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NFL Passes Safety Proposals, Moves Closer to Becoming Two-Hand Touch

After clarifying "The Brady Rule" on Tuesday, the NFL continued its assault on unnecessary roughness by passing four safety proposals at the league's annual owners' meetings. Among the rule changes is a ban on "wedge blocking," as well as regulations on blindside blocking and the hitting of defenseless receivers. There is...

Clemson Storms Back in Second Half to Beat Virginia Tech

Clemson didn't look horrible in the first half Thursday night, but they certainly looked like a team that could be headed for a losing streak, based solely on Virginia Tech pouring in 53 points -- 22 of them from Malcolm Delaney -- before halftime.But the Tigers rebounded in the second half, holding the Hokies to just 29...

Reporter Who Picked Keith Rivers Admits Jerod Mayo Deserved Rookie of the Year

When the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year voting was tallied, it was no surprise that New England Patriots linebacker Jerod Mayo was the runaway winner, with 49 votes on the 50-member media panel, chosen by the Associated Press.But it was a big surprise that the one other vote went to Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Keith...

Patriots Linebacker Jerod Mayo Named Defensive Rookie of the Year

Despite having their first-round pick taken away for their top-secret advanced scouting techniques, the New England Patriots still had a first-round pick in the 2008 NFL draft, thanks to a shrewd deal during the 2007 NFL draft that landed them San Francisco's pick in '08. And because the 49ers were pretty lousy in 2007,...

Ray Lewis Wants to Be Clear: Ravens 'Don't Put No Freakin' Bounties on Another Man'

Back in October -- coincidentally, after Hines Ward ended Bengals rookie linebacker Keith Rivers' season with a vicious (but legal) block -- the Steelers' all-time career receptions leader learned that the division-rival Ravens had put a bounty on him for their Week 15 get-together. Which, if you don't have access to a...

KeithRivers News From the Web

05/08/12 Tuesday Morning Notes, Anecdotes Source: Giants Football Blog Here's som more stories that may interest you this morningâ¦..
05/07/12 How Keith Rivers Became a Giant Source: Giants Gab Keith Rivers suffered through a few injury-laden seasons in Cincinnati, but there is no denying his elite talent.
05/06/12 Keith Rivers reportedly filed injury grievance against... Source: NFL A dispute between linebacker Keith Rivers and the Cincinnati Bengals about the timing of the defender's wrist surgery simmered throughout last season and led to him filing a grievance against the team, according to a report in the National Football Post. The Bengals were unhappy that Rivers elected to have surgery at the end of the lockout rather than earlier in the offseason, the site reported.