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Browns | Three hired by Browns Mon Jan 14, 10:35 AM
Former Arizona Cardinals running backs coach Stump Mitchell was hired by the Cleveland Browns Monday, Jan. 14, as running backs coaching/run-game coordinator. Ryan Lindley was hired as quarterbacks coach, and Jody Wright was hired as special assistant to the head coach.
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Browns | Ryan Lindley named Browns' RB coach Wed Oct 31, 02:22 PM
Former NFL QB Ryan Lindley was hired by the Cleveland Browns as their new running backs coach Tuesday, Oct. 31.
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Colts | Ryan Lindley cut Tue Feb 9, 03:03 PM
Indianapolis Colts QB Ryan Lindley was released Tuesday, Feb. 9.
| Footballguys view: With the QB injuries piling up, the Colts added Lindley at the end of December. He'll struggle to find a new spot, but there may be some team willing to bring him on board as a camp arm. |
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Colts | Josh Freeman, Ryan Lindley tag-team Sun Jan 3, 05:37 PM
Indianapolis Colts QBs Josh Freeman and Ryan Lindley combined to guide the team to a 30-24 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Jan. 3. Freeman finished 15 of 28 for 149 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Lindley was 6 of 10 for 58 yards and one score.
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Colts | Josh Freeman, Ryan Lindley share reps Wed Dec 30, 10:23 PM
Indianapolis Colts QBs Josh Freeman and Ryan Lindley, each signed this week, took a majority of the quarterback reps in practice Wednesday, Dec. 30.
| Footballguys view: With these two splitting reps, it could have been put together in one blooper reel. Neither option is great for the Colts in Week 17. |
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Colts | Indy down to Josh Freeman, Ryan Lindley Wed Dec 30, 06:38 PM
Indianapolis Colts QBs Josh Freeman and Ryan Lindley are the likely options to start in Week 17 against the Tennessee Titans.
| Footballguys view: This is a poor option for the Colts. Avoid your players from the Colts passing game. However, look for Frank Gore to have a good day. |
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Colts | Indy starting QB unknown Wed Dec 30, 01:43 PM
There is no update on who the Indianapolis Colts plan to start at quarterback in Week 17 against the Tennessee Titans between QBs Josh Freeman, Ryan Lindley and Stephen Morris. QB Andrew Luck (abdomen, kidney) has already been ruled out.
| Footballguys view: Freeman and Lindley have starting experience, but neither are exciting options. Morris is a technically-sound quarterback with nice athleticism, but he struggles with accuracy as a passer. While we're avoiding the Colts passing game, we do love Frank Gore and the Colts defense as DFS plays this week. |
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Colts | Ryan Lindley signs Tue Dec 29, 05:05 PM
Free-agent QB Ryan Lindley (Patriots) signed with the Indianapolis Colts Tuesday, Dec. 29.
| Footballguys view: The Colts need all the help they can get at QB. They signed Josh Freeman on Tuesday as well. Freeman, Lindley and Stephen Morris could compete to be the starter in Week 17. |
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Broncos | Working out several players Tue Dec 15, 05:24 PM
The Denver Broncos are working out free-agent RB Daniel Thomas (Bears), WR Denarius Moore (Bills), WR Greg Little (Browns) and QB Ryan Lindley (Patriots) Tuesday, Dec. 15.
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Patriots | New England reduces roster Fri Sep 4, 05:56 PM
New England Patriots RB Tony Creecy, WR Zach D'Orazio, WR DaVaris Daniels and QB Ryan Lindley were waived Friday, Sept. 4.
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Patriots | Ryan Lindley officially signs Mon Aug 10, 02:06 PM
Updating a previous report, free-agent QB Ryan Lindley (Cardinals) signed an undisclosed deal with the New England Patriots Monday, Aug. 10.
| Footballguys view: Can you say camp arm? We knew you could. Lindley has a big arm, but accuracy and decision making plague his game. |
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Patriots | Ryan Lindley coming to Patriots Mon Aug 10, 09:17 AM
Free-agent QB Ryan Lindley (Cardinals) will sign with the New England Patriots Monday, Aug. 10.
