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2/10/2012 Weslye Saunders, TE The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reported that the NFL has suspended Saunders for four games for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing substances.

Analysis: Saunders' suspension will begin Sept. 1. As a rookie, the tight end and undrafted free agent out of South Carolina caught four passes for 29 yards. He scored his only touchdown during a 13-9 win in Kansas City on Nov. 27.
2/9/2012 Stanford Routt, CB Routt was released on Thursday just one year into a $54.5 million, five-year contract, ending his seven-year tenure in Oakland as the team heads in a new direction.

Analysis: Routt became the first player casualty under the new regime with the Raiders. The move by new general manager Reggie McKenzie and coach Dennis Allen signifies a change of approach from when the late Al Davis ran the team and was fiercely loyal to players he drafted.
2/9/2012 Mike Otto, T Tennessee Titans agreed to terms on a multi-year deal with offensive tackle Mike Otto on Thursday, trimming the number of their pending free agents to 16.

Analysis: Tennessee drafted Otto in the seventh round out of Purdue in 2007. Otto has played 41 games in five seasons with the Titans, and he started a game at right tackle in 2011 against Tampa Bay when David Stewart was injured. Otto was set to become a free agent March 13.
2/8/2012 Santonio Holmes, WR It appears Santonio Holmes is sticking around - just as the New York Jets said he would. By remaining on the roster through the second day of the NFL's waiver period Tuesday, the talented but troublesome wide receiver will get $15.25 million in guaranteed money over the next two seasons. A clause in Holmes' contract, signed last offseason, kicked in Wednesday morning.

Analysis: Holmes' future appeared murky with the Jets after a tumultuous season in which he feuded with quarterback Mark Sanchez and offensive linemen, and was benched during the season finale in Miami for arguing in the huddle. Still, owner Woody Johnson, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and coach Rex Ryan all insisted that Holmes would remain with the team despite the squabbles.
2/7/2012 Patrick Turner, WR A person familiar with the deal says the New York Jets have re-signed wide receiver Patrick Turner to a one-year contract.

Analysis: The deal, agreed upon about 10 days ago, is worth $875,000 with a $250,000 signing bonus. The 24-year-old Turner was scheduled to become a restricted free agent next month. A former college teammate of quarterback Mark Sanchez at Southern California, Turner had eight catches for 96 yards and a touchdown last season. The Jets claimed him off waivers in 2010 from Miami, where Turner played under newly hired New York offensive coordinator Tony Sparano.
2/7/2012 Jake Ballard, TE Ballard tore his left anterior cruciate ligament during the second half of Super Bowl, the team announced on Tuesday.

Analysis: An MRI discovered Ballard's injury, and with the help of crutches, he was able to participate in Tuesday's parade and ceremonies in New York and New Jersey. Ballard, an undrafted free agent, had 38 catches for 604 yards and four touchdowns this regular season. In the four playoff games, he had five catches for 43 yards. He had two receptions in the Giants' 21-17 win over New England on Sunday.
2/7/2012 Ricky Williams, RB Williams says he's retiring from football.

Analysis: The 34-year-old Williams still has a year left on his contract with Baltimore, but told the team Tuesday that he does not intend to play next year. After winning the Heisman Trophy with Texas, Williams broke into the NFL in 1999 with New Orleans. He had five 1,000-yard rushing seasons over 11 years. This season, his first in Baltimore, he ran for 444 yards and scored two TDs as a backup to Ray Rice. Williams led the NFL in 2002 with 1,853 yards rushing for Miami.
2/7/2012 Rian Lindell, K The Bills have re-signed kicker Rian Lindell.

Analysis: Lindell was re-signed before he was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent next month. He returns for a 10th season in Buffalo, where he is the team's second leading scorer with 878 career points. Lindell had played in 180 straight games before being sidelined by a season-ending shoulder injury in November.
2/7/2012 Knowshon Moreno, RB Moreno has been charged with drunken driving and careless driving after getting pulled over in south Denver.

