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One year after hefty nose guard Casey Hampton showed up noticeably out of shape for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp and flunked a conditioning test, coach Mike Tomlin dropped a few hints that Hampton had better not repeat that scenario this year.
According to John Harris of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Tomlin didn’t sound too enthused about [...]
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June 18, 2009
Here we go again. The Tribune-Review reports that Mike Tomlin is ticked off at Casey Hampton for his weight. Just like last year, Hampton had better start working hard to drop weight or he’ll be on the pup list at the start of camp. Here’s the story:
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June 17, 2009
by Ryan WilsonFiled under: NFL Police Blotter, NFL Fans, NFL Free AgencyIt's pretty well established that Plaxico Burress is a pain in the ass to deal with. The Giants were willing to put up with it until Plax accidentally blew a hole in his thigh at a Manhattan night club last November (when, ironically, he was supposed to be rehabbing a tweaked hammy). The team released him...
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June 19, 2009
The Pittsburgh Steelers are closing in on signing their entire rookie draft class, and are now two shy of reaching that goal after agreeing to a three-year contract with seventh-round tight end David Johnson.
With this agreement that was announced today, the Steelers have signed seven out of their nine draft picks.
That leaves defensive lineman Ziggy [...]
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June 17, 2009
Now that it’s becoming increasingly clear that receiver Plaxico Burress won’t be standing trial on felony weapons charges until after the 2009 season has come and gone, the process of finding a new team for Burress has commenced in earnest.
According to Stephen Holder of the St. Petersburg Times, Burress has reached out to members of [...]
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June 17, 2009
We’ve been pointing over the past few days to a quote from NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell at the Super Bowl press conference in late January.
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June 19, 2009
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June 18, 2009
With the news that Plaxico Burress' trial has been postponed to September, there is great speculation that he may get a chance to play in the NFL this year. There is a need for the Jets to improve the talent and depth at the wideout position. I will examine what this latest development means in this article.
There are two main factors that will affect the outcome of whether...
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June 17, 2009
Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris says that the team has not discussed signing free-agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress. "To be honest with you, there...
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June 17, 2009
Plaxico Burress is thinking about his football future, and has reached out to the Bucs in looking for a place to play in the 2009 season. The St.Petersburg Times reports that Burress has reportedly contacted running back Derrick Ward and receiver Antonio Bryant about playing in Florida in 2009.
“He’s a great player,” Bucs new coach [...]
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June 19, 2009
Patron the pit bull made headlines last month when he attacked the 2-year-old son of Steelers linebacker James Harrison.
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June 18, 2009
With his pending criminal charges not likely to go to trial until March 2010 at the earliest, receiver Plaxico Burress is, as a practical matter, clear to play football in 2009.
Sure, he might still be suspended (we’ll have more on that one later in the day), but he won’t be incarcerated for carrying a gun [...]
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June 17, 2009
Lovie Smith said the Bears have not ruled out pursuing free-agent wide receiver Plaxico Burress, but he believes the team can win with what it has right now.
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June 17, 2009
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