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Injury Spin Cycle: Mark Sanchez and the Shoulder of Doom

Mark Sanchez's status for this Sunday's matchup against the Bears took a sudden turn for the worse on Thursday, as coach Rex Ryan said that his sore shoulder was more banged-up than initially expected. Ryan still told the New York Daily News that there was an 80-percent chance Sanchez would play, but the Jets have been...

Matt Prater Out for Season With Groin Injury

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Kicker Matt Prater, sidelined by a groin strain the past two weeks, was placed on injured reserve Thursday by the Denver Broncos, ending his season. Prater made 16 of 18 field goals and 28 of 29 conversions in 12 games for 76 points this season. He strained his groin in the days leading up to a Dec. 12...

Pregame Planner: Giant Weather Problems

The fantasy world waits with baited breath to see whether Giants receivers Hakeem Nicks and Steve Smith will be on the field Sunday for the team's Week 14 game with Minnesota. The whole football world, including the Giants and Vikings themselves, wonders whether any Giants (seen left) make it to the game at all. St. Paul...

LaDainian Tomlinson Tormented Broncos Again, But in a Jets Uniform This Time

Score: Jets 24, Broncos 20 The storyline: New York found a way to hang in the game despite two interceptions thrown by quarterback Mark Sanchez -- his first two of the season -- and pulled out a critical road win to take the league's best record (5-1) into its bye week. Running back LaDainian Tomlinson, who tormented the...

Tweet This: Fifty Fantasy Football Predictions for the New Season

Twitter has ingratiated itself with the Internet era so completely that there's no getting rid of it. That is, until the next popular networking craze takes hold. While tweeting (or as your dad calls it, twittering) is still the go-to cultural reference of the era, let's take advantage by posting 50 fantasy football...

Matt Prater News From the Web

05/23/12 Broncos take sides on NFL new padding rule Source: The Denver Post - Denver CO "You put your thigh pad in. You put your knee pad in. You put your shoulder pads on. And you shake it ..."
05/16/12 The Latest Buzz on Every NFL Player Stuck with a... Source: Bleacher Report For the 2012 NFL season, 21 teams applied the franchise tag before the free-agency period began.
05/15/12 Matt Prater absent from Broncos workouts Source: All Things Broncos Broncos kicker Matt Prater, a free agent until he was slapped with a $2.6 million franchise tender for the 2012 season, has not been participating in the team's offseason workout program.
04/16/12 NFL draft preview: Top special-teams candidate Source: The Denver Post - Denver CO Joe Adams, PR, Arkansas, 5-foot-10Â¾, 179 pounds.