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Jets KR Miller arrested for assault (AP) 2007-05-21 05:08:43
NEW YORK (AP) — New York Jets kick returner Justin Miller
was arrested
early Sunday and charged with third-degree assault after a fight at a New York City nightclub.
“I want to apologize to everyone for this situation, including my family, my teammates, the Jets organization, our fans and the entire NFL,” the cornerback said in a statement released by the team Sunday night.
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Jets’ Pro Bowler Miller arrested for assault 2007-05-21 01:23:58
NEW YORK — New York Jets kick returner Justin Miller
was arrested
early Sunday and charged with third-degree assault after a fight at a New York City nightclub.
“I want to apologize to everyone for this situation, including my family, my teammates, the Jets organization, our fans and the entire NFL,” the cornerback said in a statement released by the team Sunday night.
“I understand that serving in the NFL is an honor and that I have an obligation to behave in a
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Super Bowl in Indy? Owner Irsay holds keys 2007-05-21 00:25:39
By Mike Chappell, The Indianapolis Star INDIANAPOLIS — The ballot is secret, the issues well-known.
When NFL team owners sit down Tuesday to decide the site of the 2011 Super
Bowl, they will discuss weather and
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Bailey named Montana State interim coach (AP) 2007-05-20 22:31:01
BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) — Don Bailey
became MontanaState
’s interim head football coach Sunday, two days after head coach Mike Kramer was fired following the latest in a string of arrests involving current and former players.
Bailey was Kramer’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Athletic director Peter Fields planned to meet with the coaching staff Monday to discuss the program in the aftermath of Kramer’s firing Friday. Fields dismissed him two days after
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Former Lions lineman Gonzaga dies at 74 (AP) 2007-05-20 19:22:47
WEST BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Former
Detroit Lionslineman
John Gonzaga
, who was working in a steel mill when he was signed by the San Francisco 49ers in 1956, has died. He was 74.
Gonzaga died Thursday at his home in the Detroit suburb of West Bloomfield Township, according to the Lions and McCabe Funeral Home in Farmington Hills.
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Virginia Puts Higher Price on Best Seats in the Stadium 2007-05-20 05:12:06
University of Virginia
football season- ticket holders will have to pony up more cash for the best seats in Scott Stadium
beginning in the fall, the university and the private foundation that raises money for its athletics programs announced.
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, Seats
Schaub Is Already in Hurry-Up Mode to Become the Texans’ New Leader 2007-05-19 20:42:33
Matt Schaub wasted no time trying to establish himself as the leader of the Houston Texans
.
N.F.L. N.F.L. Draft Coverage
The draft is now complete. Look back at the picks as they happened on the Fifth Down blog.
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The day Schaub was traded from the Atlanta Falcons, he was on the phone calling key members of the team to introduce himself and let them know what to expect from him as the new
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, Become
, Leader
Texans’ Williams Has Spring in His Step 2007-05-19 20:22:55
Mario Williams
begins preparations for his second season as a Houston Texan with a wide smile and a spring in his step.
N.F.L. N.F.L. Draft Coverage
The draft is now complete. Look back at the picks as they happened on the Fifth Down blog.
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No longer dogged by the constant questions about being the No. 1 pick and healthy for the first time in months, Williams, a hulking defensive end, looks like a new
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, Spring
No. 1 Pick Gets Payoff in Studying Playbook 2007-05-19 20:01:27
JaMarcus Russell acknowledged that his first minicamp with the Oakland Raiders was a bit overwhelming.
N.F.L. N.F.L. Draft Coverage
The draft is now complete. Look back at the picks as they happened on the Fifth Down blog.
