Ravens avoid "dead money" for 2012...
The bad news for the Ravens: they missed making the Super Bowl in 2011-12 by mere inches... The good news---their salary cap management makes an even brighter 2012-13 possible...“We do a good job of looking at our cost today and then our cost in the future and we try to balance both of them,” General Manager Ozzie Newsome said in a recent interview with Garett Downing of the...
Via Ravens Football Machine
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Heap, on the mend, tunes out naysayers
TEMPE, Ariz. Todd Heap has heard every insult that dissatisfied fans can lob at him.
He's injury-prone. He's soft. He's too old.
His response is always the same: a wide smile and a patient, better-informed explanation.
"I've played through a lot of injuries. There are certain ones you can't play through," he said Wednesday. "If you look at...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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December 07, 2011
Cardinal's Heap says he's headed in right direction
A year-by-year look at Todd Heap's games played
2001 (rookie year): Missed four games due to high-ankle sprain
2002: Played all 16 games
2003: Played all 16 games
2004 (rookie year): Missed 10 games due to a torn ankle ligament
2005: Played all 16 games
2006: Played all 16 games
2007: Missed 10 games due to a hamstring injury
2008: Played all 16 games
2009: Played all 16 games...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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December 07, 2011
Heap hopes to make Arizona return in Baltimore
Todd Heap has been looking forward to Arizona's game at Baltimore pretty much from the day he signed with the Cardinals.
Now that the game is this Sunday, the uncertainty of his health adds to his anticipation. The big tight end has missed the last two games because of a sore left hamstring, but is optimistic he can play against the team that, to his great surprise, released...
Via AP on Fox
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October 27, 2011
CLASS ACT
Todd Heap thanks Baltimore with ad
Again proving just what a classy individual he is, Todd Heap took out a full page ad in today’s Baltimore Sun thanking Art Modell, Steve Bisciotti, and Baltimore Ravens fans for what he calls “so many wonderful memories.”
While Heap “hopes” to take the field Sunday, the tight end has been slowed with a hamstring injury. He will undoubtedly receive a warm welcome from...
Via B-More Birds Nest
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October 28, 2011
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October 28, 2011
Cardinals TE Heap absent from practice Thursday
The Arizona Cardinals may have to do without Todd Heap for this weekend's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers after the veteran tight end missed his second straight practice Thursday.Heap hasn't played since Week 4 after suffering a strained hamstring during practice earlier this month.The 31-year-old had hoped to recover during the club's bye week, but hasn't hit the field since...
Via Pro Sports Daily
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October 20, 2011
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October 20, 2011
Outside the huddle: Arizona Cardinals tight end Todd Heap
Cardinals tight end Todd Heap talks about injured hamstring, coming back to Arizona.
Via AZ Central
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November 22, 2011
Cardinals TE Heap on inactive list vs Ravens
Arizona Cardinals tight end Todd Heap has been placed on the inactive list for Sunday's game against his former team, the Baltimore Ravens.
Heap spent 10 seasons in Baltimore before signing as a free agent with Arizona this year. This will be the third straight game Heap will miss with a hamstring injury.
Jeff King will start in his place at tight end.
The Cardinals also put linebacker...
Via AP on Fox
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October 30, 2011
Cardinals TE Todd Heap Feels His Hamstring Injury Is Behind Him
Tight end Todd Heap thinks his hamstring injury might finally be a thing of the past, and he's looking forward to making a contribution to the Arizona Cardinals in the final month of the season. That's something Heap hasn't done since the first month of the season. Heap, who signed as a free agent this summer, was just beginning to make an impact when he was injured in practice before...
Via GridironFans.com
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December 07, 2011
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December 07, 2011
Welcome Home: Todd Heap Returns To Arizona
It’s never easy to leave one place where you called home for ten years and then leave. It does make it easier if you’re new home is a place you’re quite familiar with.
Todd Heap was born in Mesa, Arizona and played his college ball at Arizona State. It must feel good to return home. On a weekend where NFL Hall Of Fame tight end Shannon Sharpe was inducted into...
Via Rant Sports
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August 07, 2011
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August 07, 2011
Career Resurrection Candidate: Arizona Cardinals TE Todd Heap
The title alone is enough to raise eyebrows. Most fans will question whether his career really is/was in the dumps and to be honest, I’m not going to argue. However, Arizona Cardinals’ TE Todd Heap should be on his way to another great season.
After the Ravens cut ties with Heap, many were dumbfounded, as was I. Sure, the new cap space is nice, but you’re losing...
Via EE Sports World
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August 08, 2011
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August 08, 2011
Local legend Heap comes full circle with Cards
FLAGSTAFF -- Todd Heap was the quintessential All-American boy when late Arizona State football coach Bruce Snyder began recruiting him in 1996. So center Scott Peters figured the Sun Devils were in trouble when the coaching staff selected colorful senior lineman Grey Ruegamer as Heaps recruiting host.
