Archive for August 13th, 2009
Packers, top pick Raji close to deal (AP)
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy said the team was close to signing first-round draft pick B.J. Raji on Thursday night, potentially ending a contract holdout that has lasted nearly two weeks. The Packers took the former Boston College defensive tackle with the No. 9 overall pick but he has been without a deal since [...]
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Pats’ Brady throws 2 TD passes in return (AP)
Tom Brady was making his comeback against the Philadelphia Eagles while Michael Vick was getting ready to join them. Brady threw two touchdown passes in his first game since tearing ligaments in his left knee in Week 1 last year, leading the New England Patriots to a 27-25 victory over the Eagles in the preseason [...]
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Vick signs 1-year contract with Eagles (AP)
Michael Vick is back in the NFL, landing a job with the Philadelphia Eagles. Agent Joel Segal confirmed the quarterback's signing, shortly before the team announced it in a text message. The Eagles gave Vick a one-year deal with an option for a second year. The 29-year-old Vick, once the NFL's highest-paid player, has been [...]
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Bills WR Owens ruled out against Bears (AP)
Terrell Owens will miss the Buffalo Bills' preseason game against Chicago this weekend because of a sprained toe that has prevented him from practicing all week. Coach Dick Jauron ruled Owens out of Saturday's game after practice Thursday night, saying the toe is healing but the team doesn't want to take any chances with the [...]
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Pats’ Brady starts vs. Eagles in return (AP)
Tom Brady has returned to action for the first time since tearing ligaments in his left knee in Week 1 last year. The 2007 NFL MVP completed his first pass and threw an incompletion in his first series during New England's preseason opener against Philadelphia on Thursday night. Brady handed off on his first play [...]
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Vick accepts blame in TV interview (AP)
Michael Vick says he accepts blame for not stopping an illegal dogfighting ring that he bankrolled. He spoke in an interview with "60 Minutes" set to air Sunday. Vick tells CBS Sports anchor James Brown that he feels "some tremendous hurt behind what happened." He adds that "I should have took the initiative to stop [...]
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T.O. expects to be practicing next week (AP)
Receiver Terrell Owens expects to return to practice next week, meaning he'll likely miss the Buffalo Bills home preseason game against Chicago this weekend because of a sprained toe. Updating his injury on his Twitter page before the team's practice Thursday night, Owens wrote his toe is getting better and he'll possibly be back at [...]
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Broncos WR Marshall’s trial underway (AP)
Testimony has begun in the trial of Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who faces misdemeanor battery charges. The charges stem from a March 2008 argument with then-girlfriend Rasheedah Watley at Marshall's downtown Atlanta condominium. A jury was selected Thursday morning, and the officer who responded to the call testified.
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Broncos WR Marshall’s trial underway (AP)
Testimony has begun in the trial of Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall, who faces misdemeanor battery charges. The charges stem from a March 2008 argument with then-girlfriend Rasheedah Watley at Marshall's downtown Atlanta condominium. A jury was selected Thursday morning, and the officer who responded to the call testified.
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Seahawks OT Jones back at practice (AP)
While Seattle fans await the debut of rookie linebacker Aaron Curry, the Seahawks have offensive tackle Walter Jones practicing again. Jones was in uniform and on the field taking part in drills Thursday afternoon after not practicing since the first day of training camp. Jones had been bothered by a sore back.
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