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| Falcons sign LB Gilbert, TE Peelle |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (Best E Casino) - The Atlanta Falcons signed free agent linebacker Tony Gilbert and tight end Justin Peelle Monday. Terms of the signings were not released. The six-foot, 248-pound Gilbert spent the past five seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars and was coached by then defensive coordinator Mike Smith, now the Falcons head coach. In 56 career games, Gilbert has totaled 23 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. Peelle was a member of the Miami Dolphins for the last two seasons and was coach |
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| Jaguars sign CB William James |
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09/01/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (Best E Casino) - The Jacksonville Jaguars have signed cornerback Williams James and waived safety Jamaal Fudge. James, formerly known as Will Peterson, was released by the Buffalo Bills over the weekend after signing as a free agent in March. He spent the past two years with Philadelphia after playing his first five NFL seasons with the New York Giants. The 29-year-old veteran has six interceptions, 236 tackles and 37 passes defensed in his seven-year career. He was originally selected by the Gi |
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| Colts Cut QBs Gray, Lorenzen, Also RB Keith |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Peyton Manning and a recent knee problem for primary backup Jim Sorgi. But with both Manning and Sorgi expected to be available for the regular season opener, the services of neither Gray nor Lorenzen were ultimately needed. Gray, formerly with the Jacksonville Jaguars, hurt his case by throwing six interceptions in the preseason. Lorenzen, the ex-New York Giants backup, was sacked seven times and posted just a 61.0 passer rating. Keith, meanwhile, couldn't survive at a running back position fortified by the offse |
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| Jaguars Cut 19 Including Bouman, Pettway |
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08/30/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (Best E Casino) - The Jacksonville Jaguars released veteran quarterback Todd Bouman on Saturday, also releasing backup linebacker Kenneth Pettway as part of the team's "cut-down day" maneuvers. The 36-year-old Bouman posted a strong 2008 preseason, compiling a team-best 107.5 passer rating and throwing a pair of touchdown passes, but couldn't hold off Cleo Lemon for the primary backup job behind David Garrard. Bouman has appeared in 43 regular season games as a member of the Vikings, Saints, and |
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| Jags OL Williams leaves with injury |
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08/29/2008 |
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| Landover, MD (Best E Casino) - Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman Maurice Williams left Thursday's 24-3 preseason victory over the Washington Redskins due to a right knee injury. Williams had his right leg bent awkwardly under a pile of players on a second quarter running play and was ushered off the field by team trainers. The Michigan product was picked in the second round by the Jaguars in the 2001 draft and started 85 games at right tackle over his first six NFL seasons before being replaced by free agent |
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| DE Harvey ends holdout, signs with Jaguars |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (Best E Casino) - Defensive end Derrick Harvey ended his 33-day holdout on Wednesday, and has agreed to a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars that could reportedly be worth more than $33 million. Harvey was the last rookie holdout in the NFL. "I'm pleased to have Derrick signed and have these contract negotiations behind us," said Jaguars owner Wayne Weaver. "This was a long and challenging process for the player and for the team. This was a good example of the problem commissioner (Roger) Goodell |
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| Report: DE Harvey ends holdout, signs with Jaguars |
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08/27/2008 |
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| Jacksonville, FL (Best E Casino) - Defensive end Derrick Harvey has reportedly ended his 33-day holdout, and has agreed to a deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars that could be worth more than $33 million. Harvey was the last rookie holdout in the NFL. The Florida Times-Union reported on its web site on Wednesday morning that Harvey and the Jags had agreed on a contract worth $17.175 million in guaranteed money that, including incentives and escalators, could reach $33.4 million. According to the paper the last deta |
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| Houston Texans 2008 Season Preview |
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08/25/2008 |
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| es, not finishing with a losing record for the first time in its six years of existence. Even the networks and NFL schedule-makers took notice of the upstart Texans, and slated them for their first-ever Monday night game against the AFC South- rival Jacksonville Jaguars this season. Jacksonville, though, is just the first of three problems for the Texans, and the other two reside in Indianapolis and Tennessee. To put it plain and simple: The Texans have no shot at reaching the playoffs this season as long as the Ja |
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| Jacksonville Jaguars 2008 Season Preview |
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08/25/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Jacksonville Jaguars were just one win away from playing in the AFC Championship Game last season. That fact will stick in the players' minds as they prepare for another successful run in 2008. Jacksonville turned some heads last season and proved several doubters wrong by posting an 11-5 mark in the regular season, including a 6-2 record at home, before bowing out to powerhouse New England in the divisional round of the playoffs. Quarterback David Garrard was given the reigns by head coach |
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| Jags top Tampa behind Garrard, Scobee |
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08/23/2008 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - David Garrard completed 10-of-16 passes for 118 yards with two touchdowns and one interception, as the Jacksonville Jaguars defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 23-17 Fred Taylor rushed for 26 yards on seven carries for the Jaguars (2-1). Maurice Jones-Drew had just one carry for minus-four yards before leaving with a sprained ankle. The injury occurred in the opening quarter. Dennis Northcutt caught three passes for 39 yards and a touchdown. Luke McCown completed 11-of-19 pass attempts |
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