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| Browns send WR Edwards to Jets |
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10/07/2009 |
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| Berea, OH (MySportsbook) - The Cleveland Browns have sent wide receiver Braylon Edwards to the New York Jets. In return, Cleveland will acquire wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, linebacker Jason Trusnik and undisclosed draft choices, believed to be a third and a fifth-round pick. Edwards, the third overall pick of the 2005 NFL Draft out of Michigan, had a career year in 2007, catching 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns to lead the Browns to a division crown and playoff berth, while earning his only P |
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| Thomas never doubted he'd come back strong |
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10/07/2009 |
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| one night after he was vomiting in his hotel room. He took the field at about 210 pounds, which was his playing weight last season, and ran for 126 yards and two touchdowns in the span of a mere two quarters. In the Saints' 24-10 victory over the New York Jets last Sunday, with Drew Brees held under 200 yards passing, Thomas again emerged as one of the Saints' most important offensive players. He had 86 yards rushing and 46 yards receiving. His 36-yard gain on a screen pass gave the Saints a first-down at |
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| NFC South: QB switch doesn't change Bucs' fortunes |
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10/06/2009 |
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| elief that the only way the New Orleans Saints can win games is by outscoring the opposition behind prolific passing days from quarterback Drew Brees, the team presented quite a counterpoint to that notion with this past Sunday's showing against the New York Jets. A noticeably improved defense accounted for two of the Saints' three touchdowns in their 24-10 victory over the previously-unbeaten Jets at the Superdome, while forcing New York quarterback Mark Sanchez into a litany of mistakes. New Orleans interc |
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| Favre nearly perfect in 1st half vs. Pack |
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10/05/2009 |
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| thews ripped the ball out of Adrian Peterson's hands and returned it 42 yards to tie the game at 14 with just over 3 minutes to play in the half - far too much time for Favre, who has been itching for this game ever since Green Bay traded him to the New York Jets before last season. Favre completed a 26-yard pass to Rice and a 43-yarder to Percy Harvin to set up Peterson's 1-yard touchdown run with 30 seconds to go that gave the Vikings a seven-point lead going into the break. After saying all week that |
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| Buccaneers release K Nugent |
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10/05/2009 |
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| ounced Monday. Nugent signed with the Bucs in March and played in each of their first four games this season. But he made just 2-of-6 field goal attempts, with a long of 37, along with all six extra point attempts. Nugent had joined Tampa Bay after spending his first four NFL seasons with the New York Jets. In 53 career games, Nugent has made 77-of-98 field goal attempts and 89-of-91 extra points. Additionally, the Buccaneers announced they signed kicker Shane Andrus and released cornerback Marcus Hamilton. |
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| Bucs release kicker Mike Nugent |
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10/05/2009 |
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| Bucs worked out former Indianapolis kicker Shane Andrus and signed him as Nugent's replacement on Monday. The 2005 second-round draft pick signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent in March after spending the first four seasons of his career with the New York Jets. After going 0 for 4 on his first four attempts for the Bucs, the fifth-year pro made kicks of 37 and 22 yards against the Redskins. Andrus began the season with the Colts, handling kickoff duties in the team's opener against Jacksonville. He made |
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| Unbeaten Saints deliver on defense to down Jets |
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10/04/2009 |
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| New Orleans, LA (MySportsbook) - New Orleans' defense rattled rookie Mark Sanchez into four turnovers, two of which resulted in scores, in the Saints' 24-10 win over the New York Jets in a bout between unbeaten clubs. Darren Sharper returned an interception 99 yards for a touchdown and Remi Ayodele recovered a Sanchez fumble in the end zone in the victory. Pierre Thomas rushed for 86 yards on 19 carries and his fourth-quarter touchdown cemented the Saints' win. New Orleans is off to its first 4-0 start si |
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| Brady, Pats hold on to edge Ravens |
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10/04/2009 |
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| s the New England Patriots held on to post a 27-21 win over Baltimore at Gillette Stadium. Brady finished with 258 yards through the air on 21-of-32 attempts for the Patriots (3-1), who have won two games in a row following a hard-fought loss to the New York Jets. After missing the Patriots' last two contests with a knee injury, Wes Welker had 48 yards on six receptions. "It's been a pretty depressing two weeks for me," Welker said. "Finally, being able to get out there has been pretty good for me." Randy Mo |
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| NFL Inactives (Sunday, October 4, 2009) |
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10/04/2009 |
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| J. Spillman, C Nick Hardwick, G Tyronne Green, WR Buster Davis, LB Antwan Applewhite, DL Travis Johnson Steelers - 3rd QB Dennis Dixon, WR Limas Sweed, RB Willie Parker, S Troy Polamalu, TE David Johnson, CB Keenan Lewis, G Kraig Urbik, T Tony Hills NEW YORK JETS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS, 4:05 P.M. (ET) Jets - 3rd QB Erik Ainge, QB Kevin O'Connell, LB Ryan Fowler, DT Howard Green, DT Ropati Pitoitua, CB Lito Sheppard, G Matt Slauson, CB Donald Strickland Saints - 3rd QB Chase Daniel, RB Mike Bell, T Jermon Bush |
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| Browns desperate for positive moment vs. Bengals |
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10/03/2009 |
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| (MySportsbook) - ManGenius, we hardly knew ye. Just three short years after a prodigious NFL coaching debut - double-digit wins and a playoff berth with the perpetually luckless New York Jets - Eric Mangini's stock has tumbled precipitously. Exiled from the Jersey swamps when a promising 8-3 start last season wound up a 9-7 debacle, it seemed Bill Belichick's ex-protege landed on his feet with a new gig in Cleveland. Instead, according to reports, the Brown Mutiny seems imminent in the locker room. And in |
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