Found February 19, 2013 on Pro Football Zone: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Bart ScottCalvin Pace
TEAMS: New York Jets
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The New York Jets released a bunch of players earlier today that included linebacker Calvin Pace.  They clearly weren’t done yet. The Jets announced this afternoon that they’ve also released linebacker Bart Scott. Jets announce LB Bart Scott has been released. — New York Jets (@nyjets) February 19, 2013 After all the roster moves the Jets made today, they freed up $30 million in cap space.   Need NFL Tickets? var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { var script = document.createElement('script'); ref = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(''); script.type = 'text/javascript'; var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { var script = document.createElement('script'); ref = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(''); script.type = 'text/javascript'; script.src = 'http://widget.crowdignit...
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