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NY Jets Trade Kendall to Skins

Team jettisons disgruntled lineman for 5th-round draft pick

By Joseph Fasano, Newser User

Posted Aug 24, 2007 5:29 AM CDT

(Newser) – The Jets traded left guard Pete Kendall to the Redskins yesterday after months of tension with the 11-year veteran. Kendall, a three-year starter with the Jets, had been refusing to participate in team functions because he was dissatisfied with his contract. In exchange for Kendall,... Read full story »

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