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| Green and Monk among newest Hall of Fame members |
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08/02/2008 |
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| iel and Bob Kuechenberg, wide receiver Andre Reed, defensive end Richard Dent and seniors' candidate Marshall Goldberg. Carter, an eight-time Pro Bowl selection, played for the Philadelphia Eagles (1987-89), the Minnesota Vikings (1990-2001) and the Miami Dolphins (2002). He compiled 13,899 receiving yards and 130 touchdowns over his 16-year career. Tagliabue was commissioner of the NFL from 1989-2006 before being succeeded by Roger Goodell. The six new members will increase the number of Canton enshrinees to |
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| Dolphins sign DE Merling |
NFL Football |
07/26/2008 |
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| Davie, FL (Best E Casino) - The Miami Dolphins signed defensive end Phillip Merling to a multi-year contract Saturday. A second-round pick (32nd overall) in this year's draft out of Clemson, he is expected to compete for a starting job with the Dolphins in training camp. The 6-foot-4, 276-pounder recorded 51 tackles and seven sacks in his junior year last season. Also on Saturday, the Dolphins signed wide receiver Anthony Armstrong and waived offensive lineman Dan Gore and wide receiver Justin Wynn. |
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| Washington Redskins |
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07/20/2008 |
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| Acquired defensive end Jason Taylor from the Miami Dolphins in exchange for Washington's second-round draft pick in 2009 and a sixth-round pick in 2010. |
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| Redskins acquire Dolphins' Taylor to fill DE void |
NFL Football |
07/20/2008 |
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| Washington, DC (Best E Casino) - The Washington Redskins filled the void left by Phillip Daniels' season-ending injury by trading for star defensive end Jason Taylor from the Miami Dolphins. In exchange for Taylor, Miami will receive Washington's second-round selection in 2009 and sixth-round pick in 2010. Taylor, 33, has spent his entire 12-year career with the Dolphins, compiling 662 tackles, 117 sacks and seven interceptions. In 2006, Taylor was named the Associated Press Defensive Player of the Year whe |
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| Marcus Vick arrested in Virginia for DUI |
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06/13/2008 |
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| failed a field sobriety test and was charged with DUI, misdemeanor eluding police, reckless driving and driving on a suspended license. The passenger, Delicia Cordon of Miami, Fla., was charged with being drunk in public. Vick was released by the Miami Dolphins in 2007. He is the brother of former Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistribute |
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| Holmgren misses 2nd day of practice |
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06/10/2008 |
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| h an NFL team once his Seattle contract ends following this season. At the end of last season he playfully expressed envy for the cushier lives of friends and former coaches Bill Cowher, now a TV analyst, and Bill Parcells, now an executive with the Miami Dolphins. Also Tuesday, a clerk for the Kirkland Municipal Court said Pro Bowl linebacker Lofa Tatupu is scheduled to be arraigned June 17 on a drunken driving charge. Tatupu, who is expected to plead not guilty, was arrested May 10 after an officer report |
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| BBC to offer live coverage of NFL's second Wembley game |
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06/10/2008 |
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| erage of the Oct. 26 regular-season game between the San Diego Chargers and the New Orleans Saints at Wembley Stadium. Last year's live telecast of the first NFL regular-season game played outside North America, between the New York Giants and the Miami Dolphins, was only on Sky Sports - a satellite subscription channel. The Chargers-Saints game will start on one of the BBC's main channels, BBC Two, and switch after two hours to BBC Three, a digital channel with lower audience reach. BBC Two also will bro |
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| NFL rookies get taste of history at hall of fame |
NFL Football |
06/09/2008 |
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CANTON, Ohio (AP) -For a moment, Miami Dolphins tackle Jake Long looked like any other visitor at the Pro Football Hall of Fame. He handed his cell phone to a teammate, stood next to the bronze bust of fellow former Michigan tackle Dan Dierdorf and smiled for a snapshot. Long, the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, and the rest of the NFL's rookies are touring the Hall of Fame this summer as part of a program aimed at giving the league's youngest players a sense of history and responsibility. ``You see |
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| 3 QBs compete for Miami's starting job |
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06/06/2008 |
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DAVIE, Fla. (AP) -Three quarterbacks were the field at the Miami Dolphins training facility Friday, each vying for the starting gig. One was Josh McCown, who is on his fourth team since turning pro in 2002. For Dolphins fans and McCown, it seems awfully familiar. McCown, John Beck, and rookie Chad Henne are all aiming to become the latest in a string of starting quarterbacks for Miami since Dan Marino retired after the 1999 season. The Dolphins have had 12 since then - including Beck, Trent Green and C |
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| Parcells wants Taylor on Dolphins' roster |
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06/05/2008 |
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MIAMI (AP) -For weeks, Bill Parcells has been hearing plenty about his feud with Jason Taylor. Parcells says it doesn't exist. Finally ending his silence about the much-ballyhooed topic, the Miami Dolphins' football operations czar not only said Thursday that he wants the six-time Pro Bowl defensive end on his team this fall, but also tried to eliminate the perception that he deliberately snubbed Taylor during a chance encounter at the team's headquarters earlier this spring. ``Why wouldn't you want |
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