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	<title>ProFootballTalk.com &#187; Atlanta Falcons</title>
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	<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:22:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>UP TO 25 SAINTS TOOK STARCAPS?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/12/01/up-to-25-saints-took-starcap/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Though only three members of the New Orleans Saints currently face suspensions for taking StarCaps, which contained a secret, FDA-regulated ingredient not listed on the label, we&#8217;re told that defensive end Will Grant testified at the combined hearing of the appeals of Grant, Will Smith, and Deuce McAllister that as many as 25 Saints players [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAINTS PLAYERS FOCUS ON DR. LOMBARDO</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/12/01/saints-players-focus-on-dr-lombardo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:00:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In a legal brief submitted to the NFL on Sunday, Saints running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Charles Grant and Will Smith make their case for avoiding discipline under the league&#8217;s policy regarding anabolic steroids and related substances.
Per a source with knowledge of the arguments, the Saints players have focused primarily on the fact [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STARCAPS SITUATION COULD GET UGLY THIS WEEK</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/30/starcaps-situation-could-get-ugly-this-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:38:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Jay Glazer of FOX reports that the suspensions of the StarCaps seven could be finalized by Tuesday.  Apparently, if the four-game suspensions aren&#8217;t imposed by Tuesday, they won&#8217;t be imposed at all, given the league&#8217;s desire to resolve this matter in a manner that allows the suspensions to be served this year.
After this weekend, only [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHARGERS GET EXTENSION TO AVOID BLACKOUT</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/27/chargers-get-extension-to-avoid-blackout/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2008 16:09:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With 2,000 seats remaining for Sunday&#8217;s home game against the Falcons, the San Diego Chargers have received a 24-hour extension to sell out Qualcomm Stadium and avoid a local blackout.
The Chargers have sold out 35 straight games in their home stadium.
We heard earlier this season that an extension is given only when some entity has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RECALL ALERT ISSUED ON STARCAPS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/26/recall-alert-issued-on-starcaps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:20:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In the most unequivocal acknowledgement yet that the supposedly all-natural StarCaps product has been spiked with Bumetanide, the manufacturer of the substance has issued an &#8220;urgent nationwide recall&#8221; of the product.
The recall is outlined in a release posted on the FDA web site.
But the recall applies only to one specific lot:  12/2011 &#8212; 84810.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO SUSPENSION (YET) FOR LIGHT OR CROWDER</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/no-suspension-yet-for-light-or-crowder/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Tuesday night, and Adam Schefter of NFL Network points out that the league office has not yet suspended either Patriots left tackle Matt Light or Dolphins linebacker Channning Crowder for their Sunday fisticuffs, during which Light grabbed Crowder by the hair and pummeled his helmetless pineapple.
Here&#8217;s the video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BA-z1KIamrI

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Both players were ejected, and at a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AN OPEN CALL FOR AN INVESTIGATION OF GERALD POINDEXTER</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/an-open-call-for-an-investigation-of-gerald-poindexter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:26:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Throughout much of last year&#8217;s Mike Vick fiasco, we suspected that Surry County, Virginia prosecutor Gerald Poindexter was incompetent. 
The feds likely agreed; the notion that Poindexter was bungling the state-level investigation prompted the United States Department of Agriculture to intervene.
Even as readers openly speculated that Poindexter had improper motives (some even wondered whether Poindexter attended dog fights [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FALCONS EXTEND JENKINS, BABINEAUX</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/falcons-extend-jenkins-babineaux/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 21:54:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Atlanta Falcons have announced that the contracts of receiver Michael Jenkins and defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux have been extended.
&#8220;We’re excited and pleased to extend the contracts of Falcons players who have made significant contributions to the overall success of our football team,” said Falcons G.M.  Thomas Dimitroff.  “Michael and Jonathan are both team guys [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHARGERS FACING TWO BLACKOUTS IN FOUR DAYS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/chargers-facing-two-blackouts-in-four-days/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/chargers-facing-two-blackouts-in-four-days/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 18:14:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With a season of high expectation that is gradually falling apart, the San Diego Chargers realize that they might have trouble selling out their home stadium.
