FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year nominees

The NFL announced that quarterbacks Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, Philip Rivers of the San Diego Chargers and Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers are the finalists for the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year honors, and running backs Jamaal Charles of the Kansas City Chiefs, Arian Foster of the Houston Texans and Michael Turner of the Atlanta Falcons are the finalists for the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Year.

Fans can vote for one player in each category on NFL.com/FedEx until Friday, January 28 at 9 pm ET to determine the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Year.
The FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players nfl jerseys wholesale of the Year will be announced on Wednesday, February 2 at a press conference during the week of Super Bowl XLV in North Texas.
Fans will be voting for more than their favorite player. FedEx will make a $25,000 donation in each winning player's name to their local Safe Kids coalition during the week leading up to Super Bowl. As part of the program during the season, FedEx supported local Safe Kids coalitions by making weekly $2,000 donations in each of the winning players' names to their communities. The funding was used for pedestrian safety improvements throughout the year, from upgraded crosswalks and safety signs to traffic barriers and educational training for children.
A closer look at the FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year finalists:

Michael Turner, Atlanta Falcons

Turner led the NFC in rushing with 1,371 yards and 12 touchdowns and rushed 334 times, the most in the NFL in 2010. Turner played in all 16 games, starting 15 of them, helping the Falcons win the NFC South and lock up the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the Playoffs. In Week 14, he had 28 carries for 112 yards and three touchdowns in the 31-10 win over the Carolina Panthers. Turner was nominated for four FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week awards in 2010.

Tom Brady, New England Patriots

Brady finished the season completing 65.9 percent of his passes, throwing for 3,900 yards and 36 touchdowns. Brady threw only four interceptions in his 492 passes (0.81 percent), marking the third-best interception percentage in NFL history. He owns an active streak of 335 consecutive passes without an interception, the longest streak in NFL history, and passed for at least two touchdowns with no interceptions in the last nine games, the longest streak in league annals. In addition, he became only the seventh player to throw a TD pass in all 16 games of a season. Brady was nominated for five FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week awards in 2010, winning once.

Jamaal Charles, Kansas City Chiefs

Charles rushed for 1,467 yards and averaged 6.38 yards per carry (230 carries), helping the Kansas City Chiefs win the AFC West title and reach the playoffs. Charles joined Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown (291 attempts, 1,863 yards, 6.40 yards per carry in 1963) as the only players in NFL history to have at least 1,400 rushing yards and average more than 6.30 yards per carry in a single season. Charles played in all 16 games and had five rushing touchdowns including a 56-yard touchdown in Week 1. He was nominated for four FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week awards in 2010, winning once.

Philip Rivers, San Diego Chargers

Rivers led the NFL in passing with 4,710 yards, the 10th-most in a single season. With 2,649 passing yards through Week 8, Rivers set an NFL record for the most passing yards through a quarterback's first eight games of a season. His 1,562 passing yards during October set an NFL record for the most passing yards in the month. Rivers completed an NFL-leading 66 passes of at least 20 yards. Twelve of those went for touchdowns, second-most in the league. And he set a career high with six 300-yard games. Rivers was nominated for three FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week awards in 2010.

Arian Foster, Houston Texans

Foster led the NFL in rushing with 1,616 yards and 16 rushing touchdowns. During Week 1, Foster scored three touchdowns and rushed for a team-record 231 yards, a total that marks the second-best Kickoff Weekend rushing performance since 1933. He became the first player in NFL history to rush for at least 200 yards and three touchdowns on Kickoff Weekend. Foster was nominated for three FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week awards in 2010, winning twice.

Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay Packers

Rodgers finished in the top 10 in nearly every major passing category this season, posting a 101.2 passer rating (third-highest), passing for 3,922 yards (seventh-highest), throwing 28 touchdowns (tied for sixth), posting a 65.7 completion percentage (sixth), and throwing 40 25-yard passes (second). Rodgers' 3,922 passing yards this season brought his total in three seasons as a starter to 12,394, ranking second in NFL history behind only Kurt Warner (12,612, 1999-2001)for the most passing yards by a quarterback in his first three seasons as a starter. Rodgers posted a passer rating of at least 110.0 during Week 9 & Weeks 11-13 making him him the only quarterback since 1970 to post a passer rating of at least 110.0 in four consecutive games in back-to-back seasons. Rodgers was nominated for three FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week awards in 2010, winning twice.

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Raiders: Tom Cable out

(01-04) 20:55 PST -- An 8-8 record, the Raiders' best mark since 2002, was not good enough for owner Al Davis, as he informed Tom Cable on Tuesday night that the team will not pick up the option in the head coach's contract.

Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson will become the head coach, a source close to Jackson said. Raiders senior executive John Herrera, however, there was no second announcement coming.

