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| Lions ink Furrey for three years |
NFL Football |
01/24/2007 |
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| Allen Park, MI (MySportsbook) - The Detroit Lions came to terms with wide receiver Mike Furrey on a three-year deal on Wednesday. Terms of the contract were not disclosed. Furrey, who played safety in 2005 with the Rams, led the NFC with a career- high 98 receptions in addition to a career-high 1,082 yards and six touchdowns for the Lions. He started with St. Louis in 2003 and spent his first three seasons in the Gateway City. He has spent time at wide receiver and safety and has a total of 10 touchdowns |
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| Lions agree to terms with free agent WR Mike Furrey |
NFL Football |
01/24/2007 |
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| on a three-year deal with Detroit, bringing back one of the team's few bright spots from a season in which it won only three games. ``This is a great day,'' Lions coach Rod Marinelli said Wednesday. ``You want to reward men for performing for the Detroit Lions, so this contract sends a strong message to all of our players. Mike earned this, not just because of his play on the field, but because of his work ethic and character.'' Furrey, in his first year with the Lions, had a spectacular season one year |
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| Browns sign Butler |
NFL Football |
01/12/2007 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns signed offensive lineman Kelly Butler to a two-year contract extension on Friday. Butler was claimed by the Browns off waivers on September 3, 2006 and started in five games at right tackle last season. He missed the final two games of the season after suffering a broken bone in his foot. Butler was originally a sixth-round draft choice, 172nd overall, by the Detroit Lions in the 2004 NFL Draft. |
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| Rob Ryan interviews for Raiders head coaching job |
NFL Football |
01/12/2007 |
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| >But Davis has historically gone for offensive-minded coaches. The last time he hired a defensive coach was when he promoted John Madden from linebackers coach to take over the head job in 1969. The Raiders still plan to bring in other candidates. Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Mike Martz also could be brought in for a second straight year for an interview, and the team also plans to talk to at least one or two minority coaches. Also Friday, Raiders offensive coordinator John Shoop was hired in the |
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| Tagliabue heads list of Hall finalists |
NFL Football |
01/10/2007 |
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| alo Bills and one with the Washington Redskins. He helped Buffalo to four straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s, and holds Bills' receiving records with 941 catches and 13,095 yards. Sanders, a Seniors Committee nominee, played 10 seasons with the Detroit Lions from 1968-77. He was a seven-time Pro Bowl choice and, at the time of his retirement, was the Lions' all-time leader with 336 receptions and 4,817 receiving yards. Tippett was a dominant linebacker for the New England Patriots from 1982-93. He estab |
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| Banged up and bloodied, a coach's son gets his day with the Gators |
Division I College Football |
01/08/2007 |
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| ansfer and immediately be eligible for a fifth year. So Higgins is going next season to catch passes at The Citadel - where his father happens to be the head coach. ``It's going to be great,'' said Kevin Higgins, once the quarterbacks coach of the Detroit Lions. ``I really haven't had a lot of time with him since he went away.'' Plus, there might be some side benefits. ``I'm hoping he brings some of those plays from Florida,'' he said. There was a time when the coach worried. Players in Higgins' posi |
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| Addai, Indy defense lead Colts past Chiefs |
NFL Football |
01/07/2007 |
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| ird quarter. Trent Green finished just 14-of-24 for 107 yards with two interceptions and a touchdown for the Chiefs (9-8), who are now 0-5 in playoff games since last competing for the AFC Championship in 1993. Only the Cincinnati Bengals (1990) and Detroit Lions (1991) have endured a longer stretch without a postseason triumph. "The Colts are underrated at home and their defense is built for home and built for speed," said Green. "They did a great job coming off the ball." Larry Johnson rushed for just 32 y |
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| Cowboys, Seahawks, Crawl Into Postseason |
NFL Football |
01/05/2007 |
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| slip behind the streaking Philadelphia Eagles in the division. Bill Parcells' squad gave up an average of 33 points per contest during its concluding four-game stretch, with the most recent indignity coming in the form of a 39-31 loss to the woeful Detroit Lions at Texas Stadium last Sunday. On Saturday, Dallas will be seeking its first postseason victory since 1996, with the franchise's current nine-season playoff winless streak marking the longest such stretch in the 46-year history of the organization. S |
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| Colts and Chiefs Kick Off Playoff Schedule |
NFL Football |
01/05/2007 |
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| layed within friendly confines. Kansas City, meanwhile, is simply looking for a taste of success in the postseason. The Chiefs are 0-4 in playoff games since last competing for the AFC Championship in 1993, and only the Cincinnati Bengals (1990) and Detroit Lions (1991) have endured a longer stretch without a postseason triumph. The franchise went 13-3 and earned the No. 2 seed when it last reached the playoffs in 2003, but was knocked out by the Colts (38-31) at home in what marked Kansas City's only postse |
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| Verba arrested in Wisconsin on bad checks warrant |
NFL Football |
01/04/2007 |
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EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (AP) -Detroit Lions guard Ross Verba has been arrested on a felony warrant for writing bad checks in Nevada. A state trooper made the arrest Tuesday after pulling over a vehicle on Interstate 94 near Foster for speeding. Authorities said Verba, 33, was a passenger in the vehicle. Capt. Doug Notbohm, commander of the Wisconsin State Patrol in Eau Claire, said Verba was cooperative throughout the process. ``The officer recognized the name, and (Verba) voluntarily identified himself as |
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