INDIANAPOLIS — Matt Birk has been named a Pro Bowl center six times. He has been a part of eight playoff teams. But the achievement that epitomizes Birk as a person was given to him tonight — the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. It recognizes his work on and off the field. Birk [...]
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Birk named Walter Payton Man of the Year
February 5th, 2012 
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No Comments »New York Jets: 9 Biggest Draft Failures in History
February 5th, 2012 afcbeast A trip down memory lane is a vacation Jets fans should rarely take. Beyond the rare instances of a fleeting dance with success, the Jets have spent the better part of this entire generation more often than not hovering slightly below mediocre and faintly above embarrassing. One possible cause of this seemingly inbred ineptitude is [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: biggest, Bleacher Report, Brad Smith, Canton Temple, Chad Pennington, Darrelle Revis, David Harris, Draft, Draft History, Failures, Hall Of Famers, History, Ineptitude, Jets, John Abraham, Laveranues Coles, Leon Washington, Memory Lane, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Nick Mangold, Radio City, Rare Instances, Rsquo, Trip Down, York No Comments »ManningWatch: Joe Gibbs chimes in
February 3rd, 2012 afcbeast INDIANAPOLIS — Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Joe Gibbs won Super Bowls with three different quarterbacks. He would not have objected, however, to a long-term relationship with a player the caliber of Peyton Manning. Gibbs said he thinks if Manning lands on another team, that team should give him a large degree of control [...]
ManningWatch: Ryan Leaf weighs in
February 2nd, 2012 afcbeast INDIANAPOLIS — Peyton Manning and Ryan Leaf will forever be intertwined. Leaf toured Radio Row Thursday, promoting his autobiography, “596 Switch.” He said he and Manning became friends when they were drafted first and second in 1998 by Indianapolis and San Diego, respectively. “Peyton was always going to succeed because he knew exactly what he [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Autobiography, ESPN, Indianapolis, Leaf, ManningWatch, NFL, Peyton Manning, Radio Row, Rsquo, Ryan, Ryan Leaf, San Diego, Weighs No Comments »Donovan McNabb has Three Teams He Wants to Play for
February 2nd, 2012 afcbeast According to NFL.com, free agent quarterback Donovan McNabb doesn’t plan on retiring, instead he has three teams in mind that he would like to play for in 2012. So far Mcnabb hasn’t been contacted by any team, but he remains optimistic that he can help the right team in the right situation. “I see three [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: Career, Decisions, Donovan, Donovan McNabb, Free Agent Quarterback, game, Hall Of Fame, Little Bit, lot, Mcnabb, NFL, Opportunity, Phone Rings, Play, quarterback donovan, Rsquo, Super Bowl, teams, Three, Tv Analyst, wants, Yardbarker No Comments »Jack Del Rio discusses Denver job
January 31st, 2012 afcbeast Denver Broncos defensive coordinator Jack Del Rio addressed the media to discuss his new role. Let’s look at some key parts of the transcript, courtesy of the Denver public relations staff. On his relationship with Denver head coach John Fox: “It’s good to be back with him. He’s a good man. He’s a good coach, [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Coach John, defensive coordinator, Denver, Denver Broncos, discusses, ESPN, Good Man, head coach, Jack, Jack Del Rio, job, John Fox, NFL, Public Relations Staff, Relationship, Rsquo No Comments »Peyton Manning: A New York Jet?
January 30th, 2012 afcbeast Since the New York Jets collapse in the 2011 regular season, there’s been a lot of finger pointing in the organization as to what went wrong. And a lot of that blame game has fallen onto quarterback Mark Sanchez. Now, regardless of the fact that “anonymous teammates” have ripped on Sanchez for being lazy, many [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Blame Game, Collapse, College Football, Freshman Year, lot, Manning, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, NFL, Peyton, Peyton Manning, Rsquo, Span, Teammates, Three Games, Three Seasons, Trojan, Usc, Yardbarker, York No Comments »Peyton Manning New York Jets Rumors: Former RB Curtis Martin Would Welcome QB
January 29th, 2012 afcbeast The future of quarterback Peyton Manning is up in the air right now. But if former Jets’ running back Curtis Martin had his say, there wouldn’t even be a question that Manning would join the the New York Jets roster. What about Mark Sanchez though? Isn’t he supposed to be the Jets’ franchise quarterback? According [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: Aaron Rodgers, Curtis Martin, Curtis', Drew Brees, ESPN, Former, Franchise Quarterback, Hall Of Fame, Jets, Likelihood, Manning, Manning New York, Mark Sanchez, Martin, Martin Manning, Neck Surgery, New York Jets, New York Jets Rumors, Nfl Franchise, Peyton, Peyton Manning, Quarterback Peyton, Rich Cimini, Rsquo, Rumors, Sarcasm, Tom Brady, welcome, Would, York No Comments »Curtis Martin Believes Manning to the Jets Makes Sense
January 29th, 2012 afcbeast Is there another former player that the Jets faithful respect more than Curtis Martin? personally I can’t think of one. So to follow up the article below about Peyton Manning and him potentially landing with the Jets this off-season, Curtis Martin was speaking to ESPN New York when he commented: “That’s a great opportunity,” said [...]
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Plaxico Burress: Fallout for Jets Continues After WR’s Comments
Man, I’m glad I didn’t play for the New York Jets last year. The latest player to offer less than rave reviews was Plaxico Burress. Well, that’s a bit misleading—Burress didn’t offer any reviews. Even offered a chance to defend quarterback Mark Sanchez, he passed it up. I’ll let you decide for yourself what you [...]