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| Line of Scrimmage: Draft '09 - The Mocking Continues |
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04/20/2009 |
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| at that position soon, the team might have to tighten security at its Eden Prairie complex. Mack might not be worth the No. 22 pick, but he's the only first- round center in this Draft, and the Vikings can't afford not to pick him if available. 23. New England Patriots (11-5) - Rey Maualuga, ILB, USC (6-2, 260) There are a number of directions the Patriots could go with the No. 23 pick, but it stands to reason that Bill Belichick and company have looked at a lot of USC's defensive film from last season. Maualuga, |
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| Bills' Lynch suspended three games |
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04/09/2009 |
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| men inside a parked car in Culver City, California. It was the second incident involving Lynch and the law in less than a year, as he was behind the wheel of a vehicle that struck a woman in downtown Buffalo last May 31 in a hit-and-run case. Lynch ran for 1,036 yards and eight touchdowns last season. He was named to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement. The Bills will open the season on Monday night, September 14 on the road against the New England Patriots. The remainder of the schedule has yet to be announced. |
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| Report: Bills RB Lynch to get three-game suspension |
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04/09/2009 |
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| heel of a vehicle that struck a woman in downtown Buffalo last May 31 in a hit-and-run case. Lynch lost his driver's license and was fined the maximum of $100 but avoided the wrath of Goodell as the case was reduced to a traffic violation after an agreement was reached with the district attorney. Lynch ran for 1,036 yards and eight touchdowns last season. He was named to the Pro Bowl as an injury replacement. The Bills will open the season on Monday night, September 14 on the road against the New England Patriots. |
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| Giants release Burress |
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04/03/2009 |
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| fter being fined and suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. He finished the year with just 35 receptions for 454 yards and four touchdowns. However, Burress' tenure with the team was also marked by a 2007 season that saw the Giants upset the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII with the wideout hauling in the late game-winning touchdown pass. Burress finished the year with 70 receptions for 1025 yards and 12 scores and went on to sign a five-year, $35 million contract extension just before the team's sea |
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| Browns sign WR Patten |
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03/23/2009 |
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| ed second on the team in 2007 with 792 receiving yards on 54 receptions while hauling in three scores. He had just 11 catches for 162 yards and a score in 2008. The 34-year-old previously played in Cleveland during the 2000 season before joining the New England Patriots for a successful four-year run which included three Super Bowl titles from 2001-04. He set career-highs in receptions with 61 and receiving yards with 824 in 2002 while hauling in five scores. In seven career postseason games, Patten logged 20 catch |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Draft '09 - Time to Mock |
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03/23/2009 |
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| longtime center and local hero Matt Birk to slip to Baltimore via free agency. No. 22 might be a bit high to draft a center, but on a run-first team, and knowing that they'll need to account for Birk's production, Minnesota will make that reach. 23. New England Patriots (11-5) - Rey Maualuga, ILB, USC (6-2, 260) Conventional wisdom suggests that the Patriots won't take an inside linebacker first for a second straight year (Jerod Mayo), but if a player of Maualuga's quality slips to No. 23, Bill Belichick isn't goin |
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| Galloway joins New England's wide receiver corps |
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03/19/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots officially announced the signing of wide receiver Joey Galloway on Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Galloway joins New England after a five-year stint with Tampa Bay. He became the only player in Buccaneers history to record three 1,000-yard receiving seasons (2005-07). The Ohio State product played in just nine games last season and registered 13 catches for 138 yards. Galloway was released by the Buccaneers on February 25. A first-round pi |
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| Pats sign several including OL Johnson |
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03/16/2009 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed several players on Monday including offensive lineman Al Johnson. Johnson, 30, is a six-year veteran and has suited up for Dallas, Arizona and Miami. Last season, he started the campaign with Arizona, but was placed on injured reserve at the start of the season and was later released. He was then signed by Miami on November 29 and played in four games. In all, he has appeared in 66 games and has started 45 of them. In addition to Johnson, the Patriots |
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| New England adds Galloway, re-signs DE Wright |
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03/15/2009 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots on Saturday gave free agent wide receiver Joey Galloway a one-year deal and re-signed defensive end Mike Wright to a four-year contract. Galloway will join his fourth career team after spending the last five seasons in Tampa Bay. He became the only player in team history to record three 1,000- yard receiving seasons, doing so over a three-year span from 2005-07. He registered only 13 catches for 138 yards in nine games, four starts, last season, by far the |
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| Pats sign CBs Springs, Bodden |
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03/11/2009 |
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| Foxborough, Mass. (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots added to their secondary with the signing of veteran cornerback's Shawn Springs and Leigh Bodden on Wednesday. Terms of the deals were not disclosed. Springs, 33, spent the past five seasons with Washington after playing his first seven years with Seattle. Last season Springs missed seven games with a calf injury and finished the campaign with 36 tackles and one interception. In his five seasons with the Redskins he picked off 12 passes, notched seven s |
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