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| In the FCS Huddle: Smith leaves Weber State empty handed |
Division I-AA College Football |
04/23/2012 |
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| as Arkansas' interim football coach for the 2012 season. Before Petrino was fired as the Razorbacks' head coach earlier this month for failing to disclose his affair with a woman he later hired as his assistant, he was best known for quitting on the Atlanta Falcons with three games left in the 2007 season to take the Arkansas job. Many fans of Weber State football might consider that more honorable than Monday's surprising announcement that Smith had decided to leave the Big Sky Conference program just four an |
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| Petrino out as Arkansas coach |
Division I College Football |
04/10/2012 |
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| le and guided the program to an 11-2 mark and a Cotton Bowl win over Kansas State this past season. He is one of only three coaches to lead two different programs to a BCS bowl. He guided Louisville to the 2007 Orange Bowl, then had a shortened stint with the NFL's Atlanta Falcons that ended more abruptly than his time at Arkansas. Petrino infamously quit on the Falcons with three games remaining in his first and only season and informed his players he was taking over at Arkansas with a note in their lockers. |
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| Petrino's future with Hogs uncertain |
Division I College Football |
04/06/2012 |
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| edger last year and a Cotton Bowl win over Kansas State. However, he did not come to the Natural State with a squeaky clean reputation. Petrino left a successful stint at the University of Louisville to move up to the NFL ranks in 2007, hired by the Atlanta Falcons. Following a tough 13-game run in his first season in the league, he abandoned his players and the organization to accept the job at Arkansas prior to the end of the NFL season, opening himself up to a great deal of criticism. While he has made good |
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| Falcons keep C McClure |
NFL Football |
03/27/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with center Todd McClure on a one-year contact. Originally selected by the Falcons in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft, McClure is the longest tenured current Falcon. In 2011, McClure started all 13 games that he appeared in. The 6-foot-1, 296- pounder set a franchise record with 144 consecutive starts from 2002-10. |
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| Bengals re-sign DT Sims, bring in DE Anderson |
NFL Football |
03/24/2012 |
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| OH (Worldwide Gamble) - The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed defensive tackle Pat Sims and signed defensive end Jamaal Anderson on Saturday. Sims registered 28 tackles and one sack in 11 games last season. He missed the last five contests with an ankle injury. Anderson was the eighth player taken in the 2007 NFL Draft and spent the first four years of his career with the Atlanta Falcons before joining Indianapolis last season. He played in 15 games for the Colts, recording 24 tackles and a career-high three sacks. |
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| Falcons DT Walker signs tender, Zelenka brought back |
NFL Football |
03/23/2012 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Worldwide Gamble) - Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Vance Walker, a restricted free agent, has decided to sign the club's tender offer. Atlanta also re-signed long snapper Joe Zelenka on Friday. Over his two-year career with the Falcons, Walker has tallied 77 tackles and three sacks. Zelenka spent eight years with the Jacksonville Jaguars before signing with Atlanta in December of 2009. He's been the team's long snapper ever since. |
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| Weems, Bears agree to three-year contract |
NFL Football |
03/14/2012 |
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| Lake Forest, IL (Worldwide Gamble) - The Chicago Bears agreed to terms Wednesday with special teamer Eric Weems on a three-year contract. Weems has returned 113 kickoffs for 2,896 yards and a touchdown in 55 career games, all with the Atlanta Falcons. He also has amassed 815 yards and one score while returning 77 punts. A Pro Bowl selection in 2010, Weems has added 24 receptions for 205 yards and two touchdowns. The 26-year-old Bethune-Cookman product signed with the Falcons as an undrafted free agent in 2007. |
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| QB Redman, WR Douglas stay in Atlanta |
NFL Football |
03/13/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Atlanta Falcons on Tuesday agreed to terms with quarterback Chris Redman and wide receiver Harry Douglas. Redman, the Falcons' backup QB, appeared in five contests in 2011, completing 18-of-28 pass attempts for 188 yards. In nine seasons with Atlanta and Baltimore, he has recorded 286 completions for 3,179 yards, 21 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. The 27-year-old Douglas had 39 receptions for 498 yards and one touchdown in the 2011 campaign. A third-round draft pick |
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| Falcons agree to terms with LB Tatupu |
NFL Football |
03/10/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms on a contract with former Seattle Seahawks linebacker Lofa Tatupu. Originally selected by Seattle in the second round of the 2005 NFL Draft, Tatupu notched 549 tackles, 8 1/2 sacks, 10 interceptions, seven forced fumbles, 35 passes defensed and two defensive touchdowns in 84 career games with the Seahawks. The 29-year-old was released by Seattle on July 31, 2011. He did not play last season due to injury problems. Tatupu was named |
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| Falcons bring back RB Snelling |
NFL Football |
03/09/2012 |
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| Flowery Branch, GA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Atlanta Falcons have agreed to terms with running back Jason Snelling. In 15 games for the Falcons last season, Snelling carried the ball 44 times for 151 yards. He also caught 26 passes for 179 yards and one score. Originally selected in the seventh round of the 2007 NFL Draft, Snelling has totaled 301 carries for 1,193 yards and seven touchdowns. The Virginia product has added 108 receptions for 830 yards and five scores in five seasons with the Falcons. |
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