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| Bills re-sign OL Whittle |
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03/07/2008 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (Best E Casino) - The Buffalo Bills re-signed offensive lineman Jason Whittle Friday. Whittle originally signed with the Bills as an unrestricted free-agent on March 2, 2007. The 6-foot-4, 279-pounder had his season cut short last year after tearing his hamstring. He was placed on the injured reserve after playing in just three games. The nine-year veteran has also spent time with the New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Minnesota Vikings. |
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| Bills get DT Stroud from Jacksonville |
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03/01/2008 |
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| the first-round of the 2001 draft. He has 274 tackles to go with 22 sacks in his career. The Bills also signed free agent defensive tackle Spencer Johnson. They did not release terms of the deal for Johnson. Johnson joins the Bills after spending the past four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, who signed the 6-3, 286-pounder as a free agent in 2004. In 49 games, nine starts, he has 108 tackles and four sacks. On Friday, the Bills signed former New York Giants linebacker Kawika Mitchell to a multi-year deal. |
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| Cowboys deal Ferguson to Miami |
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02/29/2008 |
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| website indicated the Cowboys would receive a sixth-round pick in the 2009 NFL Draft for Ferguson. The teams will also exchange sixth-round selections in this year's draft. Ferguson suffered a torn biceps injury in the 2007 season opener against the New York Giants and missed the remainder of the year. He played the past three seasons with Dallas after spending his first eight years with the New York Jets. In 2006, the Georgia product led all Dallas defensive linemen with 64 tackles. The 33-year-old veteran en |
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| CBs Rodgers-Cromartie, McKelvin could go from small schools to big draft picks |
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02/25/2008 |
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| uld add to that in April. ``We had two this year win the Super Bowl; we had two in the Pro Bowl,'' McKelvin said proudly Sunday at the NFL scouting combine. Defensive end Osi Umenyiora and kicker Lawrence Tynes shined for the Super Bowl champion New York Giants, while Umenyiora and DeMarcus Ware, the Dallas Cowboys linebacker, were honored as two of the NFC's top players. Now McKelvin, a speedy cornerback, could become a first-round draft pick. Another cornerback from an even smaller school could also go |
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| Seth Smith goes from Eli Manning's understudy to Brad Hawpe's backup |
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02/24/2008 |
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| backup. After Smith's two-run bloop double ignited a six-run rally in the Rockies' NL pennant clincher last fall, Manning razzed the rookie, pondering ``if that was technically a Texas Leaguer.'' Smith has yet to call Manning to congratulate the New York Giants' Super Bowl MVP for denying the New England Patriots a perfect season. ``I'm going to let things settle down a little bit and let things get back to normal,'' Smith said.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The informat |
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| Giants off to a late start in preparing for NFL Scouting Combine |
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02/22/2008 |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -The honeymoon's over for the New York Giants. The upset win over the then-unbeaten New England Patriots in the Super Bowl and the raucous welcome home and ticker-tape parade through Manhattan are ``a blur,'' coach Tom Coughlin said Friday. ``But it's wonderful to hear people say `Super Bowl champions.' ``We had a magnificent experience. ... Now all of a sudden, we jump right back into it.'' The Giants' long run through the playoffs and their post-Super Bowl celebration set them back |
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| Patriots decline option on WR Stallworth |
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02/22/2008 |
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| and another $2 million on March 1. He will now enter free agency. Stallworth, 27, had 46 catches and three touchdowns during the regular season, his first in New England. In the postseason, he caught eight passes, three in the Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants. The Tennessee product was usually the third receiver behind Randy Moss and Wes Welker, but at times found himself behind Jabar Gaffney on the depth chart. Stallworth, a six-year veteran, has 279 catches for 4,213 yards and 31 touchdowns in 84 caree |
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| Capers back with a winning team as Patriots assistant |
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02/22/2008 |
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| hen you have to go out on that field, and your talent is not quite up to the competition,'' Capers told reporters on a conference call Friday. Capers has high expectations for the Patriots, who went undefeated in the regular season but lost to the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. ``I'm excited at joining a team that has had the success they have had, because that is not always the way it is,'' Capers said. ``You're always fighting that uphill battle to try to get the talent you need.'' His new post as |
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| 2008 NFL Draft Order |
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02/22/2008 |
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| 6 .625 .414 106-150-0 26. Jacksonville 11 5 .688 .516 132-124-0 27. San Diego 11 5 .688 .500 128-128-0 28. Dallas 13 3 .813 .496 127-129-0 29. San Francisco (from Ind.) 13 3 .813 .516 132-124-0 30. Green Bay 13 3 .813 .469 120-136-0 31. New York Giants 10 6 .625 .516 132-124-0 Note: New England's own selection was taken away by Commissioner Roger Goodell for spying against the New York Jets.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News |
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| Panthers release RB Foster |
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02/21/2008 |
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| orite, joined the list Thursday. And while he'll be remembered as an ordinary back, Foster is Carolina's career leader with 3,336 yards rushing. Foster also saved his best for the postseason - he had a team-record 151 yards rushing in a win over the New York Giants in the 2005 playoffs. ``DeShaun had the ability to make big plays in big games and always gave his best regardless of his role,'' Fox said in a statement. ``He never complained and was a professional in every sense of the word. We wish nothing but |
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