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The Early Lead - Brandon Lloyd has special message for Redskins after Pro Bowl honor (SFW)

The Early Lead - Brandon Lloyd has special message for Redskins after Pro Bowl honor: "Posted at 1:43 PM ET, 12/29/2010
Brandon Lloyd has special message for Redskins after Pro Bowl honor
By Cindy Boren
Brandon Lloyd seemed to be joking. Or maybe he was just refreshingly honest. Or maybe he's unacquainted with the high road.

After he was named to the AFC Pro Bowl team, the Denver Broncos' wide receiver was asked if he would like to say 'told you so' to his former teams, the San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins (with whom he was a 'bust of the decade') and Chicago Bears.

'No, I want to say, '[Bleep] you.' ' he said in a reportedly half-serious, half-good-naturedly way. 'And I mean that in the most professional way.'

Just how it was taken!

By Cindy Boren | December 29, 2010; 1:43 PM ET
Categories: Redskins"

After catching all those long passes, Brandon Lloyd drops the bomb | All Things Broncos

After catching all those long passes, Brandon Lloyd drops the bomb | All Things Broncos: "After catching all those long passes, Brandon Lloyd drops the bomb
By MIKE KLIS

AFC Pro Bowl, Brandon Lloyd, Broncos
Brandon Lloyd was the only Broncos player to make the AFC Pro Bowl squad and to help mark the occasion, the team arranged for the local media to join him on a conference call.

Lloyd was extremely thoughtful, humble and appreciative until near the end of the conference call when he admitted to taking some personal satisfaction in showing his previous teams in San Francisco, Washington and Chicago that they were mistaken about the type of receiver he could become.

Asked if he wanted to tell those three teams: ”told you so,” Lloyd said half-good naturedly, half-seriously: “”No, I want to say, ‘(Bleep) you.’ And I mean that in the most professional way.”


After about 3 seconds of stunned silence, Broncos media relations director Patrick Smyth jumped into the call: “Anything else for Brandon, guys? I have receivers coach Adam Gase here … ”"

The Early Lead - NFL fines Brett Favre $50,000 for lack of cooperation in investigation

What a joke. fining a guy who made 20 million last year 50 k is like asking for a dollar from someone random. and what a load of shit that they couldn't trace back the ip address from the cell phone, cell phone forensics are well beyond that stage of technology.

And for those of you that think racism no longer exists, how much differently would this have gone down if it was Randy Moss sending texts of his Johnson and not Favre, the golden boy.

The Early Lead - NFL fines Brett Favre $50,000 for lack of cooperation in investigation

Posted at 12:55 PM ET, 12/29/2010

NFL fines Brett Favre $50,000 for lack of cooperation in investigation

By Cindy Boren

Brett Favre on Tuesday night in Philadelphia. (Jim McIsaac / Star Tribune)

Updated at 3:09 p.m.

The NFL has fined Brett Favre $50,000 for lack of cooperation with its investigation into improper emails and text messages he allegedly sent Jenn Sterger when both were employed by the New York Jets two years ago.

The league, however, said it could find no violation of its personal conduct policy by Favre, who, at 41, has said that this will be his final season. He has admitted leaving voice messages for Sterger, but the league said its forensic analysis could not determine whether he sent lewd photos to her. Sterger's representative blasted the news of the fine.

"My client and I are extremely disappointed, but not surprised, at today's NFL announcement that Brett Favre did not violate the NFL 'workplace conduct' policy," Sterger's lawyer, Joseph Conway, said in astatement. "While I am not privy to how [NFL Commissioner] Mr. Goodell reached such a finding, we strongly disagree with his conclusion that there was insufficient evidence to support a violation of the policy.

"To the contrary, our evidence and the personal testimony of Ms. Sterger clearly showed a pattern of lewd and offensive behavior by Mr. Favre that lasted all of the 2008 season. As noted in the NFL's release, 'there was no evidence to suggest that Sterger engaged in any inappropriate conduct.' In addition to the offensive messages, there was ample evidence to show that the sexually explicit photographs were part of Favre's inappropriate behavior. Our evidence clearly showed that the photos were sent by Favre."

