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Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler plans to treat Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers like any other, even with bruised ribs.

Trent Richardson might think he's Superman. Just in case, the Browns are going to have him wear a flak jacket to guard his ribs.

Never Trust a Body Armor Salesman Who Talks Like Gandalf As a Philadelphia Eagles fan, can I just briefly take a break from recording my solo album, The Anthology of American Foles Music, to say that very few things matter to me more than the safety...

The maker of Michael Vick's protective vest has guaranteed that the star quarterback will not get hurt.

Pro Football Focus breaks down all of Vick's 2011 hits to see why Michael Vick is so at risk. Flak jackets are well and good, but if the Eagles really want to keep its QB healthy, they ought to avoid contact downfield.

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Roger Clemens lost something off his fastball in his 40s but still succeeded by pitching smarter, his former manager Phil Garner testified Thursday.

Well, I brought my flak jacket and a suit of armor, because we're changing quarterbacks this week. Getting that one out of the way right away, since it's the one that's going to get the most people fired up over this week's All-Division Team. Dallas ...

Charles Tillman heads the list of Bears inactives against Cleveland.

Charles Tillman is looking better as he rehabs his injury, but not as good as the Soldier Field grass.

Boise State running back Ian Johnson plans to wear a flak jacket to protect two cracked ribs when the Broncos play Nevada in their regular-season finale.

Making his first start of the season, Ben Roethlisberger showed a lot of rust against the Jaguars, writes Len Pasquarelli.

MADISON, Wis. — Jury selection for a man accused of killing six deer hunters in the northern Wisconsin woods started Thursday with the judge refusing to force the defendant to wear a flak jacket to court.

Green Bay Packers running back Ahman Green donned a flak jacket to protect his bruised ribs Wednesday and felt so good after practice that he broke his season-long silence.

When the Mets acquired Roberto Alomar, all seemed right in New York. Instead, it was the start of a nightmare.

Washington State quarterback Jason Gesser will be wearing a hard flak jacket to protect his tender ribs, and he probably won't even start in the Cougars' conference opener at California.

Johnny Benson wants to break records on the track -- not ribs, writes ESPN.com's Jerry Bonkowski.