As the first line of a Tuesday press release declares, &#8220;The Chargers’ streak of 35 consecutive regular-season and postseason home games shown on live local television is in jeopardy.&#8221;
That 4-7 record might have something [...]]]></description>
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		<title>USDA REPORT OUTLINE VICK&#8217;S BARBARIC ACTS, FAILED POLYGRAPH</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/usda-report-outline-vicks-barbaric-acts-failed-polygraph/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/usda-report-outline-vicks-barbaric-acts-failed-polygraph/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:09:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[With Mike Vick still in line to be released from federal prison in July 2009, the great unknown is whether he&#8217;ll be reinstated to play NFL football at any point during the 2009 season.
There&#8217;s a vague sense that Vick will be welcomed back, and a recent endorsement from owner Arthur Blank won&#8217;t hurt in that regard.
Still, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VICK PLEADS GUILTY TO VIRGINIA CHARGES</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/vick-pleads-guilty-to-virginia-charges/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/vick-pleads-guilty-to-virginia-charges/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 14:50:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As expected, Falcons quarterback Mike Vick pleaded guilty in Virginia on Tuesday to one count of promoting dogfighting, in exchange for probation and a suspended sentence, per Kally Naqi of ESPN.
The presiding judge approved the deal, which included the dismissal of an animal cruelty charge.
Vick will be on unsupervised probation, and he must stay out of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VICK FILED NO TAX RETURN FOR 2007</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/vick-filed-no-tax-return-for-2007/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/25/vick-filed-no-tax-return-for-2007/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[According to TMZ.com, imprisoned Falcons quarterback Mike Vick did not file a federal tax return for calendar year 2007.
The IRS has stated in filings made in connection with Vick&#8217;s banruptcy filing that he owes $1.2 million.
The return was due on or before April 15, 2008.
On one hand, Vick has had bigger fish to fry (or, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PANTHERS-FALCONS ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/24/panthers-falcons-one-liners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/24/panthers-falcons-one-liners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2008 16:04:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Alper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Falcons RB Michael Turner had 24 carries for 117 yards and scored four touchdowns.
Turner&#8217;s third touchdown came on fourth-and-goal from the one when, leading 24-21, Falcons coach Mike Smith opted to go for it rather than take the field goal.
Said Smith, &#8220;It was an easy decision in terms of having confidence in your football team. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LEAGUE FACING STARCAPS LAWSUITS?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/23/league-facing-starcaps-lawsuits/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:49:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Mortensen of ESPN mentioned during Sunday NFL Countdown that the players facing four-game suspensions for taking StarCaps could be filing suit against the NFL for violating the Collective Bargaining Agreement, if their suspensions are upheld.
The action would arise from the contention that Dr. John Lombardo, adminstrator of the league&#8217;s steroids policy, testified at least [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AINGE TOOK A DIURETIC, BUT NOT STARCAPS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/23/ainge-took-a-diuretic-but-not-starcaps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/23/ainge-took-a-diuretic-but-not-starcaps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Chris Mortesen of ESPN reports that Jets quarterback Erik Ainge is the previously unknown eighth player who tested positive for a banned diuretic.
But, per Mort, Ainge didn&#8217;t take StarCaps.  Instead, he took a diuretic he obtained from his girlfriend.
So the confirmation of the four-game suspension doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean that the StarCappers will lose their appeals.
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		<title>RODDY WHITE GOOD TO GO</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/23/roddy-white-good-to-go/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:32:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[If the Falcons are going to win the NFC South, they have to win today against the Panthers.
Their chances improved with some good news today: Adam Schefter of NFL Network reports that wide receiver Roddy White will play.
