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| Patriots set to bring in ex-Jet Ellis |
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08/07/2011 |
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| Boston, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots have reportedly agreed to terms with defensive lineman Shaun Ellis, who had spent his entire 11-year NFL career with the New York Jets. According to the Boston Globe, Ellis still needs to pass a physical before the deal becomes official. Ellis has 72 1/2 sacks in his career, including 4 1/2 last season when he also made 36 tackles in 15 games. He was a Pro Bowl pick in 2003 after notching 12 1/2 sacks and was also selected for the contest in 2009. The T |
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| WR Mason joins Jets |
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08/06/2011 |
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| Florham Park, NJ (MySportsbook) - Wide receiver Derrick Mason and the New York Jets reached a deal on Saturday. Mason, who had visited the team on Thursday, posted on his Twitter account, "Jet fuel is full. Time to fly." The 37-year-old Mason replaces Jerricho Cotchery, who was released from the team on Thursday. A 14-year veteran, he spent his past six seasons with the Baltimore Ravens and in 2010 he had 61 catches for 802 yards and seven touchdowns. A fourth-round draft pick of Tennessee in 1997, he has |
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| No practice for Jets' Burress for 2nd straight day |
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08/05/2011 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Plaxico Burress has missed his second straight practice with the New York Jets because of an ankle injury. The wide receiver was expected to practice for the first time Thursday once the labor agreement was ratified. But he rolled his left ankle while running routes with Santonio Holmes on Wednesday. He was in uniform for Friday's afternoon practice, as he was Thursday, but mostly as a sideline spectator. Burress worked with a trainer and caught a few footballs from a machine |
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| QB O'Connell signs with Dolphins |
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08/05/2011 |
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| s in 2008. O'Connell joined practice Friday as a replacement for Tom Brandstater, who was released. O'Connell played in two games as a rookie backup for the Patriots. He was with Detroit in 2009, and spent last season on injured reserve with the New York Jets after hurting his throwing shoulder. The Dolphins have three other quarterbacks - Chad Henne, Matt Moore and undrafted rookie Pat Devlin.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News repo |
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| Damien Woody calls it a career |
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08/05/2011 |
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| Florham Park, NJ (MySportsbook) - Longtime offensive lineman Damien Woody has called it a career after 12 NFL seasons. Woody spent the last three years with the New York Jets and also played for the New England Patriots from 1999-2003 and the Detroit Lions from 2004-07. He will embark on a new career as a football analyst with ESPN. "I'm grateful for all the support over the years from my family, my fans and the league," Woody said at a press conference Friday. "I'm excited to start the next phase of my c |
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| Jets' LT wants to play at least through 2012 |
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08/05/2011 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - LaDainian Tomlinson says he plans to play at least through next season and would like to end his career with the New York Jets, but that all ``depends on the situation.'' Tomlinson, in his second season with the Jets, says Friday that he doesn't want to be a player who retires too early because he wants to have no regrets. He has accepted a reduced role as a third-down running back behind projected starter Shonn Greene. He says that he envisioned himself in that role a year a |
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| Former OL Damien Woody retires after 12 seasons |
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08/05/2011 |
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| LORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Former Pro Bowl offensive lineman Damien Woody has announced his retirement from football and says he will serve as a studio NFL analyst for ESPN this season. Woody spent the last three seasons playing right tackle for the New York Jets, but was released before the NFL lockout began in March. He says Friday at a news conference at the Jets' training facility that he contemplated returning for a 13th NFL season, but decided to move forward with his plan to get into television and ra |
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| Jets re-sign Pool |
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08/05/2011 |
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| Florham Park, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New York Jets have re-signed safety Brodney Pool. Terms of the deal were undisclosed for the unrestricted free agent who joined the Jets last season after spending five years with Cleveland. Pool started 12 of the 15 games he played last season and finished with 53 tackles, one interception, one sack and one forced fumble. In 86 career NFL games, including 61 starts, the Oklahoma product has 327 tackles, 12 interceptions and five sacks. The Jets also signed offensive |
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| Jets release WR Cotchery |
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08/04/2011 |
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| Florham Park, NJ (MySportsbook) - Wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery was released by the New York Jets on Thursday after spending the first seven seasons of his NFL career with the team. The moves comes just a few days after the Jets signed wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Cotchery's release is mostly due to injuries. The 29-year-old had 41 catches for 433 yards and two touchdowns in 14 games last season while being hampered by a herniated disk, He had offseason back surgery and started training camp on the ph |
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| Braylon Edwards joins 49ers |
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08/04/2011 |
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| t's official Team17 we have moved to the bay. I'm a proud member of the San Francisco 49ers," Edwards said via Twitter. Edwards, who was the subject of the report of a recent bar fight in Birmingham, Michigan, spent the past one-plus seasons for the New York Jets. He was the third overall pick in the 2005 draft by the Cleveland Browns, and was dealt to the Jets in October 2009. In 16 games for the Jets last season, including 15 starts, he had 53 receptions for 904 yards and seven touchdowns. "To the Jets fan |
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