The Pittsburgh Steelers made it official today, what everybody knew was going to happen sooner or later, cutting LB Larry Foote. Foote was a fourth round draft pick in 2002 from The University of Michigan and was due to make $2.885 million dollars in this, his last season of his contract.
What made Foote [...]
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May 06, 2009
I’m not sure whether to give Larry Foote a virtual pat on the back for loyalty or beg him to have his head examined. The former Pittsburgh Steeler linebacker apparently will get to fulfill his desire to leave the Super Bowl champion to join, yes, the ultimate Super Bowl longshot Detroit Lions.
Foote reportedly has inked [...]
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May 04, 2009
Minicamp is over, and so is the Steelers career of linebacker Larry Foote. The Steelers are likely to release Foote this week, unless they can...
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May 05, 2009
Free agent linebacker Larry Foote will visit the Lions on Wednesday, his agent, Ken Kremer, said in an e-mail today. Foote was released by the...
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May 05, 2009
Free-agent linebacker Larry Foote met with Lions officials this afternoon at team headquarters in Allen Park, Lions spokesman Bill Keenist confirmed....
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May 05, 2009
Larry Foote says he has agreed to a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions. Foote said terms of the deal were reached Tuesday night and he planned...
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May 04, 2009
The transition for the defense is officially underway. First off, Monday the team made the release of Larry Foote official. It’s a shame that Foote couldn’t see the forest through the trees. He’s on one of the best defenses the league has seen
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May 05, 2009
Evidently it has not taken long for now former Steelers LB Larry Foote to find a team that wants his services. Foote is telling sources that he has gotten an offer from his hometown team - the Lions. He also said that he spent Tuesday meeting the Lions brass, and that his agent is working on a deal so he can sign with them. “They offered me something,” Foote said in a telephone...
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May 04, 2009
The Steelers granted linebacker Larry Foote his wish and released him today. Foote had one year left on his contract with a salary of $2,885,000....
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May 03, 2009
Minicamp is over, and so is the Steelers career of linebacker Larry Foote. The Steelers are likely to release Foote this week, unless they can...
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May 05, 2009
Michigan second baseman and captain Kevin Cislo may be out for the season with a shoulder injury.Two of Michigan's senior basketball players from last season are moving on to a life without basketball. David Merritt is hoping to launch a business venture in Ann Arbor this fall, and C.J. Lee has another year left in school and is doing an internship this summer.Larry Foote was...
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May 05, 2009
The Pittsburgh Steelers released Larry Foote on Monday, less than one week after the veteran linebacker said he didn't expect to be with the team much longer.
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May 05, 2009
The inevitable came to pass on Monday when the Pittsburgh Steelers announced the release of longtime starter Larry Foote.
The circumstances over his departure a bit murky to say the least. The Steelers are painting this as a salary cap move but if that were the case, why wait until now? If they released him months ago, they could have used some of his $2.89 million salary to try...
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May 04, 2009
Larry Foote officially joined the ranks of ex-Steeler linebackers on Monday, when he was released by the team. You can now add his name to a star-studded list that includes Kendrell Bell, Chad Brown, Jason Gildon, Kevin Greene, Levon Kirkland, Greg Lloyd, Mike Merriweather, and Joey Porter.It is speculated that the Steelers tried to wrangle a trade, but found no willing partners...
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