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Defenses worth looking at for playoff push

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You would have been hard-pressed to find many fantasy owners riding the Kansas City Chiefs defense one month into the season. The team had just surrendered a combined 74 points the two previous games on the way to a 1-3 start. The final month of the season is a different story. The Chiefs have a superb set of matchups during the rest of the fantasy football season and are a must-add for anyone looking for a defensive lift in the…

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Look who’s back in New York: It’s cocky Rex Ryan

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Long before fans see him, New York will hear him coming. He is Rex Ryan, blusterous and boisterous, and he leads NFL coaches in volume. No one does swagger quite the way that Ryan does. For years, that was perfect fit in New York when he coached the Jets. Tonight, he returns to New York. And for the first time in a long time, New Yorkers would love to muzzle him. Ryan, now the head coach of the Buffalo Bills,…

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Scout teams served as feeder system for NFL

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In his locker room speech following his successful debut as Miami’s interim head coach, Dan Campbell credited his practice squad players for helping propel the Dolphins to their big win at Tennessee. “Don’t forget those guys,” he implored his team. Those guys getting the props were the same ones quarterback Ryan Tannehill had mocked two weeks earlier, when he criticized them for being overly aggressive during a usually low-key workout and told them to enjoy their “scout team trophy” after…

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Colts look to rebound on Monday night against Jets

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He said his team’s opening week defeat was just one game. He said it will not define his club. Sound familiar? Indianapolis Colts’ coach Chuck Pagano was saying the same things that most coaches who dropped their first game said. Now, his Colts have to rebound in a Monday night game against the New York Jets, which has left New York with a lot of nostalgia over Super Bowl III. The Jets won that one, 46 years ago, 16-7. Remember?…

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NFL teams creating mini-theme parks to get fans off sofas

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Little kids bounce around on inflatables. Teenagers rock to a local band. Huge screens showing sports from around the country, and celebrities signing autographs. A fair or theme park? Try MetLife Stadium before an NFL game. Many hardcore NFL fans prefer watching at home or in sports bar, where they can watch multiple games on huge screens and keep track of their fantasy stats or gambling results. The league is trying to bring more people to stadiums by turning games…

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