White was listed as questionable on the official injury report and missing practice time with a back injury, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AINGE A STARCAPS CASUALTY?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/22/ainge-a-starcaps-casualty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:12:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We need to start this one off by making clear that this item is purely speculative.  (And if you don&#8217;t like that kind of stuff, just scroll, baby, scroll.)
It&#8217;s now known that Jets quarterback Erik Ainge has been suspended four games for violating the league&#8217;s policy regarding steroids and related substances, but it&#8217;s unknown what [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MIKE VICK, BACK IN VIRGINIA</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/22/mike-vick-back-in-virginia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/22/mike-vick-back-in-virginia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 17:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Falcons quarterback Mike Vick will spend a couple of days of his federal prison term in Virginia as he prepares to enter a guilty plea on state-level dogfighting charges.
The Newport News native was a proprietor of the &#8220;Bad Newz Kennels&#8221; in rural Surry County.
Vick will appear in court on Tuesday.  If the judge approves the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VIKINGS OWNER ATTENDS WILLIAMS HEARINGS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/22/vikings-owner-attends-williams-hearings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/22/vikings-owner-attends-williams-hearings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2008 14:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[How important is the availability of defensive tackles Pat and Kevin Williams to the Minnesota Vikings?
Sufficiently important to prompt owner Zygi Wilf to personally attend their appeal hearings regarding four-game suspensions for violating the league&#8217;s policy regarding steroids and related substances.
The suspensions arose from positive tests for the banned substance Bumetanide, a prescription medication that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VICK&#8217;S COUSIN IN TROUBLE AGAIN</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/21/vicks-cousin-in-trouble-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The man who unintentionally exposed to the world the Mike Vick&#8217;s Virginia dogfighting operation is in trouble once again.
Davon Boddie, per the Associated Press, has been charged with violating the terms of a probation arising from an October 2007 guilty plea to possession of marijuana with intent to sell.
Boddie, Vick&#8217;s cousin, had been living at the home [...]]]></description>
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		<title>MORE WISDOM FROM PROFESSOR PORTER</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/20/more-wisdom-from-professor-porter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 03:06:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Dolphins linebacker Joey Porter, perhaps trying to get himself in position to be the next Warren &#8220;This Job Is Easy; Just Say Crazy Sh-t&#8221; Sapp, is pontificating on imprisoned Falcons quaterback Mike Vick, who is doing time for dog fighting. 
Regarding Vick&#8217;s potential reinstatement to the NFL, Porter said (per ESPN.com&#8217;s Tim Graham), &#8221;All it was was dogs. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CORNWELL CONTINUES ASSAULT ON LOMBARDO</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/20/cornwell-continues-assault-on-lombardo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2008 14:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Attorney David Cornwell, ignoring comments from the NFL characterizing public comments regarding unresolved disciplinary appeals as &#8220;inappropriate,&#8221; continues to verbally blast Dr. John Lombardo, administrator of the league&#8217;s policy regarding anabolic steroids and related substances.
In a statement released on Wednesday, Cornwell claimed that Lombardo testified during the Tuesday hearing involving three Saints players that he [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CORNWELL SAYS NFL FAILED TO WARN PLAYERS THAT STARCAPS CONTAINS BUMETANIDE</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/19/cornwell-says-nfl-failed-to-warn-players-that-starcaps-contains-bumetanide/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A source with knowledge of the situation tells us that the appeal hearing arising from the four-game suspensions of Saints running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Charles Grant and Will Smith lasted until midnight on Tuesday.  And, based on a statement released by lawyer David Cornwell, the marathon session apparently contained some fireworks.
The case [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FIRST STARCAPS HEARING NOT DONE YET</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/18/first-starcaps-hearing-not-done-yet/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;re told that the Park Avenue appeal hearing involving the four-game suspensions of Saints running back Deuce McAllister and defensive ends Charles Grant and Will Smith has not yet concluded.
It&#8217;s unclear whether the hearing is still in progress as of this posting, or whether it has adjourned until Wednesday.
