro Football Hall of Fame will come to Pottsville, Pennsylvania (home of Yuengling) to debate the much anticipated return of “The Stolen NFL 1925 Championship” with ESPN senior writer and Maroons supporter David Fleming. The debate will be held at the newly reconstructed Sovereign Majestic Theater in downtown Pottsville.

According to the Pottsville Republican, Horrigan will take the viewpoint opposing Fleming, an opinion that by their own choice and despite repeated warnings, the Maroons disobeyed an NFL rule and therefore do not deserve the title. Jim Coles the main sports anchor for WNEP-Newswatch 16 (A Northeastern and Central Pennsylvania News Network) will moderate the debate between Horrigan and Fleming.

The debate will surley keep the Pottsville Maroons in the recently acquired national spotlight. Fleming has done an outstanding job of circulating his most recent book about the Maroons “Breaker Boys: The NFL’s Greatest Team and the Stolen 1925 Championship“. It has been said to be “selling faster than Harry Potter” in the community and surrounding areas. The February edition of ESPN The Magazine showcased an article about the Maroons and the curse that is said to be held over the cardinals franchise by Maroon fans for their unethical acceptance of the championship.

The Republican also stated that about 150 tickets — about two-thirds of the seats — will be raffled off March 30 at The REPUBLICAN & Herald, 111 Mahantongo St., Pottsville. Free tickets will be distributed in the random drawing, while the remaining seats will be reserved for invited guests.

The debate is the next important step in justifying the unreasonable events that took place in 1925. Fumbled.org supports the Maroons and hopes to see the title returned to its home, Pottsville Pennsylvania!  GO DAVE!!!

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According to the Associated press, a ”back-street” whimpy piano bar that admitted Heisman Trophy runner-up Darren McFadden (even though he was under age) will face a $500 fine.

Employees of Ernie Biggs (Official Website Seen Here) told investigators they let the 20-year-old running back inside Jan. 10 knowing he was a minor, said Michael Langley, director of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control agency on Tuesday.

Can you blame them? They now can say this is the bar Darren McFadden was briefly arrested at. Sounds to me like they should have had the help of a professional advertising agency.

Anyways, McFadden and at least four others were at the bar when a fight broke out.

A video of the Ernie Biggs bar scene that McFadden attended can be seen below….You should try to find him. As for now, it looks like he will be in the clear and not be charged for under age drinking. After all, there is no law that states you can not be in a bar under age.

And come on man, if you are going to risk your NFL career, altleast pick a better bar!

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Could this be bad news for Penn State? Top ranked QB Terrelle Pryor was spotted sitting in the crowd at an Ohio State basketball game on Saturday. He told reporters that a visit to State College would follow the immediate conclusion of his high-school basketball playoff run. As of now, according to the associated press, Pryor has not yet scheduled with the Nittany Lions. Is he ditching a meeting with PSU?

As Pryor got out of his seat at halftime, Ohio State’s student section chanted, “We want Pryor” and “Terr-elle Pry-or”. Sources say he was walking to a near-by room to meet with Buckeye football coach Jim Tressell.

Did the student section just provide a kick to Pryor’s decision? It is damn possible. Will a decision be announced in the next few days, maybe hours?

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1. The Nittany Lions return 20 starters; 9 offense, 9 defense, and 2 special teams players. Pryor can learn from their experience on and off the field, from those who do not get suspended of course.

2.Jeannette high school is exactly 120 miles away from State College. Being that Terrelle was born in Pennsylvania he should look to continue his career in Pennsylvania. There is no finer institution of high learning like PSU.

3. Who will be the Lion’s quarterback if  Pryor opts to attend school somewhere else? Daryll Clark. As the back up to Anthony Morelli Clark proved himself as having AJ Feeley like qualities. He came off the bench and gave PSU the spark they needed to be victorious in the Alamo Bowl just like AJ Feeley helped the Eagles almost beat the Patriots. The collapse is coming!

4. Pryor is on the road this week visiting Oregon State. This means if Pryor choses Oregon he becomes a Duck. Would you rather be part of a team that is called the Ducks, or the Nittany Lions?

5. With the depth PSU has already developed for the upcoming 3 seasons or so…adding Terrelle Pryor to the roster will make the Lions a contender in the BCS. PSU needs a spark desperatley and Terrelle is the answer without a doubt…

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Who has had the best luck in NCAA history when it comes to playing and winning bowl games?  Did PSU come to mind? Obviously, Southern Cal has won the most games, but does that make their success better than the accomplishments of the Nittany Lions who have had 4 fewer appearances?

