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| Source: Giants reach deal with backup QB Anthony Wright |
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04/14/2007 |
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| rterback Anthony Wright has reached an agreement on a two-year contract with the New York Giants, a person within the NFL who requested anonymity Saturday because the deal hadn't been signed. The 31-year-old Wright, who saw limited action with the Cincinnati Bengals last season, worked out for the Giants this week. Joel Segal, Wright's agent, did not return an e-mail seeking comment. Entering his ninth season, Wright will compete with Jared Lorenzen and Tim Hasselbeck for the No. 2 spot behind Eli Manning. |
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| Dolphins open camp with new coach, old questions at quarterback |
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04/13/2007 |
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| he hasn't adjusted to South Florida's temperature yet, but he is adapting to the Dolphins' defense. ``Football is football,'' Porter said. ``I'm just trying to pick up the terminology.'' Porter, who didn't address his offseason altercation with Cincinnati Bengals offensive tackle Levi Jones, said he was looking forward to working with defensive player of the year Jason Taylor, who was recently honored for his community service efforts. ``He's going to make me raise the level of my game,'' Porter said. Wi |
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| KAY ON FOOTBALL: Teams finally are held accountable |
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04/11/2007 |
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| ns nuisance. No more. By substantially increasing the penalties for players who misbehave, Goodell sent the message that football is a privilege, not an entitlement. A fair and speedy trial is a constitutional right; playing in the NFL is not. Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry go the message on Tuesday, when Goodell suspended him for the first eight games of the 2007 season. Tennessee Titans cornerback Adams ``Pacman'' Jones got the same message with a full-season suspension. Goodell also introduced |
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| New commissioner gets tough on player conduct |
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04/10/2007 |
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| weren't coming close to that standard, embarrassing themselves and the league. So Goodell has been proactive from the outset, making himself available for consultations with players and team officials, even offering any help he could provide to the Cincinnati Bengals. Nine Bengals players were arrested in the past year. One of them, Odell Thurman, was suspended for all of last season. Tagliabue had a lawyer's background and was wary to act before the legal process ran its course. Goodell already has been extre |
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| Bengals hope Henry's suspension leads to change |
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04/10/2007 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -Chris Henry's eight-game suspension from the NFL left the Cincinnati Bengals looking for another No. 3 receiver and hoping the latest punishment forces Henry to get his life in order. Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Henry for the first eight games of the season Tuesday, part of a tougher league approach to player misconduct. Tennessee cornerback Adam ``Pacman'' Jones was suspended for the entire season. The two players from West Virginia have become the face of NFL player misbehavior. |
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| GOLDBERG ON FOOTBALL: More scrutiny or more offenses? |
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03/27/2007 |
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PHOENIX (AP) -Marvin Lewis invoked Paul Brown, who founded the Cincinnati Bengals, to explain why his team has had so many off-field problems. ``Paul Brown always said that players deserve a second shot,'' the Bengals' coach said Tuesday in explaining why his team has drafted so many problem players. ``Mike Brown feels the same way, following the path his father set.'' Nothing wrong with that philosophy. It's worked with such players as Corey Dillon and Chad Johnson, who arrived in Cincinnati with red flag |
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| Bengals' Henry cited on traffic charges in latest legal problem |
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03/27/2007 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chris Henry, already facing possible NFL punishment for problems with the law, has been cited by Cincinnati police on three traffic charges including driving with a suspended license. Henry also was ticketed for an alleged improper turn and seat belt violation. His vehicle was impounded after he was stopped March 21, and he paid $100 to retrieve it Monday, court records show. Court action is pending. Bengals spokesman Jack Brennan released a statement Tuesday fr |
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| NFL loses an opportunity on a day when its image suffers again |
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03/27/2007 |
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| he guns federal agents found when they raided Tank Johnson's house. Now, he's living in the Cook County Jail in Chicago. And the image of out-of-control players isn't entirely accurate. Take away Johnson, Jones and those wild and crazy guys on the Cincinnati Bengals, and you're left with some 2,000 other players who, for the most part, avoid getting their names on the police blotter. But image, as Andre Agassi famously noted, is indeed everything. Goodell is smart enough to know a little repair work now wil |
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| NFL conduct policy still not set |
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03/27/2007 |
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| hoices or incur fines if they don't measure up in this area? ``Both,'' Goodell said. ``We're expecting discipline will be stepped up.'' Bears defensive tackle Tank Johnson was sentenced last week to four months in jail on weapons charges. Nine Cincinnati Bengals got in trouble off the field, with two of them - linebacker Odell Thurman and wide receiver Chris Henry - drawing suspensions from Goodell. On Sunday, as owners gathered here for their annual meeting, Carolina Panthers reserve guard D'Anthony Bati |
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| Player discipline tops the agenda at owners' meetings |
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03/25/2007 |
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| ng I am in favor of if it is crystal clear. It depends on what the criteria is presented in it. As long as you know what it calls for, I'm in favor of it. It's definitely an important issue for us.'' The team in the spotlight the most has been the Cincinnati Bengals, who during the last year had nine players arrested on a variety of charges ranging from boating while drunk to spousal abuse and weapons violations. But the two players who have had the most difficulty are Adam ``Pacman'' Jones of Tennessee, who |
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