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Ryan O'Callaghan is a fast learner. Yet to make his NFL debut, he's already a bona fide member of the Bill Belichick secret society.
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Trev Faulk will be making his first career start, and he might get a chance to tackle his cousin for the first time.
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Ben Watson's rookie year with the New England Patriots started late and ended early.
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Washington Redskins rookie Kili Lefotu showed signs of improvement Thursday, and doctors were working to determine what caused him to lose consciousness in his room the day before.
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The next time you think of calling in sick, be it because of a bad hair day or a bad hangover or the dire need of a mental health day, think of Phil Kessel. The Bruins' 19-year-old rookie center suited up last Saturday night against New Jersey and skated every shift asked of him (16 total ), already having been ...
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Rookie quarterbacks don't have immediate success in the NFL. Neither do first-year middle linebackers. The positions simply are too complicated and too critical, and coaches won't trust them to the novice.
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Rich McKay likes what he sees among today's NFL rookies.
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Giants rookie quarterback Eli Manning gets his first dose of real NFL defensive schemes and struggles mightily in a 17-10 loss to the Jets.
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Trent Edwards will line up under center for the Bills on Sunday, becoming the first rookie quarterback to start a game this season.
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The rookies keep coming through for the Boston Red Sox.
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Delonte West was in uniform last night at the FleetCenter, after the Celtics activated the rookie point guard for the first time this season and placed forward Justin Reed (left hip pointer) back on the injured list. Although not fully recovered from the fractured right thumb he suffered the day before the season opener, West felt good enough to play.
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The kid is cool. All around the Washington Redskins, players with Pro Bowl pedigrees are making mistakes, rattling with the pressure of a season imploding. They miss tackles, make silly penalties and fumble balls they never should. Their collapse has been astounding.
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The big defensive lineman rumbled 41 yards until he ran out of gas. The rookie running back had plenty of fuel &#151; enough to embarrass a would-be tackler near the end of a 69-yard touchdown run.
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On Monday, during his first practice as a Bruin, Brandon Bochenski was on a line with Wayne Primeau and Shean Donovan .
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The agony of the elbow injuries and multiple surgeries as a young minor leaguer is long gone. What normally separates a guy who goes back and forth to the minors from a guy who stays in the big leagues and excels is consistency and maturity. Kason Gabbard, seven years after he was drafted in the 29th round by the Red ...
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Of the three quarterbacks who were among the first 11 college players taken in the NFL draft in April, it is no surprise that one of them, as a rookie, has a brand-new nickname
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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - The main thing separating Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning on Saturday was the Pittsburgh Steelers&#39; rookie quarterback made his biggest plays with the game on the line.