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Rutgers wide receiver Mohamed Sanu was the victim of a draft-night prank which led him to believe he was being taken in the first round by the Cincinnati Bengals.
As it turns out, the Bengals did select Sanu — in the third round on Friday night.
Sanu received a phone call from someone identifying himself as a [...]

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former Bastrop Ram and LSU Tiger Rueben Randle departed Tuesday morning for New York as one of 26 college football players invited to attend the NFL Draft.
Randle is expected to be picked sometime Thursday in the first two rounds of the draft. But how soon and by who? according to an Enterprise employee [...]

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April is the time for speculation in the NFL.
As the draft approaches, fans want to know what their team will do, what it’s thinking and which new players will be on the roster when Game 1 of the 2012 season kicks off in September.
The 49ers hold the 30th overall choice in the first round of [...]

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A.J. Jenkins, a wide receiver from Illinois, was in the bathroom when the 49ers called him in Jacksonville, Fla. he rushed out to grab the phone from his sister, but was pretty sure it was a joke. his cousin had been pulling pranks on him for much of the first round.
No joke. While the yapping [...]

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Browns have a lot to considerBy Todd McShayScouts inc.Archive
The Cleveland Browns have reportedly settled on the player they’d like to take with the no. 4 overall pick, but with needs at quarterback, running back and wide receiver — in any order you like — the process of arriving at that decision was the toughest of [...]

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – As Peyton Manning looks more and more like he’s not going to pick the Miami Dolphins, it’s beginning to finally dawn on many Fins fans that the team is not in win-now mode, but rather entering another rebuilding phase.
The problem is as Miami rebuilds yet again; it’s rivals in the AFC East [...]

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The Dolphins have traded wide receiver Brandon Marshall to the Chicago Bears for two third-round selections, according to Jay Glazer of Foxsports.com.
[Update: The Herald has confirmed this move.]
The move clears salary cap room and could signal a precursor to the Dolphins landing Peyton Manning as well as several of his former Indianapolis Colts teammates, including [...]

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NFL free agency is like Christmas, so today feels a little like Christmas Eve.  Ozzie Newsome has some shopping to do, but he will be looking for those Black Friday kind of deals and not for high-end items. 
The Ravens are a reported $14.45 million under the salary cap, which has been set at $126 million.  this puts Baltimore [...]

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BREAKING NFL HOTTAKE: Wide Receiver Marques Colston has re-signed with the New Orleans Saints. The deal is reportedly for $40 million for five years with just under $20 million guaranteed. Colston has 449 catches for 6,240 yards and 48 touchdowns over his six year career.
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Saints, WR Colston signs new, five year [...]

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Vincent Jackson has been in the league for seven years, all with the Chargers. (AP)
We continue our look at 15 possible fits for the Patriots in free agency this offseason with a breakdown of wide receiver Vincent Jackson. with the understanding that the NFL’s franchise tag window is from now until March 5 (which means [...]

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