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Tuesday was chopping block day for the NY Jets. When all was totaled five players and $30.7 million dollars were sliced from the payroll and the roster. The biggest of the cuts were linebacker Bart Scott, he of the "can't stop a nosebleed" and "can't wait" soundbite fame...

Rob Gronkowski needs to retire his fist-pumping bad judgment before he screws up a great situation with the New England Patriots.

New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski has had the reputation of being a meathead.  This video supports Gronk’s rep very well.

Finally for the man known as Tuna the phone finally rang and the news was good. Very good. After 4 cracks the great Bill Parcells finally gets voted into the hall of fame. While Giant and Jet fans can celebrate this fans of the big blue are perplexed at Michael Strahan being left out...

One of the most bizarre plays from "Conference Championship Sunday" in the NFL has been reviewed by the league, and Tom Brady is going to pay for it. The star quarterback of the New England Patriots has been fined $10,000 for making questionable contact with Baltimore Ravens cornerback Ed Reed on a slide late in the first half last Sunday.

Okay, I will put my cards on the table before you attack. I am not, I repeat, not, a Patriots fan. In fact, their fans will tell you I am a Patriots hater. That is not true either. But, this "investigation" by NFL commissioner/dictator Roger Goodell's staff of investigators on Tom Brady's slide into Ed Reed is laughable...

Brandon Spikes recorded 11 tackles in the New England Patriots' AFC Championship Game loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He is also a very interesting follow on Twitter. However, following his team's elimination from Super Bowl contention he got a little ornery via the social network, telling a fan to "die please" in response to a comment that he is too happy after losing such a big game. Rea

One of the most talked about plays from Sunday's NFL conference championship action was the one in which Tom Brady of the New England Patriots ran for short yardage, and slid into Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed with his foot elevated and his spikes aimed at Reed's knee.

We are officially on the two-week road to the Super Bowl, as the 49ers defeated the Falcons and the Ravens beat the Patriots yesterday. However, following his team's loss in the AFC Championship, Patriots coach Bill Belichick refused to give an interview to Steve Tasker of CBS...

The Atlanta Falcons nearly suffered an epic collapse before rallying, and the New England Patriots continued their dominance. Here's a recap of Sunday's NFL playoff games:

Former NFL linebacker Junior Seau committed suicide last May.  It turns out that Seau suffered from CTE, a disease associated with repeated head trauma.