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| Deadline looming for NFL and players |
NFL Football |
03/03/2011 |
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| e players planned to decertify their union by mid-afternoon if no new agreement was reached. The report said players would then be prepared to file antitrust lawsuits against the league. Citing a league source, SI named quarterbacks Tom Brady of the New England Patriots, Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts and Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints as the three lead plaintiffs in any antitrust case against the NFL. The current collective bargaining agreement expires at midnight. If nothing happens before then, a |
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| Patriots G Neal announces retirement |
NFL Football |
03/02/2011 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - New England Patriots guard Stephen Neal has announced his retirement after 10 seasons in the NFL. Neal started the first eight games in 2010 before missing the remainder of the season with a shoulder injury. He battled various injuries that limited his playing time over the last five years after he had started 30 of 32 games during the 2004-05 campaigns. New England signed Neal as a free agent in 2001 after his championship wrestling career at Cal State-Bakerfield, where he did not p |
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| DL Stroud signs with Patriots |
NFL Football |
03/01/2011 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Defensive lineman Marcus Stroud, released by the Buffalo Bills last month, will stay in the AFC East. On Tuesday, he signed a two-year deal with the New England Patriots, according to ESPN.com. Stroud, 32, is a former first-round pick out of Georgia by the Jacksonville Jaguars. He will enter his 11th season in the NFL, and has been to three Pro Bowls. Stroud, at 6-foot-6 and 310 pounds, didn't fit in the with Bills' plans, long term. He struggled in their switch from a 4-3 scheme to |
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| In the FCS Huddle: Recruiting in the 21st century |
Division I-AA College Football |
02/28/2011 |
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| and information to college coaches online ... and track them. "I'm finally using my head instead of running into people with my head," says Tucker with a laugh. He was an offensive lineman for the Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, Buffalo Bills, New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns before retiring from the NFL in 2007, and is an up-and-coming football analyst on national radio and television networks. Those VHS tapes that Tucker sent out in high school are a part of the past, and recruiting tapes on DVD mi |
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| Jets' Ryan: 'I guarantee we'll win it this year' |
Headlines |
02/24/2011 |
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| made the Jets' divisional playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts a ``personal'' matchup between himself and Colts quarterback Peyton Manning. The Jets prevailed 17-16. The next week, he pulled out the personal card again, this time calling out New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick, and the Jets won 28-21. Ryan wasn't as brash heading into New York's AFC Championship matchup with Pittsburgh, and the Steelers defeated New York 24-19. Thursday's 17-minute session was vintage Ryan. He talked for more than |
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| Saints release veteran TE Shockey |
NFL Football |
02/22/2011 |
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| games as a rookie. Four of his six seasons with New York saw him named to Pro Bowls and he was a member of one Super Bowl team. However, that Super Bowl championship was won by the Giants without Shockey. The team defeated the previously undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, but Shockey broke his left fibula in week 15 of the season and he missed the rest of the campaign after surgery. The following offseason, Shockey was traded to New Orleans for a second- and fifth-round pick in the 2009 draft. He |
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| Bills' Wang spreading football gospel in China |
Headlines |
02/22/2011 |
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| ' said Stephanie Hsiao, the NFL's China marketing manager. As for staging an NFL exhibition game in China, Hsiao said that was a goal but no date had been set. At least four current or former NFL players boast partial Chinese ancestry, including New England Patriots second-year safety Patrick Chung.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The |
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| Patriots place franchise tag on Mankins |
NFL Football |
02/15/2011 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots placed the franchise tag on guard Logan Mankins on Monday. Mankins, 28, is expected to be paid more than $10 million, the average of the top five offensive guard salaries. A three-time Pro Bowl selection, Mankins reported to the team in November after a long contract holdout and started the final nine regular-season games. The Patriots released a statement late Monday to explain the decision. "Logan Mankins is a tremendous player...Unfortunately, we have not |
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| Patriots franchise OL Logan Mankins |
Headlines |
02/14/2011 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots have placed the franchise tag on All-Pro offensive lineman Logan Mankins, who held out the first seven games of the 2010 season in a contract fight. Mankins was the first NFL player hit with the franchise tag. The move was first reported by ESPN.com. Mankins would earn about $10 million under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement that expires in three weeks. It is not clear whether the franchise tag will be part of the new deal. The NFL players u |
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| Report: Patriots franchise OL Logan Mankins |
NFL Football |
02/14/2011 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - The New England Patriots have reportedly placed the franchise tag on All-Pro offensive lineman Logan Mankins, who held out the first seven games of the 2010 season in a contract fight. Mankins would be the first NFL player hit with the franchise tag. The move was first reported by ESPN.com. Patriots spokesman Stacey James said the team could not confirm it. Mankins would earn about $10 million under the terms of the collective bargaining agreement that expires in three weeks. It is |
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