The Philadelphia Eagles agreed to terms on a four-year deal with second-round draft choice LeSean McCoy on Monday.
The running back from Pittsburgh, taken by Philadelphia with the 53rd overall selection, is the first second-round pick to sign, according to agent Drew Rosenhaus.
Philadelphia has come to terms with seven of the eight members of its 2009 [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by admin
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Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is in no hurry to have his team play more than one annual regular-season game in Toronto.
Wilson told The Associated Press on Sunday hed prefer waiting two or three years to determine whether the northern experiment is a success before hed consider reworking the contract reached last year with Toronto-based [...]
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by admin
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The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide whether the National Football League and its 32 teams can enter an exclusive licensing deal with a maker of team jerseys and other gear without violating federal antitrust law.
The court said it will hear an appeal from American Needle Inc., of Buffalo Grove, Ill., that challenges an agreement [...]
Posted on June 29th, 2009 by admin
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Linebacker Michael Boley, who signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the New York Giants as a free agent, had hip surgery Wednesday and almost certainly will miss the start of training camp.
Boley had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in an operation performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly at the Hospital for Special Surgery. [...]
Posted on June 26th, 2009 by admin
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Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings has a three-year, $27 million contract extension and he didnt have to boycott the offseason program or training camp to get it.
We didnt feel like there was any need for me to sit out and choose not to participate. That was not the route I wanted to go, Jennings said [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2009 by admin
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Linebacker Michael Boley, who signed a five-year, $25 million contract with the New York Giants as a free agent, had hip surgery Wednesday and almost certainly will miss the start of training camp.
Boley had arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn labrum in an operation performed by Dr. Bryan Kelly at the Hospital for Special Surgery. [...]
Posted on June 25th, 2009 by admin
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Chris Johnson is using his Twitter account seeking touchdown celebration suggestions because the Tennessee running back wants to top the antics of Terrell Owens and Chad Ochocinco.
Im trying, Johnson said Tuesday. I need help. Im pretty sure they have somebody to help them, so Im thinking hard now.
Johnson isnt new to TD celebrations. He drew [...]
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by admin
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The New York Jets are taking advantage of a new NFL rule this summer that will allow them to place a corporate logo on their practice jerseys as a source of additional revenue.
The rule allows teams to sell sponsorships on their practice jerseys, and the patches can be no larger than 3 1/2-by-4 1/2 inches. [...]
Posted on June 24th, 2009 by admin
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The Minnesota Vikings have signed seventh-round draft pick Jamarca Sanford.
Sanford is a safety who started all 44 games he played at Mississippi and was a team captain during his senior year. Sanford earned SEC defensive player of the week honors after he had 11 tackles in the Rebels upset of eventual national champion Florida.
Sanford is [...]
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by admin
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Green Bay Packers safety Nick Collins showed up for the teams mandatory minicamp, though he clearly doesnt consider his contract situation resolved.
Collins said Monday that he was happy to be back after skipping all but one of the teams voluntary workouts and was committed to the team.
He didnt want to talk about his contract, which [...]
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by admin
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