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The Philadelphia Eagles forced three turnovers while scoring four times during a nine-minute span in the second quarter, and they totaled nine sacks to beat the Miami Dolphins 26-10 Sunday.

LaMarr Woodley registered 9.5 sacks for the Pittsburgh Steelers last season. The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed linebacker LaMarr Woodley to a six-year, $61.5-million US contract that runs through the 2016 season.

Mike Patterson had two sacks for the Eagles last season. Eagles defensive tackle Mike Patterson was alert, stable and joking at a hospital after suffering a seizure at training camp at Lehigh University, trainer Rick Burkholder said Wednesday.

A fundraiser who completed this year's London Marathon dressed as a giant snail has been sacked for not making enough money.

The Lions are continuing to blitz 40 to 50% of the time because they cannot get a steady pass rush with just their front four.

While the blitz scheme is a well designed one, and Lions players are frequently getting into the opponents backfield free, they are not registering very many sacks.

The New England Patriots obtained defensive end Derrick Burgess on Thursday after the two-time Pro Bowl player held out of the Oakland Raiders training camp in hopes of being traded.

The Patriots gave up undisclosed draft considerations for Burgess, who is coming off an injury-plagued season in which he had 3 1/2 sacks in 10 games.