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley will start playoff game Thu Jan 1, 02:42 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley will be the starting quarterback in the Wild Card playoff game.
| Footballguys view: In real-life NFL world, this isn't the worst case scenario as long as Lindley can avoid imploding and even then the Cardinals defense can still find ways to win. For fantasy purposes, we'd avoid Lindley if possible and not risk exposure to his meltdown. His ceiling isn't high but his floor is near the earth's molten core. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley to start Thu Dec 25, 02:06 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley will start the team's Week 17 game against the San Francisco 49ers.
| Footballguys view: That's a quick hook for Logan Thomas. We didn't even get through the week of practice, and the Cardinals have decided that Lindley is the better start. |
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Cardinals | History not on Ryan Lindley's side Tue Dec 16, 12:17 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley enters the Week 16 game against the Seattle Seahawks with 181 pass attempts without a touchdown, which is the most in NFL history, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. The Seahawks have allowed only two passing TDs and have intercepted four passes in their last five games. Lindley has the worst completion percentage (51.4), fewest yards per attempt (4.3), least amount of touchdowns (0) and lowest total QBR (9.1) among 60 quarterbacks with a minimum of 150 passing attempts since 2012, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
| Footballguys view: We're not expecting anything from the Cardinals offense this week. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley to start in Week 16 Mon Dec 15, 02:18 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley will be the starting quarterback in Week 16, according to head coach Bruce Arians.
| Footballguys view: This headline should send chills down the spines of Cardinals fans. They're having a great season, but all of these QB injuries are likely to shorten their year. Arians said the team will also have a package for QB Logan Thomas during the game. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley, Logan Thomas both options Fri Dec 12, 08:43 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Logan Thomas and QB Ryan Lindley are both options to start in Week 16, but head coach Bruce Arians said Friday, Dec. 12, that he won't make a decision on a starter until Sunday, Dec. 14.
| Footballguys view: Thomas has a strong arm but poor accuracy. Lindley has a strong arm but poor accuracy. Thomas is a better athlete and more dangerous as a runner. This could put him over the top in this battle. Lindley has a little more experience, so that could give him the edge. Either one is bad news for the Cardinals offense and the weapons in the passing game. |
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Cardinals | Drew Stanton going for tests Fri Dec 12, 12:11 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Drew Stanton (knee) will undergo more tests when the team returns to Arizona, according to head coach Bruce Arians. 'We'll take it very slow with him and see how it goes once we get in the MRI and all that information,' Arians said. Stanton suffered a right knee injury as a rookie in 2007 and had surgery, and he also tore ligaments in his right knee in 2003 in college. QB Ryan Lindley replaced Stanton in the game Thursday, Dec. 11, with Arians electing Lindley over rookie QB Logan Thomas because of Lindley's experience.
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Cardinals | Drew Stanton injures knee Thu Dec 11, 10:39 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Drew Stanton (knee) is questionable to return to the team's game Thursday, Dec. 11, after suffering a right knee injury. QB Ryan Lindley replaced Stanton.
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Cardinals | Sign Ryan Lindley Tue Nov 11, 01:21 PM
The Arizona Cardinals signed QB Ryan Lindley (Chargers) Tuesday, Nov. 11. Terms of the contract were not disclosed.
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Cardinals | 13 players released Mon Aug 25, 01:19 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have released LB Keenan Clayton, LB JoJo Dickson, C Tommie Draheim, WR Reggie Dunn, PK Jay Feely, LB Derrell Johnson, SS Orhian Johnson, QB Ryan Lindley, WR Kevin Ozier, DT Justin Renfrow, CB Brandon Sermons, OT Max Starks and RB Damien Thigpen.
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Cardinals | Drew Stanton listed as primary backup Wed Aug 6, 08:09 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Drew Stanton is listed as the primary backup to QB Carson Palmer on the team's first depth chart of the preseason. QB Ryan Lindley is listed as the No. 3 quarterback with QB Logan Thomas on the fourth-team offense.
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Cardinals | Four miss practice Tue Aug 5, 08:57 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley (undisclosed), OT Nate Potter (undisclosed), OG Jonathan Cooper (undisclosed) and TE Jake Ballard (undisclosed) missed practice Tuesday, Aug. 5.
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Cardinals | Not expected to make move at QB Sat Mar 8, 10:44 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have QBs Carson Palmer, Drew Stanton and Ryan Lindley under contract, so it is unlikely they will make a move in the offseason to upgrade. Head coach Bruce Arians has made it clear Palmer is the team's starter next season, and he has confidence in Stanton as the backup.
| Footballguys view: Palmer is the starter, and he's essentially entrenched for the near future. Stanton knows the offense well as he worked under Arians during their time together in Indianapolis. |
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Cardinals | Bruce Arians willing to draft QB Fri Jan 31, 09:26 PM
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said he is willing to draft a quarterback in the second or third day of the 2014 NFL Draft if he believes that quarterback can become a better player than QBs Drew Stanton and Ryan Lindley.
