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Carolina Panthersdefensive end Greg Hardy played at 297 pounds last season, when he was sometimes shifted to tackle. He has trimmed down to 283 now, looking to improve his speed rush and his sack total. (Jeff Siner - jsiner@charlotteobserver.com)

Panthers’ Greg Hardy leaner, just as mean in 2013

Greg Hardy, the Panthers' trash-talking defensive end, dropped nearly 15 pounds in the offseason, hoping to improve his speed-rush and prove his breakthrough 2012 season was not a fluke. Will he? Just ask him.

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It might take some time for Davis to get Eagles' defense humming

It has been a while since we last heard from Bill Davis, Eagles defensive coordinator of mystery.
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Could Vikings' Jared Allen bolt after this season?

It's a Monday in May and Jared Allen is reciting from the Book of Herm.
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Browns' Weeden sees his homefolk struggle in Oklahoma

For Brandon and Melanie Weeden and Josh Cooper, football was brushed aside on Monday and terror swooped in.
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Jim Souhan: Brian Urlacher the epitome of a Bears middle linebacker

It's probably best that the Vikings' rumored interest in Brian Urlacher went unrequited. Urlacher retired a Bear, and without coming back five years later and signing one of those silly one-day contracts to pretend he had remained in love with his original organization all along.
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Time to raise the bar for Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill

The ball was firing out Ryan Tannehill's hands as if he were playing a game of hot potato.
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Coded goal: RG3 still aiming for Redskins' opener

Robert Griffin III's rehab started with a "cry festival." Then came a special new passcode for his cellphone and a chance to hash things out with coach Mike Shanahan.
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Committee hits stretch run for NY-NJ Super Bowl

The NFL draft is history. Organized team activities are under way. Minicamps will follow next month, and training camps will open a month after that.
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David Haugh: No athlete since Jordan symbolized Chicago more than Urlacher

Whenever Brian Urlacher does something to confirm he hates attention as much as he loves football - grunt through a news conference, breeze by adoring fans, retire via Twitter - my mind goes back to 2003 in a corner of the Bears locker room.
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Brian Urlacher announces retirement via Twitter, but legacy on and off field will be lasting

Typical of how a giddy little brother of a probable Hall of Fame middle linebacker would react, Casey Urlacher couldn't stop gushing over Brian Urlacher's endless accomplishments in 13 NFL seasons.
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Brian Urlacher retires: Bears great says he's leaving NFL

Brian Urlacher, former Chicago Bears All-Pro linebacker, announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter on Wednesday, three days shy of his 35th birthday.