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Detroit Lions 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The streaks are almost all gone now, which means the Detroit Lions finally are ready to put their past behind them. The Matt Millen era is a fading memory, along with the historically awful 0–16 ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Brandon Pettitgrew, Calvin Johnson, Detroit Lions, Jahvid Best, Matthew Stafford, Ndamukong Suh, NFC North

Cleveland Browns 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The team that has made a habit of reinventing itself will try yet another reinvention in 2011. The Cleveland Browns begin 2011 with their sixth new coach since 1999. Hold up the cue cards; the line...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Cleveland Browns, Colt McCoy, Joe Thomas, Josh Cribbs, Peyton Hillis

Baltimore Ravens 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The usually stoic personality of Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco momentarily disappeared. Joe Cool was on fire. Used for target practice by a legion of critics despite three consecutive playoff appea...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Baltimore Ravens, Ed Reed, Joe Flacco, Ray Lewis, Ray Rice

Cincinnati Bengals 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL Marvin Lewis is seeking a fresh start for 2011, and in an offseason filled with labor strife and uncertainty, the Bengals faced their biggest upheaval of personnel since their head coach’s first ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, A.J. Green, Andy Dalton, Cedric Benson, Cincinnati Bengals

Pittsburgh Steelers 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL Few teams were better positioned than the Steelers to weather the lockout — and specifically the missing offseason workouts and practices that were a casualty of the NFL’s first work stoppage s...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Ben Roethlisberger, James Harrison, Mike Tomlin, Pittsburgh Steelers, Rashard Mendenhall, Troy Polamalu

Chicago Bears: 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL With an offense that remains a work in progress, the Chicago Bears will again depend on an elite defense to do most of the heavy lifting after falling a game short of the Super Bowl. The defens...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Brian Urlacher, Chicago Bears, Jay Cutler, Julius Peppers, NFC North

Green Bay Packers 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL Aaron Rodgers fancies himself as something of an amateur NFL historian, so it hardly came as a surprise when the Green Bay Packers quarterback had his answer at the ready when asked during the offs...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Aaron Rodgers, Clay Matthews, Green Bay Packers, Greg Jennings, Jermichael Finley, NFC North, Ryan Grant

Minnesota Vikings 2011 NFL Team Preview
NFL The Vikings’ expectations for 2011 can be found somewhere between promise and denial. Several talented pieces remain from a 2009 team that was one botched play from a Super Bowl berth, but those ...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, NFC, Adrian Peterson, Donovan McNabb, Jared Allen, Minnesota Vikings, NFC North, Percy Harvin

Fantasy Football: Standard League Mock Draft
NFL Athlon Sports' second post-lockout mock draft is here. This week, we cater to the old school players — those in leagues with no flex, no PPR and four points for passing touchdowns. This format, h...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Fantasy Football: 2011 Values and Overvalues
NFL Athlon Sports has come up with plenty of value players, overvalued players and top rookies in our Best Bets story, but here we highlight a few of them. Here are a number of players we like with goo...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Fantasy Football, Overvalued, undervalued

Fantasy Football: Breaking down the New York Giants
NFL NEW YORK GIANTS • Inside the Locker Room With Ralph Vacchiano of the New York Daily News Will Eli Manning's single-season production surpass Peyton's in 2011? No, and I think we all nee...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Eli Manning, Hakeem Nicks, New York Giants

Deion Sanders' Hall of Fame Speech
NFL Deion Sanders remixed his “Must Be The Money” mantra one last time during his Pro Football Hall of Fame induction speech on Saturday night. His Canton-gold jacket even matched the gold vest...
1 year ago by Nathan Rush Tags: NFL, Atlanta Falcons, Baltimore Ravens, Dallas Cowboys, Deion Sanders, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins

Fantasy Football: 2-Quarterback Mock Draft
NFL Athlon Sports' first post-lockout mock draft is here. We started with a 10-team, two-quarterback, 16-round format. We also did a 20-round mock draft with IDPs for Athlon Sports 2011 Fantasy Foo...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy

Worst Sports Owners Tournament: Football Round 1
NFL By Scott Henry (@4QuartersRadio) If your team has an owner or owners who treat the fans with respect, be grateful. If your team has an owner who spends within his/her/their means, but ...
1 year ago by Scott Henry Tags: NFL, Overtime, Baltimore Ravens, Buffalo Bills, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Washington Redskins, Worst Sports Owners

Fantasy Football: Breaking down the New York Jets
NFL NEW YORK JETS • Inside the Locker Room With Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News Can Shonn Greene handle being a workhorse feature back? The Jets coaching staff firmly believes that...
1 year ago by Athlon Sports Tags: NFL, Fantasy, Joe McKnight, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Plaxico Burress, Shonn Greene