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| Former Air Force star Hall tries out with Falcons |
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05/12/2008 |
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| ng punts last season. Air Force coach Troy Calhoun, the former offensive coordinator of the Houston Texans, says Hall wouldn't be the first small back to find a role on an NFL team. ``He has unique skills,'' Calhoun said. ``You think back to the New York Giants when they had Dave Meggett, who was a third-down guy and a returner.'' Hall and the other players in camp on a tryout basis - including Georgia receiver A.J. Bryant and Georgia Tech safety Jamal Lewis - will learn this week whether they will be in |
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| Harbaugh's Ravens brawl at minicamp |
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05/10/2008 |
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| ch is. You have to develop a sense of urgency at 5-11. You have to earn the right to have a calm and relaxing offseason, and you can't do that at 5-11.'' Pryce, however, can't condone the fighting. Not while teams like the New England Patriots and New York Giants are using their minicamps to build on successful seasons. ``Go ahead, wrestle each other, pull each other's facemasks, yeah, great, wonderful, have fun. Now we gotta go play the Patriots. They won 18 straight football games. The Giants won the Sup |
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| Manningham, Woodson hurt in Giants rookie minicamp |
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05/10/2008 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Receiver Mario Manningham and quarterback Andre' Woodson were sidelined by injuries Saturday during the New York Giants' minicamp for rookies and free agents. A third-round draft pick from Michigan, Manningham suffered a hip flexor on his left side running a pull-up pattern early in the morning workout. Manningham said the injury happened because he did not run his pattern right. ``It ain't nothing bad or serious,'' Manningham said. ``If it was serious I would not be walkin |
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| Manningham flashes top-level skills at Giants minicamp |
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05/09/2008 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Mario Manningham has given people a lot to talk about with all his off the field problems. On the field with the New York Giants for the first time Friday, the troubled third-round draft pick from Michigan showed flashes of why he might have been one of the biggest steals in the NFL draft. Manningham caught a short pass in the morning workout, deked a defender, spun past another and jogged down the field with a flair that raised eyebrows at the Giants' minicamp for rookie and |
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| AP Interview: Mannings eager for more Super Bowls |
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05/09/2008 |
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| ns Peyton and Eli to keep going back to the Super Bowl. Just not at the same time. The Manning family celebrated Peyton's first NFL championship when the Indianapolis Colts won the 2007 Super Bowl. Then came an encore when Eli guided the upstart New York Giants to this year's title. What's more, each was the game's MVP in this remarkable brother act. ``I'm being greedy here, but I'd love for each to go back to another Super Bowl and each win another Super Bowl or more,'' Archie said in an interview with |
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| HBO, NFL Films to tackle Cowboys training camp again |
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05/07/2008 |
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| ary to tell the full story. It was an obvious reference to the getaway trip Romo and Simpson made during the bye a week before Dallas' playoff game in January, a vacation that didn't sit well with fans, especially after the Cowboys were upset by the New York Giants. But Greenburg later said ``this is not the E! television network,'' and insisted the obvious headliners will only get air time if they earn it. ``I swear to you it's not going to be the Pacman Jones or the T.O. or the Tony Romo story. It just w |
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| Giants give LT David Diehl a 2-year contract extension |
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05/07/2008 |
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) -Offensive tackle David Diehl signed a two-year extension with the New York Giants that will keep him under contract with the Super Bowl champions through the 2013 season. Diehl, who had four years left on an extension he signed in 2005, will earn $31 million under terms of the new deal. The extension was worked out over the past month, Peter Schaffer, Diehl's agent said in a telephone interview. ``I think the Giants, in terms of organizations in the NFL, have a great histor |
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| Star college QBs highlight Day 2 of NFL Draft |
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04/27/2008 |
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| juring the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee late last season. Brennan, the owner of 31 NCAA passing records, went to the Washington Redskins in the middle of the sixth round, while Kentucky's Andre' Woodson went to the Super Bowl champion New York Giants late in the round. Woodson joins former Wildcat Jared Lorenzen on the New York depth chart behind Eli Manning. A few picks after Woodson was taken, the Indianapolis Colts scooped up one of the most decorated skill position players left, Michigan run |
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| NFL announces 2008 schedule |
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04/15/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - The NFL has announced its 17-week, 256-game regular-season schedule for 2008 and it will kick off on Thursday, September 4 when the Super Bowl champion New York Giants host the Washington Redskins. Kickoff weekend also features 13 Sunday games, highlighted by the prime-time matchup featuring the Chicago Bears against the Indianapolis Colts at brand new Lucas Oil Stadium. Sunday's action also includes the AFC champion New England Patriots, who will welcome Kansas City to Foxboro |
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| Playoff teams highlight NFL preseason national TV schedule |
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04/03/2008 |
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| tional preseason opener in Canton, Ohio. The Green Bay Packers and new starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers will play the Cincinnati Bengals on ESPN to highlight the first full weekend of preseason play. Week 2's slate includes the Super Bowl champion New York Giants against the Cleveland Browns on ESPN, while the third weekend of games features the Minnesota Vikings, with NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and Pro Bowl MVP Adrian Peterson, against the Pittsburgh Steelers on CBS. Four full weeks of preseason play |
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