Backfield suffers second hit as Williams also opts for NFL

BLACKSBURG Virginia Tech's loaded 2010 backfield will be down to just one proven tailback for the 2011 season after third-year sophomore Ryan Williams announced Sunday that he's leaving early for the NFL.

Williams took his time with the decision and considered returning to the Hokies for another season before finally following fellow Tech tailback Darren Evans, a fourth-year junior who said Thursday that he was turning professional.
"When they say you have the potential to be a first-rounder, that's something that's hard to pass up," Williams said in a school-released statement. He is widely projected to go no lower than the second round in April's draft. "This has been my dream since I was 6 and I've never wanted to do anything else."
Back in August, it seemed to be a foregone conclusion that Williams would leave after this season. He'd rushed for a school-record 1,655 yards and 21 touchdowns as a redshirt freshman in 2009. But then Williams partially tore a hamstring in Tech's third game of this season and missed the next four games.
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Backfield suffers second hit as Williams also opts for NFL

Digging Deeper Into The 2011 NFL Schedule

According to the internet media,its all about the latest news and updates,internet media provided real hot topic information,that news latest updates is,Yesterday, the NFL officially released the list of the opponents each team will face next year (provided there is a season). In fairness, there wasn’t much to be released, because the opponents are determined by a predetermined formula that Dave explained in his post yesterday, and they were clear as soon as the last game ended on Sunday.
To call it a full schedule would be a slight stretch at this point, because so far we only know the home and away games as well as the opponents, but not the dates. But that won’t keep us from looking ahead at next year’s Strength Of Schedule (SOS) in a little more detail.
The importance of the SOS in determining your draft slot was driven home by the events of the past weekend, but a closer look at the SOS can help to better understand what exactly your team is up against next season. The Cowboys, thanks in large part their third place finish and a pairing with the atrocious NFC West, have a SOS of .504 which ranks them right in the middle of the league. After the jump, we break down the SOS in a lot more detail for all NFL teams.
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Digging Deeper Into The 2011 NFL Schedule

NFL legend Brett Favre calls time on career

NFL legend Brett Favre has retired from the sport for a third time.
Favre, 41, previously quit in 2008 and 2009 but returned on each occasion - firstly with the New York Jets and then with the Minnesota Vikings.
But the quarterback, holder of most consecutive starts in the sport (321, including play-offs), insisted: "I know it's time, and that's OK. It is."
Favre sat out his final game through injury as the Vikings lost 20-13 to Detroit finish last in the NFC North.
The victory was not enough to see Detroit into the play-offs however, with the wildcard weekend set for the weekend of 8/9 January.
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NFL legend Brett Favre calls time on career

Arian Foster, Philip Rivers lead NFL statistical titles for 2010

With the 2010 NFL regular season now over, it's time to hand out the hardware for individual statistical champions. USA TODAY's Sean Leahy looks at the winners of some major categories:
Passing yards: San Diego's Philip Rivers led the league with 4,710, despite cooling the record-setting pace he was on earlier in the season. He was 10 yards ahead of Indianapolis' Peyton Manning.
Rushing yards: Houston's Arian Foster seized the title with a 180-yard performance in Week 17. His 1,616 yards outpaced runner-up Jamaal Charles' 1,467.
TD passes: New England Tom Brady claimed his third title in this category with 36 TD tosses. (He also was tops with just four INTs thrown.)
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Arian Foster, Philip Rivers lead NFL statistical titles for 2010

NFL Playoff Schedule: Wildcard Weekend

The NFL playoffs are finally here, which can only mean one thing: Get your popcorn ready baby. In fact, you should probably just install a popcorn machine next to your couch this weekend because you won’t be moving from it. The NFL playoffs kick off this weekend (Jan. 8-9) and with New England
, Pittsburgh, Atlanta and Chicago all earning first-round byes, there are eight teams that will duke it out during Wildcard Weekend.
Hopefully your team is one of the Lucky 12 that navigated their way into the playoffs because the popcorn will taste that much better. As we all have come to learn, It’s a new season and anybody can win
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NFL Playoff Schedule: Wildcard Weekend

2011 NFL playoff schedule comes to Seattle on Saturday

 
2011 NFL playoff schedule comes to Seattle on Saturday: The 2011 NFL playoff schedule is now set, and the Seattle Seahawks will host a first round game. The 2011 NFL playoff schedule begins on Saturday, Jan. 8, and the Seahawks will be hosting the opening game. It is bound to be a very exciting time for Seahawks fans, especially with how well they played against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday night. Now they have been graced with a spot in the 2011 NFL Playoffs, even if some football fans around the league don't believe it should have happened.

The official 2011 NFL playoff schedule will have Seattle vs. New Orleans, with a start time of 1:30 pm PT on Saturday. The game will be broadcast in the Spokane area on NBC (channel 6 to Spokane Comcast customers). This means that most football fans will also be able to watch the game on NBC HD (channel 106 to Spokane Comcast customers). It's also probably a sure thing that most sports bars across
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2011 NFL playoff schedule comes to Seattle on Saturday