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| Rams ready to get physical |
NFL Football |
07/26/2006 |
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| ave a lot of great guys behind me and a lot of great guys competing with me. ``It's going to be an interesting camp for all of us.'' Jackson would use another word. He figures it'll be a grind leading up to the season opener Sept. 10 against the Denver Broncos. ``To be honest, I dread it, I truly do,'' Jackson said. ``But it allows the coaching staff and the team to get to know each other, to go through kind of a bonding situation where you're all going through a tough process. ``And it allows one to |
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| Clarett fires attorneys two weeks before court date |
Division I College Football |
07/26/2006 |
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| t the 2003 season after being charged with misdemeanor falsification on a police report. After dropping out of school, he sued to be included in the 2004 NFL draft and lost in court. A surprise third-round pick in the 2005 draft, he was cut by the Denver Broncos during the preseason. He has been free on a recognizance bond since his indictment on Feb. 10. He is charged with two counts of aggravated robbery, four counts of robbery and one count of carrying a concealed weapon.Copyright © 2005 The Assoc |
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| 2006 NFL Training Camp Dates |
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07/21/2006 |
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| minster, Md., both July 27. BUFFALO BILLS-St. John Fisher College, Pittsford, N.Y., both July 28. CINCINNATI BENGALS-Georgetown College, Georgetown, Ky., both July 29. CLEVELAND BROWNS-Browns Training Facility, Berea, Ohio, July 23; July 26. DENVER BRONCOS-Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Centre, Englewood, Colo., both July 28. HOUSTON TEXANS-Texans Practice Facility, Houston, July 23; July 27. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Rose-Hulman Institute, Terre Haute, Ind., both July 30. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-ALLTEL Stadium, |
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| Judge revokes bond for hedge fund manager accused in fraud scheme |
NFL Football |
07/13/2006 |
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| e Clarence Cooper said no amount of bail could guarantee that Kirk Wright would appear in court to face fraud charges. The decision reverses a magistrate judge's ruling in Florida to allow Wright to remain free if he posted $1 million bond. Former Denver Broncos safety Steve Atwater and former Philadelphia Eagles safety Blaine Bishop, who say they were victims in the fraud scheme, were part of a group that clapped and cheered when Cooper announced his ruling. ``That's why I came. I wanted to see him,'' Bi |
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| Broncos sign free agent linebacker |
NFL Football |
07/08/2006 |
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DENVER (AP) -Free-agent linebacker T.J. Hollowell signed a two-year contract with the Denver Broncos on Saturday. The third-year pro has appeared in six regular-season games, two with the New York Jets last season and four in 2004 with the New York Giants, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Nebraska. Hollowell spent the final five weeks of last season on the Chicago Bears' practice squad and also was on the active roster of the Miami Dolphins last season. In four years at Nebraska, Holl |
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| Broncos' Sauerbrun said to be suspended for a month |
NFL Football |
07/07/2006 |
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DENVER (AP) -Todd Sauerbrun ripped off his helmet and hurled it in disgust after shanking a 25-yarder at the Denver Broncos' minicamp Friday. The paltry punt was the least of his troubles. Sauerbrun will be suspended for the first month of the season after testing positive for the banned supplement ephedra, a person close to the player said Friday. Sauerbrun will miss the first four regular-season games if his expected appeal is denied, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Asso |
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| Prosecutor offers plea deal in Plummer case |
NFL Football |
07/06/2006 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -Prosecutors offered Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer a plea deal to settle municipal charges in an alleged road rage incident, a police spokesman said Thursday. City attorney Dugan Comer made the plea offer during a private pretrial conference, said Englewood police investigator John Hoehler. ``An offer was made, and Jake's attorney was going to discuss it with his client,'' Hoehler said. Hoehler said he didn't know the details of the offer. Comer's office referred all q |
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| Former players say safety net jeopardized by investment scam |
NFL Football |
06/30/2006 |
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| sued the league and its union to recover the money, claiming the union endorsed the services of an investment firm even though its manager had liens against him. ``They are a huge billion-dollar company,'' Atwater, a former Pro Bowl safety for the Denver Broncos, said of the NFL at a news conference. ``We hope that they would at least come to the table and talk to us.'' Bishop said he is past being mad at the scheme authorities say hedge fund manager Kirk Wright cooked up to steal the players' money. Now, |
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| NFL, union sued over money lost in investments |
NFL Football |
06/27/2006 |
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| was arrested in Miami Beach in May on federal fraud charges. He also faces a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against him and his company, International Management Associates. Among the clients deceived by Wright are former Denver Broncos players Steve Atwater, Ray Crockett, Al Smith and Bishop, as well as former Philadelphia Eagles player Clyde Simmons, authorities said. The five players are plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the NFL and players' union, along with Marco Coleman, wh |
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| NFL, union face suit over money lost in alleged fraud scheme |
NFL Football |
06/27/2006 |
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| ami Beach in May on federal fraud charges. He also faces a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against him and his company, International Management Associates. Among the clients deceived by Wright, authorities said, are former Denver Broncos players Steve Atwater, Ray Crockett, Al Smith and Bishop, as well as former longtime Philadelphia Eagles player Clyde Simmons. The five players are plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the NFL and players union, along with Marco Coleman, who has play |
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