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| Kolb trade done, Patriots busy as NFL dealing heats up |
NFL Football |
07/29/2011 |
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| on, we were going to be aggressive and pursue it and that's what we did." And with the labor strife out of the way, the Cardinals were finally allowed to gun their engine across the finish line. The news of other moves continued deep into night. The Chicago Bears traded tight end Greg Olsen to the Carolina Panthers for an undisclosed draft pick. It was one of possibly three transactions regarding tight ends for the Bears. They also released Brandon Manumaleuna and reportedly picked up former Steelers tight e |
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| Bears make plenty of TE moves, deal Olsen to Carolina |
NFL Football |
07/28/2011 |
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| Bourbonnais, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears traded tight end Greg Olsen to the Carolina Panthers on Thursday. It was one of possibly three transactions regarding tight ends for the Bears. They also released Brandon Manumaleuna and reportedly picked up former Steelers tight end Matt Spaeth. The Bears will get an undisclosed draft pick in return for the 26-year-old Olsen. A first-round draft choice in 2007 with the Bears, Olsen caught 41 passes for 404 yards and five touchdowns last season. Manumaleu |
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| Bears release TE Manumaleuna, pick up Spaeth |
NFL Football |
07/28/2011 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears released tight end Brandon Manumaleuna on Thursday and reportedly picked up former Steelers tight end Matt Spaeth. Manumaleuna, 31, signed a five-year contract with the Bears before last season and played all 16 games, including 13 starts at fullback. The team said the 300-pound veteran failed a physical. NFL Network reported the Spaeth signing earlier Thursday. The 27-year-old tight end played 60 games for the Steelers over the past four seasons, making |
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| Killer of ex-Bear's girlfriend ordered to pay $40M |
NFL Football |
07/27/2011 |
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CHICAGO (AP) - A jury has issued a $40 million civil verdict against a woman serving a life prison sentence for the murder of the pregnant ex-girlfriend of former Chicago Bears player Shaun Gayle. The Cook County, Ill., jury returned the verdict Wednesday against Marni Yang, of Deerfield. Yang was found guilty in March of first-degree murder in the Oct. 4, 2007, slaying of Rhoni Reuter and her unborn child. Prosecutors accused Yang of carefully planning the execution of someone she viewed as a rival f |
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| Hasselbeck heading to Tennessee |
NFL Football |
07/27/2011 |
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| 14 games and threw for 3,001 yards with 12 touchdowns and 17 interceptions as the Seahawks won the NFC West title despite a record of just 7-9. Hasselbeck returned from a hip injury and helped Seattle to a shocking wild card win over the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, passing for 272 yards and four touchdowns. The Seahawks lost the next week to the Chicago Bears. The Boston College product has completed 60.1 percent of his passes for 29,579 yards with 176 touchdowns and 128 interceptions. |
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| Delaware QB Pat Devlin joining Dolphins |
Division I-AA College Football |
07/26/2011 |
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| rds and 38 touchdowns in two seasons with the Blue Hens after transferring in from Penn State. His former Delaware teammates, defensive backs Anthony Bratton and Anthony Walters, agreed to terms with the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears, respectively. Other top undrafted FCS players to agree to terms or sign, according to FCS schools and nepatriotsdraft.com, included Appalachian State defensive end Jabari Fletcher (Cleveland Browns), Richmond defensive tackle Martin Parker (New Yor |
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| Report: Hasselbeck won't re-sign with Seahawks |
NFL Football |
07/26/2011 |
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| e a record of just 7-9. Hasselbeck returned from a hip injury and helped Seattle to a shocking wild card win over the defending Super Bowl champion New Orleans Saints, passing for 272 yards and four touchdowns. The Seahawks lost the next week to the Chicago Bears. The Boston College product guided the Seahawks to the playoffs six times, including a trip to the Super Bowl during the 2005-6 season, but they lost to Pittsburgh. Over his career, he has completed 60.1 percent of his passes for 29,579 yards, 174 t |
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| Blue Bombers coach Harris dies suddenly |
CFL |
07/26/2011 |
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| like to express our deepest sympathies to his family. The Winnipeg Football Club has lost not only a great coach, but an even better man." Harris was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles with the No. 5 overall pick in 1971 and played three season on the defensive line for the team. He also played for the Chicago Bears and Seattle Seahawks. He joined the Blue Bombers in 2006 after one season coaching the Ottawa Renegades' defensive line. Prior to that, he was the d-line coach for the BC Lions for four seasons. |
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| Lockout over, NFL confirms 5th London game |
NFL Football |
07/26/2011 |
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LONDON (AP) - With the lockout over, the NFL will return to London for a fifth straight year. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play the Chicago Bears at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 23 in the fifth regular-season game in the British capital. The game was in question because of the lockout. The two sides announced a 10-year labor deal Monday to end the dispute. The Bucs will be in London for the second time in three years, having lost to the New England Patriots at Wembley in 2009. The Bears beat the Dallas |
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| NFL deal looks like win-win for players, owners |
Headlines |
07/25/2011 |
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| r contract. It took a 136-day lockout to do it, but players are coming away with better salaries and benefits and safer working conditions. Owners, meanwhile, are gaining a higher percentage of the more than $9 billion in annual league revenues. Chicago Bears kicker and union representative Robbie Gould says Monday the ``whole deal for everybody is truly an upgrade.'' He says the owners wanted an improved percentage of revenues and got it, and the players are getting more money and improved benefits. ` |
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