The league's statement:

The NFL office conducted an investigation to determine whether Brett Favre's interaction with New York Jets game-day employee Jenn Sterger in 2008 violated the NFL Personal Conduct Policy.

In reviewing the matter, the sole focus was on whether there was a violation of league policies regarding conduct in the workplace. NFL policies do not extend to private conduct or make judgments about the appropriateness of personal relationships, except where that conduct or those relationships raise issues under the law or league policies.

The investigation included an analysis of publicly available reports; a series of interviews with knowledgeable individuals, including Sterger and Favre; a review of communications between the two furnished to our office; and independent forensic analysis of electronically stored material. The investigation was limited in several respects because the conduct occurred in 2008 but was not brought to our attention until this fall. As a result, certain records and individuals were unavailable to the NFL.

The investigation also reviewed a second media report about allegations involving other women who worked at the Jets' facility in 2008. Misconduct by Favre regarding that claim was unable to be substantiated because individuals with potentially relevant information declined to be interviewed or otherwise cooperate with the investigation. In addition, our investigation took longer than might ordinarily have been the case due to difficulties in arranging to speak with certain key individuals, the time required to retrieve and review stored electronic records, and Commissioner Roger Goodell's decision to meet personally with both Favre and Sterger before making a decision.

On the basis of the evidence currently available to him, Commissioner Goodell could not conclude that Favre violated league policies relating to workplace conduct. The forensic analysis could not establish that Favre sent the objectionable photographs to Sterger. The review found no evidence to contradict the statements of both Favre and Sterger that they never met in person, nor was there anything to suggest that Sterger engaged in any inappropriate conduct.

However, Commissioner Goodell also determined that Favre was not candid in several respects during the investigation, resulting in a longer review and additional negative public attention for Favre, Sterger, and the NFL. The commissioner notified Favre that he has been fined $50,000 for his failure to cooperate with the investigation in a forthcoming manner. Commissioner Goodell stated to Favre that if he had found a violation of the league's workplace conduct policies, he would have imposed a substantially higher level of discipline.

In a memo to clubs today, Commissioner Goodell reminded them of the serious nature of this matter and stated that NFL policies make no excuses for improper or potentially unlawful conduct in the workplace. "Every member of every club's staff should be able to work in an environment free of harassment or hostility, and one in which every employee is valued, respected, and given a full opportunity to contribute to the goals of the club and the NFL," Commissioner Goodell said. "Our new training program on workplace conduct will help all of us to promote the right kind of environment for all employees and I intend to dedicate the fine I have imposed on Favre to help fund that training program."

