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By Ben Almquist

Sep 29, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates with nose tackle Dontari Poe (92) and tackle Ryan Harris (68) after scoring a touchdown against the New England Patriots in the second half at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City won 41-14. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 29, 2014; Kansas City, MO, USA; Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce (87) celebrates with nose tackle Dontari Poe (92) and tackle Ryan Harris (68) after scoring a touchdown against the New England Patriots in the second half at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City won 41-14. Mandatory Credit: John Rieger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Ray Rice came back to the Ravens this week to tell the rookie class about the highs and lows of fame. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports
Ray Rice came back to the Ravens this week to tell the rookie class about the highs and lows of fame. Mandatory Credit: Kelvin Kuo-USA TODAY Sports /

Baltimore Ravens: The Ravens brought back former running back Ray Rice, but not in the way you might imagine.  The former star player, who made headlines for a video that showed him knocking out his fiance, was hired by the team to come in and talk to their incoming rookie class about life in the league, both good and bad.

  • Author’s Take: Regardless of anyone’s feelings towards Rice, I think most of us can admit this is a pretty shrewd move by the Ravens organization.  Rice carries clout as all these new players grew up watching him play.  And he’s someone who can personally attest to just how quickly things can go wrong.

Buffalo Bills: The Bills media policy for team activities is catching a lot of flak from reporters due to it’s restrictions on what can be reported.  This includes things like dropped passes by receivers and bad throws by quarterbacks.

Author’s Take

: I get why the media types, and fans, are upset by this…but realistically, it makes a lot of sense.  There really is no reason why the team should have to put up with their own beat writers essentially giving other teams a full scouting report on how camps are going.

Star TE Tyler Eifert hurt his ankle in the Pro Bowl…which is a big shot in the gut for the annual all star game. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Star TE Tyler Eifert hurt his ankle in the Pro Bowl…which is a big shot in the gut for the annual all star game. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

Cincinnati Bengals: The Bengals may have to start the season without star tight end Tyler Eifert.  The young star who was signed to a big extension this offseason is having surgery for an ankle injury he sustained during the Pro Bowl.

  • Author’s Take: Well, that’s the nightmare scenario the league was hoping to avoid with the Pro Bowl.  A star player has now sustained an injury that may cause him to miss games.  Granted, that seems largely due to the fact he waited all offseason to have surgery, but it’s still a big blow to the NFL’s version of the all star game.

Cleveland Browns: The Browns continue to purge themselves of the past regime as veteran wide receiver Brian Hartline was released.  Hartline was supposed to help stabilize the receiving corps, but ended up having a pretty disappointing year.

  • Chiefs’ Take: The Chiefs have brought in a lot of competition at wide receiver, but Hartline will probably cost a little more than what they are able or willing to spend at this point.

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