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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.

“They’re magical shoes,” Bennett said.”I got my hands on the ones Bow Wow wore in ‘Like Mike’ and had them fixed up and painted orange. They are making me a Pro Bowl caliber wide receiver.”

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!"

The Jets fell to 5-5 on the season after a last-minute loss to Tim Tebow’s Broncos Thursday night, and Rex Ryan believes a higher power may have had something to do with it. As a result, the outspoken head coach held a closed-door team meeting after the game where he ordered his entire team to attend mass on Sunday.

The game of football has changed over the years, and some would argue not for the better thanks to penalties and replays.