By Cindy Boren | December 29, 2010; 12:55 PM ET
Categories: Brett Favre, NFL

Grading 15 rookie keepers

a very nice write up

Grading 15 rookie keepers

Grading 15 rookie keepers

PRINTER FRIENDLY Going Deep Archives You don't need Rotoworld to tell you that Sam Bradford has a bright future as a fantasy quarterback. Ditto Mike Williams and LaGarrette Blount: for the two rookie stars of the Buccaneers offense, the future is now. Heck, forget about next year: Bradford, Blount and Williams make great starters if your league extends into Week 17! Your fantasy season is probably over, and postseason fantasy leagues are still a week away, so it's time to talk about rookie keepers. Some of this year's rookies are worth stashing away for 2011. Some should just be tossed back in the draft pool. If your league only allows one or two keepers, you cannot afford to keep the wrong guy. The following list grades the 2011 potential for 15 rookies, with a deeper look at why some should be nurtured while others should be abandoned. Arrelious Benn, C-minus If you drafted the wrong Buccaneers rookie receiver, take heart. Benn has just eight catches in the last three games, but seven of them netted first downs, including 64 and 43 yarders. With his size, he could still emerge as Josh Freeman's favorite red zone weapon, or as a 60-catch possession complement to Williams. Jahvid Best: B-minus Best's future may be as a complementary back and receiver out of the backfield. Best gained two yards or less on 99 of his 161 carries, resulting in a lot of 17-35-0 stat lines. His big play potential is undeniable, and he is worth more in PPR leagues, but the Lions haven't produced a fantasy workhouse back in years, and Best has "committee" written all over him. Still, it's better to keep a potential RB3 than a TE1. Dez Bryant: A-minus Before getting hurt, Bryant displayed dazzling big-play ability, had a well-defined role in the Cowboys offense, and most importantly, was a personal favorite of Jerry Jones. The Cowboys loved to use Bryant on receiver screens and other super-short passes, throwing 29 passes to him that traveled less than five yards in the air. Three screens per game can do wonders for a receiver's fantasy potential, and Bryant scored four touchdowns and had a 46-yard run on these short passes. Will the next coach be as enamored of Bryant as Jason Garrett was? As long as Emperor Jones makes the final decisions, it doesn't matter. The only person keeping Bryant from earning a solid A rating is Miles Austin. Jimmy Clausen: D The Panthers may want to wait on Clausen, but that doesn't mean you should. The Panthers let Clausen throw tons of short passes to get comfortable in the offense: on passes that traveled five yards or less in the air, he was 74-of-125 for 505 yards. Take those micro-passes out of his statistics, and Clausen completed only 45.3 percent of his throws downfield. Don't blame the offense: Steve Smithonly missed one game, David Gettis and Brandon LaFell are solid "C" prospects, and the offensive line was pretty good. The upside for Clausen next year is one of those 2500-yard, 12-touchdown seasons developing quarterbacks often have for rebuilding teams. You don't need that. Jacoby Ford: D Ford is fun to watch, and he is worth more in a league with big bonuses for long touchdowns. But he has only been targeted 17 times in the last four games, and waiting around for rushing touchdowns by a receiver will kill you. Toby Gerhart: C-plus If you drafted Gerhart as either an Adrian Peterson handcuff or an insurance policy, you have to be happy with the results: he was productive when called upon last week, and he filled his niche as Peterson's change-up back fairly well. Gerhart should fill the same role for next season; keep him, and the guy who drafts Peterson will want to talk trade with you right after next year's draft. Jermaine Gresham: B-minus Gresham caught an amazing number of unproductive passes early in the season: he had 33 catches of eight yards or less, only eight of which netted a first down or touchdown. In recent weeks, he has cut loose, with four catches of 20 or more yards in the last three games. It's almost as if Gresham needed two loudmouth nitwits to disappear before he could assume a sensible role in the offense. Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez: B The problem with these guys is that there are two of them: eventually, one is going to leech catches and red zone opportunities away from the other. Right now, Gronkowski appears to have the edge, but it is nothing worth betting your season on. If you are only allowed to keep one player, think twice before keeping a tight end: remember how replaceable they are. Gresham could easily out-produce both Patriots next year, just because he won't have to split his opportunities. Chris Ivory: A-minus According to Football Outsiders, Ivory led the NFL in Success Rate, which is like a batting average for running backs: he had the league's best percentage of move-the-chains type runs. As a power back in an offense that will be great again next year, Ivory will get a lot of red zone opportunities. The Saints will still throw 400 passes per game and use fifty different personnel packages, so be ready for a lot of 12-50-1 stat lines if you keep Ivory. Ryan Mathews: C Here's a stat that will strike fear into any fantasy owner: seven red zone carries, zero touchdowns. Mathews looks good on the game tape and is more versatile than the other Chargers running backs, but he is the kind of runner whose touches get whittled away from all sides: Darren Sproles gets the catches, Mike Tolbert gets the goal line carries, and Mathews gets stuck in 15-60-0 purgatory. Colt McCoy: C-minus McCoy should develop into a fine NFL quarterback, and his running ability adds some fantasy value, but it's a stretch to project him as anything but a QB3 for 2011. His receiving corps is weak, and once the "plucky underdog" charm wore off, we saw that he was just another rookie with a lot to learn. C.J. Spiller: D Spiller hasn't had more than nine carries in a game, and he hasn't distinguished himself as a receiver (30 targets). Fred Jackson is a better all-around back, so Spiller appears stuck in a role as a complementary back and return man for the foreseeable future. Tim Tebow: A-plus To be clear, we are talking about fantasy football here. As an NFL starter, Tebow still needs a lot of refinement. As a fantasy prospect, he is all you could ask for. With 18 carries and two touchdowns in his two starts, he's a lock to rack up rushing yards. With Brandon Lloyd leading a receiving corps full of young talent, he has great weapons. And with incredible fan support and a new coach coming to town, he has enviable job security for a young quarterback. Tebow could go 6-10 as a starter next year, but if he's throwing for 200 yards and a touchdown while running for 50 yards and a touchdown every week, you won't care. Demaryius Thomas: D Thomas suffered multiple injuries and got lost in the shuffle as Brandon Lloydemerged as a go-to receiver. Thomas is not a lost cause, and his blocking makes him a great fit in a running-and-Tebow based offense, but that won't help your fantasy team.

