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June 2007
- Bears Drop Tank After DUI Arrest
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | Jun 26, 07 4:20 AM CDT
  
  They stood by him loyally while he served jail time for unlawful weapons possession, but the Chicago Bears had had enough: the team abruptly released DT Tank Johnson after his latest mishap—a DUI in Arizona. The 300-pound, second-round pick had been warned that there was no further margin for error; the league had already suspended him for 6-8 games in 2007. More »
  
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  NFL • jail • drunk driving • Chicago Bears • Tank Johnson • Lovie Smith
- Pacman Faces Felony Charges in Go-Go Brawl
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 21, 07 4:00 AM CDT
  
  Talented-yet-troubled Tennessee defensive back Adam "Pacman" Jones has been charged with two counts of coercion—a felony—in the February Vegas strip club fracas that left a bouncer paralyzed and got Jones suspended for the 2007-08 season. Jones stands accused of biting a bouncer's ankle and making death threats against club employees. More »
  
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  NFL • crime • Tennessee Titans • Adam "Pacman" Jones • coercion
- Green Tapped by Dolphins
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 7, 07 4:19 AM CDT
  
  Prolific pretty-boy QB Trent Chief signed with Miami yesterday, escaping a youth movement in Kansas City that likely would have consigned him to the bench. The Dolphins will likely attempt to jettison last year's pricey signal-calling acquisition, Daunte Culpepper, who will make $5.5 million in 2007 and unsurprisingly would like to stay put. More »
  
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  NFL • football • Miami Dolphins • Cam Cameron • Trent Green • Daunte Culpepper
- Samuel Playing Patriot Games
  
  newser | ESPN | Jun 6, 07 4:24 AM CDT
  
  Unhappy that the Patriots have given him the "franchise" tag for 2007, a one-year deal worth $7.78 million, cornerback Asante Samuel has threatened not to show up for work until Week 10 of the 17-week NFL season. With 10 picks last year, he feels he deserves a more lucrative, long-term contract. More »
  
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  NFL • football • New England Patriots • Asante Samuel
- Eight Games; No Tanks
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 5, 07 4:14 AM CDT
  
  NFL commissioner Roger Goodell continued the league's crackdown on unsavory extracurriculars with an 8-game suspension of Tank Johnson, who was recently jailed for violating probation on gun charges and whose bodyguard was killed in a club shooting in December. Johnson hopes to pare the suspension to six games with good behavior. More »
  
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  NFL • football • jail • Roger Goodell • probation • Tank Johnson
May 2007
- Wall Street Mogul Starts N(ew)FL
  
  newser | New York Times | May 30, 07 4:03 PM CDT
  
  Wall Street renegade Bill Hambrecht is taking on one of America's biggest monopolies and launching his own professional football league. The United Football League plans to launch its challenge to the NFL's hegemony in 2008 with eight teams in non-NFL markets, including Los Angeles, Las Vegas, and Mexico City. One owner—Mark Cuban, of course—is already on board. More »
  
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  NFL • Google • football • Los Angeles • Wall Street • Las Vegas • Mexico City • Mark Cuban
- Searchers Recover Body of Missing NE Patriot
  
  newser | Boston Globe | May 28, 07 3:55 PM CDT
  
  The body of New England Patriots defensive end Marquise Hill was pulled from Lake Pontchartrain this afternoon, almost a day after the New Orleans native was reported missing. His agent told the Boston Globe that Hill, 24, and a young woman fell off a personal watercraft in a strong current. He had played three NFL seasons, appearing in 13 games. More »
  
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  NFL • football • New England Patriots • drowning
- Gigantic Dallas Stadium Will Host Super Bowl
  
  newser | Yahoo! | May 23, 07 5:45 AM CDT
  
  Dallas beat out Indianapolis and Arizona to secure the coveted hosting rights to the 2011 Super Bowl, largely due to the colossal capacity of the Cowboys' future stadium. The putative 120,000 seater could generate $27.6 million more in ticket sales than Indy's puny 73,000-seat venue. More »
  
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  NFL • football • Dallas Cowboys • Super Bowl • Dallas • stadium
- Portis Defends Vick on Dog Fighting
  
  newser | ESPN | May 21, 07 9:59 PM CDT
  
  Even if Michael Vick held stake in a dog fighting ring in rural Virginia, said Redskins running back Clinton Portis to a local television station, it's not a big deal. The embattled Atlanta signal caller owned property on which scarred dogs and dog fighting paraphernalia were discovered during a drug raid weeks ago. He has since sold the property. More »
  
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  NFL • football • animal • Michael Vick • Atlanta Falcons • Washington Redskins • animal cruelty • dogfighting • Clinton Portis
- Titans Mull Giving Keyshawn the Damn Ball
  
  newser | WCNC | May 18, 07 7:02 AM CDT
  
  Thin at receiver, a young Tennessee Titans team may add leadership in the form of 34-year-old Keyshawn Johnson, who helped win a Super Bowl in Tampa Bay but is best known for a book entitled, "Just Give Me the Damn Ball," written after a frustrating rookie campaign. Carolina released Johnson shortly after the draft. More »
  
