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2009 Offensive Line Rankings

While the offensive line might not represent a direct draft day decision for your roster, few areas of knowledge can offer a competitive advantage in fantasy football like having a good grasp of the various units of trench soldiers around the league. So with that in mind, each year at FanHouse we break down every NFL...

Bengals Would Be Shocked if Andre Smith Doesn't Hold Out

I get that first-rounders, particularly those taken in the top 15 picks, would threaten to hold out if it meant more leverage during contract negotiations. In recent years, however, both players and organizations have made efforts to get deals done before training camp because holdouts, in the long run, don't benefit...

Do Rex Ryan and Channing Crowder Need to Get a Room?

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Look, the NFL offseason is freaking boring. I know, I know, if you're reading this, you're a die-hard and you can't get enough NFL news, even in June. But the fact is there's little-to-nothing going on this time of year. Which is why you've got to love Jets coach Rex Ryan and Dolphins linebacker...

Lions, Matthew Stafford Agree to Deal

On Thursday, Mark Sanchez told FanHouse's Ariel Helwani (as well as everybody else he talked to the last week or so) that he was all but certain quarterback Matthew Stafford would go to the Lions with the first overall pick. Looks like he was right.A week ago, the team reportedly opened negotiations with Stafford,...

The Perfect Draft: Miami Dolphins

With the draft approaching, we ignore projections and identify the dream scenario for each team in a series we call The Perfect Draft.A year ago, the Dolphins were coming off a 1-15 record and had locked up Jake Long with the first-overall pick a week before the 2008 draft. Now, one year into Bill Parcells' Reclamation...

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05/23/12 Jake Long: ?We turned it around last year? Source: FOX Sports Jake Long : "When you come in as a freshman, Coach Carr encourages you and as Charles was saying, instills it in you to give back and he really encourages all of us to visit the hospital and visit these kids cause they're going through so much. Not only them but their families, they have to stay at this hospital, they're coming from everywhere around this country to stay at this hospital and they're going through so many surgeries and illness and tough times and we get to go there for a few minutes and get to brighten up there days. It was something I held dear to my heart and I know other players did throughout college and now you see with this event it's still something we hold dear to our hearts that so many people want to come back and still see these kids and give back to them."
05/22/12 Under Pressure: Jake Long must prove he fits in Source: NFL - Miami Dolphins Around the League will examine one key player under pressure on each team heading into the 2012 season.
05/21/12 Long Relishes Return to Ann Arbor (w/ Video) Source: FOX Sports Former Michigan All-American Jake Long was in Ann Arbor last weekend to help raise money for Mott Children's Hospital.
05/19/12 Joe Long doesn't mind being a long shot Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO In 2008, Jake Long was the No. 1 overall pick by the Miami Dolphins out of the University of Michigan.
04/28/12 Younger Long expects to hear name called Source: The County Press - Lapeer MI Anyone who knows anything about football knows about Jake Long and what he has accomplished in his career.