The Indianapolis Colts have signed free agent guard Andy Alleman. The 6-foot-4, 310-pounder was New Orleans’ third-round draft choice in 2007. He started four games in Miami in 2008, and started three games for Kansas City last season. He played college football at Akron. The signing announced Thursday comes three days after the Colts released Ryan Lilja, their starting left guard.
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Posted: March 11th, 2010 under Uncategorized.
The Philadelphia Eagles have signed wide receiver Chad Hall to a three-year contract. Hall last played at Air Force in 2007. He was the only player in the nation to lead his team in yards rushing (1,478), yards receiving (524 on 50 catches) and all-purpose yards (2,683). He scored 16 touchdowns. The 23-year-old Hall has spent the last two years serving as a second lieutenant at Hill Air Force Base in…
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Posted: March 11th, 2010 under 21251.
Matt Moore has signed his one-year, $3.043 million tender with the Carolina Panthers, who have declared him the starting quarterback going into training camp. Moore’s agent, Lynn Lashbrook, says Moore preferred to sign the tender than test the free agency market. Thursday’s move comes a week after the Panthers released longtime starter Jake Delhomme.
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Suspected gang member Willie Clark was found guilty of murder Thursday in the drive-by shooting death of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams. A jury returned the verdict after an 11-day trial and a day and a half of deliberation. Clark showed no emotion as the verdict was read, but leaned back and looked at the ceiling once the jury was dismissed.
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The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired free agent wide receiver Jerheme Urban, who spent the last three seasons with the Arizona Cardinals. The 6-foot-3, 207-pound Urban has 87 catches for 1,231 yards in a career that started in 2003 with the Seattle Seahawks. He has played in six postseason games, including the Super Bowl.
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The Detroit Lions have added depth on both sides of the ball. Detroit re-signed offensive tackle Jon Jansen and linebacker Vinny Ciurciu to one-year contracts Thursday. Jansen started twice and played in 11 games last season for the Lions. Ciurciu helped out on special teams in nine games last season for them.
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LaDainian Tomlinson is in Minnesota meeting with the Vikings about joining Adrian Peterson in what would be a big-name backfield. Tomlinson arrived in the Twin Cities on Wednesday night and dined with Vikings officials. He had more meetings scheduled for Thursday to talk about how he would fit in with the Vikings.
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Defensive tackle Tank Johnson has signed a four-year deal to stay with the Cincinnati Bengals. Johnson started 13 games last season despite a case of plantar faciitis in his right foot that limited his mobility and caused a lot of pain. He felt better as the season went along, and tied for the team lead with 10 tackles in a playoff loss to the Jets.
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Posted: March 11th, 2010 under 21223.
Pro Football Hall of Famer and former television actor Merlin Olsen has died. He was 69. Utah State University assistant athletic media relations director Zach Fisher says Olsen died Wednesday night at a Los Angeles hospital. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma last year. Olsen was an All-American at Utah State and a first-round draft pick of the Los Angles Rams in 1962.
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Free agent quarterback Jake Delhomme, released last week by Carolina, is visiting the Cleveland Browns. Agent Rick Smith said Thursday that Delhomme is at Cleveland’s team headquarters in Berea, Ohio. The Browns have been shopping for a quarterback, and earlier this week acquired backup Seneca Wallace in a trade and released Derek Anderson.
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Posted: March 11th, 2010 under 21227.