They rely on an almost NFL-caliber offensive line, good running backs, a mistake-free quarterback, and a hard-nosed defense.
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So which team of the last decade was the best at producing NFL-ready prospects for the following year?
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Since then, Flacco has an 8-4 record in the playoffs, including an NFL-record six postseason victories on the road.
Scouts apparently tend to overestimate how NFL-ready SC players are and no where is that more glaring than at quarterback.
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It was the first time since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 that two tackles were selected one and two overall.
What better way to cater to them than by being the official hotel of the NFL and creating NFL-related rewards and experiences?
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He estimates that 2-3% of current college forwards would be NFL-caliber players.
The two week period after the Super Bowl, where a very limited amount of NFL-related business is conducted, has come to a close.
In light of that increased value, we decided to investigate which college football champions have best met those heightened expectations by producing NFL-ready prospects.
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Ryan is the more NFL-accomplished of the duo, having guided the Jets to consecutive AFC championships in his first two seasons as head coach.
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For proof, visit Times Square in New York this weekend and behold the 30-some GMC Sierra pick-up trucks parked there in an NFL-related promotion.
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Beyond bidding up team values to unheard-of levels, they're moving inexorably towards changing the rules whereby all teams have shared television and NFL-branded merchandise revenues equally.
You can create your own NFL team, from any of the 32 teams out there, and take on a series of NFL-oriented challenges like Division and Rookie Cup challenges.
The biggest coup for ESPN on the new deal may be the ability to stream Monday Night Football and NFL-themed studio shows on mobile devices through the Watch ESPN app.
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Tebow believes he is still an NFL-caliber quarterback and it appeared his hometown of Jacksonville would be the obvious landing spot until new general manager David Caldwell insisted that wouldn't happen.
Nobody represents a greater threat to the NFL old guard than the Cowboys' Jones, a risk-taking former oil wildcatter who wants to dismantle the revenue-sharing of NFL-branded merchandise, now controlled by NFL Properties.
By combining all of the NFL-based awards into one show, turning it over to primetime and allowing corporations to sponsor awards, the NFL has once again capitalized upon its business and millions of fans.
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In an October 3 editorial in the Wall Street Journal, the former Vikings and Giants star, and successful serial entrepreneur, persuasively and succinctly argues for an NFL-style teacher retention and reward system based on in-classroom performance.
Long story short, American Needle Inc. argued that the NFL violated antitrust law because all 32 NFL teams worked together to freeze it out of the NFL-licensed-brand-hat-making business when they gave that exclusive right to Reebok for ten years.
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One season after a lockout scrambled the pre-season NFL-marketing plans of many brands, advertisers this fall are loading up on their involvement with the sport again because they see it as an unflagging media juggernaut offering an unparalleled value proposition through its access to an estimated 181 million loyal fans.
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The commercial will feature real estate billionaire Donald Trump, Olympic speed skating medalist Apolo Ohno and NFL player-turned-NFL Network analyst Deion Sanders.
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Seau was one of a string of high-profile NFL players -- along with Dave Duerson, Shane Dronett and Shane Easterling -- who took their own lives and were later diagnosed with CTE.
"I was working out, " Blackburn said, offering mock protest at the amazement following his one-week swing from stay-at-home dad to NFL game-changer.
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Look at your mostly full stadiums, your tailgate parties in NFL parking lots every Sunday morning, your crowded sports bars in both NFL and non-NFL cities across America, the revenue generated from Fantasy Football, the wagering that takes place, and the crazy fools that paint their bodies or go shirtless in 10 degree weather.
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Licensing fees for companies attempting to promote home-grown intellectual property--games without Spider-Man, for instance, or NFL teams--may drop down to zero.
The annual event, which also featured celebrities such as Josh Henderson ("Dallas"), Terry Crews ("The Expendables 2"), Jesse Williams ("The Cabin in the Woods") and singer Nick Jonas, helps drum up awareness for what gamers believe is the true start of the new NFL season -- the launch of EA Sports "Madden NFL 13" on August 28.
However, there's been a renewed focus in recent years by the sports community -- the NFL in particular -- to learn more about concussions in the interests of promoting player safety.
Injuries are especially common, and even the top ball carriers have a limited impact on team success in the pass-happy NFL. Jones-Drew was dominant last season, but Jacksonville still went 5-11 en route to missing the playoffs for the fourth straight season.
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