MiamiHerald.com: Inside the NFL http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/index.html MiamiHerald.com: Inside the NFL http://media.miamiherald.com/images/logos/rss_sitelogo.gif http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/inside-the-nfl/index.html 140 25 News, sports and entertainment from MiamiHerald.com en-us Copyright 2013 MiamiHerald.com Inside the NFL 60 Sat, 18 May 2013 03:12:16 EDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys miamifeedback@miamiherald.com <![CDATA[Judge issues warrant for Chad ‘Ochocinco’ Johnson]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401495/judge-issues-warrant-for-chad.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/05/16/3401495/judge-issues-warrant-for-chad.html Thu, 16 May 2013 19:12 EDT

Chad Johnson, the former football player and ‘Dancing with the Stars’ contestant, has been ordered to jail for violating his probation.

]]> <![CDATA[FIU safety Johnathan Cyprien eyes pick on 2nd day of draft]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/26/3365671/fiu-safety-johnathan-cyprien-eyes.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/26/3365671/fiu-safety-johnathan-cyprien-eyes.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:26 EDT

FIU safety Johnathan Cyprien was not selected in the first round of the NFL Draft despite high praise from draft analysts.

]]> <![CDATA[No Miami Hurricanes players drafted in first round for fifth year in row]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/26/3365639/no-miami-hurricanes-players-drafted.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/26/3365639/no-miami-hurricanes-players-drafted.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:12 EDT

Cornerback Brandon McGee and running back Mike James likely will be drafted but could stay on the boards awhile.

]]> <![CDATA[Buffalo Bills make splash, take FSU’s EJ Manuel in first round]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/26/3365683/buffalo-bills-make-splash-take.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/26/3365683/buffalo-bills-make-splash-take.html Fri, 26 Apr 2013 00:33 EDT

Buffalo selected EJ Manuel with the No. 16 overall pick. Bjoern Warner and Xavier Rhodes were also first-round picks.

]]> <![CDATA[From Broward, NFL’s Brendon Ayanbadejo continues pro-gay activism]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/23/3360750/from-broward-nfls-brendon-ayanbadejo.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/23/3360750/from-broward-nfls-brendon-ayanbadejo.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 19:25 EDT

Linebacker Brendon Ayanbadejo of Fort Lauderdale has become one of pro sports’ best-known gay-rights supporters.

]]> <![CDATA[Super Bowl tab estimated at $21 million]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/01/3318118/super-bowl-tab-estimated-at-21.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/01/3318118/super-bowl-tab-estimated-at-21.html Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:40 EDT

In 2010, South Florida raised about $10 million for Super Bowl. The price tag has doubled as the region pursues the ’16 game.

]]> <![CDATA[Armando Salguero: Super Bowl formula for 49ers, Ravens is simple – load up on playmakers]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/03/3213928/armando-salguero-super-bowl-formula.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/03/3213928/armando-salguero-super-bowl-formula.html Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00 EST

The NFL’s annual rush to scrutinize the Super Bowl teams and draw conclusions from their rosters will soon begin to focus on the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.

]]> <![CDATA[Greg Cote: 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick can prove he’s legit and not a fleeting phenom]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/03/3213919/greg-cote-49ers-qb-colin-kaepernick.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/03/3213919/greg-cote-49ers-qb-colin-kaepernick.html Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00 EST

Colin Kaepernick’s full introduction to America happened to occur on a Super Bowl stage, where the probing light reaches all corners and crevices, and so you find out things like this:

]]> <![CDATA[Different styles, same winning results for Super Bowl QBs Joe Flacco, Colin Kaepernick]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/03/3213906/different-styles-same-winning.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/03/3213906/different-styles-same-winning.html Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00 EST

The Ravens’ Joe Flacco and the 49ers’ Colin Kaepernick play very differently, but their results — wins — speaks volumes.

]]> <![CDATA[Super Bowl XLVII: Ravens vs. 49ers – Who has the edge?]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/03/3213902/super-bowl-xlvii-ravens-vs-49ers.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/02/03/3213902/super-bowl-xlvii-ravens-vs-49ers.html Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00 EST

A position-by-position breakdown of the Super Bowl XLVII matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers.

]]> <![CDATA[Linda Robertson: Gun culture a needless part of sports]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/05/3126909/linda-robertson-gun-culture-a.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/12/05/3126909/linda-robertson-gun-culture-a.html Wed, 05 Dec 2012 00:01 EST

Jovan Belcher killed his girlfriend, committed suicide and orphaned his daughter. If the Kansas City linebacker had not put a gun in his hand during those moments when he was seized by rage and despair, the 3-month-old baby girl would have had a chance to grow up with her mother and father.

]]> <![CDATA[NFL refs, owners guilty of unsportsmanlike conduct]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/23/3015971/nfl-refs-owners-guilty-of-unsportsmanlike.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/09/23/3015971/nfl-refs-owners-guilty-of-unsportsmanlike.html Sun, 23 Sep 2012 00:01 EDT The NFL, the most profitable sports league in the history of our country and one of the few recession-proof businesses of any kind in this economy, has stained the start of its season fighting its referees over an estimated $4 million. The whole thing is like watching Bill Gates make a scene in a furniture store, knocking stuff over and punching the sales person because nobody will honor his coupon for a couch.

]]> <![CDATA[Miami Dolphins offensive line still a work in progress]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/01/2725790/miami-dolphins-offensive-line.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/04/01/2725790/miami-dolphins-offensive-line.html Sun, 01 Apr 2012 00:00 EDT Four years ago, the Dolphins hired a respected former offensive line coach and made a commitment to rebuilding from the inside out, casting the offensive line as a team’s foundation that was supposed to be as strong as the men who played there.

]]> <![CDATA[Blame past decisions, philosophy for lack of splash in Fins free agency]]> http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/23/2709242/blame-past-decisions-philosophy.html http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/23/2709242/blame-past-decisions-philosophy.html Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:53 EDT One question we’ve heard a lot about the Dolphins: How can a team that’s so mediocre and dumped its top playmaker (Brandon Marshall) not have the cap space - or try to create it - to make competitive bids for Eric Winston, Vincent Jackson, Mario Williams or any other free agent who was an impact 2011 starter for another team?

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