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Champ Bailey Sets Cornerbacks' Record by Being Named to 10th Pro Bowl

Denver Broncos cornerback Champ Bailey had a Pro Bowl-caliber season. Now he has the Pro Bowl berth to go with it. Bailey was notified Thursday that he would be the replacement for Raiders cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha on the AFC Pro Bowl roster. Asomugha had to withdraw because of medical reasons. The selection to the Pro...

Jim Irsay: Colts Won't Pursue Free Agent Cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha

INDIANAPOLIS -- It is now clear at least one direction the Indianapolis Colts won't be going this offseason. In keeping with a long-standing organizational approach, they won't be signing the best free-agent cornerback. In fact, they won't even pursue him. While many observers consider Nnamdi Asomugha of the Oakland...

No Way Dr. King Would Wear Air Jordans

The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is a time of reflection for me. Not only have I been a lifelong admirer of the Drum Major for Justice, I was a deacon at Ebenezer Baptist Church, where I got to know many of his relatives, friends and associates. That's why I'm thinking about the essence of this day, which is to remind...

Nnamdi Asomugha Has Contract Voided, Will Become Free Agent

The Raiders could lose cornerback Nnamdi Asomugha, one of the NFL's elite pass defenders, to free agency in the offseason. The Pro Bowl-bound Asomugha's contract is being voided because Asomugha did not reach certain incentives this season. A clause in that same contract prevents the Raiders from using the franchise tag...

Dirty Dozen: Who Belongs -- and Who Doesn't -- in the Pro Bowl

On Brent Grimes' stat page, as on all stat pages on NFL.com, is the web site's standard promo: "cast your Pro Bowl vote." Not enough were cast for Grimes (right), even though he's made more plays than any cornerback in the NFL. Doesn't matter. He's an undrafted free agent from Shippensburg who's in his first season as a...

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06/01/12 Maclin-Babin scrap, other OTA notes Source: Philly.com - Philadelphia PA We saw our first scrap of OTAs -- Jeremy Maclin vs. Jason Babin.
05/29/12 Eagles to use more press-man in secondary - Nnamdi... Source: Rotoworld.com Nnamdi Asomugha says DC Juan Castillo is "weeding out" soft coverage looks that asked him and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie to play "off" receivers like Asante Samuel would.
05/25/12 Phil Sheridan: Knowing Eagles players is as important... Source: Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia PA The Eagles hope to benefit from the more obvious aspect of spring practice and classroom time.
05/24/12 Eagles corner fully adjusted Source: The Daily Journal - Vineland NJ Nnamdi Asomugha, always very detailed and rarely haphazard about virtually anything he does, surprised his audience when the removal of his helmet revealed the infant stages of a fuzzy afro thickening around his head.
05/22/12 Sunrise in the NFC East: The Division's Top Links on... Source: Bleacher Report It was exactly five years ago today that the NFL awarded the city of Dallas Super Bowl XLV.