3-pointer by Grant Singleton

Game officials didn’t suddenly notice Dallas Cowboys long snapper L.P. Ladouceur’s habit of adjusting the ball before he snaps it, and call a controversial penalty. The Washington Redskins tipped the officials off. It’s a pretty fascinating little story that shows how detail-oriented NFL coaches are.

Antonio Brown’s reported trade request has Patriots Twitter buzzing originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Is the NFL’s best wide receiver on the market? Antonio Brown has requested a trade from the Pittsburgh Steelers, CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora reported Tuesday. Brown’s relationship with the Steelers is particularly rocky at the moment; the star wide receiver reportedly was benched for Pittsburgh’s Week 17 game after getting into it with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger at a practice earlier in the week.