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NFL.com news: 2011 Pro Bowl rosters

NFL.com news: 2011 Pro Bowl rosters

2011 Pro Bowl rosters

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Rosters by position

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AFC Offense Position Player(s) Quarterback * Tom Brady, New England Philip Rivers, San Diego Peyton Manning, Indianapolis Running back * Maurice Jones-Drew, Jacksonville Arian Foster, Houston Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Fullback * Vonta Leach, Houston Wide receiver * Andre Johnson, Houston * Reggie Wayne, Indianapolis Brandon Lloyd, Denver Dwayne Bowe, Kansas City Tight end * Antonio Gates, San Diego Marcedes Lewis, Jacksonville Tackle * Jake Long, Miami * Joe Thomas, Cleveland D'Brickashaw Ferguson, N.Y. Jets Guard * Kris Dielman, San Diego * Logan Mankins, New England Brian Waters, Kansas City Center * Nick Mangold, N.Y. Jets Maurkice Pouncey, Pittsburgh Defense Position Player(s) Defensive end * Dwight Freeney, Indianapolis * Robert Mathis, Indianapolis Jason Babin, Tennessee Interior linemen * Haloti Ngata, Baltimore * Vince Wilfork, New England Richard Seymour, Oakland Outside linebacker * James Harrison, Pittsburgh * Cameron Wake, Miami Terrell Suggs, Baltimore Inside/midde linebacker * Ray Lewis, Baltimore Jerod Mayo, New England Cornerback * Nnamdi Asomugha, Oakland * Darrelle Revis, N.Y. Jets Devin McCourty, New England Free safety * Ed Reed, Baltimore Brandon Meriweather, New England Strong safety * Troy Polamalu, Pittsburgh Special teams Position Player(s) Punter Shane Lechler, Oakland Placekicker Billy Cundiff, Baltimore Kick returner Marc Mariani, Tennessee Special teamer Montell Owens, Jacksonville

NFC Offense Position Player(s) Quarterback * Michael Vick, Philadelphia Matt Ryan, Atlanta Drew Brees, New Orleans Running back * Michael Turner, Atlanta Adrian Peterson, Minnesota Steven Jackson, St. Louis Fullback * Ovie Mughelli, Atlanta Wide receiver * Roddy White, Atlanta * Calvin Johnson, Detroit DeSean Jackson, Philadelphia Greg Jennings, Green Bay Tight end * Jason Witten, Dallas Tony Gonzalez, Atlanta Tackle * Jason Peters, Philadelphia * Jordan Gross, Carolina Chad Clifton, Green Bay Guard * Jahri Evans, New Orleans *Chris Snee, N.Y. Giants Carl Nicks, New Orleans Center * Andre Gurode, Dallas Shaun O'Hara, N.Y. Giants Defense Position Player(s) Defensive end * Julius Peppers, Chicago * John Abraham, Atlanta Justin Tuck, N.Y. Giants Interior linemen * Ndamukong Suh, Detroit * Jay Ratliff, Dallas Justin Smith, San Francisco Outside linebacker * Clay Matthews, Green Bay * DeMarcus Ware, Dallas Lance Briggs, Chicago Inside/midde linebacker * Patrick Willis, San Francisco Brian Urlacher, Chicago Cornerback * Asante Samuel, Philadelphia * Charles Woodson, Green Bay DeAngelo Hall, Washington Free safety * Nick Collins, Green Bay Antrel Rolle, N.Y. Giants Strong safety * Adrian Wilson, Arizona Special teams Position Player(s) Punter Mat McBriar, Dallas Placekicker David Akers, Philadelphia Kick returner Devin Hester, Chicago Special teamer Eric Weems, Atlanta

