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| Bengals think 2 diva receivers not too many |
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08/25/2010 |
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| league's worst passing games. An up-and-coming defense kept things close, and coach Marvin Lewis' decision to go to a run-based offense got the Bengals to the playoffs for only the second time since 1990. There, the shortcoming was unmasked. The New York Jets beat them 37-0 in the final game of the regular season, then came to Cincinnati and beat them at their own game in the playoffs. The main difference: New York could throw the ball a little. Owens watched that 24-14 Jets playoff win on television a |
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| Big hopes match big talk for Rex Ryan's Jets |
NFL Football |
08/25/2010 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The president is on the New York Jets' itinerary. Rex Ryan boldly declared at his introductory news conference 19 months ago that the Jets would meet President Barack Obama in a few years. Well, someday means now for Ryan, whose team fell a win short of reaching the Super Bowl last season. ``Our goal has never changed,'' the Jets' brash coach said. ``Everyone laughed at us last year when we said we were going to do this and that and we backed it up, with a huge exception. We |
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| Jets' Sanchez will wear brace on knee from now on |
NFL Football |
08/24/2010 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez will wear a protective brace on his surgically repaired left knee ``probably forever'' to guard against future injuries. Sanchez, who first sported the bulky brace at practice Monday, said Tuesday that he will wear it during all future games and practices. The second-year quarterback says coach Rex Ryan told him to wear it after a scare in Saturday's preseason game at Carolina when a Panthers player almost rolled into his knee. Sanchez h |
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| Leinart on the spot in Arizona's NFC West defense |
NFL Football |
08/24/2010 |
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| k Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie made the Pro Bowl in his second season but the other side is the problem. Second-year pro Greg Toler and free agent Trumaine McBride are fighting for the job. At safety, Adrian Wilson is the rock of the defense, with ex-New York Jets safety Kelly Rhodes joining him. Whisenhunt, with a big new contract, has not had a losing season in his three years with Arizona, and that's saying something for a franchise that, before his arrival, had just one winning season since coming to Ar |
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| Jets, C Mangold finalize hefty contract |
NFL Football |
08/24/2010 |
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| Florham Park, NJ (MySportsbook) - The New York Jets have signed All-Pro Nick Mangold to a new contract that will reportedly make him the highest paid center in the league. Details of the deal were not disclosed, but the New York Daily News reported earlier the deal is worth $55 million over seven years and includes $24 million in guaranteed money. "I could not be more excited to have this done," Mangold said. "It kind of came out of the blue when things started, and now that it's done, it's very exciting. |
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| Jets' Mangold signs, becomes highest-paid center |
NFL Football |
08/24/2010 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Nick Mangold has become the NFL's highest-paid center, signing a seven-year deal with the New York Jets that could be worth up to $55 million. The two-time Pro Bowl selection was scheduled to earn $3.3 million in the final year of his five-year rookie deal. The contract, signed Tuesday, surpasses the one inked last year by St. Louis center Jason Brown, whose five-year contract was worth $37.5 million, including $20 million guaranteed. Mangold, who reported for training camp d |
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| Calgary signs DB Carroll |
CFL |
08/24/2010 |
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| ms with former NFL defensive back Ahmad Carroll to a contract on Tuesday. Details of the contract were not disclosed, per team policy. The 27-year-old was taken with the 25th overall pick out of Arkansas by Green Bay in the 2004 NFL Draft. Carroll played with the Packers for three seasons (2004-06) before spending two years with the New York Jets (2008-09). Over 57 career games -- 28 starts -- Carroll had accumulated three interceptions, three sacks, one fumble recovery for a touchdown and 94 total tackles. |
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| Panthers QB Clausen told toe pain will linger |
NFL Football |
08/24/2010 |
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| tendons after being injured early last season against Michigan State. Clausen said Tuesday the toe ``feels good some days and sore other days'' and it's especially painful after games. He played the entire second half in Saturday's 9-3 loss to the New York Jets, completing 9 of 22 passes for 72 yards and an interception. Clausen appeared to be limping slightly after sitting out Monday's practice. ``As of right now, the doctor says it'll probably be after the season until I feel 100 percent,'' Clausen sai |
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| Sprained ankle rules McNabb out for Redskins-Jets |
NFL Football |
08/24/2010 |
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) - Washington Redskins quarterback Donovan McNabb will miss Friday's game against the New York Jets because of a sprained left ankle. McNabb has been unable to practice since getting hurt in Saturday night's preseason loss to the Baltimore Ravens. McNabb watched Tuesday's workout with a wrap around his ankle and wearing a baseball cap. Coach Mike Shanahan says the ankle is ``quite sore'' and that McNabb probably wouldn't be able to play if it were a regular season game.Copyright &co |
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| Jets, C Mangold finalizing hefty contract |
NFL Football |
08/24/2010 |
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| New York, NY (MySportsbook) - The New York Jets are set to sign All-Pro Nick Mangold to a seven-year, $55 million contract that would make him the highest paid center in the league. The New York Daily News reports the deal includes $24 million in guaranteed money and should be struck sometime on Tuesday. Mangold was selected to the Pro Bowl in each of the last two seasons and has started every game for New York since being taken with the 29th overall pick in the first round out of Ohio State in 2006. Mang |
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