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| NFL 2003 Training Camp Guide |
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07/17/2003 |
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| 23 (Rookies), July 26 (Veterans) Camp Site: Detroit Lions Training Facility (Allen Park, MI) Green Bay Packers (2002 record: 12-4) Head Coach: Mike Sherman Camp Dates: July 18 (Rookies), July 20 (Veterans) Camp Site: St. Norbert College (DePere, WI) Minnesota Vikings (2002 record: 6-10) Head Coach: Mike Tice Camp Dates: July 25 (Rookies and Veterans) Camp Site: Minnesota State University-Mankato (Mankato, MN) NFC SOUTH Atlanta Falcons (2002 record: 9-6-1) Head Coach: Dan Reeves Camp Dates: July 25 (Rookies and V |
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| Steelers bolster o-line |
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06/02/2003 |
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| === Steelers bolster o-line === Pittsburgh, PA (Best E Casino) - The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed free agent offensive lineman Calvin Collins, formerly of the Atlanta Falcons and Minnesota Vikings. The 6-2, 307-pound Collins was originally drafted by the Falcons out of Texas A&M in the sixth round of the 1997 NFL Draft and plays both center and guard. He has played in 68 games in his career, starting 56, and was a starter at left guard for the Falcons in their 1998 run to Super Bowl XXXIII. The Steelers |
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| Bengals agree to terms with free agent DE Clemons |
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05/13/2003 |
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| innati Bengals agreed to terms Tuesday on a two-year deal with former Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Duane Clemons, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus. The 6-5, 280-pound Clemons, who turns 29 later this month, was a first-round draft choice of the Minnesota Vikings in 1996. He had two sacks last season, his third with the Chiefs, and the 35 he has accumulated in his eight pro years makes him the club's career sack leader on the defensive line. Clemons started all but one of his team's 32 regular-season games o |
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| Culpepper signs 10-year extension |
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05/09/2003 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Vikings signed quarterback Daunte Culpepper to a 10-year contract extension on Friday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. In five seasons since being chosen in the first round of the 1999 NFL draft, the 26-year-old Culpepper is 21-22 as a starter for Minnesota, working his way up the Vikings' record books along the way. He holds two of the top five single-season passing yardage marks in team history, ranks fourth in career passing yards (10,402) and touchdown |
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| Bengals take Palmer with top pick in NFL Draft |
NFL Football |
04/28/2003 |
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| two teams also swapped second-round selections. The Saints then used the No. 6 choice to take Georgia defensive tackle Johnathan Sullivan. This past season as a junior, Sullivan totaled 74 stops, including an impressive 15 1/2 tackles for loss. The Minnesota Vikings were supposed to have the seventh pick, but did not make a selection in their allotted 15-minute time as they were trying to work out a trade. The Vikings, who failed to beat the clock for the second straight season, did not lose their right to draf |
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| Widow of Stringer allowed to proceed with lawsuit |
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04/25/2003 |
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| Minneapolis, MN (Best E Casino) - The wife of the late Korey Stringer was given permission by a judge Friday to proceed with a wrongful death lawsuit against the Minnesota Vikings' training camp physician and his clinic. Stringer collapsed during training camp on July 31, 2001 and was pronounced dead the next morning. Hennepin County District Judge Gary Larson's ruling permitted Kelci Stringer to follow through with the lawsuit that is set to go to trial on June 9. The ruling did, however, disallow a suit agai |
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| Minnesota Vikings 2003 Draft Preview |
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04/15/2003 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Vikings still feel like they were robbed at last year's draft when Kansas City made a late trade with Dallas to leapfrog the Vikes, who had the seventh pick, and take DT Ryan Sims at six. The Vikings targeted Sims but wound up with OT Bryant McKinnie, who played very well after a lengthy contract holdout forced him to miss half the season. Mike Tice has his eyes on a defensive lineman this time around, as the Vikings own the seventh pick in the first round once again. The most l |
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| New York Jets |
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04/15/2003 |
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| Signed safety Tyrone Carter, who had been with the Minnesota Vikings; signed receiver Albert Johnson. |
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| Bucs sign LB Rudd |
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04/08/2003 |
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| Tampa, FL (Best E Casino) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed free agent linebacker Dwayne Rudd to a two-year contract. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Originally drafted out of Alabama by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round (20th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft, Rudd is expected to replace Alshermond Singleton, who was last year's starter at strongside linebacker for the Bucs. Singleton signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an unrestricted free agent. "It's nice that we were able to add a v |
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| Vikings agree to terms with Goodwin |
NFL Football |
04/02/2003 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (Best E Casino) - The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms with free agent tight end Hunter Goodwin, who returned to the club prior to last season after three years with the Miami Dolphins. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The eight-year NFL veteran had spent the first three years of his career (1996-98) with the Vikings before returning for the 2002 season. He was selected by Minnesota in the fourth round (97th overall) of the 1996 NFL Draft out of Texas A&M. His top season came in 199 |
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