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| Zach Thomas appears headed home to Texas, deal with Cowboys |
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02/23/2008 |
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| a Super Bowl title - and give Thomas a chance at winning his first championship. ``I am healthy and look forward to playing in 2008, but will always consider myself a Miami Dolphin,'' Thomas said then. Thomas also visited with officials from the New England Patriots and New Orleans Saints. But Thomas is a native of Pampa, Texas, and then went to Texas Tech. The Dolphins selected the 5-foot-11 linebacker 154th overall out of Tech in 1996, and he led them in tackles 10 times and is the teams' career leader in t |
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| Giants off to a late start in preparing for NFL Scouting Combine |
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02/22/2008 |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -The honeymoon's over for the New York Giants. The upset win over the then-unbeaten New England Patriots in the Super Bowl and the raucous welcome home and ticker-tape parade through Manhattan are ``a blur,'' coach Tom Coughlin said Friday. ``But it's wonderful to hear people say `Super Bowl champions.' ``We had a magnificent experience. ... Now all of a sudden, we jump right back into it.'' The Giants' long run through the playoffs and their post-Super Bowl celebration set them back a bi |
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| Capers back with a winning team as Patriots assistant |
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02/22/2008 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -Dom Capers' new post with the New England Patriots could be viewed as a step down, but the veteran of two NFL head coaching jobs said Friday he has plenty to be happy about, starting with joining a winning team. Capers was appointed Thursday as the Patriots' special assistant for the secondary after serving as defensive coordinator for the 1-15 Miami Dolphins last season. He's also spent his share of time with NFL expansion franchises, as head coach of the Carolina Panthers starting w |
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| Capers named Patriots' special assistant/secondary |
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02/21/2008 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots hired former Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Dom Capers as special assistant for the secondary Thursday. Capers, a former head coach at Carolina and Houston, spent two seasons at Miami. He was special assistant to the head coach in 2006 and defensive coordinator last season. The Patriots also made Nick Caserio director of player personnel and Bill O'Brien as wide receivers coach. Caserio was New England's wide receivers coach last season and had been th |
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| Moss not designated franchise player by New England |
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02/21/2008 |
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) -The New England Patriots did not designate Randy Moss as a franchise player Thursday, but there was no word from the team on whether they had reached a contract agreement with the wide receiver or are allowing him to become a free agent. Teams had until 4 p.m. to designate one player as a franchise player if they wished. Only 11 teams did that, not including the Patriots. If Moss and the Patriots have agreed to a multiyear contract, it cannot be announced until Feb. 29. After taking a |
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| NFL union president: HGH use 'not something that's common' in football |
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02/20/2008 |
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| ently test for HGH. Vincent said the question of how soon a reliable test would be available was a topic of discussion at a meeting Wednesday involving commissioner Roger Goodell, NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw and more than a dozen players. New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison was suspended for the first four games of this past season after he admitted using ``a banned substance,'' reportedly HGH, for the purpose of ``accelerating the healing process.'' But Vincent doesn't believe that many other |
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| Goodell hopes NFL is close to an agreement to talk to former Patriots assistant Walsh |
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02/20/2008 |
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -NFL commissioner Roger Goodell hopes the NFL is close to an agreement that will allow former New England Patriots employee Matt Walsh to tell the league about the tapes he is said to have made of the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough before the 2002 Super Bowl. ``The lawyers are still talking and we're anxious to speak to him. We're anxious to get an agreement to get him to come forth.'' Goodell told the Associated Press on Wednesday before the start of the NFL combine. ``We hope to be able to t |
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| Report: Giants, Coughlin close to new deal |
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02/19/2008 |
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| y this past season, dropping their first two games to Dallas and Green Bay, but got hot at the right time and finished 10-6. They rolled through the playoffs with road wins over Tampa Bay, Dallas and Green Bay before stunning the previously-unbeaten New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. In four years with the Giants, Coughlin has a regular-season record of 35-29 with an NFC East title in 2005. He was 0-2 in the playoffs with New York before this season's Super Bowl run. Coughlin previously spent eight years (199 |
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| APNewsNow: Lawsuit seeks compensation for Super Bowl loss |
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02/15/2008 |
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NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A lawsuit filed Friday by a former St. Louis Rams player and others seeks millions of dollars in damages from the alleged taping of Rams practices by the New England Patriots before the 2002 Super Bowl. The Patriots won the game 20-17 in the Superdome. The $100 million suit, filed on behalf of former Rams player Willie Gary in U.S. District Court in New Orleans, names the Patriots, team owner Robert Kraft and head coach Bill Belichick.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights |
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| Matt Walsh's lawyer asks NFL to protect his client on Spygate tapes |
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02/15/2008 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -The lawyer for former New England Patriots employee Matt Walsh said his client is willing to turn over videotapes he made for the team if the NFL guarantees Walsh protection from lawsuits or other legal action. Attorney Michael Levy said that to date, the NFL's initial proposals are not sufficient protection for Walsh, who is said to have taped the St. Louis Rams' walkthrough practice the day before they played the Patriots in the 2002 Super Bowl. The Patriots won 20-17. ``Under our proposal, |
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