Archive for February 18th, 2010
Peppers, Owens head potential UFA list (AP)
Carolina defensive end Julius Peppers, Buffalo wide receiver Terrell Owens and New Orleans safety Darren Sharper are among 235 NFL players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents next month. A complete list of players with at least six seasons in the league and contracts due to expire was posted Thursday by the NFL on NFLLabor.com.
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NFL names Troy Vincent to VP position (AP)
The NFL named former All-Pro cornerback Troy Vincent vice president of player development for active players on Thursday. Vincent, who will join the league office on February 22, was a five-time Pro Bowler who played for Miami, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Washington and was president of the NFL Players Association for four years until March 2008.
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Bills starting RT Butler retires at 26 (AP)
Buffalo Bills starting right tackle Brad Butler announced his retirement on Thursday. The news comes as a surprise to the Bills after the 26-year-old Butler just completed only his fourth NFL season. Butler majored in government studies at Virginia, and spent the 2008 offseason interning at Kemp Partners in Washington DC with former and late [...]
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Suit over suspensions will go to trial (AP)
The closely watched labor fight between the NFL and two members of the Minnesota Vikings who challenged their drug-related suspensions will go to trial next month. A Minnesota judge ruled Thursday that a lawsuit over the NFL’s suspensions of Vikings defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams will go to trial March 8 to settle [...]
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