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| Patriots release Scott Player |
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06/12/2008 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots have released punter Scott Player, who had signed as a free agent in April. Player, a 10-year veteran, has played for the Arizona Cardinals and Cleveland Browns. He punted in three games with Cleveland last season before being released on October 8. The 38-year-old Florida State product spent nine seasons with Arizona and holds most of the Cardinals' punting records. He is the club's leader with 714 punts, 30,752 punting yards and 179 punts downed inside the |
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| Burress won't practice without a new contract |
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06/11/2008 |
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| he way they're going and I am not happy about it. I am choosing not to participate.'' Burress, who caught a game-winning 13-yard touchdown pass with 35 seconds remaining in the Super Bowl to give the Giants a 17-14 win over the previously unbeaten New England Patriots, has three years remaining his six-year, $25 million deal. He will earn $3.25 million this year, $3.5 million in 2009 and $3.75 million in 2010. ``I'm not saying I'm being mistreated,'' Burress said. ``Everybody wants to be treated fairly.'' By |
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| Ex-Colts player Reid spared jail time |
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06/11/2008 |
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| as no intention to sell the marijuana. The judge denied the motion. Reid was arrested in March after a traffic stop. According to testimony, an officer found a handgun and about three ounces of marijuana packaged in several small containers. The New England Patriots drafted Reid in the fourth round in 2004. He was part of the Patriots' Super Bowl-winning team in 2005 and earned another ring in 2007 with the Colts, who released him shortly after the Super Bowl victory.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. |
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| $2M jewel heist in Mass. includes Super Bowl rings |
Headlines |
06/11/2008 |
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| se phone lines had been cut. The heist could have taken place at any time over the weekend, Sgt. Jim Keane said Wednesday. The Super Bowl rings made by the company were to be given to the Giants staff members to commemorate the team's win over the New England Patriots, team spokesman Pat Hanlon said. The players and coaches had already received their rings last month. The staffers were to receive identical ones - white gold rings with the ``NY'' logo is set in diamonds and ``World Champions'' emblazoned in rais |
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| Manning says Giants goal is not to repeat, but to get better |
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06/10/2008 |
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| year we got where we were by playing our best football at the end of the season,'' he said. ``We're trying to hold that for a whole season now, week in and week out that we're playing at our best.'' Manning compared the Giants beating the unbeaten New England Patriots in the Super Bowl to the U.S. hockey team winning the gold medal in the 1980 Olympics. The U.S. team lost to the Soviet Union in exhibition games before beating them in the Olympics, just as the Giants lost 38-35 to the Patriots in the regular-seaso |
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| Strahan goes out his way, on top |
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06/10/2008 |
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| coach Michael Strahan.'' Strahan said Tuesday he had more or less decided 2007 would be his last season, and that was before the improbable run to the Super Bowl. Then came the culmination - a last-minute, 17-14 win over the previously undefeated New England Patriots for the title. But in the afterglow of the triumph he seriously considered coming back. ``Then reality set in, and I asked myself, 'Do I really want to be committed to working out and training?''' he said. ``I said no. Physically, I'm fine. But |
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| Giants' Strahan goes out his way, on top |
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06/10/2008 |
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| coach Michael Strahan.'' Strahan said Tuesday he had more or less decided 2007 would be his last season, and that was before the improbable run to the Super Bowl. Then came the culmination - a last-minute, 17-14 win over the previously undefeated New England Patriots for the title. But in the afterglow of the triumph he seriously considered coming back. ``Then reality set in, and I asked myself, 'Do I really want to be committed to working out and training?''' he said. ``I said no. Physically, I'm fine. But |
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| Strahan goes out on top |
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06/10/2008 |
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| leave as a champion, able to leave as a New York Giant -- 15 years as a Giant. The only uniform I've ever known," Strahan said Tuesday. Strahan said he first thought about coming back for a 16th season following the team's stunning victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII last February, but once reality set in he knew it was time to call it a career. "I believe I have a lot of gas left in the tank," Strahan noted. "Physically, I'm fine. After 15 years, I feel it takes such a toll on you. "Usually i |
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| Giants DE Michael Strahan retires, surprises team |
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06/10/2008 |
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| defensive end is passing up the final year of a contract that would have paid him at least $4 million this season. Tony Agnone, Strahan's agent, said the Giants offered Strahan more money after their stunning 17-14 win over the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in the Super Bowl an effort to get him to play another year. ``Money was never the issue for him,'' Agnone told The Associated Press. ``Really I thought he was going to retire before last season. I'm happy he stayed around.'' Agnone added that g |
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| Giants' Strahan set to retire |
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06/09/2008 |
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| rceptions, 21 forced fumbles and two career touchdowns in a franchise- record 216 games. "It's a tough decision, but I wanted to be fair to the Giants and fair to my teammates," Strahan added. Strahan nearly retired before the 2007 season, electing to sit out training camp before joining the club shortly before the start of the campaign. He finished the year with 50 tackles, including 28 solo, and nine sacks, then helped the club capture its third Super Bowl title with a shocking upset of the New England Patriots. |
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