Repair jobs: Elite NFL teams run short of time to fill holes (SportingNews.com)

August 27, 2010

It's dress rehearsal time in the NFL. The next-to-last exhibition game is a tune-up for the regular season because starters get their most playing time of the preseason. With the real deal set to kick off two weeks from tonight, every team has at least one issue it must settle — including these five playoff [...]

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There is more risk than reward to an NFL 18-game schedule (SportingNews.com)

August 26, 2010

The NFL is the most dominant force in American professional team sports, and its popularity and star power never have been higher. The insatiable desire of the people who run it to expand its reach is admirable, but they must proceed with caution as they push to expand the regular season. "An 18-game schedule is [...]

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Saints working overtime on kick coverage lapses (The Canadian Press)

August 25, 2010

METAIRIE, La. – If coach Sean Payton is to breathe easier during the Saints' next game, special teams co-ordinator Greg McMahon will have to make measurable progress with his kickoff and punt coverage teams.
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AFC free-agent moves, by team (ProFootballWeekly.com)

August 24, 2010

Note: UFA means unrestricted free agent; RFA means restricted free agent; FFA means franchise free agent.
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Sources: Tra Thomas is planning to retire (The National Football Post)

August 23, 2010

San Diego Chargers veteran offensive tackle Tra Thomas has decided to retire and has been absent from the team…
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Cowboys beat Rivers, Chargers 16-14 (The Canadian Press)

August 22, 2010

SAN DIEGO – Philip Rivers doesn't ease up, even in a meaningless exhibition game.
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Chargers’ Merriman to miss exhibition game (AP)

August 21, 2010

Chargers outside linebacker Shawne Merriman will miss Saturday night's exhibition game against Dallas because of an Achilles' tendon injury that has prevented him from practicing since Tuesday. Merriman missed the exhibition opener last Saturday against Chicago because he ended his holdout just a day earlier.
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Chargers sell enough tix to lift blackout (AP)

August 20, 2010

The San Diego Chargers say they've sold enough tickets to lift the local television blackout of their exhibition game against the Dallas Cowboys on Saturday night. The Chargers received a 24-hour extension from the NFL to reach the sellout. Their game against Chicago last weekend was blacked out, as were both home exhibition games last [...]

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AP source: Holdout tackle McNeill meets with GM (The Canadian Press)

August 19, 2010

SAN DIEGO – Holdout left tackle Marcus McNeill met Wednesday with San Diego Chargers general manager A.J. Smith, although it wasn't immediately clear if the session was productive.
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PFW’s preseason draft board (ProFootballWeekly.com)

August 18, 2010

The draft board below will be updated until the start of the regular season. Quarterbacks Rk.
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