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  NFL • football • Tennessee Titans • Carolina Panthers
- T.O.: Parcells Taught Me 'Nothing'
  
  newser | Los Angeles Times | May 15, 07 5:46 AM CDT
  
  Cowboys receiver Terrell Owens is happy to see Bill Parcells gone. After the famed disciplinarian made it clear in an interview that signing the controversial receiver was not his decision,Owens fired back, saying he had gotten "nothing" out of Parcells' tenure. "A new head coach is good for everybody," he added. More »
  
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  NFL • football • Dallas Cowboys • Terrell Owens • Bill Parcells
- Fed-Up Favre Wants a Trade
  
  newser | Fox News | May 13, 07 9:03 PM CDT
  
  Packers signal caller and future HOFer Brett Favre privately demanded a trade last week, livid that Green Bay's management failed to acquire talented receiver Randy Moss. Moss had taken a pay cut to escape Oakland and join the now-terrifying offense of New England, and Favre felt the Packers could have gotten him for less. More »
  
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  NFL • football • New England Patriots • Green Bay Packers • Brett Favre • Randy Moss • sports trade
April 2007
- Raiders Trade Moss to Pats
  
  newser | ESPN | Apr 29, 07 4:36 PM CDT
  
  Hampered by a lack of receiving options last year, the Patriots are looking more and more terrifying in 2007 with the acquisition of talented but troubled receiver Randy Moss. Moss had been agitating to leave a humorously dysfunctional relationship with the Raiders, who have also succeeded in alienating budding star receiver Jerry Porter. More »
  
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  NFL • football • sports • New England Patriots • Randy Moss • sports trade • Oakland Raiders
- Home Team Puts Quinn Out Of His Misery
  
  newser | Cleveland Plain Dealer | Apr 29, 07 2:33 PM CDT
  
  Cleveland had the most active first day of the NFL draft, trading next year's first-round pick for Dallas's, at 22nd, and taking heralded pretty-boy Ohio native and Notre Dame signal caller Brady Quinn. This after the highly regarded, disturbingly photogenic prospect was publically rejected by 21 teams. More »
  
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  NFL • football • Cleveland Browns • Brady Quinn
- Police Find Abused Dogs on Vick Property
  
  newser | ESPN | Apr 27, 07 10:49 AM CDT
  
  Animal-rights activists are calling for the Falcons to dump superstar Michael Vick after more than 60 starved and injured dogs, presumably kept for fighting, were found at a house Vick owns but does not live in. Smithfield, Va., police discovered the dogs during a raid targeting Vick's cousin Davon Boddie. Vick refused comment through a team spokesman. More »
  
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  NFL • Michael Vick • Atlanta Falcons • animal cruelty • animal rights • dogfighting • PETA
- NFL Draft Features Backflipper
  
  newser | New York Times | Apr 24, 07 10:04 PM CDT
  
  Walter Thomas, a remarkably athletic 370-pound 21-year-old who performs backflips in moments of excitement, is generating buzz as the NFL draft approaches. This despite the fact that Thomas has played in exactly two games in the past two years and was then arrested for conspiracy to commit robbery. More »
  
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  NFL • football • NFL draft • draft
- Draft Prospects Admit To Smoking Pot
  
  newser | NBCSports.com | Apr 18, 07 10:17 PM CDT
  
  Three of the most highly regarded prospects in the upcoming NFL draft—Calvin Johnson, Amobi Okoye, and Gaines Adams—admitted in interviews at the combine that they have used marijuana. Nevertheless, all three are considered to be free of the kind of dramatic character problems that have plagued the NFL recently. More »
  
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  NFL • football • drugs • marijuana • Calvin Johnson
- Vince Young Now Officially Cursed
  
  newser | ESPN | Apr 17, 07 10:50 PM CDT
  
  Titans signal caller and former Longhorns phenom Vince Young will appear on the cover of Madden NFL 08, the newest edition of the wildly popular football video game. In so doing, he may be jeopardizing his career; appearances on the cover have historically led to injuries and heartbreak. More »
  
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  NFL • football • video game • Texas Longhorns • Vince Young • curse
- Bledsoe to Hang 'em Up After 14 Years
  
  newser | ESPN | Apr 12, 07 8:31 AM CDT
  
  Quarterback Drew Bledsoe has decided to retire rather than play next season as a backup, ESPN’s Michael Smith reports. The number one overall pick in the 1993 draft was a free agent this off-season, but turned down offers from Cincinnati and Seattle to play a fifteenth year. More »
  
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  NFL • football • New England Patriots • Dallas Cowboys • Buffalo Bills
- NFL Commish Benches Bad-Boy Players
  
  newser | ESPN | Apr 11, 07 1:50 PM CDT
  
  Fresh NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has meted out a season-long suspension to Titans cornerback and police-blotter regular Adam "Pacman" Jones, plus an eight-game layoff for similarly intractable Bengals wideout Chris Henry. Goodell, argues Len Pasquarelli, has thus broken with his more timid predecessor Paul Tagliabue and set the tone for a tougher administration. More »
  
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  NFL • football • Roger Goodell • Adam "Pacman" Jones

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