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Tristan H. Cockcroft highlights the most consistent performers in IDP formats from the past three seasons.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Even in a world of rules and schemes and responsibilities, most players have small idiosyncrasies. Jacksonville Jaguars rookie running back Denard Robinson's is odder than most: He doesn't tie his shoelaces. Thus his nickn...

There weren't many defensive players in Oklahoma incoming's recruiting class more productive in high school than defensive end Matt Dimon. The Katy, Texas, native recorded 55 tackles, 12 sacks and forced six fumbles for Katy High, which captured the ...

What do NFL teams do during organized team activities (OTAs)? Playbook installation is a major goal. So is development and evaluation of young and/or new players. And occasionally, teams will assign themselves projects based on years of defi...

Tony Romo might have more authority, but he still isn't acting like it.

D'Andre Walker (Fairburn, Ga./Langston Hughes) racked up 105 tackles, 18 tackles for loss, 21 sacks, two forced fumbles, two recovered fumbles and a blocked punt last season as a junior. The 6-foot-3, 210-pound pass rusher played a huge role in helpi...

To review: J.J. Watt's defensive player of the year season in 2012 included 107 tackles, 20.5 sacks, 39 tackles for loss, 42 quarterback hits, 16 batted passes, four forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries. "It was the best I've ever seen, the be...

LAKE FOREST, Ill. -- Here is a look at the Chicago Bears' fourth-round pick (No. 117), linebacker Khaseem Greene out of Rutgers. Greene started three years at Rutgers and forced an NCAA all-time record 15 fumbles. He moved to linebacker his junio...

The Jets didn't have to trade Darrelle Revis, but they did. And it wasn't pretty.

John Simon flourished at the LEO position in the Ohio State defense in 2012. The standup defensive end recorded 44 tackles -- 14.5 for loss -- nine sacks and forced a fumble in his nine games for Ohio State. The next in line for the Buckeyes are...

SEATTLE -- After everything Marcus Peters accomplished as a redshirt freshman -- 44 tackles, three interceptions and a fumble recovery -- it would be easy for the cornerback to set lofty goals for the 2013 season. With Desmond Trufant moving on to...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After recording 64 tackles, four sacks, three fumble recoveries and one fumble return for a touchdown, sophomore defensive lineman Albert Huggins (Orangeburg, S.C./Orangeburg-Wilkinson) was given his first offer by South Carolina l...

Blog | March 25, 2013

The Green Bay Packers have re-signed linebacker Brad Jones.

To no surprise, the NFL overwhelmingly voted to eliminate the tuck rule on Wednesday. It was a bad rule that prevented quarterback fumbles if a player has any kind of forward movement with his throwing arm, which included pump fakes. NFL owners re...

Bad news for fumble-prone NFL quarterbacks: The league's competition committee is reportedly set to get rid of the "tuck rule." The bane of the Oakland Raiders' existence -- along with all other aspects of football -- is not the only issue being cons...

Andrea Stramaccioni's phone is vibrating. The Inter coach fumbles around his pockets for it. Caller ID reveals that club president Massimo Moratti is on the line. You'd maybe expect there to be some trepidation. All week, Stramaccioni had read in...