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| Remaining Unrestricted Free Agents |
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03/14/2010 |
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| son, LB; Matt Turk, P; Kevin Walter, WR; Jeff Zgonina, NT. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS-Matt Stover, K. JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS-Reggie Hayward, DE. KANSAS CITY CHIEFS-Mike Brown, DB; Terrance Copper, WR; Bobby Wade, WR. MIAMI DOLPHINS-Jason Taylor, LB. MINNESOTA VIKINGS-Jimmy Kennedy, NT; Greg Lewis, WR. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS-Derrick Burgess, LB; Chris Hanson, P; Junior Seau, LB. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS-Mark Brunell, QB; Dan Campbell, TE; Kendrick Clancy, NT; Darnell Dinkins, TE; Billy Miller, TE; Darren Sharper, DB; |
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| RB Tomlinson spending day, night with Jets |
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03/12/2010 |
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| rmined, Jets spokesman Bruce Speight said. The extra face time with Tomlinson could work in the Jets' favor as they try to persuade him to join the offense that ranked No. 1 in rushing last season. The visit came a day after Tomlinson met with the Minnesota Vikings and left without a deal. He arrived in the New York area Thursday night. Tomlinson, released by San Diego last month, ranks eighth on the NFL's career rushing list with 12,490 yards. If he chooses to join the Jets, Tomlinson would serve as a backu |
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| RB LaDainian Tomlinson meets with Jets |
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03/12/2010 |
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| (AP) -LaDainian Tomlinson is at the New York Jets' training facility in Florham Park, N.J., meeting with team officials about joining the offense that ranked No. 1 in rushing last season. Tomlinson's visit Friday comes a day after meeting with the Minnesota Vikings and leaving without a deal. He arrived in the New York area Thursday night. Tomlinson, released by San Diego last month, ranks eighth on the NFL's career rushing list with 12,490 yards. If he chooses to join the Jets, Tomlinson would serve as a ba |
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| NFL exec testifies in Williamses' drug lawsuit |
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03/11/2010 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -An NFL executive says the league's independent drug testing administrator should not have exempted players who tested positive for a banned substance before two Minnesota Vikings tested positive two years ago. Adolpho Birch is the NFL's vice president for labor law and policy. He testified Thursday in a lawsuit by Vikings players Pat Williams and Kevin Williams against the NFL. They say the league broke state labor laws in applying its anti-doping policy. Birch is in charge of the league |
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| Tomlinson leaves Vikings, headed to Jets |
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03/11/2010 |
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) -LaDainian Tomlinson has left the Minnesota Vikings facility without a deal in place and is on his way to New York to visit the Jets. A person with knowledge of the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the star running back spent several hours at Vikings headquarters Thursday, but did not reach agreement on a contract. The person requested anonymity because negotiations were ongoing. Tomlinson emerged from the meetings shortly after 5 p.m. CST clutching a purple Vikings je |
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| Vikes player says he didn't know of banned drug |
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03/10/2010 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Minnesota Vikings lineman Pat Williams is telling a judge he didn't know an over-the-counter weight-loss supplement contained a banned substance that got him in trouble with the NFL. Williams testified Wednesday he first took StarCaps when he was with the Buffalo Bills, where a trainer told him it was a legal supplement. Williams also says he checked out StarCaps online and ``everything looked legal.'' The NFL is trying to suspend Williams and teammate Kevin Williams for testing positive |
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| Vikings' KWilliams says he discussed positive test |
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03/10/2010 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -Minnesota Vikings defensive tackle Kevin Williams is acknowledging that he told several people he had tested positive for a banned diuretic before news of the test results leaked to the media in 2008. Just who leaked the test results for Williams and his teammate Pat Williams is an issue in this week's trial of the players' lawsuit against the NFL. The players claim that the league leaked the results in violation of Minnesota labor law. Kevin Williams testified Wednesday that he told h |
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| Vikings re-sign CB Sapp |
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03/09/2010 |
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| Eden Prairie, MN (Sportsbooks) - The Minnesota Vikings re-signed cornerback Benny Sapp on Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports it being a two-year contract worth $4.2 million, with $1.5 million guaranteed. Sapp played on one-year deals with the Vikings in 2008 and 2009. The Northern Iowa product started a career-high seven games last year, mostly filling in for injured starter Antoine Winfield. Sapp had 44 tackles and six passes defensed in 16 games last sea |
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| Rams add DT Robbins |
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03/08/2010 |
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| "I am very happy we were able to get this deal done with Fred," Spagnuolo said. "He is a player I am familiar with and he is a veteran who has been very productive on some very good defenses. He will add leadership to our defense and depth to the defensive tackle position." Robbins started 12 games for New York in 2009, recording 28 tackles and two sacks. The Wake Forest product played his first four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings. He has 353 tackles and 28.5 sacks in 149 career games, including 116 starts. |
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| Vikings vs. NFL goes to trial Monday |
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03/07/2010 |
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -More than a year after two Minnesota Vikings sued the NFL over its anti-doping procedures, the closely watched case heads to trial Monday with sports leagues worried the outcome will hurt their ability to enforce drug policies across the country. Defensive tackles Kevin Williams and Pat Williams played all last season while challenging their four-game suspensions for testing positive for a banned diuretic during training camp in 2008. The NFL wanted the case decided in federal court, but i |
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