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| Houston Texans 2009 Season Preview |
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08/19/2009 |
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| it ever has. The Texans sure looked like one of the AFC's strongest teams over the final six weeks of last season, when they went 5-1, including a win against a Tennessee Titans team that lost just three games, and another in Week 17 that ended the Chicago Bears' playoff hopes. Gary Kubiak's offensive vision finally took hold during those final six weeks, and a Houston team that finished the year ranked third in NFL total offense brings last year's group back virtually intact. It's clear the Texans will mov |
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| Saints waive David |
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08/17/2009 |
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| e notched 75 tackles with eight interceptions in 27 games, including 18 starts, for the Saints after signing as a restricted free agent in April 2007. The 27-year-old veteran started 43 of the 48 games he played with the Colts from 2004-2006, totalling 143 tackles with eight interceptions. He was a member of Indy's Super Bowl XLI championship team. Fassit signed with the Saints in January 2008 and was with the club in training camp last year. He was also with the practice squad of the Chicago Bears in 2007. |
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| Chicago Bears 2009 Season Preview |
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08/16/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears know they traded for a 4,000-yard, Pro Bowl passer when they obtained Jay Cutler from the Denver Broncos in a blockbuster deal during the offseason. What they don't know is whether they got themselves a winner. Bears supporters who have been worn down by years and years of shoddy quarterback play, while thrilled with the acquisition of Cutler, will be quick to tell you that the 26-year-old hasn't translated his passing skills into a postseason berth since he was an India |
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| Report: Marshall wants out of Denver |
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06/15/2009 |
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| nchise, which will likely begin fining Marshall should his absence from team activities linger much further. The Broncos were hoping to turn the page on a forgettable offseason in which they became embroiled in a heated and very public feud with now Chicago Bears QB Jay Cutler. Cutler forced a trade to Chicago after a falling out with new head coach Josh McDaniels only a little while after Denver explored a trade opportunity to add former Patriots QB Matt Cassel. Cassel was subsequently traded to division ri |
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| Broncos sign WR Lloyd |
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06/15/2009 |
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| Englewood, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Broncos signed free agent wide receiver Brandon Lloyd on Monday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not released. Lloyd spent last season with the Chicago Bears catching passes from Kyle Orton, among others. Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels named Orton the team's starting quarterback on Saturday. Orton came to Denver in the deal that sent disgruntled QB Jay Cutler to Chicago in April. In 2008, Lloyd appeared in 11 games, starting five, and recorded 26 recept |
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| NBC adds Dungy and Harrison to studio show |
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06/03/2009 |
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| of NBC's coverage of Super Bowl XLIII this past February. Dungy called it quits in January after seven seasons with the Colts. He led the team to the playoffs every year and his crowning achievement came after the 2006 season when the Colts beat the Chicago Bears in Super Bowl XLI. The Colts won at least 10 games in each season under Dungy, who was 85-27 as Indy's head coach in the regular season and 7-6 in the postseason. Dungy's tenure included five straight AFC South titles from 2003-07. Before joining th |
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| Bears ink LB Tinoisamoa to one-year contract |
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05/29/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears agreed to a one-year contract with linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa on Friday. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Tinoisamoa, who was the leading tackler for the St. Louis Rams last season, apparently did not fit into new head coach Steve Spagnuolo's defensive scheme, as the linebacker was given his release in May. The six-year veteran made 135 tackles, including 88 solo and also notched three sacks in 2008. He will be reunited with Bears head coac |
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| Bears agree to extension with DL Idonije |
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05/29/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears have agreed to terms with defensive lineman Israel Idonije on a contract extension through the 2011 season. Financial terms of the two-year deal were not disclosed. Idonije posted career highs with 28 tackles, including 18 solo, and 3 1/2 sacks in 16 games last season for the Bears. He made three starts. In 71 games, with eight starts, over five seasons for Chicago, the undrafted free agent has 99 tackles with 5 1/2 sacks. He also has 29 special teams sto |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Offseason Power Poll |
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05/15/2009 |
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| hat added pieces like defensive backs Darren Sharper, Malcolm Jenkins, Jabari Greer, tackle Rod Coleman and end Paul Spicer to the mix. The offense will be potent enough to keep New Orleans in games. Will the defense be good enough to win them? 16 - Chicago Bears (9-7) Memo to Bears fans expecting to be back in the playoffs come January: Jay Cutler hasn't led a team to the postseason since he won the Indiana state tournament with Heritage Hills High School in 2001. Now, Cutler has a real chance to break that |
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| TE Gaines joins Bears |
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05/11/2009 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears came to terms Monday on a one-year contract with tight end Michael Gaines, who spent last season playing for Detroit. The 29-year-old Gaines, a seventh-round draft pick by Carolina in 2004, has 79 career receptions for 810 yards and five touchdowns over 73 games (41 starts). He has played for the Panthers (2004-06), Bills (2007) and Lions (2008). Last season, Gaines had 23 catches for a career-best 260 yards and a TD while starting six of the 16 games he |
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