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Beyonce’s Set List For Super Bowl 47

Bob Wankel — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 06:03:05 +0000

Many will tune into tomorrow’s game to see if Joe Flacco can finally vault himself into “elite” territory once and for all. Some will tune in to see if 49ers quarterback Colin Kapepernick can win a Super Bowl in only his tenth career NFL start. Some will tune in because they are degenerate gamblers, while some will watch simply for the commercials. And, of course, some will want to see what Beyonce will bring to the table during the halftime show.

Knowles, who generated a controversial buzz after admittedly lip-syncing at the Presidential Inauguration, will have 12 minutes on Sunday evening to showcase her talents one more time off the heels of her unforgettable press conference earlier this week.

So just what will Beyonce bring to the stage on Sunday? Expect some of her classic solo hits as well as some help from Destiny’s Child, according the US Weekly.

An insider exclusively tells Us that Beyonce, 31, will perform her hit “Crazy in Love” during a solo set to kick off the show. Midway through the act, she’ll be joined by Rowland, 31, and Williams, 32, to sing a medley of their biggest hits starting with “Bills, Bills, Bills,” “Survivor,” and ending with their new track “Nuclear.”

I gotta tell you. I’m not sure I’m really interested in listening to “Bills, Bills, Bills” so much as I am into making bills come tomorrow (take the 49ers giving the points), but Beyonce’s halftime performance is sure to be very much a part of the water cooler conversation come Monday morning, so be sure to check it out.

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Super Bowl 2013 Rosters

Bob Wankel — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:35:28 +0000

While the Eagles are a long way away from the ultimate game in sports, there are a few local connections to take notice of as the 49ers and Ravens get set to square off for the Lombardi Trophy. Of course, there’s the Joe Flacco story. The Audubon High School product will look to cap a remarkable postseason run with a win in New Orleans against the favored San Francisco 49ers.

As for the former Eagle angle? Well, Juan Castillo is now aboard John Harbaugh’s staff as a consultant leading up to the game and will assume to the position of Baltimore’s running game coordinator heading into next season. Out on the left coast, former Eagles receiver Chad Hall found his way onto the 49ers’ roster after an unremarkable run in Philadelphia came to an end earlier this season. Here are the full rosters for both teams.

