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| Eagles' Vick lures big names |
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08/02/2011 |
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| s brief 2010 campaign, Philly traded for cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie in a deal that sent the 26-year-old to the Arizona Cardinals. It's a set of moves that instantly catapulted the Eagles to the front of potential candidates to derail the Green Bay Packers as possible Super Bowl contenders. And why not, considering they just landed four Pro Bowlers on the defensive side of the ball surely will improve a defense that has shown signs of slipping over the past few seasons. Last year, Philadelphia ranked |
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| Jets' signing of Burress highlights Sunday's transactions |
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08/01/2011 |
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| he Seahawks after the team selected him in the second round of the 2005 draft. The USC product recorded over 100 tackles in each of his first three seasons. Over 84 career games, Tatupu registered 549 tackles, 8 1/2 sacks and 10 interceptions. - The Green Bay Packers re-signed fullback John Kuhn Sunday night. Kuhn, who was claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007, set or matched career-highs in every offensive category for the Packers in 2010. He rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns on 84 car |
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| Kuhn re-ups with Packers |
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07/31/2011 |
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| De Pere, WI (MySportsbook) - The Green Bay Packers re-signed fullback John Kuhn Sunday night. Kuhn, who was claimed off waivers from the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2007, set or matched career-highs in every offensive category for the Packers in 2010. He rushed for 281 yards and four touchdowns on 84 carries. In 71 career games, the five-year veteran has rushed for 327 yards and six touchdowns. The York, PA native was signed by the Steelers in 2006 as an undrafted free agent. |
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| Rodgers: No guarantees on Super Bowl return |
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07/31/2011 |
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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Aaron Rodgers won't repeat tight end Jermichael Finley's proclamation the Green Bay Packers are Super Bowl-bound for the second straight year. ``No, I'll let him do that,'' Rodgers said with a wry smile Sunday. Rodgers is happy to be able to throw the football again to Finley, whose potential breakout season was cut short by a knee injury. But Rodgers isn't making any guarantees Green Bay will be in Indianapolis in February to try to repeat as NFL champion, as many are predicting.
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| Cardinals trade Hightower to Redskins for Holliday |
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07/31/2011 |
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| skins in exchange for defensive lineman Vonnie Holliday and an undisclosed 2012 draft pick. The 6-foot-5, 288-pound Holliday had 29 tackles and 2 1/2 sacks in 15 games for the Redskins last season, his first with the club. Originally selected by the Green Bay Packers with the 19th overall pick in the 1998 draft, Holliday has 415 tackles, 62 1/2 sacks and two interceptions over 182 career games with the Packers (1998-2002), Chiefs (2003-04), Dolphins (2005-08), Broncos (2009) and Redskins (2010). Hightower has sp |
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| Ravens sign FB Leach to three-year deal |
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07/31/2011 |
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| king fullback on the market, the 6-foot, 255 pound Leach he had spent the previous five seasons with the Houston Texans. "He's a Raven-type player," said Baltimore general manager Ozzie Newsome. "He's very physical and dedicated to the game. Our running game just got better." Signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2004, he has appeared in 98 games with Houston, New Orleans and Green Bay. He has two rushing touchdowns on three carries and has added 76 catches for 537 yards and four scores. |
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| Busy Eagles sign DT Cullen Jenkins |
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07/30/2011 |
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| r contract Saturday. The Eagles also announced that they traded defensive tackle Brodrick Bunkley to the Cleveland Browns for a fifth-round draft pick in 2012 and re-signed linebacker Akeem Jordan. Jenkins, 30, played his first seven seasons for the Green Bay Packers, compiling 194 tackles and 29 sacks in 93 games. He had a career-high seven sacks while playing just 11 games last season because of a calf injury. Bunkley was a first-round pick in 2006 and recorded 144 tackles and six sacks in five seasons for the |
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| Packers officially sign Crosby |
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07/30/2011 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - The Green Bay Packers made it official on Saturday and announced the club has re-signed kicker Mason Crosby. The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel reported Crosby's five-year contract to be worth $14.75 million with $3 million guaranteed. Crosby, who will turn 27 in September, has spent each of his four NFL seasons with the Packers. He connected on 22-of-28 field goal tries and all 46 point- after attempts for 112 points last season. The Colorado product has made 107-of-137 field goal |
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| Packers release several veterans |
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07/29/2011 |
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| Green Bay, WI (MySportsbook) - The reigning Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers released several long-time stalwarts on Friday. Linebackers Nick Barnett, Brady Poppinga and Brandon Chillar, defensive end Justin Harrell and offensive tackle Mark Tauscher were among the casualties. Barnett, the Packers' first-round pick in 2003, ranks second on the franchise's all-time tackles list (1,014) but was limited to four games last year with a wrist injury. Tauscher spent 11 seasons with the Packers and started 132 o |
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| Jags give LB Posluszny six-year deal |
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07/29/2011 |
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| 26-year-old Penn State product compiled 398 tackles and four interceptions. Session, 26, spent the past four seasons with the Indianapolis Colts, recording 261 tackles, four interceptions and five forced fumbles over 48 games. Spitz, a Jacksonville native, has played in 65 NFL games -- all with the Green Bay Packers -- and was a member of the Packers' 2010 Super Bowl champion team. He has made 19 career starts at left guard, 18 at right guard and eight at center. Financial terms of the deals were not disclosed. |
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