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| Saints sign Kaesviharn |
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03/14/2007 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints came to terms on a four-year contract with veteran safety Kevin Kaesviharn on Tuesday. Kaesviharn, who spent his first six NFL seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, had a career-best six interceptions last season. He has started 45 of his 87 career NFL games and has a total of six sacks and 15 interceptions. Four of those sacks came last season. The Saints have added three unrestricted free agents from other clubs this season, also inking former Cincinnati |
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| Saints sign S Kaesviharn to 4-year deal |
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03/13/2007 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) -The New Orleans Saints signed safety Kevin Kaesviharn to a four-year contract on Tuesday. Kaesviharn, entering his seventh NFL season, was an unrestricted free agent after leading the Cincinnati Bengals with six interceptions. He also had 58 tackles, a career-high four sacks and a forced fumble. ``Kevin will be a good addition to our group of safeties from a productivity standpoint on the field, in addition to being a leader for our young players,'' Saints general manager Mickey Loomis sa |
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| Bengals bring back TE Kelly |
NFL Football |
03/08/2007 |
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| Cincinnati, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed tight end Reggie Kelly to a three-year contract on Thursday. Kelly started every game for the Bengals in 2006 and posted 21 receptions for 254 yards and a touchdown. "Reggie is a true professional who has performed very well in all areas of our offense," said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. "We're excited that he and his family want to remain in Cincinnati and continue in our quest to be a championship team." Kelly said a phone call from Bengals |
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| Bengals Joseph enters diversion program |
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03/08/2007 |
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BURLINGTON, Ky. (AP) -Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Johnathan Joseph was allowed to enter a diversion program Thursday for possession of marijuana. The misdemeanor charge will be dismissed if he completes the program, which typically includes community service or attending a substance abuse program. A diversion officer will decide Joseph's program. Boone County District Judge Michael Collins agreed to let Joseph enter the program, which is open to first-time offenders. Joseph was the ninth Bengals player |
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| TE Kelly stays with Bengals |
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03/08/2007 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -Tight end Reggie Kelly signed a three-year contract Thursday with the Cincinnati Bengals, choosing to stay with one of the NFL's top offenses rather than leave as an unrestricted free agent. The 30-year-old Kelly played his first four seasons with Atlanta, his last four with Cincinnati. He caught 21 passes for 254 yards last season, his best totals with the Bengals. Quarterback Carson Palmer called Kelly and lobbied for him to stay with the Bengals. ``He told me I was a large ingredient |
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| Kansas hires Dolphins assistant Tovar to coach linebackers |
Division I College Football |
03/07/2007 |
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| efensive assistant with the Miami Dolphins. Before that, he was Army's linebackers coach for two years. After a standout career at Ohio State, Tovar was taken in the third round of the 1993 NFL draft. He played eight seasons in the league with the Cincinnati Bengals, San Diego Chargers and Carolina Panthers. ``Steve coaches with the same drive and intensity he displayed as a player,'' coach Mark Mangino said in a release announcing Tovar's hiring. ``He's very bright and will be an excellent teacher of schemes |
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| Saints sign LB Simmons |
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03/06/2007 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - The New Orleans Saints signed linebacker Brian Simmons to a three-year contract on Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 240-pound Simmons was limited to 11 games with the Cincinnati Bengals last season because of a neck strain, but he still tallied 78 tackles and a pair of interceptions. The 10-year veteran had 102 stops in 2005, along with four forced fumbles, four sacks and a pair of interceptions. Simmons was a No. 1 pick by the Bengals in 1998 out of North Carolina and appeared in 121 ca |
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| Bengals LB Nicholson gets work program, probation |
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03/06/2007 |
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Cincinnati Bengals linebacker A.J. Nicholson was sentenced to two months in a sheriff's work program and two years' probation after pleading no contest to burglary and grand theft. Judge Kathleen Dekker sentenced the former Florida State player Monday. He entered the plea last month to charges that he and an accomplice took electronic equipment and other items valued at $1,700 from the apartment of former Seminoles teammate Lorenzo Booker and his two roommates last May. Charges rema |
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| Bengals linebacker Nicholson gets work program, probation |
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03/06/2007 |
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -Cincinnati Bengals linebacker A.J. Nicholson was sentenced to 60 days in a sheriff's work program and two years' probation after pleading no contest to burglary and grand theft, court records show. Circuit Judge Kathleen Dekker sentenced the former Florida State player Monday. He entered the plea last month to charges that he and an accomplice took electronic equipment and other items valued at $1,700 from the apartment of former Seminoles teammate Lorenzo Booker and his two roommates |
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| Bengals sign RB Kenny Watson to 3-year contract |
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03/02/2007 |
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CINCINNATI (AP) -The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed running back Kenny Watson to a three-year contract Friday. Watson led the Bengals' running backs with 213 yards receiving while tying for the lead with 23 receptions. He played in every Bengals game last season as their third-down back, averaging 5.5 yards per carry with one touchdown. Watson originally was signed by the Bengals as a free agent in September 2003. He began his NFL career in Washington in 2001. Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. |
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