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| Redskins, Cowboys stuck with salary-cap reductions |
NFL Football |
05/22/2012 |
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| Atlanta, GA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Washington Redskins and Dallas Cowboys will be forced to work with salary-cap reductions over the next two years. A grievance filed by the two teams was dismissed by special master Stephen Burbank. "We pursued our salary cap claim pursuant to the CBA and we respect and will abide by the arbitrator's decision to dismiss," the Cowboys and Redskins said in a joint statement. "We will continue to focus on our football teams and the 2012 season." The Redskins will have a cap reductio |
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| Redskins keep RB Hightower |
NFL Football |
05/14/2012 |
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| Ashburn, VA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Washington Redskins have re-signed unrestricted free agent running back Tim Hightower. Hightower started five games in 2011 before a torn ACL in Week 7 forced him to miss the final 11 contests of the season. He rushed for 321 yards on 84 carries with one score. The Richmond product also had 10 receptions for 78 yards and one touchdown. Prior to joining the Redskins in a trade, Hightower played three seasons for the Arizona Cardinals (2008-2010). In 53 career games with Arizona a |
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| Texans sign QB Beck |
NFL Football |
05/11/2012 |
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| Houston, TX (Worldwide Gamble) - The Houston Texans signed quarterback John Beck on Friday. Beck, a second-round draft selection out of Brigham Young in 2007, spent the last three seasons with the Washington Redskins. The 30-year-old started three games with the Redskins last year and threw for 858 yards with two touchdowns and four interceptions. Over the course of his five-year career with the Miami Dolphins, Baltimore Ravens and Redskins, Beck has thrown for 1,417 yards to go with three touchdowns and seven inte |
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| Cincinnati Bengals |
NFL Football Transaction |
05/09/2012 |
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| Claimed guard Chris Riley off waivers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; claimed defensive tackle Vaughan Meatoga off waivers from the Washington Redskins. |
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| Weeden hopes to solve Browns' age-old QB problem |
NFL Football |
05/08/2012 |
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| tate's starter, Weeden was tremendously productive, throwing for 71 touchdowns. He engineered 2011 wins over all three of the quarterbacks selected ahead of him in the draft - Stanford's Andrew Luck (Indianapolis Colts), Baylor's Robert Griffin III (Washington Redskins) and RyanTannehill (Miami Dolphins). On the other hand, Weeden played in a spread offense. There's going to be a learning curve as he tries to master the Browns' West Coast attack. The optimist would point out that since Weeden is more mature than t |
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| Patriots re-sign WR Gaffney |
NFL Football |
05/07/2012 |
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| eceiver Jabar Gaffney on Monday. Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed. Gaffney spent the 2006-08 seasons with the Patriots, recording 85 receptions for 1,059 yards and eight touchdowns in that span. He spent the next two years with the Denver Broncos before playing last season with the Washington Redskins. A former second-round draft pick by the Houston Texans in 2002, Gaffney has 443 career receptions for 5,622 yards and 24 touchdowns in 155 games for Houston, New England, Denver and Washington. |
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| Redskins release WR Gaffney |
NFL Football |
05/01/2012 |
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| Washington, DC Worldwide Gamble) - The Washington Redskins released wide receiver Jabar Gaffney on Tuesday. Gaffney totaled career-highs of 68 receptions for 947 yards and five touchdowns in 16 games with the Redskins last season. A second-round draft pick by the Houston Texans in 2002, the 31-year-old has 443 career receptions for 5,622 yards and 24 touchdowns in 155 games with Houston, New England, Denver and Washington. |
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| Redskins sign LB Goff, K Rackers |
NFL Football |
04/30/2012 |
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| Ashburn, VA (Worldwide Gamble) - The Washington Redskins signed kicker Neil Rackers and linebacker Jonathan Goff on Monday. It had been reported last week that Rackers was being brought in by the team to compete for the kicking job with Graham Gano. Rackers connected on 32-of-38 field goal tries and all but one of his 40 PATs for the Texans last season. He has made 80 percent of his field goal attempts in a 12-year career playing for Cincinnati, Arizona and Houston. Gano was just 31-of-41 on field goals last year a |
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| Free agent signings: Steed joins Jets; Cameron, Bears a match |
Division I-AA College Football |
04/29/2012 |
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| ceiver, Tre Gray, picked the Arizona Cardinals. Sacramento State defensive end Zack Nash also joined the Cardinals. Massachusetts fullback Emil Igwenagu agreed to terms with the Eagles and New Hampshire defensive end Brian McNally agreed to join the Washington Redskins, while James Madison defensive end/linebacker D.J. Bryant and running back Jonathan Grimes came to terms with the Houston Texans, as did Grambling State wide receiver Mario Louis. The Jacksonville Jaguars, always busy with FCS players on draft day, |
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| Colts begin and end draft with QB picks |
NFL Football |
04/28/2012 |
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| quarterback in the country to rank in the top 25 in total offense, rushing and passing efficiency last season is from Bluffton, about two hours northeast of Indianapolis by car. The Colts weren't the only team to take two quarterbacks this year. The Washington Redskins, after drafting Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III with the No. 2 overall pick on Thursday, selected Michigan State's Kirk Cousins in the fourth round, No. 102 overall. The Redskins then released quarterback John Beck after he played four game |
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