The duration of the hearing suggests that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STARCAPS HEARINGS START TOMORROW</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/17/starcaps-hearings-start-tomorrow/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:30:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Per various media reports, the first of the appeal hearings in the StarCaps cases will convene tomorrow in New York.
Players who were taking StarCaps tested positive for Bumetanide, a prescription medication that apparently had been added to the supposedly all-natural StarCaps product like grain alcohol to the punch bowl at a high school dance.  
Saints guard Jamar Nesbit, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRONCOS-FALCONS ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/17/broncos-falcons-one-liners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:36:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Said Broncos coach Mike Shanahan of winning despite missing several players with injuries, &#8220;We made some big strides. Normally, you go the other direction when you have your starters out.&#8221;
The Falcons ran 15 more plays than the Broncos and had an advantage in time of possession of more than seven minutes.
Said FB/LB Spencer Larsen of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FALCONS&#8217; PARENT COMPANY FEELING PINCH OF DOWN ECONOMY</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/17/falcons-parent-company-feeling-pinch-of-down-economy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The ongoing struggles of the American and global economy are gradually surfacing for NFL franchises.
The latest example?  The parent company of the Atlanta Falcons, AMB Group, is along with the Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation reducing its workforce by 10 percent.
The total loss in jobs is only seven, but any type of belt-tightening will raise [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ELAM WILL KICK ON SUNDAY</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/16/elam-will-kick-on-sunday/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 17:01:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Falcons kicker Jason Elam won&#8217;t be missing the chance to give the boot to his old team, after all.
Elam, listed as questionable for Sunday&#8217;s game against the Broncos, will play, according to Adam Schefter of NFL Network.
A hip injury made Elam a 50-50 proposition to play.  Whether it affects his performance remains to be seen.
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		<title>LEAGUE SAYS IT NEVER APPROVED STARCAPS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/16/league-says-it-never-approved-starcaps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:59:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to our report from earlier in the day that the NFL previously has approved the use of StarCaps by players, NFL spokeman Greg Aiello contacted us with a simple message.
&#8220;This report is inaccurate,&#8221; Aiello said via e-mail.  &#8220;The league at no time has ever cleared the use of StarCaps.&#8221;
And so it appears that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL PREVIOUSLY CLEARED STARCAPS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/16/nfl-previously-cleared-starcaps/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/16/nfl-previously-cleared-starcaps/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Nov 2008 13:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve picked up a little information regarding the specific arguments that could be made when the various players who were popped for Bumetanide present their appeals to the NFL.
The players who are fighting four-game suspensions include Vikings defensive tackles Kevin and Pat Williams, Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson, and a trio of Saints:  running back Deuce McAllister [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VICK APPARENTLY THINKS HE&#8217;LL PLAY IN 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/14/vick-apparently-thinks-hell-play-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/14/vick-apparently-thinks-hell-play-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 17:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In paperwork filed in connection with pending federal bankruptcy proceedings, the lawyers for Falcons quarterback Mike Vick indicate that Vick intends to return to the NFL after being released from prison next year.
&#8220;The Debtor has every reason to believe that upon his release, he will be reinstated into the NFL, resume his career and be able [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GRADY JACKSON FILES STARCAPS CLASS ACTION</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/10/grady-jackson-files-starcaps-class-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/10/grady-jackson-files-starcaps-class-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:02:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, Saints guard Jamar Nesbit sued the manufacturer of StarCaps. 
Today, Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jackson has done the same.  And he&#8217;s done so on his own behalf and on behalf of a nationwide class of all similarly-situated individuals.
The suit has been filed in California against Balanced Health Products, the manufacturer of StarCaps.  It seeks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SAINTS-FALCONS ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/10/saints-falcons-one-liners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Alper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Falcons picked off Saints QB Drew Brees on his first pass of the game, setting a tone for the entire afternoon.
