Analysis: Pierce-Vikings a nice idea, but wait for the results

When Vikings linebacker E.J. Henderson went down with one of the more gruesome injuries seen in recent years against the Cardinals in week 13, Minnesota’s defense lost a bit of their swagger. They still had one of the best defensive lines in the game led by Jared Allen at defensive end, but Henderson was the [...]

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Giants place Pierce on IR; career in jeopardy?

Tue 4:40 pm – Pierce expects to make a complete recovery and that he’ll be playing in New York when he hits the field next September. Mon 5:30 pm - Giants LB Antonio Pierce has been stalwart for New York’s defense over the past five seasons, averaging close to 75 tackles a year from his [...]

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Burress indicted on multiple charges

1:10 pm – John Eligon and Joseph Berger of the New York Times posted district attorney Robert M. Morgenthau’s initial reaction to the indictment in their recap of today’s events. Morgenthau publicly lobbied for the indictment to be consistent with similar cases and not to be relaxed due to Burress’ celebrity status. Here’s what Morgenthau [...]

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Quick hits – Vikings, Pierce, Rams, Boldin

Here’s the latest news from around the league this morning… Minnesota has officially moved on from their Brett Favre infatuation, but sources close to the situation continue to say things are far from being over, and a Favre-Vikings combination could be revisited in the near future, especially if their current duo at QB proves incapable [...]

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