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| Groh wants quick reactions from Ga. Tech defense |
Division I College Football |
09/01/2010 |
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| ff and say, 'We've got to stop them. This is not happening.' That's what we need.'' Groh, 66, was 59-53 in nine years as Virginia's coach and was fired after a 3-9 record in 2009. He was 26-40 as Wake Forest's coach in the 1980s and was 9-7 as the New York Jets' coach in 2000, his only year as an NFL head coach. Groh was an NFL assistant under Bill Parcells with the New York Giants and New England Patriots. South Carolina State coach Buddy Pough said Groh's Georgia Tech defense ``is a bit of a mystery |
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| Jets waive O'Connell, Clemens safe with new deal |
NFL Football |
08/31/2010 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Kevin O'Connell is out, and Kellen Clemens is safe. The New York Jets waived O'Connell on Tuesday, clearing the way for Clemens to make the team as the No. 3 quarterback. Clemens signed a new deal Tuesday morning, restructuring his $1.1 million tender and taking a pay cut while securing his spot on the roster. He said he was given permission to speak with other teams about a trade during the last week, but decided to stay with the Jets despite some opportunities elsewhere. |
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| Jets' Holmes to get catches in before 4-game ban |
NFL Football |
08/31/2010 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - Santonio Holmes expects to be plenty busy in the New York Jets' preseason finale. While the starters will sit out, it will be the wide receiver's last chance to play before he serves a four-game suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Holmes says he'd like to try get about 20 catches at Philadelphia on Thursday night. He has five catches for 78 yards in three preseason games. Acquired from Pittsburgh in April, Holmes has developed a good rapport with q |
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| Ravens' Cody sidelined after surgery |
NFL Football |
08/31/2010 |
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| avens rookie defensive tackle Terrence Cody underwent surgery last week to have torn meniscus in his knee repaired. Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said Cody will likely be sidelined for two weeks and could be ready for the season opener against the New York Jets on September 13. "He had a little bit of a tear in his lateral meniscus and had a loose body floating around," said Harbaugh. "We were trying to manage it and it was getting a little bit of swelling and we finally figured out what it was." Cody, a s |
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| Redskins' Kelly on IR; good news on McNabb, Portis |
NFL Football |
08/31/2010 |
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| of a big target receiver because of an ailing hamstring that wasn't to heal anytime soon. There was better news regarding Donovan McNabb and Clinton Portis. Portis practiced for the first time since spraining his right ankle last week against the New York Jets. McNabb was still sidelined but was no longer wearing a compression stocking over his sprained left ankle, and offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan was optimistic that the quarterback would practice next week. ``I expect him to,'' Shanahan said. |
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| Ravens' Cody out 2 weeks after knee surgery |
NFL Football |
08/31/2010 |
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| rookie Terrence Cody has had surgery on his left his left knee and will be sidelined for two weeks. The procedure, performed last week to repair a torn lateral meniscus, leaves the nose guard questionable for the Ravens' season opener against the New York Jets on Sept. 13. Ravens coach John Harbaugh says there's a chance Cody could be back for the opener, but says ``for the bigger guys, sometimes it takes a little longer.'' Fisher says the good news is the Titans ``have a lot of depth on the defensive |
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| Vick to get start in final preseason game |
NFL Football |
08/31/2010 |
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Michael Vick will start Philadelphia's final preseason game because the Eagles are resting their starters. Coach Andy Reid says Vick will play the first half against the New York Jets on Thursday night. Rookie Mike Kafka is slated to play the second half. Kevin Kolb will be on the sideline. Vick, a three-time Pro Bowl quarterback with Atlanta, hasn't started since Dec. 31, 2006. He signed with the Eagles last summer after missing two seasons due to his imprisonment. Vick has 133 |
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| Redskins put WR Kelly on IR with hamstring injury |
Headlines |
08/31/2010 |
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| rt of training camp and has reinjured it multiple times since then. Kelly caught 25 passes for 347 yards last year. Meanwhile, running back Clinton Portis practiced Tuesday for the first time since spraining his right ankle last week against the New York Jets. Donovan McNabb remained sidelined with a sprained his left ankle, but he was no longer wearing a compression stocking on the leg. Offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan says he expects McNabb to return to practice next week.Copyright © 2005 The |
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| Jets waive QB O'Connell, Clemens appears safe |
Headlines |
08/31/2010 |
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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) - The New York Jets have waived backup quarterback Kevin O'Connell, likely clearing the way for Kellen Clemens to make the team. O'Connell was acquired last September from Detroit in a trade. He was competing with Clemens for the No. 3 job behind starter Mark Sanchez and backup Mark Brunell. Clemens outplayed O'Connell in the preseason, and coach Rex Ryan said Monday that Clemens had a ``pretty strong chance'' of making the opening day roster. The move Tuesday puts the Jets at |
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| Steelers waive Frazier, release four others |
NFL Football |
08/31/2010 |
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| right, while placing rookie offensive lineman Chris Scott on the physically unable to perform list to trim the roster to 75. Scott, a fifth-round pick, suffered a broken foot in June. He will miss the first six weeks of the season, then will be able to practice with the team for three weeks before a determination of his roster status is considered. Jones was the most accomplished of the four players released. He started 10 games with Kansas City in 2008 and also made 16 starts for the New York Jets in 2005. |
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