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 »Pats DE Ellis ends tumultuous year in Super Bowl (PA SportsTicker)
February 3rd, 2012 afcbeast By HOWARD ULMAN AP Sports Writer View full post on Yahoo! Sports – NFL – New York Jets News
Posted in Yahoo! Sports Tags: Ap Sports Writer, Bowl, Ellis, Ends, Howard Ulman, New York Jets, NFL, Pa Sportsticker, Pats, SportsTicker, Super, Super Bowl, tumultuous, Yahoo, Yahoo Sports, year, York Jets News No Comments »Shaun Ellis ends tumultuous year in Super Bowl (AP)
February 2nd, 2012 afcbeast The call came in the early morning hours, jarring Shaun Ellis from a deep sleep. Two buddies were on the line with some news that would shake the veteran defensive end even more. His best friend, Yusef Jenkins, was dead, shot five times in an altercation that began when he returned a car seat to [...]
Posted in Yahoo! Sports Tags: Altercation, Anderson South Carolina, Best Friend, Bowl, Buddies, Car Seat, Deep Sleep, Ellis, Ends, New York Jets, NFL, Shaun, Shaun Ellis, Sleep, Super, Super Bowl, tumultuous, Yahoo, Yahoo Sports, year, York Jets News No Comments »7 Year Old Comes to Defense of 49ers Kyle Williams
January 28th, 2012 afcbeast One week after the championship games, it takes a seven year old to show us the way. For those who haven’t heard, Kyle Williams of the 49ers, who fumbled two punts in the NFC championship game, costing the game, received multiple shocking death … [visit site to read more] 7 Year Old Comes to Defense [...]
Posted in The Jet Press Tags: 49ers, Championship Games, comes, defense, Fan Site, Jet Press, Kyle, Kyle Williams, New York Jets, Nfc Championship Game, Punts, Shocking Death, Site News, Williams, year No Comments »Darrelle Revis Says the Jets Took The Feud Deep, Just Like How The Team Took It Last Year
January 27th, 2012 afcbeast In an interview given to the NFL Network, New York Jets Cornerback Darrell Revis shared his thoughts on the feud within the Jets locker room during their disappointing 2011 season. When asked about what Rex knew of the discord, Revis said, “Basically, he didn’t know a lot of things that were going on behind the [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Darrell Revis, Darrelle, deep, Discord, Feud, Hawaii, Jets, Just, last, Like, Locker Room, lot, New York Jets, Nfl Network, Revis, Rex, Says, Stuff, team, took, Yardbarker, year No Comments »Plax Wins Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year
January 25th, 2012 afcbeast Congrats to Plaxico Burress who won the Sporting News Comeback Player of 2011 award. His numbers did not compare with those of his prime seasons, but Burress proved that, after missing two seasons while serving 20 months in prison following his conviction on weapons charges, he is still a capable NFL wide receiver. And for [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Comeback, Comeback Player, Congrats, Conviction, Jets, news, NFL, Plax, Plaxico Burress, Player, Relationship, Salary, Sporting, Sporting News, Two Seasons, Weapons, wide receiver, Wins, year 11 Comments »“That was the worst statement of the year, by any coach in the league, this year,” he said. “How…”
January 25th, 2012 afcbeast “That was the worst statement of the year, by any coach in the league, this year,” he said. “How could you say that? He just broke an NFL record for your team (for 42 downed punts inside the 20-yard line) and you threw him under the bus?” – Tynes blasting Westhoff for saying Weatherford was [...]
Plaxico Burress Named Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year
January 25th, 2012 afcbeast Congratulations to Jets WR Plaxico Burress, who was just announced as the Sporting News comeback player of the … [visit site to read more] Plaxico Burress Named Sporting News Comeback Player of the Year – The Jet Press – The Jet Press – A New York Jets Fan Site – News, Blogs, Opinion and more. [...]
Posted in The Jet Press Tags: Burress, Comeback, Comeback Player, Fan Site, Jet Press, Named, New York Jets, news, Plaxico, Plaxico Burress, Player, Site News, Sporting, Sporting News, year No Comments »Rex Ryan’s son to join Alabama’s Football Team Next Year
January 25th, 2012 afcbeast New York Jets coach Rex Ryan was deep in conversation with Saban when the Crimson Tide’s coach visited the South team practice Monday in Fairhope. Ryan said Sunday that his son Seth, a high school junior, will join Alabama’s football team next year. – Read full post View full post on Jets Twit and Tumblr [...]
Posted in JetsTwit Tags: Alabama Football, Alabama's, coach, Crimson Tide, Fairhope, Football, Football Team, join, New York Jets, next, Rex Ryan, Ryan's, Saban, Son Seth, team, Twit, year No Comments »The Sporting News Names Jets WR Plaxico Burress 2011 Comeback Player Of The Year
January 25th, 2012 afcbeast The New York Jets 2011 season was a disappointment, but for Plaxico Burress it was a chance to resume his career. His numbers did not compare with those of his prime seasons, but Burress proved that, after missing two seasons while serving 20 months in prison following his conviction on weapons charges, he is still [...]
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