Rosters by team

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AFC Team Player(s) Balimore (5) Billy Cundiff, placekicker * Ray Lewis, inside/middle linebacker * Haloti Ngata, interior lineman * Ed Reed, free safety Terrell Suggs, outside linebacker Cleveland (1) * Joe Thomas, tackle Denver (1) Brandon Lloyd, wide receiver Houston (3) Arian Foster, running back * Andre Johnson, wide receiver * Vonta Leach, fullback Indianapolis (4) * Dwight Freeney, defensive end Peyton Manning, quarterback * Robert Mathis, defensive end * Reggie Wayne, wide receiver Jacksonville (3) * Maurice Jones-Drew, running back Marcedes Lewis, tight end Montell Owens, special teamer Kansas City (3) Dwayne Bowe, wide receiver Jamaal Charles, running back Brian Waters, guard Miami (2) * Jake Long, tackle * Cameron Wake, outside linebacker New England (6) * Tom Brady, quarterback * Logan Mankins, guard Jerod Mayo, inside/middle linebacker Devin McCourty, cornerback Brandon Meriweather, free safety * Vince Wilfork, interior lineman N.Y. Jets (3) D'Brickashaw Ferguson, tackle * Nick Mangold, center * Darrelle Revis, cornerback Oakland (3) * Nnamdi Asomugha, cornerback Shane Lechler, punter Richard Seymour, interior lineman Pittsburgh (3) * James Harrison, outside linebacker * Troy Polamalu, strong safety Maurkice Pouncey, center San Diego (3) * Kris Dielman, guard * Antonio Gates, tight end Philip Rivers, quarterback Tennessee (2) Jason Babin, defensive end Marc Mariani, kick returner

NFC Team Player(s) Arizona (1) * Adrian Wilson, strong safety Atlanta (7) * John Abraham, defensive end Tony Gonzalez, tight end * Olvie Mughelli, fullback Matt Ryan, quarterback * Michael Turner, running back Eric Weems, special teamer * Roddy White, wide receiver Carolina (1) * Jordan Gross, tackle Chicago (4) Lance Briggs, outside linebacker Devin Hester, kick returner * Julius Peppers, defensive end Brian Urlacher, inside/middle linebacker Dallas (5) * Andre Gurode, center Mat McBriar, punter * Jay Ratliff, interior lineman * DeMarcus Ware, outside linebacker * Jason Witten, tight end Detroit (2) * Calvin Johnson, wide receiver * Ndamukong Suh, interior lineman Green Bay (5) Chad Clifton, tackle * Nick Collins, free safety Greg Jennings, wide receiver * Clay Matthews, outside linebacker * Charles Woodson, cornerback Minnesota (1) Adrian Peterson, running back New Orleans (3) Drew Brees, quarterback * Jahri Evans, guard Carl Nicks, guard N.Y. Giants (4) Shaun O'Hara, center Antrel Rolle, free safety * Chris Snee, guard Justin Tuck, defensive end Philadelphia (5) David Akers, placekicker DeSean Jackson, wide receiver * Jason Peters, tackle * Asante Samuel, cornerback * Michael Vick, quarterback San Francisco (2) Justin Smith, interior lineman * Patrick Willis, inside/middle linebacker St. Louis (1) Steven Jackson, running back Washington (1) DeAngelo Hall, cornerback