"We have not talked to anybody yet," Herrera said. "Nothing has been done. This was the decision that had to be made first."

A phone call to Cable was not returned.

Oakland had until Jan. 17 to decide whether to pick up a two-year option in Cable's contract. Cable, who started with the Raiders as an offensive line coach, finishes 17-27 as head coach since replacing Lane Kiffin on an interim basis in 2008.

"The Raiders express gratitude to Tom Cable for his contributions in his four seasons as an assistant and as head coach of the Silver and Black," the team said in a statement.

The Raiders finished 8-8, 6-0 in the AFC West. It was the first time since the 1970 merger that a team has gone undefeated in its division and not made the playoffs. Davis probably will cite the 2-8 record outside of the AFC West, as well as a franchise-record 1,276 yards in penalties, as reasons for letting Cable walk.

Jackson, 45, was pursued earlier in the day by the 49ers, who asked the Raiders and were granted permission to interview him for their vacant head-coaching job.

Davis brought in Jackson last year to take over the play-calling duties from Cable and the Raiders more than doubled their point total from 2009 (197 to 410). Running back Darren McFadden had a breakout season, fourth-round pick Jacoby Ford made big plays at receiver and returned three kickoffs for touchdowns, and quarterback Jason Campbell responded after a rocky start to the season.

The 410 points were the sixth most in the NFL and the sixth most scored in a season in franchise history

Moments before he was told he was being let go, Cable made a regularly scheduled appearance on Sirius Radio.

"It's out of my hands," Cable told hosts Brian McGovern and Marty Schottenheimer. "Make no mistake about it: I want to be head coach of the Oakland Raiders. If that's not to be, by someone else's decision, then I'll be a head coach somewhere else. If not, I'll coach the (offensive) line for somebody, and I can do that pretty darn good. But I want to be the head coach here."

Cable is the only Raiders head coach besides Jon Gruden to survive more than 32 games under Davis since the team returned to Oakland before the 1995 season.

"I think I've proved that I can be a head coach in this league," Cable said on Sirius, "and succeed and win. It's not always easy, but it's part of the deal. ... I think I've proven that I can handle it and get it done under some tough circumstances."

This season was the first time since 2002 that the Raiders didn't lose at least 11 games. An elated Cable said after Sunday's win at Kansas City and again Monday that "we're not losers anymore."

That did not go over well with Davis, a source on the team said.

Cable has had a tenuous hold on the job, as the Raiders left the coach in limbo for weeks after last season. The 2009 season was marred by an investigation into whether he assaulted assistant Randy Hanson and allegations of a history of violence toward women.

Kings finally beat the Oilers in a shootout, 3-2

The Kings ended a peculiar streak against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night, going to the sixth

round of a sudden-death shootout for a 3-2 victory that goaltender Jonathan Quick sealed with a

glove save of an Andrew Cogliano shot.

The Oilers had won their previous five games against the Kings in Staples Center since Dec. 3, 2007, all

in shootouts.

But when Jarret Stoll's sixth-round shot got a piece of Edmonton goalie Devan Dubnyk before dribbling

over the line for a goal, and Quick snuffed Cogliano, the Kings snapped that streak and gave Terry

Murray his 100th win as KEdmonton's Jordan Eberle and the Kings' Dustin Brown each scored goals in the first three rounds of the shootout, which ended in a 1-1 tie.

The Kings played the final 26 seconds of overtime a man down after taking a penalty for too many men on the ice, and the threesome of Rob Scuderi, Drew Doughty and Michal Handzus barely killed it off.

Quick made one nice save in the final seconds, and Edmonton's Dustin Penner was unable to get his stick on Sam Gagner's pass through the crease as time expired.

The Oilers took a 2-1 lead at the 4:25 mark of the third period when Jean-Francois Jacques re-directed a Theo Peckham shot from the blue line through traffic past Quick for his first goal of the season.

But the Kings countered 20 seconds later when Jack Johnson, who had fallen to his knees in the left faceoff circle, got up in time to take a pass from Wayne Simmonds and fire a wrist shot past Dubnyk for a 2-2 tie.

Both teams scored power-play goals in the second period, the Oilers taking a 1-0 lead on Taylor Hall's wrist shot from the left side that slipped under Quick's right pad at the 1:39 mark, and the Kings evening the score on Justin Williams' goal at the 8:31 mark.

How rare was the 11th goal of the season by Hall, the 19-year-old whiz kid of a winger who was the first overall pick in the 2010 draft?

The Kings had allowed only two power-play goals in 50 tries in their first 14 home games, a 96% penalty-kill rate that was the best home mark in the NHL, and they successfully fought off another penalty in the first.

