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Brian Johnson Keeps NFL Dream Alive

Update (4/28/09): Johnson was invited by the Green Bay Packers to participate in their rookie mini-camp. Best of luck to you, Brian.NEW YORK -- The NFL draft isn't a whirlwind of celebration for everyone. Some players just feel blessed to be a part of the experience, and everything else is just gravy.Enter Brian Johnson,...

Cushing Thinks He's Best of Historic Trio

NEW YORK -- It's not everyday you see three players from the same school taken in the first round of the NFL draft. Three linebackers? That's unprecedented territory.The magnitude of the occasion isn't lost on Brian Cushing, who should be one of three rough-and-ready USC linebackers selected in the first round on Saturday....

Matt Stafford Is Playing Coy

NEW YORK -- The whispers are that the deal could be done tonight, or already is done, but for some i-dotting and t-crossing. Peter King tells us to take it to the bank: Matthew Stafford is "going to be a Detroit Lion."It's been an open secret for days that Stafford, the former Georgia quarterback, is in serious...

Michael Crabtree Will Miss Those Saturday Night Lights

NEW YORK -- He doesn't want to talk about his foot, really. He's been asked about it so much that he can feel the question coming, and he heads it off with a tsk, a shake of the head and a practiced response."I've got a brand-new set of wheels, man," Michael Crabtree said Thursday night. "That's the way I look at it."The...

It's Pretty Hard Not to Like Aaron Curry

NEW YORK -- They gave Aaron Curry his line and he couldn't believe it -- couldn't wait to deliver it. Clutching a microphone in his hand, he looked into the camera and belted it out."This is Aaron Curry for EA Sports," he said. "It's in the game!"Actually pumped his fist when it was done."I love that!" he said. "Always...