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| Kansas City Chiefs |
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09/05/2011 |
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| Claimed offensive tackle Steve Maneri off waivers from the New England Patriots; released tight end Anthony Becht. |
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| Appalachian State's LeGree among cut FCS players |
Division I-AA College Football |
09/05/2011 |
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| denied rookies of most offseason activities. The 6-foot, 210-pound LeGree was a first-team All-America in each of his final three seasons. Other drafted FCS players cut from NFL teams were outside linebacker Markell Carter (Central Arkansas) by the New England Patriots, fullback Shane Bannon (Yale) by the Kansas City Chiefs and Frank Kearse (Alabama A&M) by the Miami Dolphins. The 2010 drafted FCS players who have made NFL rosters, either active or practice squads: Indianapolis Colts (2nd round, 49th selection |
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| Patriots sign Waters, release two |
NFL Football |
09/04/2011 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots signed veteran guard Brian Waters on Sunday. Waters spent the last 11 seasons with Kansas City, appearing in 163 games (149 starts) since 2000. A four-time Pro Bowler out of North Texas, the 34-year-old Waters began his career as a tight end in 1999 with the Cowboys, but did not play there and switched to the offensive line the following season when he was picked up by the Chiefs. He was released by the franchise in late July. In addition, the Pats released l |
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| Bears agree to terms with Meriweather |
NFL Football |
09/04/2011 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (MySportsbook) - The Chicago Bears agreed to terms with safety Brandon Meriweather, who was cut on Saturday by the New England Patriots, to a one-year contract on Sunday. Financial terms were not disclosed. Meriweather was the Pats' first-round selection in the 2007 draft out of Miami-Florida, and was named to the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons. The 27-year-old played in 64 games (40 starts) over his four-year pro career, racking up 263 tackles, 12 interceptions -- including one returne |
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| NFL cuts include Bears RB Taylor |
NFL Football |
09/04/2011 |
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| hdowns in nine seasons. Clark was cut by the Bears just over a month after they agreed to a one-year deal with the veteran tight end. He played the last eight seasons in Chicago, but only appeared in 16 total games the past two years. Elsewhere, the New England Patriots said goodbye to safety Brandon Meriweather after four seasons and cut third-year wide receiver Brandon Tate among their moves. "No roster spot is safe," said Denver Broncos general manager Brian Xanders, whose team cut young cornerback Perrish Cox. |
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| Cowboys cut Olshansky, get to 53-man roster limit |
NFL Football |
09/03/2011 |
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| Buehler was left again as the starting kicker for the Cowboys after the team let go Shayne Graham and Dave Rayner. Graham, who was signed nearly two weeks ago, was a longtime Cincinnati Bengal who spent time last season with the New York Giants and New England Patriots. Rayner was the kicker in eight games for Detroit last season. The Cowboys also said farewell to safety Akwasi Owusu-Ansah, who was a fourth- round draft pick last year. He played in seven games during the 2010 season. Dallas also placed wide receiv |
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| Cincinnati Bengals 2011 Season Preview |
NFL Football |
09/02/2011 |
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| ed on his word. We relied on his commitment. We expected him to perform here. If he's going to walk away from his commitment, we aren't going to reward him for doing it." One player who did get a trade out of town was Ochocinco, who was dealt to the New England Patriots in late July. His departure leaves the Bengals without their top two receivers from last year in No. 85 and Terrell Owens. But it was the loss of Joseph through free agency that may have hurt the most for a defense that finished middle-of-the-road a |
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| Giants come back to beat Patriots |
NFL Football |
09/01/2011 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New York Giants closed out the preseason in comeback fashion, rallying to beat the New England Patriots, 18-17, at Gillette Stadium. Down by 14 points, Da'Rel Scott opened the fourth quarter by rumbling 65 yards on a fake punt to trim New York's deficit to 17-10. Later in the stanza, Derrick Martin recovered a Richard Medlin fumble and scored on an 11-yard return. A successful two-point conversion put the Giants by one with 9:40 remaining. On the first play from scrimmage, New En |
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| Patriots release S Sanders |
NFL Football |
08/29/2011 |
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| Foxboro, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots released veteran safety James Sanders on Monday among several roster moves. Sanders was a fourth-round pick by New England out of Fresno State in the 2005 draft and appeared in 84 regular season games -- 50 starts -- for the Patriots. He has accumulated 300 tackles, eight interceptions and 19 passes defensed throughout his six-year career. The Patriots also released long snapper Matt Katula, tight end Garrett Mills, cornerback Jonathan Wilhite, defensive line |
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| Power outages alter Patriots' plans |
NFL Football |
08/29/2011 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Due to power outages that have affected Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots moved offsite on Monday, and canceled their media availability. The outages also led to the cancellation of coach Bill Belichick's media conference call on Sunday, though that is slated to be made up on Monday afternoon. The Patriots had off on Sunday, after Saturday's 34-10 loss to the Lions in Detroit. They conclude the preseason vs. the New York Giants on Thursday night at home.Copyright © 2005 |
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