QUICK HITS: Thursday’s NFL Headlines

Take a quick look at today’s NFL headlines
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New York Jets

New York Jets The Jets finally benched Hunter in favor of Austin Howard. Opposing defenses won’t have Wayne Hunter to push around anymore on the New York Jets’ starting offensive line.
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Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions – Barring a setback, the Lions will get a chance to see running back Mikel Leshoure in game action on Saturday for the first time since drafting him.
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Washington Redskins

Washington Redskins – The Washington Redskins running back corps got a little thinner when Evan Royster was ruled out of Saturday’s preseason game against the Colts with soreness in his knee.
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Chicago Bears

Chicago Bears With Brian Urlacher’s well-publicized knee ailment, and Dom DeCicco going down with a groin injury, players like Blake Costanzo and J.T. Thomas have been called on to step up.
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Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are aiming to put Adrian Peterson in for some exhibition game carries before they clear him for the regular-season opener.
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New York Giants

New York Giants – Were the New York Giants trying to send a message when they threw cornerback Prince Amukamara in a cold tub? His teammates think he needs to increase his “swag” factor.
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New York Giants

New York Giants As others in NFC East QB make headlines, Eli Manning works on tweaking his movement in the pocket and keeping his eyes downfield. ‘…If you’re not in the paper much, things are going well,’ he says Manning said has no plans to ever be the center of attention.
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Indianapolis Colts

Indianapolis Colts As head coach Chuck Pagano confirmed on Monday, Collie suffered a concussion on the play, his third since November of 2010. The good news is that Collie says he’s feeling great. Pagano says that the Colts, in deciding when Collie will play again, will err on the side of caution.
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New Orleans Saints

New Orleans Saints – The New Orleans Saints have designated offensive line coachAaron Kromer as the interim head coach for the first sixregular-season games, when assistant head coach Joe Vitt will haveto serve his suspension in connection with the NFL’s bountyinvestigation.
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Philadelphia Eagles

Philadelphia Eagles -coach Andy Reid says there’s no question Michael Vickwill be ready to play the season opener despite injuring his ribsagain.
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