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Notebook: Injury Updates

January 11th, 2012 - 3:55pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Against the Chicago Bears in Week 14, Brian Dawkins injured his neck.

Since then, the veteran safety has missed three games — including last week’s 29-23 win in the Wild Card round of the playoffs — and was absent from the majority of a fourth game when he left the Buffalo contest in Week 16 in the first quarter.

But Head Coach John Fox said Wednesday that there is some positive news.

“He’s way further along this week than he was last week, and we’ll play it by ear,” Fox said of Dawkins. “When he gets cleared medically, we’ll have him out there.”

Dawkins (neck) did not participate in Wednesday’s practice, and neither did Eric Decker (knee) and Lonie Paxton (personal).

David Bruton (Achilles), Daniel Fells (ankle) and Elvis Dumervil (ankle) had limited participation, and Von Miller (thumb) participated fully in the session, which was moved indoors due to snow.

Fox was asked about those players’ injuries after practice.

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Tags: Aaron Hernandez, Brian Dawkins, D'Andre Goodwin, Defensive Coordinator Dennis Allen, Demaryius Thomas, Divisional Round, Head Coach John Fox, Matthew Willis, New England Patriots, Offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, Rob Gronkowski, Tim Tebow
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Notebook: Hochstein Stepping Up

January 10th, 2012 - 5:14pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

In Sunday’s win against the Pittsburgh Steelers, the offensive line took pride in its performance.

Tim Tebow wasn’t sacked, the offense picked up 131 yards on the ground and the unit did it without one of its leaders.

“We miss Kup (Chris Kuper) terribly,” said Russ Hochstein, who took over Kuper’s right guard spot. “He was a phenomenal leader here and we miss him a lot. We wish (the injury) wouldn’t have happened, but I just have tried to step in and play the role that I’m supposed to and that’s to help out in situations like this. I’m just trying to play the best I can, trying to play mistake-free and help the guys out on both sides of me.”

Head Coach John Fox said Hochstein did “a great job” doing just that, and Willis McGahee agreed.

“Russ did an awesome job filling in for Kuper,” McGahee said Monday. “I don’t think there was really a dropoff even though Kuper is a big part of our offense.”

Part of that can be attributed to Hochstein’s experience.

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Tags: Divisional Round, Head Coach John Fox, New England Patriots, Quinton Carter, Russ Hochstein, Tim Tebow, Tom Brady
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Patriots Not Surprised to Face Broncos

January 10th, 2012 - 4:39pm by Max HensonOther posts by Max Henson

When the New England Patriots were preparing to face a Broncos team riding a six-game win streak in Week 15, Head Coach Bill Belichick said he wasn’t surprised by the success Denver was having.

Many were surprised to see Denver upend the favored Steelers in the Wild Card round Sunday, but Belichick insisted he isn’t at all shocked to get a visit from the Broncos in the divisional round.

“When we played them out there, I said to a couple people after the game — a couple players of the Broncos and people on our staff coming back from the game — I wouldn’t be surprised to see them again,” Belichick said in a conference call today. “And I’m not.”

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Tags: Bill Belichick, Divisional Round, New England Patriots, Tom Brady
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Goodwin Signed; Larsen to IR

January 10th, 2012 - 11:13am by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

On Tuesday, the Broncos made a number of transactions, including placing fullback Spencer Larsen on injured reserve.

In his place, wide receiver D’Andre Goodwin was signed to the active roster from the practice squad.

Wide receiver Tim Toone, who will wear No. 82 with the Broncos, was signed to the practice squad.

Goodwin is a rookie who spent the majority of the 2011 season on Denver’s practice squad after signing with the team as a college free agent from the University of Washington.

He had four receptions for 61 yards in the preseason.

With the Huskies, Goodwin caught 124 career passes for 1,478 yards and five touchdowns.

Toone is a first-year player who spent time on practice squads with Buffalo (2011) and Detroit (2010) after being selected with the last overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft from Weber State University.

-Gray Caldwell

Tags: D'Andre Goodwin, Divisional Round, Spencer Larsen, Tim Toone
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Playoff Preview: Divisional Round

January 15th, 2010 - 11:20am by Zach EisendrathOther posts by Zach Eisendrath

After Wild Card weekend kicked off with three double-digit victories, NFL fans were treated to a thrilling Wild Card finale as the Cardinals upended the Packers 51-45 in an NFC playoff matchup that won’t soon be forgotten.

Now that Wild Card weekend is in the rear view mirror, it is time for the divisional round. With NFC and AFC championship game berths at stake, all four contests this weekend should be filled with plenty of intensity from start to finish.

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Tags: 2009 Playoffs, Brett Favre, Divisional Round, Drew Brees, Joe Flacco, Kurt Warner, Mark Sanchez, NFL, Peyton Manning, Philp Rivers, Tony Romo
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