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Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Onrea Jones catches a pass during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Aug. 25, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. The Cardinals and the Tennessee Titans held a combined practice two days after playing a preseason game against each other. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young, left, and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart (7) meet on the field after the Titans won 24-10 in a preseason NFL football game on Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)

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Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre, center, signals in the huddle in the first quarter of an NFL preseason football game against the San Francisco 49ers in San Francisco, Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010. (AP Photo/Tony Avelar)

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FILE - In this Nov. 8, 2009, file photo, New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, left, talks with quarterback Eli Manning (10) during break in the fourth quarter of an NFL football game against the San Diego Chargers in East Rutherford, N.J. After collapsing horribly in the second half of last season and missing the playoffs for the first time in four years, are the Giants a franchise about to spiral into mediocrity just three years after winning the Super Bowl? Or was 2009 just a fluke? (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 20, 2010, file photo, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Chad Ochocinco looks on during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Philadelphia Eagles in Cincinnati. Ochocinco was fined $25,000 by the NFL on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, for the timing of his tweets. The league said Ochocinco's messages appeared on his Twitter page during a prohibited time during the Bengals-Philadelphia Eagles preseason game on Friday. It said the Bengal player violated policies on electronic device possession and posting of social media messages. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 9, 2010, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, center, scrambles out of the pocket as fellow quarterbacks Dennis Dixon (10) and Byron Leftwich (4) look on during NFL football training camp in Latrobe, Pa. Ex-Steelers coach Bill Cowher says it was hard to get through to Ben Roethlisberger after the quarterback's early success. But he believes Roethlisberger is finally maturing after a sexual assault investigation led to his suspension at the start of the season. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

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FILE - In this Aug. 21, 2010, file photo, New York Jets center Nick Mangold gets set at the line of scrimmage during a preseason NFL football game against the Carolina Panthers in Charlotte, N.C. Mangold has become the NFL's highest-paid center, signing a seven-year deal with the New York Jets on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, that could be worth up to $55 million. (AP Photo/Mike McCarn, File)

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Houston Texans quarterback Matt Schaub (8) looks for a receiver during their preseason NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, La., Saturday, Aug. 21, 2010. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)

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FILE - In this Nov. 7, 2009, file photo, Florida cornerback Janoris Jenkins (1) breaks up a Vanderbilt pass to Alex Washington (4) on the goal line in the second half during an NCAA college football game in Gainesville, Fla. Florida coach Urban Meyer has raved about Jenkins. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin, File)

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In this photo taken Aug. 13, 2010, Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o (5) works on a drill while other defensive players look on during NCAA college football practice in South Bend, Ind. Notre Dame's opener with new coach Brian Kelly is scheduled for Saturday Sept. 4, 2010 in South Bend. (AP Photo/Joe Raymond)

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FILE - In a Jan. 7, 2010 file photo Texas quarterback Garrett Gilbert hands the ball off to running back Tre' Newton (23) during the second quarter of the BCS Championship NCAA college football game against Alabama in Pasadena, Calif. Tre' Newton led the Longhorns in 2009 with 552 rushing yards (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong/file)

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Georgia Tech safety Cooper Taylor works during NCAA college football practice Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Atlanta. Taylor was one of Georgia Tech's top young defensive stars in 2008, but he missed most of the 2009 season after he was diagnosed with Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome, a condition that affects the heart. Now he's back at safety for the Yellow Jackets. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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FILE - In this Oct. 4, 2008, file photo, North Carolina's Ryan Houston (32) carries with the ball during a NCAA college football football game against Connecticut in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Oct. 4, 2008. (AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds)

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Former Florida State college football coach Bobby Bowden reacts during an interview in New York, Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Bowden tells The Associated Press he was "pushed out" after 34 years as Florida State coach and that his relationship with former university president T.K. Wetherell is likely beyond repair. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

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FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2009, file photo, Ohio State head coach Jim Tressel walks the sidelines against Michigan during the fourth quarter of an NCAA football game in Ann Arbor, Mich., Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Since 1943, fans have always known where to find the annual showdown between Michigan and Ohio State: Right at the end of the schedule. With the Big Ten expanding to 12 teams in 2011 and also going to divisional play and a conference championship game, that sacred spot closing out the regular season is no longer a certainty. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

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In this photo taken Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, Tennessee quarterback Matt Simms looks to hand the ball off during NCAA college football practice in Knoxville, Tenn. Simms' experience managing an offense appears to be giving him the edge in Tennessee's quarterback competition. With one week of the Volunteers' fall camp left, the junior who spent a year at Louisville and another at a junior college, is poised to become the team's starter over freshman Tyler Bray when Tennessee begins preparing for the season opener against Tennessee-Martin next week. (AP Photo/Wade Payne,File)

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This photo taken Oct. 25, 2008 shows Kentucky quarterback Randall Cobb (18) gaining ground with Florida's defensive end Carlos Dunlap (8) unable to stop during NCAA college football play in Gainesville, Fl. (AP Photo/Phil Sandlin)

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Nebraska head coach Bo Pelini is flanked by defensive ends and special teams coordinator John Papuchis, left, and running backs coach Tim Beck, right, as he speaks to defensive back Lance Thorell (23), during NCAA college football team practice in Lincoln, Neb., Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010. Pelini says: "I don't think Nebraska is a steppingstone job, It's a great job. You have all the things necessary to win. We have a great athletic director, we have great support. I love my staff. I'm happy."(AP Photo/Nati Harnik)

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New York Liberty's Cappie Pondexter (23) shoots over Connecticut Sun's Kara Lawson (20) during the first half of a WNBA basketball game Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Seattle Storm's Lauren Jackson shoots during a WNBA basketball practice Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010, in Seattle. After posting one of the best regular seasons in league history, Seattle's quest to finally shake its playoff curse begins Wednesday night when the Storm host nemesis Los Angeles Sparks in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)