Deion not ready for prime time
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Baltimore, MD (Sports Network) - The Baltimore Ravens will again be without cornerback Deion Sanders for the team&#39;s nationally-televised Monday night battle against the Kansas City Chiefs.
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The body of work is not substantial enough to consider Chad Pennington a victim of the Belichick factor. Fair or not, Pennington&#39;s five-interception game against the Patriots last December at least makes him a candidate.
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The big plays don't come as regularly, and neither do the deep pass completions. He has led only two touchdown drives and was sacked 11 times the last two weeks even while facing losing-record opponents.
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Every snap Terrell Owens misses is another chance for Drew Bledsoe to throw to Terry Glenn. Not that they seem to need the work.
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Patriots players have seemed stunned at how receiver Deion BranchÂs battle with management disintegrated. He was traded to the Seahawks on Monday.
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Big passing plays have been a big problem for the Patriots this year.
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Carson Palmer didn't look like a rookie. He was no Peyton Manning, either. Instead, he was somewhere in-between during his final preseason game, and that was all that anyone could expect.
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The long and winding road back to Foxborough for Patriots wide receiver Deion Branch took another unexpected turn yesterday when Branch filed two grievances against the team not long after the Patriots refused to accept trade offers from the Seattle Seahawks or New York Jets by a 4 p.m. deadline imposed by the Patriots.
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It&#39;s bad enough when a team loses both starting defensive ends in one game. But when one of them is named Michael Strahan, it becomes a near disaster.
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Fifteen seasons may not be not enough for Emmitt Smith.
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Sundayâs game against the Bengals was a day in the spotlight for all the wrong reasons for Darrelle Revis, a rookie cornerback from Pitt.
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Baltimore cornerback Deion Sanders missed his second straight games with a strained left hamstring...Holmes is the first back to rush for 100 yards against Baltimore in 10 games...Green made his 51st consecutive start under center, which surpassed Len
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PITTSBURGH, Jan. 23 - From the moment New England receiver Deion Branch hit the end zone, it was as if 50,000 Terrible Towels had hit the ground.
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There is a hint of disappointment in his voice, the result of NFL teams slamming their doors in his face. Then again, that hurt can't compare to what he went through in 1999 when doctors told him they almost had to amputate his leg and that he might never walk again.
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Indianapolis Colts defensive tackle Montae Reagor could feel the weariness long before Thursday's game at Detroit. The constant hits, the barrage of meetings, the quick pivots from game plan to game plan had already worn down his body and mind.
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Tom Brady would drop back, look for a receiver and never see one of his favorites, Deion Branch, for seven straight games.
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Deion Sanders insists he didn't come out of retirement for money, accolades or to prove he's still got a wealth of talent at age 37.