Posted on July 30, 2010
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If Brett Favre returns to Minnesota for a 20th NFL season, it almost certainly won't be before the Vikings' 12-day stay in this college town comes to an end. That seems to be just fine with the rest of the team. The Vikings started reporting for training camp Thursday evening to begin what is the scourge of life in the NFL -- sweating through two-a-day practices in the stifling August heat...
Posted on July 30, 2010
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Terrell Owens arrived fashionably late, received a white jersey with his favorite number, and got a smattering of applause for doing even the simplest thing. Every catch was an event. A few thousand fans showed up for Owens' first practice with the Cincinnati Bengals, who signed him to a one-year deal on Thursday evening, then got a preliminary glimpse of what the 36-year-old receiver has left.
Posted on July 30, 2010
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Tim Tebow missed some practices but none that counted before agreeing to a contract with the Denver Broncos on Thursday. The two-time national champion from Florida and 25th pick in the NFL draft missed the first three workouts for rookies and selected veterans while his agent, Jimmy Sexton, and general manager Brian Xanders hammered out a deal.
Posted on July 30, 2010
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The Saints embraced all the offseason fanfare until it was literally time for the Super Bowl champs to go back to work. Even New Orleans coach and now best-selling author Sean Payton held his latest book signing less than 24 hours before players reported on Thursday. The coach said the book endeavor required more time than he initially thought.
Posted on July 30, 2010
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A slimmed-down Albert Haynesworth was deemed unfit to practice, even though the players were wearing shorts, contact was sparse, and the whole thing last only 70 minutes. In the latest test of wills between Haynesworth and coach Mike Shanahan, the two-time All-Pro defensive lineman was kept off the field for the opening session of Washington Redskins training camp Thursday after failing a...
Posted on July 30, 2010
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Now that the Pittsburgh Steelers have Ben Roethlisberger back, at least for training camp, they've got yet another problem with the quarterback whose offseason missteps repeatedly overshadow all that he accomplishes as a player. What do they do with him? Once the Steelers report to training camp Friday, does Roethlisberger run with the starters, despite his suspension that will last at least...
Posted on July 30, 2010
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have reached terms with five-time Pro Bowl offensive tackle Flozell Adams on a two-year contract. The Steelers have sought offensive line help since right tackle Willie Colon was lost for the season last month with a torn Achilles' tendon. The Steelers could play the 35-year-old Adams at right tackle, or shift him to his natural position of left tackle and move Max...
Posted on July 30, 2010
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As the only NFL team required to disclose its financial information to the public, the Green Bay Packers have become Exhibit A amid rising tensions between owners and players over a new collective bargaining agreement. Just don't expect other teams to open up their books in an attempt to make the owners' case.
Posted on July 29, 2010
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Pete Carroll has spent the last few weeks touting his new book to everyone from ESPN to shoppers inside a neighborhood grocery in Seattle. It's title: Win Forever. Yet Coach Carroll isn't at Southern California anymore. For his new Seahawks, forever is going to have to wait at least five weeks, through a Seahawks training camp that begins Saturday with what seems like more issues than...
Posted on July 29, 2010
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If Jimmy Clausen indeed becomes Carolina's franchise quarterback, it'll be after overcoming a humble beginning to his professional career. Three months after his draft weekend snub, a nervous Clausen fumbled a couple of snaps early in his first workout of training camp with the Panthers on Thursday, before laboring in the intense heat in his new role: third-stringer.
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