Baltimore Ravens

Anthony Allen RB 2 7th round, 2011, Balt. Georgia Tech
Brendon Ayanbadejo LB 10 UDFA, 2000, Atl. UCLA
Billy Bajema TE 8 7th round, 2005, SF Oklahoma State
Matt Birk C 15 6th round, 1998, Minn. Harvard
Anquan Boldin WR 10 2nd round, 2003, Ariz. Florida State
Chykie Brown CB 2 5th round, 2011, Balt. Texas
Omar Brown S R UDFA, 2012, Balt. Marshall
Josh Bynes LB 1 UDFA, 2011, Balt. Auburn
Terrence Cody NT 3 2nd round, 2011, Balt. Alabama
Sean Considine S 8 4th round, 2005, Phil. Iowa
Morgan Cox C 3 UDFA, 2010, Balt. Tennessee
Ed Dickson TE 3 3rd round, 2010, Balt. Oregon
Tandon Doss WR 2 4th round, 2011, Balt. Indiana
Dannell Ellerbe LB 4 UDFA, 2009, Balt. Georgia
Joe Flacco QB 5 1st round, 2008, Balt. Delaware
Gino Gradkowski G R 4th round, 2012, Balt. Delaware
Corey Graham CB 6 5th round, 2007, Chic. New Hampshire
Bryan Hall DT 1 UDFA, 2011, Balt. Arkansas State
Adrian Hamilton LB R UDFA, 2012, Balt. Prairie View A&M
Ramon Harewood G 3 6th round, 2010, Balt. Morehouse
James Ihedigbo S 6 UDFA, 2007, NYJ Massachusetts
Asa Jackson CB R 5th round, 2012, Balt. Cal Poly
Chris Johnson CB 9 7th round, 2003, GB Louisville
Arthur Jones DE 3 5th round, 2010, Balt. Syracuse
Jacoby Jones WR 6 3rd round, 2007, Hou. Lane
Ma’ake Kemoeatu NT 10 UDFA, 2002, Balt. Utah
Sam Koch P 7 6th round, 2006, Balt. Nebraska
Paul Kruger LB 4 2nd round, 2009, Balt. Utah
Vonta Leach RB 9 UDFA, 2004, GB East Carolina
Ray Lewis LB 17 1st round, 1996, Balt. Miami (FL)
Albert McClellan LB 2 UDFA, 2010, Balt. Marshall
Bryant McKinnie T 11 1st round, 2002, Minn. Miami (FL)
Pernell McPhee DE 2 5th round, 2011, Balt. Mississippi State
Haloti Ngata DT 7 1st round, 2006, Balt. Oregon
Michael Oher T 4 1st round, 2009, Balt. Mississippi
Kelechi Osemele G R 2nd round, 2012, Balt. Iowa State
Bernard Pierce RB R 3rd round, 2012, Balt. Temple
Dennis Pitta TE 3 4th round, 2010, Balt. Brigham Young
Bernard Pollard S 7 2nd round, 2006, KC Purdue
David Reed WR 3 5th round, 2010, Balt. Utah
Ed Reed S 11 1st round, 2002, Balt. Miami (FL)
Ray Rice RB 5 2nd round, 2008, Balt. Rutgers
Jimmy Smith CB 2 1st round, 2011, Balt. Colorado
Torrey Smith WR 2 2nd round, 2011, Balt. Maryland
Terrell Suggs LB 10 1st round, 2003, Balt. Arizona State
Tyrod Taylor QB 2 6th round, 2011, Balt. Virginia Tech
Deonte Thompson WR R UDFA, 2012, Balt. Florida
Justin Tucker K R UDFA, 2012, Balt. Texas
DeAngelo Tyson DE R 7th round, 2012, Balt. Georgia
Courtney Upshaw LB R 2nd round, 2012, Balt. Alabama
Bobbie Williams G 13 2nd round, 2000, Phil. Arkansas
Cary Williams CB 5 7th round, 2010, Tenn. Washburn
Marshal Yanda G 6 3rd round, 2007, Balt. Iowa

SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS

Name Pos Exp College
David Akers K 14 UDFA, 1997, Atl. Louisville
Alex Boone G 3 UDFA, 2009, SF Ohio State
NaVorro Bowman LB 3 3rd round, 2010, SF Penn State
Tramaine Brock CB 3 UDFA, 2010, SF Belhaven College
Ahmad Brooks LB 7 3rd round, 2006, Cin. Virginia
Tarell Brown CB 6 5th round, 2007, SF Texas
Garrett Celek TE R UDFA, 2012, SF Michigan State
Perrish Cox CB 2 5th round, 2010, Den. Oklahoma State
Michael Crabtree WR 4 1st round, 2009, SF Texas Tech
Chris Culliver CB 2 3rd round, 2011, SF South Carolina
Anthony Davis T 3 1st round, 2010, SF Rutgers
Leonard Davis G 11 1st round, 2001, Ariz. Texas
Vernon Davis TE 7 1st round, 2006, SF Maryland
Anthony Dixon RB 3 6th round, 2010, SF Mississippi State
Ted Ginn Jr. WR 6 1st round, 2007, Miami Ohio State
Dashon Goldson S 6 4th round, 2007, SF Washington
Tavares Gooden LB 5 3rd round, 2008, Balt. Miami (FL)
Jonathan Goodwin C 11 5th round, 2002, NYJ Michigan
Frank Gore RB 8 3rd round, 2005, SF Miami (FL)
Larry Grant LB 4 7th round, 2008, SF Ohio State
Clark Haggans LB 13 5th round, 2000, Pitt. Colorado State
Chad Hall WR 3 UDFA, 2010, Phil. Air Force
Jewel Hampton RB R UDFA, 2012, SF Southern Illinois
Mike Iupati G 3 1st round 2010, SF Idaho
LaMichael James RB R 2nd round, 2012, SF Oregon
Ricky Jean Francois DT 4 7th round, 2009, SF LSU
A.J. Jenkins WR R 1st round, 2012, SF Illinois
Brian Jennings TE 13 7th round, 2000, SF Arizona State
Tony Jerod-Eddie DT R UDFA, 2012, SF Texas A&M
Cam Johnson LB R 7th round, 2012, SF Virginia
Colin Kaepernick QB 2 2nd round, 2011, SF Nevada
Daniel Kilgore G 2 5th round, 2007, SF Appalachian State
Andy Lee P 9 6th round, 2004, SF Pittsburgh
Joe Looney G R 4th round, 2012, SF Wake Forest
Darcel McBath S 4 2nd round, 2009, Den. Texas Tech
Ray McDonald DT 6 3rd round, 2007, SF Florida
Bruce Miller RB 2 7th round, 2011, SF UCF
Randy Moss WR 14 1st round, 1998, Minn. Marshall
Trenton Robinson S R 6th round, 2012, SF Michigan State
Carlos Rogers CB 8 1st round, 2005, Wash. Auburn
Aldon Smith LB 2 1st round, 2011, SF Missouri
Alex Smith QB 8 1st round, 2005, SF Utah
Justin Smith DT 12 1st round, 2001, Cin. Missouri
Isaac Sopoaga NT 9 4th round, 2004, SF Hawaii
C.J. Spillman S 4 UDFA, 2009, SD Marshall
Joe Staley T 6 1st round, 2007, SF Central Michigan
Scott Tolzien QB 2 UDFA, 2011, SD Wisconsin
Will Tukuafu DT 2 UDFA, 2010, Seattle Oregon
Delanie Walker TE 7 6th round, 2006, SF Central Missouri
Donte Whitner S 7 1st round, 2006, Buff. Ohio State
Michael Wilhoite LB 1 UDFA, 2011, SF Washburn
Ian Williams NT 2 UDFA, 2011, SF Notre Dame
Patrick Willis LB 6 1st round, 2007, SF Mississippi

Reports: Expect Ravens QB Dennis Dixon To Join Eagles

Bob Wankel — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:06:39 +0000

Many assumed that when Chip Kelly signed on to become the next coach of the Philadelphia Eagles that his starting quarterback was not currently on the team’s roster. Many also assumed that Kelly would want to add a familiar face to the depth chart to help implement some variation of his high-octane offense at the NFL level. While it remains to be seen if Nick Foles (maybe) or Mike Vick (no shot) will start for Kelly next season, it appears that the first-year head coach will bring aboard current Ravens practice squad quarterback Dennis Dixon, according to Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com.

Dixon starred under Kelly during their time together at the University of Oregon. According to Mosher, Kelly would have likely reached out to Dixon sooner had the Ravens not advanced to the Super Bowl. Teams cannot sign players off the practice squad of playoff participants until that team has been eliminated.

Says Mosher:

There are strong indications that Kelly won’t waste too much time after the Super Bowl before reaching out to Ravens practice squad quarterback Dennis Dixon and bringing him to Philadelphia. Dixon, who engineered Kelly’s offense to near perfection at Oregon and had his Heisman candidacy in 2007 derailed by a knee injury, is the only NFL quarterback that knows the coach’s system inside-out and wouldn’t be starting from Square 1.

Dixon, a 2007 fifth-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers, has played sparingly at the professional level, starting only three games in four seasons. Still, Dixon possesses the skill set and knowledge necessary to succeed in Kelly’s offense.