[NFL] American football season 2009 # 3

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In the cursed and comedic annals of the Detroit Lions – the 0-16 campaign, the one playoff victory in 51 seasons – it makes perfect sense that their quarterback competition might be decided by a pile of Saxony.

Actually, we’re not sure what kind of carpet Daunte Culpepper(notes) has at his house. We only know that Lions coach Jim Schwartz told the Detroit Free Press the veteran QB “sort of stubbed” his foot on some carpet and it required eight stitches. The bizarre injury may be enough to force Culpepper out of Thursday’s preseason finale that was supposed to decide the starting quarterback’s job.

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Op woensdag 2 september 2009 19:30 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:
http://sportsillustrated.(...)dex.html?eref=sihpT1

Peter King heeft hoge verwachtingen van de Texans. Ik verwacht ook wel wat van het team, maar ze zijn iets te veel afhankelijk van een paar spelers (Slaton, Schaub, Ryans en Williams).

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Op woensdag 2 september 2009 19:30 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:
http://sportsillustrated.(...)dex.html?eref=sihpT1

Peter King heeft hoge verwachtingen van de Texans. Ik verwacht ook wel wat van het team, maar ze zijn iets te veel afhankelijk van een paar spelers (Slaton, Schaub, Ryans en Williams).

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TAMPA, Fla. (AP)—Former Boston College coach Jeff Jagodzinski was fired Thursday as offensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who have been unhappy with the progress of their passing game.

First-year coach Raheem Morris offered a vague explanation for the abrupt move on the eve of the team’s preseason finale against the Houston Texans. Quarterbacks coach Greg Olson was promoted to Jagodzinski’s role and will take over playcalling.

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Turk Schonert has been fired after the offense's dismal performance in the preseason.

The move was announced by coach Dick Jauron on Friday, less than a day after the Bills (1-4) closed their preseason with a 17-6 loss to Detroit.

Quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt will take over as the Bills prepare to open the season at New England on Sept. 14.

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Op zaterdag 5 september 2009 13:12 schreef Sloppy het volgende:
http://www.nfl.com/videos(...)600/Where-s-Crabtree

Deion Sanders

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Op zaterdag 5 september 2009 13:47 schreef Moonlighter het volgende:

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Deion Sanders
Sowieso ze ik voor Crabtree geen toekomst in de NFL. Ik hoop ook dat hij geen cent krijgt.

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Op zaterdag 5 september 2009 12:27 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:
Preseason is afgelopen. Nu voor het echte werk. Aankomende donderdag: Titans @ Steelers. Verder geen spectaculaire matchups.

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Op zaterdag 5 september 2009 18:43 schreef Terreros85 het volgende:
Chicago - Green Bay is 's nachts. Die kijk ik sowieso nooit

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The Raiders have released veteran QB Jeff Garcia, a source with knowledge of the situation told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

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Zach Thomas was expected to add a veteran presence to a relatively young Chiefs defense, but the linebacker was released by the team today.

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Veteran CB Corey Ivy and WR David Patten were among the 23 players cut by the Browns, who still have one roster spot available.

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The Vikings have waived QB John David Booty, league sources told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora.

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La Canfora also reports that the Packers will waive QB Brian Brohm, a second-round pick out of Louisville in 2008. He struggled throughout the preseason, throwing three interceptions and finishing with a 54.5 passer rating.

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The Saints have cut former Lions first-round draft pick Joey Harrington, meaning Mark Brunell will be the backup QB.

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Super Bowl XLII hero David Tyree had hoped to make a triumphant return to the Giants, one year after suffering a season-ending knee injury. Yet nagging injuries and an abundance of younger competition in training camp led to Tyree being waived today.

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NFL.com Wire Reports
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Five-time Pro Bowl defensive lineman Richard Seymour has been traded from the New England Patriots to the Oakland Raiders, giving the rebuilding franchise a veteran stalwart up front.

In another move Sunday, the Patriots signed veteran free-agent guard Kendall Simmons to a one-year deal, reports NFL Network’s Michael Lombardi.

Seymour is in the final year of a contract paying him $3.7 million this season. In return, the Patriots received a first-round draft choice in 2011.

"From nearly the day he arrived in 2001, Richard Seymour established himself as one of our premier players for nearly a decade," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said Sunday. "His presence has been felt as a force on the field, a respected man off it and a multiyear champion."

The 29-year-old Seymour was drafted by the Patriots sixth overall in 2011, and started 105 of 111 games over eight seasons. He made 460 tackles and 39 sacks, and in 2002 was selected to the first of five consecutive Pro Bowls.


His trade to the Raiders was first reported by ESPN.

"Any transaction we make is with the goal of what is best for our team and, as difficult as it is to part ways with a player of Richard's stature, many factors were taken into account when we considered this trade," Belichick said.

"As an organization, we feel the trade with Oakland brings sufficient value and is in the long-term interest of the club," he added. "We are extremely grateful for the huge impact Richard's elite level of performance had on our success and we wish him the very best during the rest of his career."

