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| Titans QB Simms nixes deal in drugged-driving case |
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01/21/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms is just saying no to a plea deal after being accused of driving while high on marijuana. Simms rejected prosecutors' offer Friday to let him plead guilty to driving while impaired. It's a traffic violation, not a crime. His punishment would have included a $500 fine, five days of community service and a 90-day drivers' license suspension. After Simms turned down the offer, a judge set a March 1 trial date. The charges include a misdemeanor t |
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| Titans will not retain Cecil |
NFL Football |
01/20/2011 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - The Tennessee Titans will not retain defensive coordinator Chuck Cecil for the 2011 season. The Tennessean reported the move on Thursday. The Titans were only able to muster a defense ranked 26th in the NFL under Cecil, the former hard-hitting member of the Packers and Cardinals secondary who held the post for the last two seasons. The 46-year-old Arizona product had served under Jeff Fisher since 2001, when he was hired as a defensive assistant, and worked his way up the chain |
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| Frazier announces QB, offensive line coaches |
NFL Football |
01/20/2011 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) - Leslie Frazier has made two more additions to the Vikings coaching staff, picking Craig Johnson as quarterbacks coach and Jeff Davidson as offensive line coach. Johnson spent the past 11 years with the Tennessee Titans, where he coached quarterbacks and running backs. In Minnesota, he'll work with new offensive coordinator Bill Musgrave to help the Vikings move on at quarterback after Brett Favre's retirement. Davidson was the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers the |
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| Titans S Griffin to replace Ed Reed on AFC Pro Bowl roster |
NFL Football |
01/19/2011 |
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| Nashville, TN (MySportsbook) - Tennessee Titans safety Michael Griffin will replace Baltimore Ravens safety Ed Reed on the AFC roster for the 2011 NFL Pro Bowl. Griffin, the Titans' 2007 first-round draft pick, had 108 tackles and four interceptions this past season. The Texas product will be making his second Pro Bowl appearance. Griffin also replaced Reed in the 2009 Pro Bowl. Griffin is the fourth member of the Titans on the Pro Bowl roster. This year's event will be played on January 30 at Aloha Stadium |
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| Steelers happy to stay home - again |
NFL Football |
01/17/2011 |
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| Steelers fans) travel so well,'' Clark said. ``But we'd rather have it here with the black-and-gold seats.'' Clark - like all but one defensive starter - was on the 2008 team that was a No. 2 seed and hosted the title game when the Ravens beat the Tennessee Titans, 13-3, the week before. That Pittsburgh team went on to win the Super Bowl. The No. 2 seed trick surfaced in 1996 and 1998, as well, although the Steelers split those two title games played at Three Rivers Stadium. In fact, hosting doesn't always |
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| Titans QB Simms' statements allowed in NYC case |
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01/11/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms has lost a bid to keep an alleged admission about smoking marijuana from being used in his drugged-driving case. A judge in New York City ruled Tuesday that Simms' statements were obtained legally, and police were justified in stopping and arresting him early on July 1. Police say Simms was stopped for making an erratic turn near a police sobriety checkpoint. An officer has testified that a ``zombie''-like Simms said he'd been smoking the dr |
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| Ruling due Tuesday in Titans QB Simms' NYC case |
NFL Football |
01/11/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - Tennessee Titans backup quarterback Chris Simms is expecting a court ruling as he weighs his next play in his New York City drugged-driving case. A decision is due Tuesday on whether prosecutors can use Simms' alleged admission that he'd smoked marijuana before his July 1 arrest. Simms' lawyers say police had no justification for stopping him, so the supposed statement should be suppressed. Prosecutors say the arrest was lawful. Police say Simms was stopped for making an erratic turn, a |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Likes and dislikes, Wild Card edition |
NFL Football |
01/09/2011 |
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| was disgraceful enough, but a self-serving public denial regarding the entire situation left the real estate tycoon with even more egg on his face. O.J. Simpson sounded more convincing. GOOD MOVE, Bud Adams. For taking the sound advice of the entire Tennessee Titans front office and choosing Jeff Fisher over Vince Young. You've got a better chance of getting back to the Super Bowl with the former as your head coach than the latter as your quarterback. BAD MOVE, John Elway. The Hall of Fame quarterback had two b |
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| Brackett fined $35,000 by NFL |
NFL Football |
01/07/2011 |
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NEW YORK (AP) - The NFL fined Indianapolis Colts linebacker Gary Brackett $35,000 Friday for his hit on Tennessee Titans long snapper Ken Amato in last Sunday's game. Brackett was called for an illegal blindside block on Amato as the linebacker ran toward the Colts' goal line and hit the long snapper from the side in springing Antoine Bethea for a return off a missed field goal. Titans coach Jeff Fisher called the hit ``vicious'' and said it cracked Amato's helmet. Brackett has now been fined three times |
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| Titans keep Jeff Fisher for 17th season |
NFL Football |
01/07/2011 |
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Tennessee Titans owner Bud Adams has decided to keep Jeff Fisher for the 2011 season. In a statement released by the team, the 88-year-old owner says Fisher has meant a great deal to the team and helped the Titans reach ``incredible heights'' under his leadership. The decision comes two days after Adams agreed the Titans needed to part with Vince Young five seasons after he ordered the quarterback drafted. Fisher is the NFL's longest-tenured coach, and Adams' decision means Fish |
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