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Texans cut Reeves, Brown and Booty (The National Football Post)

September 3rd, 2010

Besides cutting kicker Kris Brown, the Houston Texans also cut cornerback Jacques Reeves and quarterback John…

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Texans sign Derrick Ward (The National Football Post)

September 3rd, 2010

The Houston Texans addressed their backfield depth by signing running back Derrick Ward to a one-year contract,…

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Commissioner reduces Roethlisberger’s suspension to four games (Yahoo! Sports)

September 3rd, 2010

As most people expected, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made the decision today to reduce the six-game…

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Reason for concerns: NFC South (SportingNews.com)

September 3rd, 2010

A capsule look at reasons for concern among teams in the NFC South: Atlanta Falcons 1. Pass coverage. CB Dunta Robinson, the team's major offseason acquisition, has not played in three exhibition games because of a hamstring injury. He will likely get some action tonight at Jacksonville. If he's not 100 percent, the Falcons' chance of improving the 28th-ranked pass defense diminishes greatly. Robinson is supposed to play on the right side and take away that side of the field.

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Leftwich, Hardesty injured in preseason finales (AP)

September 3rd, 2010

First, no Ben Roethlisberger. Now, maybe no Byron Leftwich for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dennis Dixon, you're up next. Leftwich, expected to be the fill-in starter for the suspended Roethlisberger at quarterback for the Steelers, sprained his left knee in the second quarter as Pittsburgh (3-1) beat the starter-less Carolina Panthers 19-3 in the preseason finale Thursday night.

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Carpenter leads Bucs to win in pre-season finale (The Canadian Press)

September 2nd, 2010

HOUSTON – Rudy Carpenter threw two touchdown passes to Arrelious Benn, Corey Lynch returned one of his two interceptions 91 yards for another score and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Houston Texans 24-17 on Thursday night.

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Carpenter leads Bucs to win in preseason finale (AP)

September 2nd, 2010

Rudy Carpenter threw two touchdown passes to Arrelious Benn, Corey Lynch returned one of his two interceptions 91 yards for another score and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Houston Texans 24-17 on Thursday night. Carpenter completed 15 of 22 passes for 203 yards and played into the fourth quarter.

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Test of mettle: How the Steelers can win without Roethlisberger (SportingNews.com)

September 2nd, 2010

While Ben Roethlisberger is out, the Pittsburgh Steelers need to keep the wheels on. Although they will be down an important man, a strong, physical team effort can keep them from spinning in reverse. Here are four things they must do to stay on track into mid-October, regardless of who replaces Roethlisberger: Pound the ball For the first time since Jerome Bettis and Bill Cowher left, the Steelers have a reliable power back. "Rashard Mendenhall will absolutely be key for them early," Cowher said.

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Test of mettle: How the Steelers can win without Roethlisberger (SportingNews.com)

September 2nd, 2010

While Ben Roethlisberger is out, the Pittsburgh Steelers need to keep the wheels on. Although they will be down an important man, a strong, physical team effort can keep them from spinning in reverse. Here are four things they must do to stay on track into mid-October, regardless of who replaces Roethlisberger: Pound the ball For the first time since Jerome Bettis and Bill Cowher left, the Steelers have a reliable power back. "Rashard Mendenhall will absolutely be key for them early," Cowher said.

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Owner rankings, Part 1: Brown makes ‘em laugh (Yahoo! Sports)

September 2nd, 2010

Mike Brown’s business acumen is commonly questioned, but he has no problem providing comedy.

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