Football News… - Buccaneers release QB Jay Fiedler (AP)
Thursday, August 31st, 2006
Jay Fiedler’s bid to make the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ended before the injured quarterback could even get on the field. The Bucs released the former Miami Dolphins and New York Jets player and signed offensive tackle Cornell Green on Wednesday. Fiedler, who signed with Tampa Bay as a free agent on June 29, is recovering from surgery on his right shoulder and had been unable to practice during training…
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Cardinals QB Leinart to become a father (AP)
Southern California basketball player Brynn Cameron will miss the upcoming season because she is expecting a baby with Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart, according to her father. Cameron is due to deliver a boy in November, Stan Cameron told the Ventura County Star for Wednesday’s editions. Cameron, a 20-year-old junior guard, and Leinart dated while he attended USC.
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Collins cramming for new role on Titans (AP)
Nearly a decade ago, Kerry Collins was a budding star preparing to step onto Brett Favre’s home turf for the NFC title game. Now Collins is out to simply prove that he’s good enough to keep the Tennessee Titans competitive until rookie Vince Young is deemed ready to play. This time, Collins doesn’t have to worry about keeping warm at Lambeau Field.
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T.O. may play tonight, it’s ‘up to him’ (AP)
Get your popcorn ready: Terrell Owens could make his highly anticipated debut for the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday night. Owens went through his second straight practice Wednesday morning following a 10-day layoff caused by a tender left hamstring. Although he was limited in both workouts, trainers pushed him hard earlier in the week — and he’s emerged from it all feeling good enough to possibly be…
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Jets trade TE Jolley to Buccaneers (AP)
Tight end Doug Jolley, who never fulfilled expectations after being acquired by the New York Jets from Oakland, was traded by the Jets to Tampa Bay on Thursday. The Jets also acquired tight end Sean Ryan from Dallas and claimed wide receiver Sloan Thomas on waivers from Tennessee. Both the Jolley and Ryan deals involved undisclosed draft choices.
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Goodell officially takes over on Friday (AP)
Roger Goodell officially takes over from Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner on Friday. Both men may be asleep when the official transition takes place: The official time of change is 6 a.m. EDT so that all of Thursday night’s exhibition games — two of which start at 10 p.m. EDT — will be over in case a decision needs to be made.
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Tagliabue officially hands off to Goodell on Friday (AP)
Roger Goodell officially takes over from Paul Tagliabue as NFL commissioner on Friday. Both men may be asleep when the official transition takes place: The official time of change is 6 a.m. EDT so that all of Thursday night’s exhibition games — two of which start at 10 p.m. EDT — will be over in case a decision needs to be made.
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Bengals sign OT Anderson to extension (AP)
Pro Bowl tackle Willie Anderson signed a five-year contract extension Thursday with the Cincinnati Bengals. “The Bengals stepped to the plate and allowed me a chance to do what I’ve always wanted to do, which is stay with one organization my entire career,” Anderson said. Anderson was the Bengals’ first-round draft choice in 1996.
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