But a hooking infraction by the Kings' Michal Handzus gave Edmonton a man-advantage at the 1:22 mark of the second, and the Oilers capitalized with Hall's shot from the left circle.

A high-sticking penalty by Edmonton's Linus Omark gave the Kings a power play at the 7:42 mark of the second.

The Kings took advantage with Williams' 13th goal, which was set up by Handzus, who took a pass from Johnson at the blue line and flicked the puck to Williams driving down the left side.

Williams shielded Ladislav Smid with his body and beat Dubnyk glove-side with a wrist shot for a 1-1 tie and his 30th point in his 33rd game this season.

Williams had 29 points in 49 games last season.

Johnson recorded his 13th power-play assist of the season, and Handzus' assist was his fourth in the last five games.

The Kings caught a break later in the period when the Oilers' Magnus Paajarvi took a pass from Penner in the crease, but Paajarvi's point-blank shot hit the post, and Quick covered up with 6:25 left in the period.

Play was a little ragged in a scoreless first period marked by incomplete passes, pucks bouncing off skates and a feisty scrap between Kings winger Kyle Clifford and Peckham, who each got a few good shots in before Peckham dragged Clifford to the ice.

It took a little more than seven minutes for Edmonton to register its first shot on goal in the game.

The Kings weren't exactly peppering the Oilers' net either, with nine shots in the period compared to six for Edmonton.

The Kings got a scare with about 31/2 minutes left in the first, when Scuderi got smacked in the face by Tom Gilbert's stick as he fell to the ice next to his net.

Scuderi crashed into the boards and was slow to get up, but he managed to skate to the Kings bench and returned to action and took his regular shifts in the second and third periods.ings coach.

After having lost their previous five games at home to Edmonton in the format, they prevail in six rounds to give Terry Murray his 100th win as Kings coach.

Brett Favre :Leave or Stay??

"If it is meant to be over, so be it," the injured 41-year-old told a news conference at the Vikings' Minnesota practice facility.

"I am not going to beat myself over it one way or the other," added Favre, who has endured a series of hard hits in what he has said would be his last NFL season.

"I think of it, and I include this year, as 20 great years, good and bad," the former Green Bay Packer said of a career that twice brought him out of retirement to play first for the New York Jets and then the Vikings.

But his record-breaking career may have ended when he got hit during a game against the Buffalo Bills on Dec 5. Numbness in his throwing hand and a shoulder injury have since kept Favre on the sidelines.

His NFL record of 297 consecutive starts ended Monday against the New York Giants, and Favre said Thursday it was unlikely he would play this Monday against the Chicago Bears.

"There's no way I would even consider (playing) with those symptoms," he said. "It would be foolish to even think that way."

His injuries, along with the Vikings' decision to put back-up Tarvaris Jackson on injured reserve with a toe injury, have left questions over who will start against the Bears.

Favre, who said he will remain with the team whether he plays or not, would like to see rookie Joe Webb get the call.

"We'll see," interim coach Leslie Frazier told reporters when asked if Webb would be the starter. "Just give it a couple of days.... We'll see what happens."

The other choice would be journeyman Patrick Ramsey, signed by the Vikings on Thursday. But Ramsey has not played in an NFL game since 2008 and his last start came in 2005.

Atlanta Falcons 2010 NFL Predictions From Poal

After reaching the playoffs 2009-10 Atlanta Falcons finished last in the NFL season 7:09 and missed the playoffs Miss. Quarterback Matt Ryan has been a difficult second year after a stellar rookie season. The Falcons were ats good for the players as they went 05:11 against the spread goes from one account to bet a total of seven times less than 9 times. The Falcons in 2009, classified usually in the middle of the NFL in the statistics. The 13th Rank team in NFL averaged 22.7 points per game, 14-yard, hurling 223.2 yards per game, 15 on the ground with 117.2 yards per game and 16 sites with a total of about 340 yards per game . The Hawks defense was just over 20 points per game, pass defense accounted for more than this, the unit is classified in the National Football League, on the defensive against the race 28th was pretty good.
The Atlanta Falcons are very optimistic about the coming season 2010-11 and the end result is how much Ryan has grown as a quarterback in the NFL depends. The child has all the folds of weapons around him, the receiver Roddy White led the team with 1153 yards with 11 touchdowns. The Falcons offense is also a productive season and Jerious Norwood runner Michael Turner. The offensive line is decent, but it will further improve the protection of Ryan and holes for the runners. Tight end Tony Gonzalez increases with age, but still better than half of the tight end of the game. Forgot to mention the sports handicapper receiver Michael Jenkins, who is also their potential to play a first round success or failure of the season like this.
Atlanta's defense was at the end of the defense and pass leading specialist John Abraham, who had a little one years passed, and the defense was terrible, but does help. The team signed dunt Robinson, Houston Texans, Robinson was a blackout and the poor Mans corner Derrell Revis, you can play flat and often cover the opposition better range. Linebacker Curtis Lofton is a star, and probably take over the defensive leader, to the old Mike Peterson, the emotional leader, he was replaced. 2010-11 should get top draft pick Sean Weatherspoon and contribute immediately. The sports handicapper push Atlanta Falcons New Orleans Saints of the division of the crown, it will be an interesting race in the NFC South. Atlanta is 5:11 this season and the playoffs.

