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Peyton Manning complained, the NFL listened and now the league is making additional tweaks to the umpire rule. All 32 teams were told in a memo from the league Tuesday that the umpire will position himself 12 yards from the line of scrimmage when the ball is snapped instead of approximately 15 yards, which was used during the preseason.
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Bill Parcells is putting his protege in charge. The Miami Dolphins' football czar has given control of the team to general manager Jeff Ireland but will retain a role as a daily consultant. The Dolphins announced the move in a three-sentence statement Tuesday, five days before the start of the season.
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Donovan McNabb said Tuesday his sprained ankle isn't 100 percent, but it won't keep him from starting the Washington Redskins' opener Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. "Yes, I will be starting this weekend," McNabb told ESPN980. "And I look forward to it." McNabb sprained his left ankle 2 1/2 weeks ago in a preseason game against Baltimore.
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Former Pro Bowl kick returner Clifton Smith has signed with the Miami Dolphins. Smith, released Sunday by Tampa Bay, joined the Dolphins for Wednesday's practice. He made the Pro Bowl with the Buccaneers as a rookie in 2008, when he averaged 27.6 yards on kickoff returns and 14.1 on punt returns. Smith led the NFL in kickoff returns in 2009 with an average of 29.1 yards.
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