Randy Moss a Mistake for the Patriots? Go to the Fifth Down Blog »
Now having had a little more than a week at home to study the playbook and his performance at practice, Russell, the top pick in last months draft, said he felt more comfortable
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30 Seconds : With Keith Bulluck 2007-05-19 19:46:56
As an N.F.L. linebacker, Keith
Bulluck has known only one home, with the Tennessee Titans, who drafted him in the first round out of Syracuse in 2000. But when Bulluck was 12 he was abandoned by his mother. He would have wound up a ward of the state if Linda Welch, the mother of a friend, had not taken him in. Bulluck has made foster children the focal point of the charity he started in 2003. This weekend, he returns to Rockland County as the host of a softball tournament featuring his
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Girlfriend: Story about Nicholson assault fabricated 2007-05-24 08:16:23
By Jim Hannah, The Cincinnati Enquirer Victoria Johnson showed up at a Kentucky police station on Wednesday afternoon to say she made up a story that Cincinnati Bengals player A.J. Nicholson smacked her last week.
Her
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Hottest games: Where the NFL will shine in 2007 2007-05-24 07:41:14
By Sean Leahy, USA TODAY
The NFL regular season does not start until Sept. 6 when New Orleans visits Indianapolis to take on the defending Super Bowl champion Colts. But it’s never too early to start breaking down the more…
Green practices, but won’t play for KC (AP) 2007-05-24 06:09:16
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Angry and frustrated because his deal with Miami has been held up, Trent Green
practiced with Kansas City on Tuesday while insisting he has no plans to ever play for the Chiefs again.
It’s a situation the two-time Pro Bowl quarterback finds very uncomfortable.
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SEC to discuss postseason for football 2007-05-24 05:56:21
By Steve Wieberg, USA TODAY The debate over a major-college football playoff touches on its impact on the sport’s regular season, on the survivability of a decades-old bowl system and on the potential for infringement on more… Read more:discuss
Super Bowl at Dallas’ field could set mark 2007-05-23 20:15:46
DALLAS — It appears the $1 billion the Dallas
Cowboys spent on their new stadium is the key number that swayed NFL owners to award North Texas the 2011 Super
Bowl.
From hotel rooms to golf courses, plenty of figures were included in the winning bid made public Wednesday.
The sleek, state-of-the-start facility promises to seat at least 93,221 fans for the Super Bowl
and provide the chance for a record $93 million in ticket sales, according to the lengthy
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RB Dayne looking forward to big season 2007-05-23 19:58:18
HOUSTON — Ron Dayne figures there’s no secret to his success last season with the Houston Texans. It was simply about getting a chance.
The 1999 Heisman Trophy winner led Houston with 612 yards rushing, including a fabulous December when he had 429 yards rushing and five touchdowns. His career-high 153 yards rushing and two TDs helped Houston beat Indianapolis for the first time.
That performance marked the first time Dayne, released by both the Giants and
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Injured no more: Greenway back on field 2007-05-23 19:24:52
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — There is no brace on Chad Greenway’s left knee.
He has no pain in the surgically repaired joint and no limp left over from the months of rehab after tearing the ACL in his knee in the first game of last year’s preseason.
In fact, as Greenway donned his helmet and practice jersey for the Vikings “organized team activities” this week, there are no signs he missed his entire rookie season.
Greenway is back on the field with his
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Niners ink fourth-round pick DE Moore 2007-05-23 19:01:11
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers signed defensive end Jay Moore
on Wednesday, inking their fourth
-round
draft pick from Nebraska to a four-year contract.
Moore started 30 games in four seasons with the Huskers, totaling 103 tackles and 12 sacks. He had 17 tackles for loss during a strong senior season.
Moore is the first of the 49ers’ nine draft picks to agree to terms.
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Steelers release veteran punter Gardocki 2007-05-23 18:38:02
PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers
released veteran punter
Chris Gardocki on Wednesday, less than a month after selecting Baylor punter Daniel Sepulveda in the NFL Draft.
Gardocki, a 16-year veteran and Pro Bowl selection in 1996, never had a punt blocked and averaged a career-best 45.7 yards per kick last season.
The Steelers traded up in the fourth round of last month’s draft to take Sepulveda, the first two-time winner of the Ray Guy award as college football’s best
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More NFL dogfighting ties feared 2007-05-23 18:20:00
By Chris Colston, USA TODAY An investigation into an alleged dogfighting operation on the former property of Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick continues. But John Goodwin, deputy manager of animal-fighting issues more…
Woman pleads guilty in Starr extortion (AP) 2007-05-27 00:28:36
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An 81-year-old Texas woman has pleaded guilty to trying to extort $2 million from Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr
.
