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Brian Banks has chance to 'live out his dream,' Atlanta Falcons GM says
Brian Banks called signing a contract with the Atlanta Falcons on Wednesday the greatest accomplishment of his life, aside from clearing his name. Officials of his new team said they were happy to have him on board. "We are pleased to have Brian...
Tags: National Football League, Prisons, Punishment, United Football League, Football
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Ravens open preseason against Buccaneers, play prime-time game vs. Panthers
The Ravens 2013 preseason schedule is highlighted by a prime-time home game against the Carolina Panthers on Thursday, Aug. 22 at M&T Bank Stadium, the NFL announced today. That game, which will be the third of four preseason games for the Super Bowl...
Tags: Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Miami Dolphins, Super Bowl XLVII, New England Patriots
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Exonerated Brian Banks signs with Atlanta Falcons
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Brian Banks, the former Long Beach Polytechnic High School football standout who spent five years in prison before his rape conviction was overturned, has finally earned a spot with an NFL team. Banks, 27, has signed with the Atlanta Falcons as a...Tags: Seattle Seahawks, National Football League, Pete Carroll, Punishment, Prisons
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Falcons cut three high-priced veterans, including Michael Turner
The Atlanta Falcons have made the biggest off-season splash to date by dumping three key veterans: defensive end John Abraham, cornerback Dunta Robinson and running back Michael Turner. The news is not stunning since many NFL teams at this time of...Tags: National Football League, Mike Smith (football coach), Dunta Robinson, John Abraham, Albert Pujols
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Tight end might be Bears' top target in free agency
As the Bears have combed through the free agent left tackles, they undoubtedly have noticed the group has thinned out like the hair on Brian Urlacher's head. The Broncos put the franchise tag on Ryan Clady. The Chiefs did the same to Brandon Albert. And...
Tags: Gosder Cherilus, Jermon Bushrod, New York Giants, Martellus Bennett, Washington Redskins
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Steelers cut James Harrison in salary cap move
James Harrison's snarling tenacity made the Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker one of the NFL's most intimidating players for nearly a decade. Big hits — some legal, some not so much — also turned the outspoken five-time Pro Bowler into focal...
Tags: Washington Redskins, William Moore, Chris Johnson (football, cornerback), San Diego Chargers, New York Yankees
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Hoping Bears play 'What's My Line?' in free agency
Now comes NFL free agency, or as it’s known at Halas Hall, “Where my offensive tackle?’’ Even before Tuesday’s 3 p.m. kickoff to free agency, the Bears were one of several teams mentioned in the Jake Long sweepstakes....
Tags: Gosder Cherilus, Jermon Bushrod, Israel Idonije, Minnesota Vikings, Jay Cutler
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Scoreboard: April 3
TODAY COLLEGE SOFTBALL Northern State vs. Minnesota-Duluth, Swisher Field, 11:30 a.m. doubleheader MEN’S CITY LEAGUE BASKETBALL at Civic Arena 7 p.m. — Kessler’s/Miller Lite vs. Tapz TV SPORTS Major League Baseball&...Tags: Atlanta Hawks, Jason Hanson, Compuware Corporation, Kansas City Royals, Minnesota Twins
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New deal for Cutler should be low on Bears priority list
Speaking of streaks that interest Chicago, how many NFL quarterbacks in a row will sign a new contract and make Bears fans wonder how it affects Jay Cutler? The number could reach 31 and my answer regarding Cutler would remain the same: Not. One. Bit....Tags: Jermon Bushrod, NFL Scouting Combine, Green Bay Packers, Jay Cutler, Dustin Keller
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When it comes to diversity in the NFL, nepotism trumps the 'Rooney Rule'
This NFL offseason represents the 10-year anniversary of the inception of the "Rooney Rule." The rule, named after Pittsburgh Steelers' Chairman Dan Rooney, requires teams to interview minority candidates for all head coaching and senior football...
Tags: Mike Tomlin, NFL Scouting Combine, Marvin Lewis, San Francisco 49ers, Washington Redskins
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Urlacher deserving of 54-gun salute
When Brian Urlacher held up that navy blue jersey for the first time on that April day in 2000, his face a little pimply and his scalp covered with closely cropped blond hair, no one had any idea what 54 would come to represent. After 13 seasons, it's...
Tags: New York Giants, Lawrence Taylor, Green Bay Packers, Joe Greene, Warren Sapp
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Ed Reed officially becomes an ex-Raven, making three-year deal with Texans official
The sight couldn’t have been easy for Ravens fans: Ed Reed wearing a Houston Texans’ hat and later holding up a blue No. 20 jersey. For Reed, a Raven for 11 seasons and one of the franchise’s best ever players, it wasn’t an...Tags: American Football Conference, San Francisco 49ers, Kansas City Chiefs, Joe Montana, Ed Reed
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