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Despite taking countless punishing hits for his nearly three seasons as the Bears QB, critics who harp on Jay Cutler's perceived weakness as a soft competitor too eager to remove himself from games are piping up again now that a broken thumb will sideline Cutler for six to eight weeks. What many are most upset about is Cutler's apparent refusal to learn to throw with his left hand during the 2011 season's home stretch.

Former NFL All-Pro receiver and current ESPN analyst Cris Carter issued a statement this week that he is officially seeking his own catchphrase so that he can be on a level playing field with other ESPN analysts.

Tyler Palko has toiled around the NFL since 2007, but you wouldn’t know it since he had not recorded a stat until last year when he was the Chiefs’ third-string quarterback. After Matt Cassel left last Sunday’s game against the Broncos with an injury to his throwing hand, Palko stepped in behind center and now finds himself starting in his first NFL game against Patriots on Monday Night Football.

"So for four games that's what, like, 50 G’s? Look guys, this isn't the NBA," he said. "We won our lockout, remember? I got money to spend. And I mean, have you seen these things? They're bright orange!"

"A tie was the last thing I wanted to deal with tonight," said Tebow. "I bought tickets for the midnight showing of 'Twilight Breaking Dawn Part One' over two weeks ago. So, a field goal was out of the question."

With the announcement that Dale Sveum will become the new Cubs manager, many fans were left wondering exactly what it is the former Brewers hitting coach has that caught the eye of Theo Epstein and Jed Hoyer. At today's press conference, the only conditions of Sveum's hiring were revealed.