INDIANAPOLIS — Terrell Suggs was named the Associated Press NFL Defensive Player of the Year, beating out the Minnesota Vikings’ Jared Allen for the award. It was the closest margin of the top five major awards. Suggs beat out Allen by a margin of 21 votes to 14. All of the other winners received at [...]
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Suggs beats out Allen for defensive award
February 5th, 2012 
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No Comments »Peterson wanted to change numbers, but
February 1st, 2012 afcbeast Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson hopes to return in 2012 with a rebuilt knee after offseason surgery. He was hoping to do so with a new number as well. When Peterson saw what it was going to take to switch from his familiar No. 28, he had second thoughts, however. Peterson, Minnesotas franchise back [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: 100 Million, Acl, Adrian Peterson, Adrianpeterson, Change, Contract Extension, Displeasure, Followers, Jerseys, Left Knee, Licensee, Mcl, Million Dollars, Minnesota Vikings, Nfl Rules, Nike Deal, numbers, Peterson, Reebok, Rehabbing, Second Thoughts, Ten Thousand, Thousand Dollars, wanted No Comments »Superbowl Week Distractions For New York Jets Fans
January 30th, 2012 afcbeast In only seven days the NFL season will be over and every team will be back to 0-0. Think of that if you are wallowing around in Giants/Patriots depression right now, New York Jets fans. Here are a few other rumors, tidbits and links to help pull you through the rest of the day – [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Alabama Players, Barron, Courtney Upshaw, Defensive Line Coach, Degu, distractions, Dunbar, Fans, Jets, linebacker, Mike Tannenbaum, Minnesota Vikings, New York Jets, Nfl Season, Rest Of The Day, Roll Tide, Running Backs, Safety Mark, Superbowl, Trent Richardson, Vikings Coach, week, Yardbarker, York No Comments »Report: Jets offer Dunbar DL coaching job
January 30th, 2012 afcbeast The New York Jets have offered Karl Dunbar a job as the team’s defensive line coach. The New York Daily News said that Dunbar, who was fired by the Minnesota Vikings after the season, interviewed with the Jets two weeks ago. Dunbar spent six seasons as defensive line coach of the Vikings, who were annually [...]
My 1st Official Mock Draft
January 30th, 2012 afcbeast For the past few months I have been picking players that I would like to see the Jets draft in April. The one thing I never really did, was go through who every other team might take. Without getting an idea of who the other teams will be taking, It’s hard to say what players [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: AFC East, Aqib Talib, Blackmon, Blind Side, Bucs, Cleveland Browns, Draft, East Griffin, Indianapolis Colts, Matt Kalil, Minnesota Vikings, Mock, mock draft, Nfc West, Official, Peyton Manning, Playmaker, Qbs, Robert Griffin, st louis rams, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskin, West 3 No Comments »Karl Dunbar To Be Hired as Defensive Line Coach
January 29th, 2012 afcbeast It’s being reported by Manish Mehta, Jenny Vrentas, and others that Karl Dunbar will be hired as the new defensive line coach. Dunbar has served for the past six years as the line coach for the Minnesota Vikings. Manish had this to say about Dunbar: Dunbar helped build one of the most stout run defenses [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: coach, Coaching, Current, defensive, Defensive Line Coach, Dunbar, Exceptions, hired, Jenny, Karl, line, manish mehta, Mark Carrier, Minnesota Vikings, Muhammad, No Doubt, Obscurity, Pat Williams, Pouha, Pro Bowl, Rush Defense, Shaun Ellis, Six Years, Starters, Wilkerson No Comments »NFL Any Era: John Randle speaks
January 23rd, 2012 afcbeast As you know by now, ESPN.com is unveiling its 20-member “Any Era” team this week. Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was among the first four players named, as we noted earlier Monday. A number of Hall of Famers made the trip to ESPN headquarters in Bristol to help assemble the team, and ESPN’s Front [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Blog, Bristol, Choices, coach, defensive lineman, Detroit Lions, era, ESPN, Espn Com Nfl, Espn Nfl, Front Row, James Lofton, John, John Randle, Minnesota Vikings, Randle, speaks, Suh No Comments »Playmakers – Madden NFL 10 Longest Throw Challenge
January 14th, 2012 afcbeast www.youtube.com Click here to watch Playmakers with Constant 5/12/10 (FIFA Longest Goal Challenge Winner) S01E08! Playmakers with Constant 7/8/10 (Madden NFL 10 Longest Throw Challenge) S01E09 Sports It’s back!!!! Playmakers returns bigger, stronger, and harder. What better way to re-kick things off than Madden since Madden 11 is just around the corner. Using Madden NFL [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Brett Favre, Challenge, Challenge Winner, Difficulty Selection Screen, Entertainment Technology, Gameplay, Longest, Machinima, Madden, Madden Nfl, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Nfl Sports, Playmakers, Replay, Sports Nfl, Sports Team, Super Bowl, Tarvaris Jackson, Team Sports, Technology Culture, throw, wide receiver, Yt 22 Comments »Raheem Morris lands coaching job with Washington Redskins
January 12th, 2012 afcbeast Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris didn’t stay unemployed very long. Morris is now a member of the Washington Redskins coaching staff. Morris was interviewed by the Washington Redskins shortly after being fired by the Buccaneers at the conclusion on the 2011 regular season and was rumored as a possible candidate to become [...]
Does Your Team Need a New Quarterback?
January 11th, 2012 afcbeast Sure the playoffs are exciting, but if you’re like most fans, your team is already eliminated and you’re looking forward to the offseason. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how badly your team needs a new starting-quality quarterback. The teams are in likely draft order (of course, the real draft order has [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: Aj Feeley, Cinch, Dan Orlovsky, Durability, Faith, Fans, free agent, Indianapolis Colts, Joe Webb, Kellen Clemens, Kerry Collins, Minnesota Vikings, Need, NFL, Offseason, Peyton Manning, quarterback, Rookie Season, Sage Rosenfels, st louis rams, team, Yardbarker No Comments »
