NFL's key rookies? Men in headsets
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Ten teams have hired new, youthful coaches this year. How will they fare?
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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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NEW YORK -- One NFL scout called linebacker Patrick Willis "a beast." And that was before Willis won The Associated Press 2007 NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.
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For everyone watching, from the fans and players to the national press, this is the drive they came to see. Rookie Eli Manning, the NFL&#39;s number one pick making his first start for the Giants, barked out signals
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It started when none other than John Madden spoke up and said DJ Williams was the only player he&#39;d seen who had the ability to make the jump directly from high school to the pros.
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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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FOXBOROUGH -- When Bill Belichick puts on his headset and starts pacing the sideline today, 10 days of preparation will begin to unfold in front of him.
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Out of habit, Patriots holder Josh Miller occasionally sets the ball down the way Adam Vinatieri liked. Miller figures rookie Stephen Gostkowski, the man he's holding for now, can't say much. After all, the technique worked so well for one of football's top clutch kickers.
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Ben Watson's rookie year with the New England Patriots started late and ended early.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers are accomplishing feats never seen in the NFL, largely because of rookie quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers combined their new quarterback with a touch of the old - Jerome
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One week after making his first NFL start, opening last Sunday&#39;s 25- 24 win at Denver in the Raiders&#39; 4-1-6 defensive package in place of strong safety Marques Anderson, rookie Stuart Schweigert may get the opportunity to start in the base defense as well
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The players forming rookie quarterback Eli Manning's line of protection have not inspired much confidence lately, least of all among themselves.
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Several pro leagues have tried and failed to compete with the NFL. But that isn't stopping  two more from trying
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NFL training camps begin this week and there are no shortage of hot story lines -- and significant questions -- across the league:
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Ben Roethlisberger is on the verge of becoming the only NFL rookie quarterback to win his first seven starts during the Super Bowl era, a feat not even John Elway, Dan Marino or Joe Montana accomplished.
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What a way to test a rookie quarterback: Give him his first NFL start against the defending NFC champions and their vaunted defense.
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The Tennessee Titans gambled they could win using rookies as replacement parts and to provide depth.