| Footballguys view: Arians loves quarterbacks with big arms who can throw deep. We could see them target a guy like Zach Mettenberger (LSU) in the second round. Players like Jeff Matthews (Cornell), Keith Wenning (Ball State) or Logan Thomas (Virginia Tech) could be options for the Cardinals on the final day of the draft. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley may not return Thu Jan 2, 07:01 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley may not return next season if the team decides to take a quarterback in the 2014 NFL Draft.
| Footballguys view: Lindley has failed to impress during his two-year career. He's got a strong arm, but he's not very accurate or athletic. Lindley may have to find his way to a different team as a developmental third-string quarterback. |
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Cardinals | Week 17 Inactives Sun Dec 29, 03:15 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared SS Curtis Taylor, LB Dontay Moch, TE Kory Sperry, OT Nate Potter, DL Ron Talley, RB Ryan Williams, QB Ryan Lindley inactive for Week 17.
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Cardinals | Week 15 Inactives Sun Dec 15, 02:58 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared LB Dontay Moch, OG Earl Watford, TE Rob Housler, DL Ron Talley, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams, RB Stepfan Taylor inactive for Week 15.
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Cardinals | Week 13 Inactives Sun Dec 8, 02:57 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared WR Brittan Golden, LB Dontay Moch, OG Earl Watford, TE Kory Sperry, DL Ron Talley, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 13.
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Cardinals | Week 13 Inactives Sun Dec 1, 11:36 AM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared RB Andre Ellington, LB Dontay Moch, OG Earl Watford, TE Kory Sperry, DL Ron Talley, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 13.
| Footballguys view: Rashard Mendenhall moves up into solid RB2 range now with Ellington out. He should get at least 15 carries + goal line touches. |
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Cardinals | Week 12 Inactives Sun Nov 24, 02:59 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared WR Brittan Golden, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams, LB Dontay Moch, OG Earl Watford, TE Kory Sperry and DE Ron Talley inactive for Week 12's game against the Indianapolis Colts.
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Cardinals | Week 11 Inactives Sun Nov 17, 11:38 AM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared WR Brittan Golden, LB Dontay Moch, OG Earl Watford, TE Kory Sperry, DL Ron Talley, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 11.
| Footballguys view: The Cardinals are very healthy at 5-4 and heading into a very winnable game at Jacksonville. |
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Cardinals | Week 10 Inactives Sun Nov 10, 03:03 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared WR Brittan Golden, LB Dontay Moch, OG Earl Watford, TE Kory Sperry, DL Ron Talley, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 10.
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Cardinals | Week 8 Inactives Sun Oct 27, 03:10 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared WR Brittan Golden, OG Earl Watford, TE Kory Sperry, RB Rashard Mendenhall, DL Ron Talley, RB Ryan Williams, QB Ryan Lindley inactive for Week 8.
| Footballguys view: Ryan Williams is still inactive with Mendenhall out. Andre Ellington gets the start. |
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Cardinals | Week 7 Inactives Thu Oct 17, 07:04 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared WR Brittan Golden, TE D.C. Jefferson, LB Dontay Moch, OG Earl Watford, LB Kenny Demens, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 7.
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Cardinals | Week 6 Inactives Sun Oct 13, 03:08 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared OT Bobby Massie, TE D.C. Jefferson, LB Kenny Demens, LB Kevin Minter, DL Ron Talley, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 6.
| Footballguys view: Larry Fitzgerald is active, so if you had to choose between him and a likely late game/prime time dud, you can put Fitzgerald back in. |
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Cardinals | Week 5 Inactives Sun Oct 6, 02:49 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared OT Bobby Massie, TE D.C. Jefferson, LB Jasper Brinkley, WR Kerry Taylor, FS Rashad Johnson, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 5.
| Footballguys view: The Cardinals seem to be getting less patient with Rashard Mendenhall, but it hasn't worn thin enough to activate Ryan Williams. |
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Cardinals | Week 4 Inactives Sun Sep 29, 11:30 AM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared OT Bobby Massie, DL Dan Williams, OG Earl Watford, LB Kevin Minter, FS Rashad Johnson, RB Ryan Williams, QB Ryan Lindley inactive for Week 4.
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Cardinals | Week 3 Inactives Sun Sep 22, 11:38 AM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared OT Bobby Massie, TE D.C. Jefferson, DL Dan Williams, OG Earl Watford, LB Kevin Minter, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 3.
| Footballguys view: Larry Fitzgerald and Rashard Mendenhall are both officially active. |
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Cardinals | Week 2 Inactives Sun Sep 15, 02:55 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared DL Alameda Ta'amu, LB Alex Okafor, OT Bobby Massie, OG Earl Watford, TE Rob Housler, QB Ryan Lindley, RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 2.
