The Denver Broncos waived tight end Brett Pierce and fullback Cecil Sapp. After reaching injury settlements with the players, the team announced Thursday.

Pierce, 27, was waived on Saturday upon suffering a left ankle injury. The three-year veteran caught two passes in 10 games in 2005 with the Dallas Cowboys.

Sapp, a sixth-year player, was placed on injured reserve (left hip flexor) by the Broncos on Saturday. In 49 career games with the Broncos, the 29-year-old posted 49 rushes for 223 yards with two touchdowns, along with 24 receptions for 102 yards and one score.

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Williams returns to practice; Porter limited.

Jaguars wide receiver Reggie Williams returned to practice, while teammate Jerry Porter was held out of part of the workout on Thursday.

Williams, who had arthroscopic knee surgery Aug. 1 and missed most of training camp and part of the preseason, sat out Wednesdays practice because of a sore hamstring. He was back on the field Thursday and participated fully.

Porter, though, may have had a setback.

He had surgery to repair a torn hamstring in mid-July and missed all of camp and the preseason. He practiced Monday for the first time since surgery and went through full drills on Wednesday. But he was held out because of the hamstring on Thursday.

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Chargers get 24-hour extension to lift blackout.

Despite Super Bowl expectations for Southern Californias only NFL team, San Diego hasnt exactly been overtaken by Chargers fever.

The Chargers were granted a 24-hour extension by the NFL on Thursday in an attempt to sell 600 remaining tickets and lift the local television blackout of their season opener Sunday against the Carolina Panthers.

The Chargers, who fell one victory short of reaching the Super Bowl last season, have until 1:15 p.m. Friday to sell the remaining tickets.

Our streak of 30 consecutive regular-season and postseason sellouts is definitely in jeopardy, Jim Steeg, the teams chief operating officer, said in a statement.

The Chargers can leave San Diego after the 2008 season if they pay off about $60 million in bonds the city issued in 1997 to expand Qualcomm Stadium. The team is conducting an analysis of how much it would cost to build a stadium in suburban Chula Vista.

Posted on September 5th, 2008 by admin
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