Commissioner reduces Roethlisberger’s suspension to four games (Yahoo! Sports)

As most people expected, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell made the decision today to reduce the six-game…
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Reason for concerns: NFC South (SportingNews.com)

A capsule look at reasons for concern among teams in the NFC South: Atlanta Falcons 1. Pass coverage. CB Dunta Robinson, the team's major offseason acquisition, has not played in three exhibition games because of a hamstring injury. He will likely get some action tonight at Jacksonville. If he's not 100 percent, the Falcons' chance [...]

Steelers, Ben Roethlisberger await suspension decision (SportingNews.com)

Pittsburgh Steelers fans have seen the last of Ben Roethlisberger for a while. The question of how long — six games, four games, or three — will be answered by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, perhaps as soon as today. The spotlight now is on Roethlisberger's replacement. While coach Mike Tomlin was expected to name seventh-year [...]

Thursday’s National Football League Capsules (PA SportsTicker)

Eli Manning and Tom Brady were solid in their final tuneups for the regular season.
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Jaguars beat Falcons 13-9 in preseason finale (AP)

With most starters watching from the sideline, Atlanta and Jacksonville got a last look at players vying for open roster spots. No one really stood out. Fullback Brock Bolen scored on a 16-yard run, Josh Scobee kicked two field goals and the Jaguars beat the Falcons 13-9 Thursday night. The teams exposed just a few [...]

Last chance for last dance in NFL (AP)

Step in to the NFL's Last Chance Saloon and look around. There's an impressive array of talent on display this season. LaDainian Tomlinson and Larry Johnson, making perhaps their last dashes in new locales: LT with the Jets, LJ with the Redskins. Wideouts Terrell Owens, Joey Galloway and Antwaan Randle El doing their last dances [...]

NFL team reports: What we learned in the NFC South (SportingNews.com)

What SN's NFC South correspondents learned watching training camp and exhibition games: ATLANTA FALCONS 1. The defense will gamble on third down. Last season, opponents converted on third down a league-high 45 percent of the time. You would think coordinator Brian VanGorder had turned into a blitz master during preseason. They are experimenting, trying to [...]

Brees’ drive appears undiminished by accolades (The Canadian Press)

METAIRIE, La. - Drew Brees stood alone on the goal line, reflecting on everything that went wrong in practice. Then he took off, running the length of the New Orleans Saints' practice field several times over.
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Bryant’s preseason misses have Falcons worried (AP)

Matt Bryant knows how fickle the kicking profession can be. He's made nearly 82 percent of the field-goal attempts in his career. Still, three misses in the preseason — including an extra point — have the Atlanta Falcons worrying about another uncertain season in the kicking game. "That's one of many concerns I have," coach [...]

Bryant’s preseason misses have Falcons worried (PA SportsTicker)

By PAUL NEWBERRY AP Sports Writer
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