Pro Bowl nod? Vrabel 'gets it'
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FOXBOROUGH - It's akin to waking up on Christmas morning and discovering the present you've always dreamed of - but never dared to ask for - is under the tree.
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New Orleans quarterback Drew Brees dislocated his left elbow in the first quarter of the Pro Bowl on Saturday. Brees, who throws right-handed, didn't break any bones.
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Peyton Manning provided the expected fireworks. Mike Vanderjagt's leg sealed the win for the Indianapolis Colts.
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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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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Give Ricky Proehl credit for maintaining his sense of humor. The veteran Colts receiver, now in his 17th season, knows Patriots fans aren't likely to let him live down remarks he made before Super Bowl XXXVI. Suiting up for the St. Louis Rams, Proehl looked into an NFL Films camera before kickoff and declared, "Tonight, a ...
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His team has a 5-1 record, his franchise quarterback is having an MVP-type season and his fan base is energized by the prospect of a Super Bowl run.
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Fan voting for the Pro Bowl concludes a week from today, and six Patriots rank in the top five at their positions.
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The analogy fits Mike Vrabel well. Fellow linebacker Rosevelt Colvin calls him a Swiss Army knife on the football field.
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Buccaneers quarterback Jeff Garcia is headed to the Pro Bowl for the fourth time, replacing Green Bay's Brett Favre on the NFC roster.
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Sean Taylor's selection to the Pro Bowl was supposed to be a crowning moment during a season in which he became a truly dominant NFL safety.
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The &quot;lower leg&quot; injury that knocked Mike Vrabel out of practice Friday wasn&#39;t serious enough to take the outside linebacker out of the starting lineup against Buffalo at Gillette Stadium last night.
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If Patriot Keith Traylor ever gets hazy on just how long he's been playing in the NFL, all he has to do is turn to fellow nose tackle Vince Wilfork, who is always eager to remind him of his veteran status.
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_ Crowd the line of scrimmage to stop the Pro Bowl running back, and passes from the Pro Bowl quarterback will find the Pro Bowl tight end.
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I said on our pregame show that Jacksonville was no slouch. I knew they would play Indianapolis tough and they surely did. What you have to understand everybody is that this league is about great defenses.
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Takeo Spikes made good on his vow the Buffalo Bills would finally provide some good news for their fans this weekend.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 6 - Tom Brady will not throw to Mike Vrabel during practice, but when it comes time for the Super Bowl, Vrabel, a linebacker for the Patriots, becomes one of Brady's favorite targets.
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