The NBA announced James Jones of the Miami Heat, Joe Johnson of the Atlanta Hawks, Kevin Love of the Minnesota Timberwolves, Ryan Anderson of the hometown Orlando Magic, Anthony Morrow of the New Jersey Nets, and Mario Chalmers of the Heat are going to compete in the 3-Point Contest this year. The NFL needs something [...]
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Packers QB Rodgers Slams NFC Over Their Play in the Pro Bowl
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers blasted the effort of some of his NFC teammates on his weekly radio show on ESPN 540 by way of Kevin Seifter of ESPN.com. “I’ll be honest with you,” Rodgers said. “I was a little bit disappointed. I felt like some of the guys on the NFC side embarrassed themselves.” “Just [...]
Amazing Brandon Marshall Catch From Pro Bowl
I won’t join in on the Pro Bowl slamming parade, but I was watching the Minnesota – L.A. Lakers game broadcast locally. I apparently didn’t miss a lot. This was a great play by Brandon Marshall. Hit “Like” if you want to see him make more catches like this in non-exhibition games. Follow me at: [...]
Marshall Leads the AFC to a 59-41 Win Over the NFC in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii
While everyone was playing at half-speed and ready to extend their Hawaiian vacation, Brandon Marshall played as if it was his last game. The Dolphins wide receiver caught six passes for 176 yards and a Pro Bowl-record four touchdowns, and the AFC used a second-half surge to beat the NFC 59-41 on Sunday. “You never [...]
AP All-Pro Team Headlined by Lions WR Johnson and Vikings DE Allen
Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson and Minnesota Vikings defensive end Jared Allen fell one vote short of being unanimous choices for the 2011 Associated Press All-Pro Team. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers received 47 1/2 of the 50 votes for the quarterback spot, with New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees receiving the other 2 1/2 votes. [...]
2012 AFC and NFC Pro Bowl Rosters
AFC Offense QBs: Tom Brady, New England; Ben Roethlisberger, Pittsburgh; Philip Rivers, San Diego RBs: Ray Rice, Baltimore; Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville; Arian Foster, Houston FB: Vonta Leach, Baltimore WRs: Wes Welker, New England; Mike Wallace, Pittsburgh; A.J. Green, Cincinnati; Brandon Marshall, Miami TEs: Rob Gronkowski, New England; Antonio Gates, San Diego Ts: Joe Thomas, Cleveland; [...]
Patriots QB Brady to Play in the Pro Bowl Despite Foot Fracture
The foot fracture that has hampered Tom Brady is not going to cancel his trip to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. Monique Walker of the Boston Globe reports that Brady plans to play in the game even after having the foot issues. Brady was elected the AFC starter at quarterback for the Pro Bowl with [...]
Instant Reaction: No Bucs In The Pro Bowl
There were no Buccaneers voted to play in this year’s Pro Bowl. I think this could be due to five different factors: 1. Injuries and depth chart. Aqib Talib likely would have been in. If Blount had been starting the whole year, he would have gotten the nod. 2. Strong competition at QB. The NFC [...]

February 20th, 2012
Chris Bach
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