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The most tempting new trap in the NFL is free, attractive and alarmingly simple. Futures are promised and careers are threatened, all in 140 characters or less. As the league, its teams and hundreds of players adjust to the newest trend in technology and fan connection, they’re all learning at the same time that Twitter and other social networking sites are the league’s newest Venus fly trap: come on in and get comfortable — but know that there are consequences.
I’ll leave the obvious recommendations to the network bozos and focus instead on players typically on the bubble of most fantasy lineups. Here are my picks to roll, and get rolled, in Week 9.
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Editor’s note: The NFL celebrates the U.S. armed forces throughout November in honor of Veterans Day, and we felt it appropriate to republish Herbie Teope’s 2008 salute to the NFL and military. Herm Edwards and Donnie Edwards are no longer with the Kansas City Chiefs, but the overall message remains relevant to the Nov. 11 holiday.
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