Simmons, 30, was a first-round pick by Pittsburgh in 2002 and he won two rings with the Steelers. He has been a starting guard his entire career when healthy (he missed all of 2004 due to injury) and is coming off Achilles surgery that ended his 2008 season just four games in (he was released by the Steelers in February). He’s played 80 regular-season games, all starts.

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Shawne Merriman Arrested Sunday Morning

SAN DIEGO -- San Diego Chargers star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman was arrested Sunday and accused of choking and restraining his girlfriend, reality TV star Tila Tequila, as she tried to leave his suburban home.

Tequila, 27, signed a citizen's arrest warrant, charging Merriman with battery and false imprisonment, San Diego County Sheriff's Lt. Gary Steadman said.

Full story

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Op zaterdag 5 september 2009 16:12 schreef popolon het volgende:
Ik ben blij dat ik in Michigan woon, hoef geen wedstrijd van de Lions te missen!

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SAN DIEGO (AP)—San Diego Chargers star outside linebacker Shawne Merriman(notes) says he didn’t harm a reality TV star who has accused him of choking and restraining her.

Merriman says in a statement late Sunday that he was worried for the safety of Tila Tequila because she appeared to be intoxicated and he didn’t want her to drive.

He also says paramedics who were called to his home in Poway, north of San Diego, reported no injuries to Tequila, best known for “A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila,” which ran for two seasons on MTV.

San Diego County Sheriff’s Lt. Gary Steadman says Merriman was arrested early Sunday when the 27-year-old Tequila signed a citizen’s arrest warrant charging him with battery and false imprisonment. Both are felonies.

Merriman says the allegations are false.

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Op maandag 7 september 2009 20:11 schreef YellowBlacks het volgende:

NFC Champion: Vikings

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Op maandag 7 september 2009 18:49 schreef The_Playmaker het volgende:
Matthew Stafford is dus de Opening Day starter voor de Lions vs de Saints.

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Op maandag 7 september 2009 20:19 schreef Plastic_Power het volgende:

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No way

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Op zondag 6 september 2009 18:48 schreef Moonlighter het volgende:
Patriots trade veteran DL Seymour to Raiders for first-round pick
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Op maandag 7 september 2009 20:19 schreef Plastic_Power het volgende:

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No way

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Op maandag 7 september 2009 20:30 schreef ScienceFriction het volgende:

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Jammer, maar in elk geval goede value gekregen met een first round pick. Een nieuw contract zou met Seymour toch niet lukken bij de Pats... beter dat ze nu nog een 1st rounder voor hem krijgen.

Ik ben alleen wel benieuwd hoe zo'n dreun dit voor de defensive line zal zijn. Seymour was wel wat wedstrijden geblesseerd de laatste paar jaren...

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Op maandag 7 september 2009 22:10 schreef Sloppy het volgende:

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Geweldige value. Het is een 1st round pick van de Raiders, dus zeer waarschijnlijk een top 10 pick en dat voor een op leeftijd zijnde D-lineman met nog maar een 1-jarig contract. Al Davis strikes again

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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- There's nothing like adding a little intrigue, secrecy, and skullduggery to a season-opening contest between two longtime NFC East rivals, the New York Giants and Washington Redskins.

The Redskins' signing of former Giants quarterback Andre' Woodson to their practice squad on Sunday has New York coach Tom Coughlin and players thinking the move is as sinister as a twist in a Tom Clancy novel. Or some plot hatched by the Skins' northern Virginia neighbor, the CIA.

Woodson spent all of last season on the Giants' practice squad and was among New York's final cuts this weekend. He knows all the plays and, even worse, all the audible calls.

Coughlin was blunt in saying it was obvious why Woodson was signed.

"I have been a part of it," Coughlin said Monday when asked whether he has ever signed a player released by a team he was about to play. "I have seen it done. A guy doesn't get in the door two seconds, and he is in a classroom being grilled."

The cloak and dagger decision will force the Giants to change some audible calls for Eli Manning, Coughlin said.

Redskins coach Jim Zorn insisted Woodson wasn't signed just for this week.


"Oh, yeah. Yeah," Zorn said. "And that's something that I would be frustrated with, too, and I do understand that, that it makes it look like we're jumping on that, but that wasn't the major issue with the find."

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BEREA, Ohio -- Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson still don't know who won their competition. The Vikings are in the dark, too.

Cleveland's starting quarterback remains Eric Mangini's secret. And he'll keep it as long as he can.

Mangini has finally made his choice between Quinn and Anderson, but the Browns' first-year coach declined to identify who will start Sunday's season opener against Minnesota. On Monday, he said won't reveal who will open at QB anytime between now and kickoff.

"In terms of announcing it publicly, that's not something I plan to do," he said. "It will be internal. I understand everybody has a different opinion on it. I respect that. I understand the excitement in relationship to that and I respect that as well. But that will be something that will be internal."

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RB Cadillac Williams is listed as the starter on the team's depth chart, ahead of Derrick Ward and Earnest Graham.

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Op dinsdag 8 september 2009 21:01 schreef popolon het volgende:

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Kijken of 'ie nu wel zonder blessures het seizoen doorkomt.....