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Week 17 IDP Rankings: Defensive Backs

After a relatively slow start from an IDP perspective, Chiefs safety Eric Berry is having a monster rookie season. The highly-touted first-round draft pick had 27 total tackles in his first five games, but hadn't figured in a turnover (no FF, FR or INTs) or even had a tipped pass. In Week 7, Berry came alive, picking off...

Week 16 IDP Rankings: Defensive Backs

Tyvon Branch should be a busy man this week against the Colts, who yield the most points to opposing DBs of any team in football. Branch (91 tackles in 2010) has a knack for getting to the ball carrier, be it a running back slipping past the first line of defense or a receiver jutting upfield after a modest catch. He,...

Week 15 IDP Sleepers: Cameron Wake Still Flying Under Radar

I had another amazing forecast in last week's column, recommending two defensive backs who had interceptions during Sunday's action. Rams DB Craig Dahl, who made nine solo tackles, had a PD and picked off Drew Brees for his second career INT. Mike Mitchell, a backup DB I recommended because of the shoulder injury to Tyvon...

Week 14 IDP Rankings: Defensive Backs

In Sunday night's AFC battle at Baltimore, Troy Polamalu recorded six tackles and a sack, making the game's key play by forcing a fumble late in the Steelers' 13-10 win. Polamalu has a reputation for making huge plays in crucial spots, but he's battled injuries over the past few years and remains a dicey start in any given...

Raiders Manhandle Chargers to Sweep Season Series for First Time Since 2001

SAN DIEGO -- The Oakland Raiders are back to playing the role of dangerous villain. That's good for the NFL, which needs dangerous villains. That's bad for the Chargers, who preferred the dysfunctional Raiders. Sunday on a gray day in San Diego, the Raiders trampled the Chargers 28-13 in front of largely pro-Raiders...

Tyvon Branch News From the Web

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.
05/08/12 Raiders safety signs and reports Source: The Reporter - Vacaville CA Oakland Raiders safety Tyvon Branch signed his $6.2 million franchise tag tender on Monday and reported to offseason workouts with the team.
05/08/12 Nation + world: Big East commissioner John Marinatto... Source: Detroit Free Press - Detroit MI Big East commissioner John Marinatto resigned Monday following a period in which the league lost three longtime member schools before expanding from coast to coast.
05/08/12 Hargove: Coaches said to 'play dumb' on bounties Source: St Louis Post-Dispatch - St Louis MO Former Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargove describes in a sworn statement how he was told by ex-Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and current Saints assistant head coach Joe Vitt to deny the existence of a bounty program to NFL investigators.
05/07/12 Report: Raiders safety Tyvon Branch will sign... Source: Cupertino Courier - Cupertino CA Raiders strong safety Tyvon Branch will sign his franchise tender Monday, guaranteeing him a salary of $6.212 million this season, according to an NFL Network report.

Background on Tyvon Branch

Tyvon A. Branch (born December 11, 1986 in Syracuse, New York) is an American football safety for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.

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