The Saints had 422 yards passing but Brees threw three interceptions and 27 incompletions.
Said Falcons DE John Abraham, &#8220;We just wanted to come and play together. Sure, he’s a good quarterback, but we wanted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NBC KEEPS COLTS-CHARGERS ON NOVEMBER 23</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/10/nbc-keeps-colts-chargers-on-november-23/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 16:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[For the first week of flex scheduling, coming on November 16, NBC opted to keep the previously-designated game between the Cowboys and the Redskins.
For the second week of flex scheduling, NBC again will keep the game it was given in April:  Colts at Chargers.
The two teams played last year in San Diego on a Sunday night [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BLANK SAYS HALL NEEDS TO GROW UP</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/08/blank-says-hall-needs-to-grow-up/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/08/blank-says-hall-needs-to-grow-up/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 20:16:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As the Washington Redskins begin to get acquainted with their newest teammate, one of his former bosses has publicly declared that DeAngelo Hall needs to grow up.
But don&#8217;t take our word for it.  Here&#8217;s the quote to Sirius NFL Radio&#8217;s Press Coverage with Vic Carucci and Dan Leberfeld, from Falcons owner Arthur Blank.
&#8220;Well, I think [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HALL WANTED TO FIGHT A FALCON LAST WEEK</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/08/hall-wanted-to-fight-a-falcon-last-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 16:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At halftime of last week&#8217;s game between the Falcons and the Raiders, former Falcons (and also former Raiders but now current Redskins) cornerback DeAngelo Hall waited for a member of the Falcons.
For the purposes of fighting him.
Falcons linebacker Keith Brooking recently mentioned the incident during a spot with Buck and Kincade on 680 The Fan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CHAMP COMING BACK SOONER THAN EXPECTED?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/07/champ-coming-back-sooner-than-expected/</link>
		<comments>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/07/champ-coming-back-sooner-than-expected/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:47:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Denver Broncos got a double dose of good news on Thursday.  In addition to winning that Arena League game in Cleveland, cornerback Champ Bailey could be returning several weeks sooner than expected.
Per Adam Schefter of NFL Network, Bailey intends to attempt to play in Denver&#8217;s next game, November 16 against the Falcons.
He was expected [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FALCONS&#8217; RYAN IS NFC OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/05/falcons-ryan-is-nfc-offensive-player-of-the-week/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:19:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Rookie quarterbacks have won the NFL offensive player of the week awards in both conferences.
In addition to Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco winning the AFC award, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was named the NFC&#8217;s offensive player of the week thanks to his impressive showing in a 24-0 win over the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
Ryan completed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HALL OUT IN OAKLAND?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/04/hall-out-in-oakland/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:24:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow.
The DeAngelo Hall experiment in Oakland could be ending, as soon as Wednesday.
Wow. 
Per Adam Schefter of NFL Network, the Raiders would make the move in order to avoid $16 million in injury-guaranteed bonuses.
Schefter reports that the move was going to be made on Tuesday, but that the team decided to wait a day.
If/when Hall is cut, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FALCONS-RAIDERS ONE-LINERS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/03/falcons-raiders-one-liners/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:02:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Alper</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The Falcons defense allowed 77 yards, three first downs and were on the field for only 34 plays.
Said coach Tom Cable, &#8220;Quite simply, we just did not do anything in terms of what we were trying to do offensively. It was not a very good effort today by the Oakland Raiders.&#8221;  
Falcons RBs Michael Turner, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>KELLY SITS FOR NATIONAL ANTHEM?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/03/kelly-sits-for-national-anthem/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 13:45:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A reader sent to us an impressive panoramic shot from the Black Hole in Oakland, taken during the performance of the National Anthem before Sunday&#8217;s game between the Falcons and the Raiders.
But the reader pointed out a strange quirk in the photo.  Everyone on both sidelines was standing.  Except for defensive tackle Tommy Kelly.
