| |
| Vikings sign veteran receiver White |
NFL Football |
07/27/2006 |
| |
| Robinson, Travis Taylor and Troy Williamson currently are at the top of the depth chart. ``I'm all for competition,'' coach Brad Childress said. ``You can't have too many good players.'' White spent his first four seasons in the league with the Chicago Bears before going to Atlanta for the past two. He had his best season in 2002 with Chicago, when he started 14 games and had 51 catches for 656 yards and four touchdowns. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The informat |
|
| |
| Bears' Gilmore arrested after "tussle" with police |
NFL Football |
07/22/2006 |
| |
CHICAGO (AP) -Chicago Bears tight end John Gilmore was arrested Saturday and charged with possession of marijuana after allegedly refusing to leave a bar and getting into a ``small tussle'' with police. ``It was a small tussle, nothing serious,'' police spokesman Marcel Bright said. ``He refused to be handcuffed.'' The incident occurred around 2:30 a.m. near the Leg Room, a bar in Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, Bright said. Gilmore was arrested for trespassing, resisting arrest, possession of dr |
|
| |
| 2006 NFL Training Camp Dates |
NFL Football |
07/21/2006 |
| |
| Football Conference ARIZONA CARDINALS-Northern Arizona U., Flagstaff, Ariz., both July 30. ATLANTA FALCONS-Falcons Training Facility, Flowery Branch, Ga., July 26; July 27. CAROLINA PANTHERS-Wofford College, Spartanburg, S.C., both July 28. CHICAGO BEARS-Olivet Nazarene, Bourbonnais, Ill., both July 27. DALLAS COWBOYS-Marriott Residence Inn, Oxnard, Calif., both July 28. DETROIT LIONS-Lions Training Facility, Allen Park, Mich., both July 27. GREEN BAY PACKERS-St. Norbert College, DePere, Wis., |
|
| |
| Clash over pat-down searches of Bears fans goes to court |
NFL Football |
07/21/2006 |
| |
CHICAGO (AP) -A clash between the Chicago Bears and the Chicago Park District over whether police should conduct pat-down searches of fans as they arrive for games at Soldier Field ended up in federal court Friday. The Park District said in a civil lawsuit that Chicago police believe pat-down searches at NFL games would violate the Constitution's 4th Amendment barring unreasonable searches and seizures. Individuals can be searched only if there is ``an individualized suspicion of wrongdoing,'' accordi |
|
| |
| Wednesday's NFL Transactions |
NFL Football |
07/19/2006 |
| |
CHICAGO BEARS-Released OT Qasim Mitchell and LB Stephen Larsen. CLEVELAND BROWNS-Signed DB Demario Minter and DT Babatunde Oshinowo to four-year contracts. Signed DL Ulrich Winkler. MIAMI DOLPHINS-Signed OL Joe Toledo to a four-year contract. MINNESOTA VIKINGS-Agreed to terms with OL Ryan Cook on a four-year contract. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS-Signed TE Tim Massaquoi. Released TE-LS Boone Stutz.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News rep |
|
| |
| Broncos sign free agent linebacker |
NFL Football |
07/08/2006 |
| |
| r pro has appeared in six regular-season games, two with the New York Jets last season and four in 2004 with the New York Giants, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Nebraska. Hollowell spent the final five weeks of last season on the Chicago Bears' practice squad and also was on the active roster of the Miami Dolphins last season. In four years at Nebraska, Hollowell had 173 tackles (76 solo), 3.5 sacks, two interceptions, one fumble recovery and one forced fumble. Copyright © 2005 |
|
| |
| Broncos' Sauerbrun said to be suspended for a month |
NFL Football |
07/07/2006 |
| |
| p>By the time reports linked him to Shortt, Carolina was looking to trade Sauerbrun after a series of on- and off-field distractions, including a drunken driving arrest and fines for being overweight. Sauerbrun was a second-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears in 1995 and he showed up at training camp with the personalized license plate ``HANGTIME.'' He was traded to Kansas City and then to Charlotte. From 2001-03, he became the only player since the NFL merger in 1970 to lead a conference in punting aver |
|
| |
| Bears give Hillenmeyer five-year extension |
NFL Football |
06/29/2006 |
| |
| === Bears give Hillenmeyer five-year extension === Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears have given linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer a five-year contract extension, which will keep him with the team through the 2011 season. Hillenmeyer has totaled 161 tackles over the last two seasons, ranking him third on the team in that span. A fifth-round pick from Green Bay in 2003, Hillenmeyer signed with the Bears prior to that season after being waived by the Packers. |
|
| |
| Bears extend Peterson |
NFL Football |
06/28/2006 |
| |
| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with running back Adrian Peterson on a three-year contract that will carry through the 2009 season. Peterson enjoyed a career-year with Chicago last season, rushing 76 times for 391 yards and two touchdowns, including seven catches for 48 yards. Originally a sixth-round draft pick, Peterson has rushed 123 times for 581 yards and three touchdowns in four seasons with the Bears. Chicago also added Alex Bannister to their pack on Wednesday, s |
|
| |
| WR Bannister signs with Bears |
NFL Football |
06/28/2006 |
| |
| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears added Alex Bannister to their pack on Wednesday, signing the wide receiver to a one-year contract. The Bears also released cornerback Chris Thompson and wide receivers C.J. Fayton and Mark Philmore. Bannister spent his first five seasons with Seattle and was a special teams Pro Bowl selection in 2003. He was picked by the Seahawks during the fifth round of the 2001 draft, and has played in 57 career contests. He has made nine catches for 121 yards with on |
|
| |
