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Thursday, August 21st, 2008The Buffalo Bills bolstered their offensive line by signing undrafted rookie free agent Dustin Dickinson on Thursday. Dickinson spent two months with Seattle before being released in late June. He played college at Houston, where he appeared in 49 games, including 39 starts. The Bills, who play their third preseason game at Indianapolis on Sunday, […]
Quotes on death of Gene Upshaw (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Quotes on the death of NFL Hall of Famer and NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw: “Gene Upshaw did everything with great dignity, pride, and conviction. He was the rare individual who earned his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame both for his accomplishments on the field and for his leadership of the players […]
Quotes on death of Gene Upshaw (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Quotes on the death of NFL Hall of Famer and NFLPA executive director Gene Upshaw: “Gene Upshaw did everything with great dignity, pride, and conviction. He was the rare individual who earned his place in the Pro Football Hall of Fame both for his accomplishments on the field and for his leadership of the players […]
NFLPA head Gene Upshaw dies of cancer at age 63 (AP)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Gene Upshaw, the Hall of Fame guard who during a quarter century as union head helped get NFL players free agency and the riches that came with it, has died. He was 63. Upshaw died Wednesday night at his home in Lake Tahoe, Calif., of pancreatic cancer, which was diagnosed only last Sunday, the NFL […]
Steelers LB Farrior signs five-year deal (PA SportsTicker)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The Pittsburgh Steelers secured the long-term services of James Farrior on Thursday, signing the inside linebacker to a new five-year contract worth $18.25 million.
Steelers gladly accept ‘boring,’ mature Big Ben (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008The motorcycle rides and INTs are down for Ben Roethlisberger, who has become a team leader.
Thomas Jones expects big things in second year with Jets (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008A year ago, Thomas Jones — and his calf — were the big news at New York Jets training camp.
Dolphins Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Dolphins coach Tony Sparano said he was no longer concerned about hurt feelings on Monday, and a day later, he proved it by cutting veteran kicker Jay Feely.
Sparano said that undrafted rookie kicker Dan Carpenter from Montana, “outperformed” Feely on 40 practice kicks, however, Feely disputed those figures, saying he only had about 20 kicks […]
Bills Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Buffalo’s 24-21 exhibition victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday, the first of eight over the next five years to be played in Toronto, drew a mixed bag of reviews and generated a lot of emotions on both sides of the border.
From a football standpoint, one thing is clear, however. The Bills have to find […]
Jets Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, August 21st, 2008Brett Favre’s first touchdown pass as a New York Jet came on second-and-goal from the Washington 4, when he zipped a pass to rookie tight end Dustin Keller, who got off the line quickly, got away from linebacker Rocky McIntosh and was open to the left. Favre accepted congratulations from Damien Woody, left guard Alan […]
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