Analysis: Denver district attorney's spokeswoman Lynn Kimbrough said Tuesday that Moreno is also charged with failure to have proof of insurance and is due back in court March 2 after police issued a summons. Denver police Lt. Matthew Murray says Moreno was pulled over on Feb. 1 after allegedly driving 70 mph in an interstate construction zone where the speed limit was 45 mph.
2/7/2012 Knowshon Moreno, RB Moreno faces charges of drunken driving and careless driving after getting pulled over in south Denver.

Analysis: Denver police Lt. Matthew Murray says Moreno was pulled over on southbound Interstate 25 around 1:30 a.m. Feb. 1 after driving 70 mph in a construction zone where the speed limit was 45 mph. Murray says Moreno submitted to a blood test after an officer smelled what seemed to be alcohol, but results weren't available yet Monday.
2/5/2012 Eli Manning, QB Eli Manning won his second Super Bowl MVP award Sunday night for leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 comeback victory over the New England Patriots. He is now one of only five players in NFL history with multiple Super Bowl MVP awards.

Analysis: Spot-on from beginning to end, Manning went 30 for 40 for 296 yards, with one touchdown pass and zero interceptions. He opened the game by becoming the first quarterback to complete his first nine attempts in a Super Bowl. And he finished his work by directing the nine-play, 88-yard TD drive that put New York ahead with 57 seconds left. Manning also was the MVP in 2008, when he threw a scoring pass in the final minute to ruin the Patriots' perfect season.
2/5/2012 Jake Ballard, TE Ballard sprained his left knee in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl.

Analysis: The Giants tight end had hurt the knee earlier in the season and was wearing a brace on it. His return was listed as questionable.
2/5/2012 Travis Beckum, TE New York Giants tight end Travis Beckum has been knocked out of the Super Bowl game with a right knee injury.

Analysis: The Giants say the backup tight end tore his right anterior cruciate ligament with 12:55 left in the first half on Sunday. It's not clear how Beckum was hurt. The injury happened away from the play, a short pass out of the backfield. Two trainers had to help Beckum off the field.
2/5/2012 Ahmad Bradshaw, RB Bradshaw is active for the Super Bowl.

Analysis: The Giants running back missed practice last week because of a sore foot.
2/5/2012 Kevin Faulk, RB Faulk is inactive for the Super Bowl.

Analysis: The running back had played in the Patriots' four previous Super Bowls under coach Bill Belichick.
2/5/2012 Chad Ochocinco, WR All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski is active for the Patriots for the Super Bowl, as is wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.

Analysis: Ochocinco was inactive for the conference title game because of the death of his father a week earlier. In his first season with New England, Ochocinco played in 15 regular-season games, missing a Week 11 win at Philadelphia. He started three times and had 15 catches with one touchdown in 2011.
2/5/2012 Rob Gronkowski, TE All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski is active for the Patriots for the Super Bowl, as is wide receiver Chad Ochocinco.

Analysis: Gronkowski has been recovering from a high left ankle sprain suffered in the AFC title game. He practiced on a limited basis this week. Receiver Ochocinco was inactive for the conference title game because of the death of his father a week earlier.
2/4/2012 Matthew Stafford, QB Stafford has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Comeback Player of the Year award.

Analysis: Stafford beat out six other players who received votes from a nationwide panel of 50 media members who regularly cover the league. Stafford fought through injuries his first two seasons, then threw for more than 5,000 yards in 2011 to lead Detroit to its first playoff berth in 12 years.
2/4/2012 Von Miller, LB Miller has won a two-man race with 49ers linebacker Aldon Smith for the 2011 Associated Press NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year award.

Analysis: The second Bronco to win the award - LB Mike Croel got it in 1991 - Miller made 64 tackles and had 11 1/2 sacks despite missing one game and playing the last four contests with a cumbersome cast protecting his surgically repaired right thumb.
2/4/2012 Cam Newton, QB Newton has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

Analysis: Newton set an NFL record for touchdowns rushing in a season by a quarterback with 14 and became the first player in league history to throw for 4,000 yards and rush for 500. He helped Carolina improve from 2-14 to 6-10, throwing for 21 touchdowns.
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