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Baltimore Ravens 2010 NFL Predictions From Poal

Baltimore Ravens NFL Picks finished 7.9 In 2009 and reached the playoffs, where they lost to the second round against the Indianapolis Colts. The Ravens were 8-7-1 against the spread of the probability of football, go on a total of six times, with less than nine times and had a boost.

The defense of the Ravens has been re-signed the core team that was ranked third in total yards to give a little more than 300 per game, giving up No. 8 in the rule to 207 meters on average per game was the team's fifth against the run so that only 93.2 yards per game and opponents scored 16.3 points per game, good enough for the third in National Football League. The Ravens usually by e-mail best defensive teams, but every analyst Joe Flacco Clock was rated the best in the NFL, but I'm not so sure, has Flaccco all physical, but something is missing, and the sports handicapper believes his backup, the former Heisman Trophy winner Troy Smith is a better fit for the team.

Coach John Harbaugh Ravens have a good job, there are high under Brian Billick in the past few years and the expectations this year as the Ravens. The Ravens from 2010 to 1911 will be run by the defense, some believe that this equipment is old, but the statistics seem to have been published to improve. Ray Lewis is the man in the middle and both emotional and physical leader, but Terrell Suggs Linebacker boy is much happens to the best in the National Football League as well. The defensive line is too long with veteran Trevor Pryce, the team with 6 'lead in sacks last year.

Challah Ngata was knowledgeable to one of the best defensive linemen in football and has to run this year. The defensive backfield Samari lost role retirement and the leader of the group, Ed Reed a persistent injury noted, Reid also think it is a mistake and I paid this guy was a playmaker for this he entered the league in the University of Miami and the ravens not afford to lose him. The Ravens made a great pass offense with running back Ray Rice gained 1339 yards in 2009 and was one of the elite backs in the league this year. His back up Willis McGahee is an entry in each team, but knows that his role with Baltimore and very happy with him, and he gets his touches, such as rice may also be the distance at any time, the center Le'Ron McClain- back is the assessment of the Pro Bowl again. The duo is among the best in football, then Baltimore fifth place in the overall average of 137.5 yards per game.

The offensive line has not been alone, while the interior blocker Jonathan Ogden has retired, the device will freeze this year, especially in the map to lock. Recipients of the passes are good and we are now Donte Stallworth and addition Anquan Boldin in the mix. The real question is still Joe Flacco, the fight this year and that is why the Ravens ranked second in the AFC North behind the Cincinnati Bengals and the fight against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but this division, three teams in Playoffs 2010 - 11 have.

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Four Hottest NFL Jerseys You Should Know

NFL has gained a popular following in Australia, and more and more fans are in the market for their own NFL jersey. Here were the top selling NFL jerseys for the 2009 season.

#4 Drew Brees - New Orleans Saints

Super Bowl XLIV-winning Quarterback Drew Brees comes in at the number 4 spot in the top selling NFL jerseys of 2009. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Brees lead the Saints to an upset win over Peyton Manning's Indianapolis Colts to win their first ever Super Bowl. Brees won the Super Bowl's MVP award in the process.

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#3 Troy Polamalu - Pittsburgh Steelers

A Californian native, the hard-hitting Polamalu ranked second in NFL jersey sales for the 2009 season, with his Steelers #43 jersey flying off the shelves. This is not Polamalu's only success off the field, as this highly marketable player has featured in numerous television commercials, as well as being on the cover of EA Sports Madden '10.

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#2 Peyton Manning - Indianapolis Colts

Another veteran Quarterback, Manning led the Indianapolis Colts all the way to Super Bowl XLIV only to falter at the last hurdle. Despite this, Manning was still the 3rd most popular jersey sold. He is arguably the NFL's most marketable players having appeared in numerous advertisements and promotions for the NFL's biggest sponsors.

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#1 Brett Favre - Minnesota Vikings

He may be knocking on the door of his 20th NFL season, but veteran Brett Favre still topped the jersey sales figures for the 2009 season according to nfl.com. Favre's first season as a Viking may not have ended in Super Bowl glory, but it still showed that a 40-year old could still compete with the best of them.

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