Ruby Y. Young of Kerrville pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court. She received a probated sentence and agreed not to have any contact with Starr or his family.
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Harlan to remain Packers CEO temporarily 2007-05-26 19:39:17
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Bob Harlan will delay his retirement as the Green Bay Packers
’ chief executive officer because hand-picked successor John Jones is taking a leave for personal reasons.
The Packers announced Saturday that Jones is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team because of “management concerns.”
In a hastily arranged news conference, Packers executive committee member Peter Platten said he could not provide specifics about the nature of the
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For a Rookie Linebacker, It’s Like Going to Work 2007-05-26 18:59:58
The first day on the job is always a little scary, even if you are a professional football player.
N.F.L. N.F.L. Draft Coverage
The draft is now complete. Look back at the picks as they happened on the Fifth Down blog.
Randy Moss a Mistake for the Patriots? Go to the Fifth Down Blog »
Much like the rest of his fellow collegians preparing to enter the work force, Stewart Bradley had concerns: fitting in with his co-workers, getting to know his bosses and dealing with
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, Linebacker
, Going
Woman pleads guilty in extortion attempt against Bart Starr 2007-05-26 18:17:56
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An 81-year-old Texas woman has pleaded guilty to trying to extort $2 million from Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr
.
Ruby Y. Young of Kerrville pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court.
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, against
Packers CEO Harlan to stay on as successor takes leave 2007-05-26 17:29:55
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — John Jones was supposed to take control as the Green Bay Packers
’ top executive this week.
It’s now unclear whether Jones will ever assume that post.
The Packers announced Saturday
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Packers CEO Harlan to delay retirement (AP) 2007-05-26 14:01:31
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Bob Harlan will delay his retirement
as the Green Bay Packers
’ chief executive officer because hand-picked successor John Jones is taking a leave for personal reasons.
The Packers announced Saturday that Jones is taking an indefinite leave of absence from the team because of “management concerns.”
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‘Saint’s Eyes’ is rookie filmmaker’s story with heart 2007-05-25 19:52:10
When people talk about the New Orleans Saint
s they ask about quarterback Drew Brees or running back Reggie Bush or NFL Coach of the Year Sean Payton. Me? I want to know about Mark Campbell.
He’s the team’s tight end, and my curiosity has nothing to do with what Campbell did for the Saints last season. No, it’s more about what he did for the Saints — and the people of New Orleans —
after
the season ended.
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, story
Prosecutor: Vick case ‘moving forward’ 2007-05-25 19:30:33
RICHMOND, Va. — The prosecutor in the investigation of a possible dog fighting operation at a house owned by Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick is confident charges will be brought. He can’t yet say who will be charged.
“We are moving forward,” Surry County Commonwealth attorney Gerald Poindexter said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press on Friday.
He declined to set a timetable for when evidence in the case would be ready to present to a
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Denver WR Marshall won’t face charges 2007-05-25 18:48:46
CASTLE ROCK, Colo. — A false imprisonment charge against Denver
Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall
stemming from a domestic dispute was dismissed Friday.
The charge was dropped after Marshall completed anger-management classes, said Kathleen Walsh, a spokeswoman for the Douglas County district attorney
Marshall was arrested in March after a woman who identified herself as his girlfriend said Marshall used his vehicle to block her taxi as she tried to leave
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Miami RB Booker to take place of Williams 2007-05-25 18:22:30
DAVIE, Fla. — Shortly after Lorenzo Booker
learned he was drafted by the Miami
Dolphins, the Florida State running back became excited about learning nuances of the NFL game from Ricky Williams
.
Instead, he’ll essentially be replacing Williams.
Not only does Booker have the same locker that Williams occupied in the Dolphins’ training complex, he’s also likely be Ronnie Brown’s backup in Miami’s backfield and fill the role many expected Williams to have before
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