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Written on May 21st, 2013 by NFL Comments

Buccaneers DB Ronde Barber will Retire after 16 Seasons

Buccaneers DB Ronde Barber will Retire after 16 Seasons

Buccaneers DB Ronde Barber will Retire after 16 Seasons

Edward Snow: Ronde Barber, the defensive back of Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has decided to retire after spending 16 seasons with his team. Barber is the last connection with many great and renowned Tampa Bay legends there on defense such as Warren Sapp, John Lynch and Derrick Brooks.

Barber made a start in 215 successive starts, and then joined for ‘sixth-most of all-time and the most at his position’ and finally the 240 games he played in succession were tied for seventh all-time. Coming to the closure of his career, he finishes it with, 28 sacks, 1,234 combined tackles, 12 fumble recoveries, 16 forced fumbles, eight INT TDs, 47 interceptions, 14 non-offensive touchdowns (fourth most of all-time)and four fumble recovery TDs.

Barber is not nominated for Hall of Fame – it is the general opinion. In addition, Barber has never been a perfect cornerback in the leagues, but his prolonged existence and production has put him in a near-elite company.

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Written on April 11th, 2013 by NFL Comments

Before The Beginning – The Journey to the NFL

Chris Polk
By Robert Evans: To be successful in American Football is something which takes a long time and a lot of training. Although this may look like an obvious statement many people seem to think these days that it’s just a matter of getting a scholarship (not easy) then turning pro (even harder). The journey to the NFL Hall of Fame is not the piece of cake that many people believe it to be!

Before The Beginning is a documentary (and that is by no means as dry as it sounds!) about the brief window for every single professional athlete once college is over and before the pros start. It chronicles University of Washington running back Chris Polk as he gets ready for the NFL Scouting Combine.

It gives us a warm and friendly look at a young man on the verge of accomplishing his youthful dreams, and the expectations and apprehensions that go hand in hand with his journey.  He isn’t in a professional team at this point, let alone the NFL Hall of Fame (which is expecting a record number of inductions this year, which sees it celebrating its fiftieth anniversary).

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Written on March 18th, 2013 by NFL Comments

Moving On From Long

Richie Incognito didn’t want Jake Long to leave

By Aaron Herman: As entertaining as the last few days have been, watching Richie Incognito trying to woo back Jake Long to the Miami Dolphins throughout the twitterverse, the decision is in, and Long is off to St. Louis.

Whether it was the money or the change of scenery he was looking for, the fact of the matter is that the decision has been made, and the Dolphins need to go to plan B.

Many fans may be disappointed with what happened, with Richie included, but this may be something that can help the Dolphins in the long run.

While they still have a gaping hole at offensive tackle, they also have a stash of cash that is now free to be used somewhere else.

The first step needs to be addressing the tackle position, and I believe that Eric Winston is on speed dial in Jeff Ireland’s phone, waiting for this very moment.

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Written on March 16th, 2013 by NFL Comments

The Jake Long Dilemma

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By Aaron Herman: The past five days have been very exciting for many Miami Dolphin fans as the front office has finally followed through on their promise to be aggressive this off-season.  They were able to nab their number one target in Mike Wallace, thought by some to be the top free agent available.

This was a huge accomplishment, because it showed that Miami is a place where the big names want to be again.  Jeff Ireland was also able to steal Dustin Keller from the Jets, filling a huge need for the Dolphins while simultaneously hurting the rival Jets.  The linebacker core was even transformed to become younger, faster, and cheaper.

It seems like the Miami Dolphins are finally starting to close the gap between themselves and the powerhouse Patriots who have had a stern hold on the AFC East over the past decade.

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