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Eagles sign DE Tapp to 3-year contract (AP)
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Darryl Tapp is looking forward to a fresh start. Two days after joining the Philadelphia Eagles in a trade, Tapp signed a three-year contract on Thursday. The 25-year-old Tapp will compete for a starting spot at left defensive end after playing four seasons in Seattle. "I think a change of scenery will be good," Tapp said.
Redskins sign QB Grossman to 1-year deal (AP)
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Rex Grossman says he wants to get back to being a starting NFL quarterback and hopes "to be thrown into the mix" with the Washington Redskins. Speaking to reporters at Redskins Park on Thursday, a day after signing a one-year deal, Grossman said he "definitely" thinks he can be a starter again.
Chargers trade QB Whitehurst to Seahawks (AP)
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The San Diego Chargers have traded third-string quarterback Charlie Whitehurst to the Seattle Seahawks. Whitehurst has never thrown a pass in the NFL and has played in only two games, both as a rookie in 2006. The teams swapped second-round picks in this year's draft, allowing the Chargers to move up 20 spots to No.
NFL owners will vote on changing overtime rules for playoffs
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One rule for the regular season. Another law for postseason. That's what the NFL's competition committee proposes to do with ...
John Fox: Tim Tebow has a 'very, very good workout' for NFL scouts
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Tim Tebow's latest visit to Florida Field looked like most of the others. He was cheered, revered and pulled in every direction. ...
Cardinals sign Derek Anderson for 'competition' with Matt Leinart
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Derek Anderson is joining the Arizona Cardinals knowing he begins as the backup quarterback to Matt Leinart with a chance to ...
Jake Delhomme: Chance to start led him to sign with Browns
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Quarterback Jake Delhomme completed his visit to Cleveland last week and drove to the airport for a flight to New Orleans. He ...
Analysis: Overtime change in NFL would bring cheers, jeers
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The NFL's competition committee has found winning the coin flip to be an increasingly unfair advantage or a death sentence since ...
Eagles cut former Pro Bowl OL Shawn Andrews
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Shawn Andrews' star-crossed career in Philadelphia is over. The Eagles released the former All-Pro right guard on Wednesday in ...
Joe Gibbs: Redskins on the right path under Mike Shanahan
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Joe Gibbs approves of the Washington Redskins' choice of Mike Shanahan as coach. Gibbs and Shanahan, the two living coaches who ...
Source: Feely to visit Cardinals
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One of the best free-agent kickers on the market is heading to Arizona for a free-agent visit.
QB Anderson, Cards agree to 2-year deal (AP)
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Derek Anderson is joining the Arizona Cardinals knowing he begins as the backup quarterback to Matt Leinart with a chance to push for the starting job. Anderson, released by the Cleveland Browns, agreed to a two-year deal. Leinart had been the only quarterback on Arizona's roster following the retirement of Kurt Warner.
Lack of a salary cap leaves wide range of spending in NFL clubs
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It's the yin and yang of an NFL system without a salary cap. While there's no ceiling on how much teams can spend on players, ...
NFL mulling 2 possessions in playoffs OT (AP)
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NFL owners will vote next week whether to allow each team a possession in overtime in the playoffs if the team winning the OT coin toss kicks a field goal on the first series. Previously, the game would end whenever either side scores, as happened in the NFC championship game in January, with New Orleans beating Minnesota on Garrett Hartley's kick.
Titans sign DE Babin to offer sheet (AP)
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The Tennessee Titans have signed defensive end Jason Babin to an offer sheet. Under a special clause the Eagles put into Babin's contract, they have one week to match the offer. Without the clause, Babin would be an unrestricted free agent because of his six years of NFL service. Babin, a first-round draft pick in 2004 out of Western Michigan, has played for Houston, Seattle, Kansas City and...
Dolphins sign G Incognito to 1-year deal (AP)
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Volatile but versatile Richie Incognito is joining the Miami Dolphins, who gave the free-agent offensive lineman a one-year contract and a fresh start Wednesday. Incognito has conceded he has a reputation for being "a less than model citizen," but the Dolphins are counting on him to provide more depth and flexibility up front.
Tebow debuts new throwing motion at Pro Day
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Tim Tebow's latest visit to Florida Field looked like most of the others. He was cheered, revered and pulled in every direction.
49ers All-Pro LB has surgery on knee
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Panthers, DE Brayton agree to 3-year deal
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The Carolina Panthers will have at least one starting defensive lineman returning next season after agreeing on a three-year deal with defensive end Tyler Brayton.
Bills sign DE Edwards to 4-year deal (AP)
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Free agent defensive end Dwan Edwards has signed a four-year contract with the Buffalo Bills. The team announced the deal Wednesday. A person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press early Wednesday morning that the contract potentially is worth $18 million. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not yet been announced by the Bills.