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- Bolts' rookies Vasquez, Ellison have shot to start
The Chargers have never shied away from playing rookies. In fact, just last season CB Antoine Cason and FBs Jacob Hester and Mike Tolbert all saw significant field time in their first campaign. The story could wind up being the ...
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- Intense WR battle brewing in South Florida
Wide receivers, wide open. No, that's not a reference to the cornerbacks being unable to cover their offensive adversaries; it's the conclusion that can best describe the pecking order of the Dolphins' wideouts as the team enters the lull until ...
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- Overrated, underrated fantasy-league formats
13th in a series of overrated/underrated commentaries Question: Which fantasy-league format is overrated? Underrated? Overrated: IDP formats that too heavily weigh tackles I have written in praise of IDP (individual defensive players) leagues before, and I am ...
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- QB competitions from coast to coast heat up
Updated at 6 p.m. EDT Wednesday, June 17 Ample evidence exists to support both sides of the argument on whether it's better to thrust rookie quarterbacks into a trial by fire or have them learn with a clipboard on ...
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- Jaguars add former Buckeye QB Boeckman
After releasing four players Wednesday morning, the Jaguars continued their roster shaping in the afternoon by signing QB Todd Boeckman and WR Andy Strickland. Additionally, they waived WR Jason English. All are rookies. Boeckman figures as the No. 3 ...
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- Reports: Texans sign PK Brown to extension
The Texans have signed PK Kris Brown to a four-year, $10 million contract extension, The Houston Chronicle and Fox 26 Sports Houston reported on Wednesday. According to the reports, Brown will receive $2.5 million guaranteed. Brown, 32, hit 29-of-33 ...
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- Bengals sign CB Trent
The Bengals signed CB Morgan Trent, one of their two sixth-round picks, on Wednesday. The 6-1, 193-pound Trent started 41 games in his career at Michigan, intercepting seven passes. In PFW's 2009 Draft Preview, personnel analyst Nolan Nawrocki wrote ...
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- Broncos release LB Boss Bailey
The Broncos released LB Boss Bailey on Wednesday, reports indicate. Bailey, the younger brother of Broncos CB Champ, had been sidelined during offseason workouts while rehabbing from microfracture surgery on his knee. Boss Bailey played in six games during ...
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- Jaguars release four players
The Jaguars have trimmed their roster by four, terminating QB Cleo Lemon's contract and waiving OL Drew Miller, DE Mkristo Bruce and CB Weldon Brown. None of the four were expected to play significant roles. Lemon, who started seven ...
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- Some clubs' hopes hinge on returns from rookie investments
Will Allen's enjoying this whole big brother thing. Throughout the offseason program, the Dolphins' 30-year-old cornerback has been the guiding light for the Fins' pup corners, draftees Vontae Davis and Sean Smith. He's been lining them up, teaching them the ...
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- Broncos reportedly ready to trade WR Marshall
Broncos WR Brandon Marshall appears likely to get his wish to be traded. Marshall posted a message on his Web site, bmarshall15.com, on Tuesday afternoon, indicating that he had met with Denver owner Pat Bowlen and that Bowlen said ...
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- Falcons sign draft picks Owens, Reynolds
The Falcons signed third-round pick CB Chris Owens and fifth-round choice OT Garrett Reynolds on Tuesday. Owens, a short, speedy corner, has a chance to earn a starting spot. Reynolds will be a reserve at tackle. The team ...
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- Packers sign draft picks Wynn, Underwood, Jones
Packers executive vice president, GM and director of football operations Ted Thompson announced Tuesday that the team has signed three draft picks - sixth-rounders Jarius Wynn and Brandon Underwood and seventh-rounder Brad Jones. Wynn, a defensive end from Georgia, ...
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- 2009 free-agent tracker
Updated at 5:25 p.m. EST Tuesday, June 16. The following list ranked the top free agents as of Feb. 26, one day before the start of the free-agent signing period, and it includes players who were released before Feb. ...
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- Cardinals sign rookie Davis
The Cardinals made some more progress on the rookie contract front Tuesday afternoon, announcing the signing of sixth-round OLB Will Davis to a three-year deal, the terms of which were not disclosed. Davis, a 6-2, 261-pounder out of the ...
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- Overrated, underrated play-by-play announcers
Twelfth in a series of overrated/underrated commentaries Question: Which play-by-play announcer is overrated? Underrated? Overrated: Dick Enberg, CBS It feels criminal, bashing a legend. After all, Enberg's career is about as storied as it gets. But he ...
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- Top five fantasy story lines heading into 2009
With minicamps in full swing and training camp just weeks away, the buzz of NFL football is in the air. Before you know it, you'll be sitting at your fantasy draft, ready to embark on another season of make-believe pigskin. ...
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- Falcons sign veteran OL Jeremy Newberry
The Falcons announced Monday that they signed free-agent OL Jeremy Newberry. Terms of the deal were undisclosed. Newberry, an 11-year NFL veteran out of California, played in all 16 games with the Chargers last season. He played his first ...
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- Texans TE Owen Daniels skips first day of mandatory minicamp
Texans TE Owen Daniels, who is in a contract dispute with the club, skipped the first day of Houston's mandatory minicamp on Monday, according to multiple published reports. Daniels, who signed a one-year, $2.792 million tender offer with Houston ...
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- Jets sign rookie RB Shonn Greene
Shonn Greene is signed, sealed and delivered. The Jets announced on Monday that they have come to an agreement with their third-round draft choice, whom they traded up to select with the first pick of the draft's second day. Terms ...
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- Report: Raiders to sign OLB Greg Ellis
According to a report from NFL Fanhouse, free-agent OLB Greg Ellis, who was released by the Cowboys on June 2, has agreed to a three-year deal with the Raiders. Ellis, who turns 34 in August, is entering his 12th ...
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