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| Broncos sign free agent linebacker |
NFL Football |
07/08/2006 |
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DENVER (AP) -Free-agent linebacker T.J. Hollowell signed a two-year contract with the Denver Broncos on Saturday. The third-year pro has appeared in six regular-season games, two with the New York Jets last season and four in 2004 with the New York Giants, who signed him as an undrafted free agent out of Nebraska. Hollowell spent the final five weeks of last season on the Chicago Bears' practice squad and also was on the active roster of the Miami Dolphins last season. In four years at Nebraska, Holl |
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| Broncos' Sauerbrun said to be suspended for a month |
NFL Football |
07/07/2006 |
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DENVER (AP) -Todd Sauerbrun ripped off his helmet and hurled it in disgust after shanking a 25-yarder at the Denver Broncos' minicamp Friday. The paltry punt was the least of his troubles. Sauerbrun will be suspended for the first month of the season after testing positive for the banned supplement ephedra, a person close to the player said Friday. Sauerbrun will miss the first four regular-season games if his expected appeal is denied, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity to The Asso |
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| Prosecutor offers plea deal in Plummer case |
NFL Football |
07/06/2006 |
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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) -Prosecutors offered Denver Broncos quarterback Jake Plummer a plea deal to settle municipal charges in an alleged road rage incident, a police spokesman said Thursday. City attorney Dugan Comer made the plea offer during a private pretrial conference, said Englewood police investigator John Hoehler. ``An offer was made, and Jake's attorney was going to discuss it with his client,'' Hoehler said. Hoehler said he didn't know the details of the offer. Comer's office referred all q |
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| Former players say safety net jeopardized by investment scam |
NFL Football |
06/30/2006 |
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| sued the league and its union to recover the money, claiming the union endorsed the services of an investment firm even though its manager had liens against him. ``They are a huge billion-dollar company,'' Atwater, a former Pro Bowl safety for the Denver Broncos, said of the NFL at a news conference. ``We hope that they would at least come to the table and talk to us.'' Bishop said he is past being mad at the scheme authorities say hedge fund manager Kirk Wright cooked up to steal the players' money. Now, |
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| NFL, union sued over money lost in investments |
NFL Football |
06/27/2006 |
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| was arrested in Miami Beach in May on federal fraud charges. He also faces a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against him and his company, International Management Associates. Among the clients deceived by Wright are former Denver Broncos players Steve Atwater, Ray Crockett, Al Smith and Bishop, as well as former Philadelphia Eagles player Clyde Simmons, authorities said. The five players are plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the NFL and players' union, along with Marco Coleman, wh |
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| NFL, union face suit over money lost in alleged fraud scheme |
NFL Football |
06/27/2006 |
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| ami Beach in May on federal fraud charges. He also faces a lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against him and his company, International Management Associates. Among the clients deceived by Wright, authorities said, are former Denver Broncos players Steve Atwater, Ray Crockett, Al Smith and Bishop, as well as former longtime Philadelphia Eagles player Clyde Simmons. The five players are plaintiffs in the lawsuit against the NFL and players union, along with Marco Coleman, who has play |
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| NFL officials meet with Anaheim officials, business leaders |
NFL Football |
06/15/2006 |
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SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) -Denver Broncos owner Pat Bowlen is convinced the NFL needs a team in the Los Angeles area. Where and when remain the multimillion dollar questions. Bowlen and NFL commissioner Paul Tagliabue were among league officials who held a luncheon meeting Thursday with Anaheim Mayor Curt Pringle, other city officials and Orange County business leaders. The previous evening, they dined with Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and businessmen from that city. The two mayors and their cit |
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| Tagliabue meets with Los Angeles business officials |
NFL Football |
06/14/2006 |
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| . We're determined to get a team here.'' Whether that means Los Angeles, Anaheim or both at some point in time has not been determined. Among those attending the dinner were team owners Michael Bidwill of the Arizona Cardinals, Pat Bowlen of the Denver Broncos, Steve Tisch of the New York Giants and Jed York of the San Francisco 49ers. Among local business leaders attending were billionaires Eli Broad and Ron Burkle, who have both been involved in trying to bring the NFL back to Los Angeles in the past; |
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| Texans hire Rick Smith for general manager position |
NFL Football |
06/05/2006 |
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| Houston, TX (MySportsbook) - The Houston Texans named Denver Broncos former assistant general manager Rick Smith as their second general manager. Smith had been promoted to assistant general manager of the Broncos on March 16 this year and served as the director of pro personnel for six seasons. The Texans were in search of a new GM after Charley Casserly resigned last month, ending a tenuous stint that saw the expansion franchise never reach the playoffs. "We looked long and hard, and we have found the ri |
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| Former Arizona QB transferring to Vanderbilt |
Division I College Football |
06/02/2006 |
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| Nickson and redshirt freshman Mackenzi Adams were competing for the starting job. Cutler, the Southeastern Conference offensive player of the year, became the first Vandy quarterback drafted in the first round since Bill Wade in 1952, going to the Denver Broncos with the 11th pick overall. ``This gives our football team more quality depth at a critical position and should create enormous competition at the position,'' coach Bobby Johnson said in a statement. Kovalcheck started the first seven games for |
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