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Arizona Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald continued tearing up the postseason by catching five passes for 81 yards and two touchdowns, winning the game Most Valuable Player Award as the NFC beat the AFC 30-21 in the annual Pro Bowl this afternoon. After the game Larry said teammate and fellow receiver Anquan Boldin wasn’t going anywhere, attempting to extinguish the ongoing rumors that “Q” will be traded this upcoming offseason.
“Q’s not going anywhere. We’re gonna try to keep him, do whatever we can to make sure he’s an Arizona Cardinal. He’s a huge part of what …read more

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The AFC and NFC teams had their first practices today for Sunday’s annual Pro Bowl. This is the 30th straight time the game will be played in Honolulu, but the Pro Bowl will not return to Hawaii in 2010. Next year the game moves to the weekend before the Super Bowl in Miami. Here’s what NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell had to say about it at his Super Bowl XLIII presser last week:
“The entire premise of shifting the Pro Bowl was to make our event bigger and better than it is right now. We’ve had a …read more

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It was like icing on the cake for Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson’s incredible rookie season. AD walked away with Pro Bowl MVP honors today after ripping through the AFC defense for 129 yards and two TDs in the NFC’s 42-30 win. It was the first 100-yard rushing effort since Marshall Faulk (180 yards) and Chris Warren (127 yards) reached the mark in 1995. This award was on the heels of AD’s being named the NFL’s Rookie of the Year last month. And I learned that he brought every Minnesota Vikings offensive lineman …read more

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I don’t really know what to make of the Pro Bowl anymore. My email inbox was so flooded with Pro Bowl alternate announcements last month, I lost track of them all. I guess I had better things to think about — like the Super Bowl. But I can tell you there are 41 first-timers in Hawaii for the practices/vacation and game tomorrow. That’s the most since the year 2000 when there were 44. I realize it’s mostly due to injury that a player would not participate in this event after being awarded with …read more

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre received 1,140,863 votes to lead all NFL All-Stars in balloting for the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl. There was a record 83.7 million votes cast on NFL.com and on wireless phones with Sprint service using more than 2,262,000 ballots. There were nearly 14 million more votes cast this year than last year. That is insane! Obviously the promotion of and ease of access for the voting process was a factor, but +14 million votes? Sheesh. Just when I thought the NFL couldn’t get any …read more

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre leads all NFL players in balloting for the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl with 842,167 votes. Presented by Sprint, 2008 Pro Bowl voting will continue on NFL.com and on wireless phones with Sprint service through Tuesday, December 11. There have been 62 million votes cast on NFL.com and on wireless phones with Sprint service using more than 1,654,000 ballots. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (776,475 votes) ranks second overall while, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning (740,302 votes), New England Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss (606,238 votes) and …read more

So annoyed was Lance Briggs that the franchise tag was slapped on him by the Chicago Bears, that he has announced he will never play another down in the Windy City. The franchise tag, without very specific stipulations and agreed-upon understandings, is a slap in the face to most NFL players. Sure, it’s a nice chunk of instant money. After all, the average of the top five players at their position isn’t chump change. But, where’s the real love? Where’s the commitment? Where’s the job security?
The “non-exclusive” franchise tag guarantees Briggs $7.2 million next season, but it also deters other …read more