The full photo is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VICK TO THE RAIDERS?</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/11/02/vick-to-the-raiders/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 23:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Though there&#8217;s no indication at this point that the powers-that-be in Oakland would actually want to add quarterback Mike Vick to the team if/when Vick is reinstated to play in the NFL, some of the current Raiders who played with Vick in Atlanta wouldn&#8217;t mind reuniting with their old teammate.
&#8220;Would we like to see it?  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FALCONS SHREDDING THE RAIDERS</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Nov 2008 22:19:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week, the Raiders looked rough during a road trip to Baltimore.  This week, Oakland is looking awful during their home game against the Falcons.
Atlanta leads 24-0.
And it gets even worse upon inspection of the stats. 
As of this posting, the Falcons have 17 first downs.  The Raiders have ZERO.
The Falcons have 263 net yards.  The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NO FINE FOR FALCONS&#8217; MILLOY</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/31/no-fine-for-falcons-milloy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 01:38:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael David Smith</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[At a time when NFL players are asking why they&#8217;re getting fined for plays on which they weren&#8217;t penalized, one NFL player found out today that he&#8217;s not getting fined for a play on which he was penalized.
D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that Falcons safety Lawyer Milloy will not be fined [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RYAN, MAYO ARE THE NFL&#8217;S ROOKIES OF THE MONTH</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/31/ryan-mayo-are-the-nfls-rookies-of-the-month/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:53:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[In September, a first-round pick (running back Chris Johnson, Titans) and a seventh-round pick (safety Chris Horton, Redskins) were named the NFL&#8217;s rookies of the month on offense and defense, respectively.
For October, the NFL&#8217;s rookies of the month came from the top ten players picked in the 2008 draft. 
The rookie of the month on offense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PROBLEMS MULTIPLY FOR STARCAPS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/30/problems-multiply-for-starcaps/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 19:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Thankfully, many (if not most) of our readers are smarter than us.  A couple of them pointed out that the manufacturers of StarCaps are facing huge potential problems if (as has been reported as early as last November) that StarCaps contains Bumetanide.
Bumetanide is an FDA-regulated drug, which cannot be dispensed without a prescription.  So, basically, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STARCAPS PULLS THE PLUG</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/30/starcaps-pulls-the-plug/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[As it turns out, it was wise for Saints guard Jamar Nesbit to get his lawsuit filed against the manufacturer of StarCaps.  Because the move might have given Nesbit a better place in line to get a piece of the company&#8217;s assets via the seemingly inevitable bankruptcy proceeding.
Though no bankruptcy case has been filed (yet), the company that makes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>VICK MUST ENTER HIS GUILTY PLEA IN PERSON</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/30/vick-must-enter-his-guilty-plea-in-person/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:53:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Judge Samuel Campbell of Surry County, Virginia has denied the request of Falcons quarterback Mike Vick to submit a guilty plea to dogfighting charges via video link.
Vick had asked for permission to depart from normal Virginia procedure that guilty pleas must be entered in person, given that Vick currently is a guest of the federal [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SUSPENSIONS WOULD CARRY OVER TO THE PLAYOFFS</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/30/suspensions-would-carry-over-to-the-playoffs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 16:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Several readers have asked whether the potential suspensions of the StarCaps crew would apply only to regular-season games.
Given the delays inherent to the procedure of setting up appeal hearings and then having the league deliberate on whether to reverse the automatic four-game ban for violation of the policy regarding anabolic steroids and related substances, it&#8217;s possible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NFL PLAYERS LOVE/HATE BELICHICK</title>
		<link>http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/30/nfl-players-lovehate-belichick/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:43:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Florio</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[A Thursday item in the Tampa Tribune has alerted us to a Sunday item in the New York Times regarding a 2007 poll of NFL players regarding the coaches for whom they&#8217;d most like to play &#8212; and those for whom they&#8217;d least like to play.
Pats coach Bill Belichick made both lists.
The top five player favorites [...]]]></description>
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