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| Key Patriots players miss practices as season nears |
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08/22/2007 |
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| would return. Moss declined to comment Wednesday. The Patriots have two exhibition games left, at Carolina on Friday night and at home against the New York Giants the following Thursday night. They open the season Sept. 9 on the road against the New York Jets. Moss and Seymour may be healthy enough to play now, but Belichick knows what the talented veterans can do and may be giving their playing time to others. Seymour withdrew from last season's Pro Bowl after being bothered by elbow and groin problem |
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| Questions abound for Jets as training camp comes to a close |
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08/22/2007 |
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -Laveranues Coles signed one autograph after another and mingled with the fans at least 15 minutes longer than any of his New York Jets teammates. Training camp was over and it was time to celebrate. ``I feel like I survived Coach's camp,'' the veteran wide receiver with a big smile Wednesday. ``If anybody can make it through this, I feel they pretty much can make it through anything.'' The Jets start practicing Thursday out of the view of the public and, for the most part, the |
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| Nugent adds muscle, distance on kickoffs to give Jets a leg up |
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08/21/2007 |
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -If you're wondering who you should draft as the kicker for your fantasy football team, Mike Nugent has an easy answer - him, of course - and a cool video to support his choice. The New York Jets' placekicker, who improved his leg strength during the offseason, recently filmed a commercial for NFL.com that fans are getting, well, quite a kick out of. ``It took a ton of takes and we did it a million times,'' Nugent said after a rain-soaked practice Tuesday. ``There's certain things |
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| Hard-hitting Ventrone trying to make big impact on Jets as special teamer |
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08/20/2007 |
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| . ``My coach would put a red jersey on me, I guess just to protect some of the other players. They didn't have that many scholarships, so we had to keep our good guys healthy.'' This time around, the 5-foot-10, 200-pound safety is in camp with the New York Jets, hoping to win a spot on the 53-man roster as a special teams ace. ``I don't think I'm an underdog,'' said Ventrone. ``I just think I'm one of those blue-collar guys that's going to come out here and just bust his butt every day and hope for the b |
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| Rookie Peterson gets plenty of preseason work for Vikings |
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08/19/2007 |
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| hen the prized rookie got 19 carries in two exhibition games. Peterson, though, did more than just pass a preseason durability test for his once-broken collarbone. He has scored a touchdown and gained 103 yards, including a 43-yard run against the New York Jets. ``We've been trying to ramp him up little by little and see what we feel like he looks at well and give him a little bit more every week,'' coach Brad Childress said. ``I don't know that we're necessarily shopping an exact number for him, but he |
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| First-round pick Revis practices with Jets for first time since ending holdout |
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08/19/2007 |
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -Darrelle Revis anticipated the razzing and the nicknames. The New York Jets' first-round draft pick might have expected a warmer greeting from his teammates. ``We acted like we didn't know him,'' safety Kerry Rhodes said Sunday with a laugh. ``It was all in fun, though. We know he did what he had to do for personal reasons.'' Revis practiced with the Jets on Sunday for the first time since ending his holdout Wednesday, when the cornerback signed a six-year deal reportedly worth a |
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| Patriots re-sign QB Testaverde |
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08/18/2007 |
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| ards (45,281) and completions (3,693). His 270 career touchdown passes rank eighth, and his 6,529 attempts are seventh best. The 6-foot-5, 235-pound quarterback has spent time with Tampa Bay (1987-1992), Cleveland (1993-95), Baltimore (1993-97), the New York Jets (1998-2003, 2005), Dallas (2004) and New England (2006). Testaverde signed with the Patriots last November and was used sparingly in the 2006 campaign behind starter Tom Brady, appearing in three regular season games. He threw a touchdown pass to Tr |
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| Vinny Testaverde returns for 21st NFL season |
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08/18/2007 |
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| lso released safety Artrell Hawkins, cornerback Gemara Williams and linebacker Kyle Bissinger. Testaverde, the top overall pick in the 1987 draft by Tampa Bay after winning the Heisman Trophy at Miami, also has played for Cleveland, Baltimore, the New York Jets and Dallas. He provides an experienced backup to Tom Brady. The Patriots other quarterback, Matt Cassel, has thrown just 32 passes in two seasons with the team after playing sparingly as a backup at Southern California. Brady, Cassel and Matt Gu |
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| Jets have plenty of mistakes to correct when they get back to practice |
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08/18/2007 |
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NEW YORK (AP) -After a game filled with interceptions, bad snaps and missed tackles, Eric Mangini went into the New York Jets' locker room with a stern message. ``If anybody has the impression that this is OK because it's preseason, they're wrong,'' the Jets coach told his team after a 37-20 loss to Minnesota on Friday night. ``Next week, we are going to work very hard to get these corrected, extremely hard to get these corrected. I think they understand. It's too important not to.'' It's safe to assu |
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| Jets finally ink CB Revis |
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08/16/2007 |
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| Hempstead, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Jets signed their first-round draft pick, cornerback Darrelle Revis, on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not immediately available. Revis missed the first 19 days of the team's training camp while wrangling over the deal. The University of Pittsburgh cornerback, who was the 14th player chosen overall in April, was the first cornerback selected and was expected to take over the right cornerback position for the Jets. His prolonged absence may change those plans, |
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