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| Patriots confirm WR signings |
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03/13/2007 |
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The New England Patriots will have a couple of new targets for Tom Brady next season. Continuing the offseason spending spree that followed a loss to the Indianapolis Colts in the AFC title game, the Patriots confirmed on Tuesday that they have signed free agent receivers Donte' Stallworth and Kelley Washington. ``When Donte' and Kelley were drafted, we were very interested in them as receivers who could help our offense and that feeling still exists,'' Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a statement. Wa |
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| Patriots sign WR Kelley Washington |
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03/13/2007 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots signed free agent Kelley Washington, another deal in an offseason overhaul of their receiving corps. The deal, with a $300,000 signing bonus and a $4 million bonus due in the 2008, could be worth as much as $22 million over five years, according to published reports. ``I am happy to be part of such a great franchise and to have the opportunity to help them get back and win another Super Bowl,'' Washington said Monday in a statement released by his agent. Was |
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| Eagles sign LB Fowler to offer sheet |
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03/11/2007 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -The Philadelphia Eagles signed restricted free agent linebacker Ryan Fowler to an offer sheet Sunday, hours after losing wide receiver Donte' Stallworth to the New England Patriots. The Dallas Cowboys have a week to match the four-year offer. If they don't, the Eagles do not owe compensation because Fowler entered the league as a rookie free agent. The addition of Fowler could force middle linebacker Jeremiah Trotter or strongside linebacker Dhani Jones out of Philadelphia. Fowler, 6-foo |
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| Source: Patriots sign WR Stallworth |
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03/11/2007 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) -Donte' Stallworth will be catching passes from Tom Brady instead of Donovan McNabb next year. Stallworth and the New England Patriots agreed Sunday on a multiyear contract. The deal was confirmed to The Associated Press by a person familiar with negotiations who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced. ESPN.com reported Stallworth's contract could be worth $33.1 million over six years, including a guaranteed $3.6 million for 2007. Stallworth leaves the Phi |
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| Heading Home: Denver inks TE Graham |
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03/10/2007 |
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| Englewood, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Broncos officially signed former New England Patriots tight end Daniel Graham to a five-year contract on Friday, with the pact reportedly worth $30 million. The Denver Port reported the deal will include $15 million in guaranteed money for the five-year veteran, who will return to the city where he grew up. Graham attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, and spent his college years in Boulder, Colorado, playing for the Buffaloes. The 28-year-old Graham had 21 cat |
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| Broncos reach agreement on 5-year deal with TE Graham |
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03/07/2007 |
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| as a sounding board as he explored the free-agent market. ``I stayed out of it,'' the father said. ``It was his decision. We're excited about it, though.'' What it means to Tom Graham is no more cross-country flights to watch Daniel play for the New England Patriots. The father can simply venture down the road from his Denver home to Invesco Field. Daniel Graham returns to his hometown - he attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver - as one of the highest-paid tight ends in the league. His father thinks |
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| Heading Home: Denver reportedly inks TE Graham |
NFL Football |
03/07/2007 |
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| Englewood, CO (MySportsbook) - The Denver Broncos have signed former New England Patriots tight end Daniel Graham to a five-year, $30 million deal, the Denver Post reported on its web site Tuesday night. The contract will include $15 million in guaranteed money for the five-year veteran, who will return to the city where he grew up. Graham attended Thomas Jefferson High School in Denver, and spent his college years in Boulder, Colorado, playing for the Buffaloes. The 28-year-old Graham had 21 catches for 235 yar |
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| Patriots ink Izzo |
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03/07/2007 |
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| Foxborough, MA (MySportsbook) - The New England Patriots re-signed linebacker and special teams captain Larry Izzo on Tuesday. The 32-year-old veteran and three-time Pro-Bowl special-teamer was an unrestricted free agent. Izzo, signed by the Miami Dolphins as an undrafted free agent out of Rice University in 1996, has captained New England's special teams in all of his six years with the Pats. The 11-year vet has led the team in special-team tackles in five of those years, including last season when he tallied 1 |
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| Niners sign LB Banta-Cain |
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03/06/2007 |
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Linebacker Tully Banta-Cain signed with the San Francisco 49ers on Tuesday after four seasons with the New England Patriots. Banta-Cain, who won Super Bowl rings in his first two years with New England, had career highs of 40 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks last season while playing in all 16 games for the Patriots. He became a starter when Junior Seau was hurt in November, but New England replaced him with free-agent linebacker Adalius Thomas on Saturday. Banta-Cain is the fifth free agent in five days to join the |
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| Dolphins release McMichael, Harrington; sign Martin |
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03/06/2007 |
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| to our team." The 27-year-old Martin has caught 87 passes for 766 yards and nine touchdowns in 70 regular season games with the Green Bay Packers. Harrington threw for 2,236 yards with 12 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 11 games last year in his first season with the Dolphins. McMichael hauled in 62 passes last year for 640 yards and three touchdowns in his fifth season with Miami. The Dolphins also shipped wide receiver Wes Welker to the New England Patriots in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick on Monday. |
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