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| Revis ready to contribute for Jets after ending lengthy holdout |
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08/16/2007 |
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| N.Y. (AP) -Darrelle Revis stayed in shape while his agents took care of the negotiating. A distant bystander while his teammates prepared for the season, there were times when the first-round draft pick wondered if he'd ever take the field for the New York Jets. ``Being out for so long, you think it's never going to end,'' the cornerback said Wednesday night. ``We're just glad to get this process done and over with.'' The Jets signed Revis, drafted 14th overall, on Wednesday and ended the touted corner |
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| First-rounder Darrelle Revis signs with Jets after lengthy holdout |
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08/15/2007 |
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -The New York Jets signed first-round pick Darrelle Revis on Wednesday, ending the touted cornerback's lengthy holdout. Revis, selected 14th overall after New York traded up to draft him, missed 22 practices - including Wednesday's single practice - and the team's preseason opener last Friday against Atlanta since training camp started July 27. ``It was tough,'' Revis said Wednesday night. ``Basically being a competitor and being the type of football player that I am, I didn't wan |
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| Petrino: DT Rod Coleman not ready to play |
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08/15/2007 |
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| (playing), it goes away.'' Jonathan Babineaux, who faces animal cruelty charges in Gwinnett County, will make his second straight start in Coleman's spot. The Falcons used third-year reserve Darrell Shropshire behind Babineaux in last week's preseason loss to the New York Jets.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated Press. |
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| Jets closing in on deal with first-round pick Darrelle Revis |
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08/14/2007 |
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -The New York Jets and first-round draft pick Darrelle Revis were closing in on a deal Tuesday night that would end the touted cornerback's lengthy training camp holdout. ``We've made major, substantial progress,'' Revis' agent, Neil Schwartz, told The Associated Press. ``We're working on it right now.'' Schwartz was at the Jets' headquarters at Hofstra University late Tuesday night discussing a deal with general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Schwartz was uncertain if an agreement woul |
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| Jones' injury gives Jets chance to see how deep they are at running back |
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08/14/2007 |
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| g the disappointment of being released by three NFL teams behind him. ``I was over there in another country with a group of guys where we only had each other because we were away from our families,'' Hollings said Tuesday after practicing with the New York Jets. ``It was fun, just going out there and playing with those guys every Saturday.'' Hollings would like to play on Sundays again, in the NFL. After being released last summer by Chicago and then Indianapolis - teams that later met in the Super Bowl |
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| With tight end Eric Johnson, Brees has yet another target |
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08/13/2007 |
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| g in my chances to get the ball.'' Payton often talks of his fondness for ``smart'' players, so Johnson's educational background makes him a good fit. Johnson said being a Yale graduate brought some interesting smack talk his way, such as when a New York Jets linebacker told him during a game that he'd be better off on Wall Street than the football field. ``There's just not that many Ivy League guys in the league so they give me a hard time,'' Johnson said. ``I'm still proud I went to Yale and got to t |
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| Jets' Jones has lower leg injury |
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08/13/2007 |
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| Hempstead, NY (MySportsbook) - New York Jets running back Thomas Jones sustained a lower leg injury during practice on Sunday, but head coach Eric Mangini would not divulge the severity of the problem or give a timetable for the veteran's return. "I can tell you that he is working extremely hard and he will be back as quickly as he can," Mangini said at a Monday news conference. "It's a lower leg. It's below the knee." Jones was hurt Sunday and didn't practice Monday morning. Asked if the club's new featu |
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| Reshaped Pouha could make a big impact on Jets' defensive line |
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08/13/2007 |
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -Sione Pouha gave a quizzical look and then proudly pointed to his slimmer upper body after he was asked if he lost body fat in the offseason. ``Can't you guys tell?'' the New York Jets defensive tackle said Monday with a big laugh. Everyone sure can. Pouha is noticeably thinner this summer after shedding 25 pounds from his 325-pound frame. ``Some of the fans came up with old media guides and stuff and I kind of saw the gut I had as a rookie,'' he said. Pouha is reshaped and r |
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| Special teamer, backup tight end preparing for life after NFL |
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08/13/2007 |
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| ly from Middletown, Wis., keeps sticking around. After graduating in May 2004 with a degree in psychology, Cramer left the Ivy League as a seventh-round draft pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He also spent time in training camp that year with the New York Jets before being signed to the Titans' practice squad for 10 weeks. Carolina signed him to the roster where he played six games, including his lone start at fullback. He spent the first 13 games of 2005 on the Panthers' practice squad before being sig |
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| Agent: Jets' running back Thomas Jones week to week with strained calf muscle |
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08/13/2007 |
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HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -New York Jets running back Thomas Jones has a strained right calf muscle and hopes to return in time for the team's season opener, his agent said Monday. Drew Rosenhaus, Jones' agent, told The Associated Press that he spoke Monday to the star running back, who updated him on the severity of the injury. ``He had an MRI on the right calf and it was determined that he has what is essentially a strain of the calf muscle,'' Rosenhaus said. ``He said the doctor was vague in terms of ho |
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