Thursday, March 29 2012
Posted on March 6, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson isn't backing off his support of his general manager and coach, even as his team is accused by the NFL of maintaining a bounty program to injure opponents. Excerpt from: AP source: Saints owner backing GM, head coach (Yahoo! Sports) ...
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Posted on March 6, 2012
Former Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams met Monday with NFL investigators looking into a bounty system he ran in New Orleans. Commissioner Roger Goodell did not attend the meeting. Williams was summoned to New York after apologizing for and admitting to overseeing the program the last three seasons with a pool that reached as high as $50,000. See the article here: Williams meets w...
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Posted on March 5, 2012
The Indianapolis Colts answered one big question Monday -- just not that one. Less than 30 minutes after using the franchise tag on Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Mathis, the team confirmed it had agreed to terms on a new long-term deal with the Pro Bowl defensive end -- keeping one of the NFL's most feared passing rushing tandems intact. Excerpt from: Colts agree to new deal with DE Robert M...
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Posted on March 5, 2012
The Indianapolis Colts answered one big question Monday -- just not that one. Less than 30 minutes after using the franchise tag on Pro Bowl defensive end Robert Mathis, the team confirmed it had agreed to terms on a new long-term deal with the Pro Bowl defensive end -- keeping one of the NFL's most feared passing rushing tandems intact. Read this article: Colts agree to new deal with DE Rob...
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Posted on March 5, 2012
The San Diego Chargers say they will not use the franchise tag this season. The Chargers tagged wide receiver Vincent Jackson last year. But the franchise designation would have required the team to offer the seven-year veteran a contract at 120 percent of last year's figure. That would have carried a salary-cap figure of about $13.7 million. Originally posted here: Chargers won't use tag o...
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Posted on March 5, 2012
The San Diego Chargers say they will not use the franchise tag this season. The Chargers tagged wide receiver Vincent Jackson last year. But the franchise designation would have required the team to offer the seven-year veteran a contract at 120 percent of last year's figure. That would have carried a salary-cap figure of about $13.7 million. See the article here: Chargers won't use tag on J...
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Posted on March 5, 2012
Kobe vs. Wade, Rondo's milestone, and the Raptors pulling out a win at home all made for an exciting weekend in basketball. Read more from the original source: Jones on NBA: A look around the league ...
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Posted on March 5, 2012
Kobe vs. Wade, Rondo's milestone, and the Raptors pulling out a win at home all made for an exciting weekend in basketball. See the article here: Jones on NBA: A look around the league ...
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Posted on March 5, 2012
After the Buffalo Bills took a chance on Stevie Johnson, the flamboyant receiver decided to return the favor. Johnson signed a five-year, $36.25 million contract extension on Monday with the Bills, a week before he was set to become an unrestricted free agent. "I want to do all I can to make sure and let them know they didn't make a mistake," Johnson said. Originally posted here: WR Johns...
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Posted on March 5, 2012
Portsmouth administrator Trevor Birch meets with major creditor Balram Chainrai as he continues the search for a new owner. More here: Birch confirms Chainrai meeting ...
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