If we look down the road 10 years from now, will it be possible to have a team like Alabama or Georgia overcome Penn State for the all-time winning percentage honors? It is a only a matter of time (10 years of course).

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According to ESPN, a week ago, Kevin Hart sat in front of television cameras and a packed high school auditorium of his alma mater, placing two baseball caps on a table — a Cal Bears cap on his right, an Oregon Ducks cap on his left — and then, after a dramatic pause, put the blue-and-gold Cal hat on his head. The perfect ceremony to acknowledge accomplishments of any signee into a Division I school. Kevin Hart could have not asked for more.

The gymnasium erupted with cheers and pride as Hart stood proud of his achievements. Support grew throughout the week. Complements of congradulatory means were issued to Kevin Hart, his family and coaches.

Unfortunately, Hart left one minor detail out of the mix. The Cal head coach never even heard of Kevin Hart. There was never a scholarship offer let alone an offer on the table at all. “We knew of the kid,” said a sympathetic Chris Ault, head coach at Nevada. “He was in our camp, but he’s not a scholarship athlete.”And yet, about 10 days ago, a Nevada assistant coach told Ault, “Coach, you won’t believe this, but the Hart kid is going to go to Oregon.”"What?” said Ault.”Oregon’s offering him a scholarship,” said the assistant.A few days later, after spending time with nine players making their official weekend recruiting visits to Nevada, Ault came home, ate dinner and then saw some jaw-dropping footage on the local news.There was the non-prospect Hart placing a Cal cap on his head.

Ault couldn’t believe it. He started calling his assistant coaches, all the time consumed by a single, paranoid thought: Holy god, the guy’s a half hour from our campus and we didn’t even recruit him! What’s this going to look like?”

That right folks! He made each and every detail up! The whole thing was a FAKE!!

What was he thinking? He had to realize at some point that someone would find out about this frantic lie. Is it possible that maybe he convinced himself to believe his own lie?He “snowballed” his parents, friends, and family. Infact, the parents claim an envelope from Cal or Oregon never even came to the house.

Let’s get serious here. This is an act that is supposed to be committed by a high school student lying about making the varsity team, not a “so called” Division I college athlete.For his valiant efforts in trying to become the first self proclaimed college football recruit, Fumbled.org is awarding Mr. Hart with the “Jackass” stamp of approval.Good luck to you, and we hope you find the perfect NFL team to fit your needs for the next time you cry wolf.

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In an article written by the NFL Hall of Fame, the Cardinals football franchise is described as having minimal success in their league history. However, in the article the Hall of Fame implies that the Cardinals actually won the NFL title in 1925, stating that, “Except for 1925, when they edged out the Pottsville Maroons for their first NFL championship, the Cardinals experienced only minimal success on the playing field during their first 26 seasons in the league.”
 
To me this implies that there was actually a game played!  Using the words “when they edged out Pottsville for their first NFL Championship”, makes it seem as if the Maroons were actually beaten by the Cardinals in the 1925 season finale. It even implies that the game was a “pressure cooker”.

The fact is, the Cardinals did not edge out anyone!!!!! The 1925 championship ended up being handed to the “Song Birds” of Chicago because of the so called “disqualification controversy” against the Pottsville Maroons. 

For those of you who do not know about the controversy; the Maroons and Cardinals were the top contenders for the 1925 NFL title, with Pottsville winning a late-season game between them, 21-7. That’s right the Maroons beat them! The “controversy” started when the Maroons scheduled a game against The University of Notre Dame, which included the infamous “Four Horseman”. They won the game 9-7 in the final seconds. On the same day, the Frankford Yellow Jackets were scheduled to play a game in the same city. Read More…

How can the NFL just hand away a championship? A similar situation that compares to todays sports world would be if the Patriots scrimmaged a high-school before the big game. Would the NFL just hand the Giants the Super bowl if the same situation took place today? Absolutely not! The impact of the media and fans on such a decision would sink the National Football League for such a stupid act.

Ever since the NFL awarded the Cardinals that final game, the franchise can not even peck its way into a successful season. According to ESPN Author David Fleming, a 92 year-old Maroons historian, Nick Barbetta, agrees that a curse is indeed in place.

“ The Cardinals will be doomed by a curse folks in Pottsville hand down from generation to generation. “We cursed ‘em with the oldest, strongest curse in sports.”

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The Trojans had a bevy of official visitors this weekend; including Tyron Smith, Chris Polk, Armond Armstead, Drew McAllister, Wes Horton and UCLA commitment Derrick Coleman.

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