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Cardinals | Week 2 Inactives Sun Sep 15, 02:43 PM
The Arizona Cardinals have declared DE John Abraham, LB Lorenzo Alexander, DE Darnell Dockett, TE Rob Housler, QB Ryan Lindley, OT Bobby Massie, LB Alex Okafor, DT Alameda Ta'amu, OG Earl Watford and RB Ryan Williams inactive for Week 2.
| Footballguys view: Larry Fitzgerald is active, but his level of play and involvement today are an unknown. Bench him for any top 30-35 wide receiver, especially if you are ahead at this point in your matchup. |
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Cardinals | Coach believes QBs have arm for deep passes Fri Feb 1, 02:23 PM
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said he believes QBs Kevin Kolb, John Skelton and Ryan Lindley have the arm strength to throw deep passes and does not think that will be a problem if one of them starts.
| Footballguys view: Arians' offense is heavy with the deep passing game. He's crafted big play offenses with both Andrew Luck (Colts) and Ben Roethlisberger (Steelers). That's what he'll attempt to do with the Cardinals. Kolb's arm isn't consider top notch, but Skelton and Lindley have incredibly strong arms. |
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Cardinals | Expect competition at QB Sat Jan 26, 09:57 AM
Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians said he is keeping an open mind when it comes to the quarterbacks on the team's roster. Arians will give QBs Kevin Kolb, John Skelton and Ryan Lindley an opportunity to earn the starting job; however, he is not opposed to an outside candidate earning the nod as well. 'I'm sure that (general manager) Steve (Keim) and (vice president of player personnel) Jason (Licht) are going to be looking behind door number two,' Arians said. 'If door number two is a better option, we'll go to door number two.' Arians said he's looking forward to meeting with all three quarterbacks but isn't in a rush to evaluate their chances at this point.
| Footballguys view: The Cardinals have to solve the mess they have at QB. Kolb was effective last year as the team's starter before he got hurt. We'll see if he can get back on track and gel with the new coaching staff this year. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley to start Thu Dec 20, 07:49 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley will start against the Chicago Bears in Week 16.
| Footballguys view: We're not relying on anyone in the Cardinals passing game. Even WR Larry Fitzgerald is only a WR3 or flex play in week 16. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley awful in victory Sun Dec 16, 09:04 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley completed 14 of his 21 pass attempts for just 104 yards, no touchdowns and one interception in the Week 15 win against the Detroit Lions. He also ran twice for eight yards, and he fumbled but was able to recover.
| Footballguys view: Lindley still couldn't revive the fantasy stock of Larry Fitzgerald in a lop-sided victory. The Cardinals have a chance to play spoiler against the Bears at home next week. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley will start Week 15 Wed Dec 12, 03:26 PM
Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt said QB Ryan Lindley will start Week 15.
| Footballguys view: With Kevin Kolb on IR fantasy owners have to downgrade all members of the Cardinals WR corps. Larry Fitzgerald has WR1 talent but we can only recommend him as a 'what the heck' flex in week 15. |
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Cardinals | Considering making QB change Week 13 Mon Dec 3, 02:22 PM
Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt said the team considered benching QB Ryan Lindley in favor of QB John Skelton but did not make the move.
| Footballguys view: The Cardinals (and fantasy owners) are very much looking forward to the return of Kevin Kolb (ribs). Proceed with caution when considering all Cardinals players for your fantasy lineup as long as Kolb is out. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley struggles Sun Dec 2, 04:37 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley went 10-for-31 for 72 yards and one interception against the New York Jets in Week 13.
| Footballguys view: Lindley is getting worse. Larry Fitzgerald owners have to pray that Kevin Kolb can play against the Seahawks next week. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley to start if Kevin Kolb out Mon Nov 26, 01:12 PM
Arizona Cardinals head coach Ken Whisenhunt said QB Ryan Lindley will start Week 13 if QB Kevin Kolb (ribs) is not able to return.
| Footballguys view: Kolb is close to returning. If he is out in week 13 then Lindley will continue to be the team's starter. He's got a big arm and isn't afraid to throw into coverage, but he's also prone to making mistakes. |
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Cardinals | Ryan Lindley struggles in first start Sun Nov 25, 11:34 PM
Arizona Cardinals QB Ryan Lindley completed 31 of his 52 pass attempts for 312 yards, no touchdowns and four interceptions, two which were returned for touchdowns, in Week 12 against the St. Louis Rams.
| Footballguys view: Lindley looked far better than he did against Atlanta last week, which tells you how bad he was vs. the Falcons. The rookie is still killing Larry Fitzgerald's value, and he could get ambushed by a sometimes stifling Jets defense next week. |
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