Todd walks into the room and were watching a movie called Hershey Highway, Peters...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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August 02, 2011
Cardinals TE Todd Heap Suffered Sprained Thumb Vs. Raiders
Cardinals tight end Todd Heap sprained his left thumb in Thursday's preseason opener against the Raiders. Heap had two catches for 23 yards before heading into the locker room for X-rays. The tests came back negative, and he said he could have returned to the game if it was the regular season. Heap may skip some practices, but there's not much real concern here. Source...
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August 12, 2011
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August 12, 2011
Heap's status is uncertain due to hamstring
The Cardinals' injury list became considerably longer and now includes veteran tight end Todd Heap, who's suffering from a hamstring strain.
Via ari.scout.com
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October 07, 2011
Todd Heap talks about his first game as a member of the Cardinals
Mesa Mountain View and ASU product talks about his first game as a member of the Arizona Cardinals.
Via AZ Central
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September 14, 2011
Todd Heap Thanks The Fans Of Baltimore
Over the years, Todd Heap became a prominent figure in Baltimore. Known for his great heart and play on the field, Heap built up a great report with his fans. Despite currently playing for another team, Heap made sure to thank his fans before returning home this Sunday for a match up against his former team:For a decade, my wife Ashley, and I took great pride in calling Baltimore...
Via Ebony Bird
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October 29, 2011
Cardinals Heap, Porter Among Inactives
The Arizona Cardinals inactive list include former Baltimore Ravens tight end Todd Heap today. Unfortunately we will not get to see Heap face his former team. It may have been the only opportunity in his career to face his former mates. He is still nursing a hamstring injury.As for the other inactives, they include FS Kerry Rhodes, LB Joey Porter, WR Stephen Williams, OT D’Anthony...
Via Raising Zona
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October 30, 2011
Arizona Cardinals TE Todd Heap hoping to face former team
Cardinals tight end Todd Heap will travel back to Baltimore this weekend. But will he play?
Via AZ Central
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October 26, 2011
Heap was shocked by release from Ravens
Todd Heap always expected to retire with the Ravens. That is, until he received a phone call from general manager Ozzie Newsome on July 25.
The Ravens informed the tight end that they were cutting him to save $4.6 in salary-cap room.
"I was not expecting what was coming out his mouth," Heap told reporters in Arizona via the Arizona Republic. "But, hey, I've been around this league...
Via Baltimore Sun
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August 03, 2011
Familiar Face Hopes to Play Sunday Vs. Ravens
Arizona Cardinals tight end Todd Heap is hoping he’ll manage to return to the field for Sunday’s game against his former team. Heap, who has been hampered by a nagging hamstring injury that has sidelined him the past two games, was cut by the Ravens in the off-season for salary cap reasons. In four games, [...]
Via The Purple Chaos
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October 27, 2011
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October 27, 2011
Boldin, Heap prepare to tangle with ex-teams
TEMPE, Ariz. Todd Heap and Anquan Boldin were polite in their comments about their former teams this week.
Too polite.
Heres Heap, the Cardinals tight end, on the Ravens decision to release him after the lockout ended.
"It was something that obviously hit me out of left field. I had to take it all in stride, he said. Any time something like that happens, you look forward...
Via Fox Sports Arizona
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October 27, 2011
Cardinals' Todd Heap improving from hip injury
Notes: Other than being close to family, Todd Heap's return to Arizona has not worked as anyone planned.
Via AZ Central
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December 07, 2011
Waiting In The Wings: Rookie Rob Housler Learns From Todd Heap
It’s not always easy being a rookie in the NFL. It does help if you’re a rookie in the NFL and you have a veteran at your position. Rob Housler, you should take out Todd Heap and his family for dinner.
When Heap signed with Arizona it not only allowed him to come home but it gave the other tight ends on the roster a chance to learn. You hear it all the time in the NFL, teams...
Via Rant Sports
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August 14, 2011
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August 14, 2011
That's Life --- Ravens need to pick themselves up and get back in the race...
The Arizona Cardinals come to Baltimore along with the ghost of Todd Heap to challenge the Ravens to right their offensive ship on Sunday. As for what happened in Jacksonville last Monday night?--- time to let it go.Todd Heap comes back to Baltimore as a Cardinal... although a little banged up himself right now, his presence on the opposing sideline may help inspire the Ravens offense...
Via Ravens Football Machine
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October 27, 2011
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October 27, 2011
Cardinals TE Heap questionable
Arizona Cardinals tight end Todd Heap is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at Minnesota.
Via Miami Herald
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October 07, 2011
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