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| Report: Niners' QB Smith to return |
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03/20/2012 |
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| ussions with Miami before the Dolphins signed David Garrard, instead. Smith started all 16 regular season games for San Francisco last season and helped the 49ers to a postseason win over the Saints before falling to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. He threw for 3,144 yards and 17 touchdowns on 445 attempts and rushed 52 times for 179 yards and two TDs during the regular season campaign. San Francisco had offered Smith a three-year, $24 million deal before free age |
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| Giants re-sign P Weatherford |
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03/19/2012 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - The New York Giants announced Monday that the team has re-signed punter Steve Weatherford to a multi-year contract. Weatherford, who was designated the Giants' franchise player, averaged 45.7 yards per punt in 2011, his first year with the Giants. He spent the previous two seasons in New York, but as a member of the Jets. |
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| Chiefs make it official with Boss |
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03/16/2012 |
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| f the Kansas City Chiefs," said head coach Romeo Crennel. "Kevin has been a part of successful teams in the past and knows what it takes to win. I am eager to add him to our offense." Boss spent the 2011 season with AFC West-rival Oakland, catching 28 passes for 368 yards and three touchdowns in 14 games, 11 of which were starts. In 72 games, including 56 starts, over five seasons with the Raiders and New York Giants, the 28-year-old Western Oregon product has 147 receptions for 1,968 yards and 21 touchdowns. |
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| Ex-Cowboy Bennett signs with Giants |
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03/14/2012 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - The New York Giants have signed former Dallas Cowboys tight end Martellus Bennett. Bennett played in 14 games with seven starts in 2011, recording 17 catches for 144 yards. "We had a very good, open, forthright visit with Martellus today, and we are excited to have him join the Giants family," Giants general manager Jerry Reese said. "He's ready to go to work and wants to prove he can be one of the top tight ends in the NFL; we think the sky is the limit for him here." T |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Have-nots score big in free agency first round |
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03/14/2012 |
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| a carryover into the regular season. Philadelphia was the consensus winner of last summer's offseason transactions war, but that influx of big-name talent didn't translate into a surplus of on-field victories, while the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants had more losses than gains in veteran personnel from the previous year. Still, for two franchises that have nowhere to go but up, the moves made by Dominik and the new regime in St. Louis at least offer encouragement that both are heading in the rig |
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| Giants bring back CB Terrell Thomas |
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03/13/2012 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - The New York Giants have re-signed cornerback Terrell Thomas, who spent the entire 2011 season on injured reserve. Terms were not disclosed, but Thomas told SiriusXM NFL Radio that it was a four-year, $28.4-million deal with around $11 million guaranteed and a one- year club option. Thomas, 27, led the Giants in tackles and interceptions in both 2009 and 2010, but tore his anterior cruciate ligament in a preseason win over the Bears last August, causing him to miss all o |
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| Odd Man Rush: 49ers needed to take a chance on Moss |
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03/13/2012 |
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| iners, quarterback Alex Smith completed 23 of his 36 passes to either running back Frank Gore or tight end Vernon Davis. Only eight of them went to a wide receiver, led by Michael Crabtree's five. In fact, during San Francisco's 20-17 setback to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship game, Smith completed just one pass to a wide receiver, a 3- yard reception by Crabtree. So it went without saying that the 49ers, coming off a 13-3 season, were going to be active in upgrading the group in free agency. What |
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| Giants release RB Jacobs |
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03/09/2012 |
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| East Rutherford, NJ (Best E Casino) - The New York Giants released running back Brandon Jacobs on Friday. The 29-year-old Jacobs played seven seasons for the Giants and holds the franchise record with 56 rushing touchdowns. He is also fourth in franchise history with 4,849 yards and fifth with 1,078 rushing attempts. Jacobs carried the ball 152 times for 571 yards and seven touchdowns in 2011, a season that ended in a Super Bowl victory. The Southern Illinois product also won a Super Bowl with the team in 20 |
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| Death of Philbin's son ruled accidental |
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03/07/2012 |
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| ebago County Coroner's Office ruled Michael's death as an accidental fresh water drowning," the release says. News that Michael Philbin was missing came as his father and the Green Bay Packers prepared for a divisional round playoff game against the New York Giants. Joe Philbin was the offensive coordinator of Green Bay at the time but has since been hired by the Dolphins. He released a statement through the Dolphins saying the family hopes his son's toxicology report "serves as a reminder to us all that the m |
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| NFL Draft coming into focus |
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03/06/2012 |
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| bama The Patriots need help in the secondary and Barron is the top-rated safety in the draft. His double hernia surgery may cause him to drop down the board a little, but he's a guy who should have little trouble stepping in as a rookie starter. 32. NEW YORK GIANTS: Coby Fleener, TE, Stanford The Giants' Jake Ballard and Travis Beckum both suffered torn ACLs during the Super Bowl. The world champions would fill the void nicely if Fleener, a 6-6, 247-pounder who has drawn comparisons to the Saints' Jimmy Graham |
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