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The Commanders have used Shawn Springs as trade bait this offseason and initially asked him to take a pay cut, straining their relationship. Springs has said that he has talked with Coach Joe Gibbs, who expressed dissatisfaction with his decision not to report for the voluntary workouts, which began in mid-May.
Keyshawn Johnson’s visit to the Titans came and went Friday. Now, the Titans will have to wait to see what their chances are of landing Johnson. Johnson apparently wants to determine what his market value and opportunities are before making any sort of decision. “Any time you have interest in a player, and there is potential to sign him, you’d like to get him in as quickly as possible,” Fisher said. “But I don’t think that’s going to be the case with Keyshawn. “We had a good visit, and we are going to see where things go.”
Veteran free agent quarterback Vinny Testaverde was spotted yesterday at Gillette Stadium, and while he has not signed with the team, he apparently plans to spend the next few weeks with the club. Testaverde, who joined the Patriots last November, still had his locker at Gillette Stadium as of last week.
Broncos receiver David Kircus missed the team's mini-camp workout Monday. He was at the Arapahoe County sheriff's office being charged with second- degree assault, a Class 4 felony stemming from an altercation Kirkus was allegedly involved in about 3:20 a.m. Sunday outside the Centennial home of Jeff Krieger. There's a good chance Kircus also will miss the Broncos' morning meetings today. After posting a $6,000 bond for his release Monday, Kircus is due back at Arapahoe County District Court at 8:30 a.m. today. The big question for Kircus, though, is whether the incident will cost him his job with the Broncos. "Obviously if he didn't handle himself the right way he won't be with us," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "But I'm going to let the due process take care of itself first and find out exactly what the situation is."
Three envelopes addressed to "M. Vick" were among evidence seized by police under the authority of a search warrant executed on the Virginia property owned by Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, according to documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Also seized in the search, authorized in late April in relation to organized dogfighting, was a black 3-ring binder containing "contracts" or copies of contracts. According to the warrant, police were searching for and could seize "information related to dogfighting, registration papers, other written materials showing ownership of pit bull terrier dogs or other fighting dogs including bills of sale, pedigrees, breeding records and veterinary records; any dogfighting records including name and telephone numbers lists of person suspected of being dog fighters."
The long-term deal will have to wait. But for at least this season, Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell will stick with the team that drafted him in 2003. Bell, a restricted free agent, signed a one-year tender offer with Miami on Monday after negotiations for a longer deal continued to stall. However, after a promising second half to last season, equaled success this year could help spur those discussions. ''We're not close enough to continue those negotiations, but we're hoping at some point this season, we can find some middle ground and strike a compromise [on an extension],'' agent Drew Rosenhaus said.
Orlando Pace is taking it slowly during spring workouts, participating in walk-through drills but avoiding contact. He said the doctors have told him that he should be 100 percent by the time training camp begins in late July. "This is kind of uncharted territory for me, and it's difficult," Pace said. "They just told me to be patient, be smart about it." The No. 1 overall selection in the 1997 draft, Pace never missed a game because of injury at Ohio State and had sat out just seven times since becoming the Rams' full-time starter in '98. The longest he'd been out was three games. Spending the final seven games on the sideline last year hurt almost as much as the painful rehab that Pace has endured the last few months. "That's probably the first time in my life somebody's telling you you're not well enough to play football," said Pace, who turned 31 two days after he was injured. "It was just hard going to the games and watching ... really rough."
Washington Commanders cornerback Shawn Springs said he intends to report June 5 to Commanders Park after skipping the first two weeks of the voluntary organized team activities. "I'm excited to get back in town and crack jokes with my teammates and catch up with my boys," he said. He added that he would have reported next week, but no OTAs are scheduled because of the Memorial Day holiday.
Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield, who missed the first round of voluntary organized team activities at Winter Park this offseason, plans to miss the next OTA that runs today through Friday, according to two people with the team. Winfield and agent Richard Katz did not return phone calls Monday. The Vikings have a mandatory minicamp June 1-3. Winfield, 29, who had 97 tackles and four interceptions last season, is considered the Vikings' best defensive back and one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL.
Kenton County prosecutors are awaiting final results of a drug test by Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry being analyzed by a Kentucky state lab. Initial results showed that Henry failed the test. The report is expected to be completed and returned to Kenton County by the end of the week, said Ken Easterling, an assistant Kenton County prosecutor. A positive test would mean a third violation of the league substance-abuse policy for Henry. That violation carries a one-year suspension. Henry has marijuana possession and alcohol-related convictions on his record. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has already suspended Henry for the first eight games of the 2007 season under guidelines of the league's new, tougher personal conduct policy. That suspension was announced in April. Another suspension could eliminate Henry for 24 games, until the middle of the 2008 season.
Tommy Reamon, Michael Vick's high school coach, has visited Atlanta and talked with his "hurting" former pupil since a dogfighting investigation at the property the Falcons quarterback owns in Virginia. "He is hurting and hoping that this process will take care of itself as soon as possible," Reamon said in a telephone interview Monday. Reamon coached Vick at Warwick High School in Newport News, Va. and also coached his cousin Aaron Brooks, another NFL quarterback, at Ferguson High. He attended the Falcons recent minicamp in Flowery Branch. At the minicamp, Vick did not answer questions about the investigation on the advice of his attorney. Vick previously blamed his problems on relatives. "If I can quote one thing that is so powerful about Michael Vick today, is that he is making those immediate changes in his life and his environment," Reamon said. "He is doing it at this present time, as we speak. ... The media coverage has been troubling to Reamon and those close to Vick. "They want the worst for the young man and I'm so saddened for him," Reamon said. "But he is working to improve his life and get through this adversity. He is doing everything that he can do with the support of the Atlanta Falcons administration. They have given him support. "He is changing the things he's got to do right now. But the assassination in the media is continuing as they talk about things. In America, it's about innocence until proven guilty."
About 30 players of Samoan roots represent a small collection of islands in the Pacific in the NFL. Only in recent years has football started to rival rugby as the sport of choice. Through the years, more than 150 players of Polynesian descent have played in the NFL, including more than 100 of Samoan heritage. The population of American Samoa (57,291 according to the 2000 census) could fit comfortably into Dolphin Stadium, but according to one estimate, an ethnic Samoan is 40 times more likely to play in the NFL than a non-Samoan American.
Often criticized for missing voluntary workouts with the Buffalo Bills, Willis McGahee lived up to his promise that he would attend the Ravens' minicamps and expects it to pay dividends. "I'm motivated, I've got to step my game up," said McGahee, who will rejoin his teammates for the second Ravens minicamp today. "My teammates are expecting a lot of me. I'm going to go out there and dish it out. Hopefully, we can all work together and make that run we want." McGahee said his trade to the Ravens has given him a fresh start and a new environment. "The vibe in the air is totally different," McGahee said. "These guys know what they want, and they know what they need to do. The coaches treat you like men. Everybody is making sure everybody is on top of their game. "We're not messing around. When one player messes up, you might laugh here or there. Jokes aside, we help each other out."
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said he had only one complaint about Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt. “He never gave me my dream job,” Cleaver said. “I would have been a great wide receiver for the Chiefs.” With Cleaver hailing Hunt as the man who “put Kansas City on the map,” the House of Representatives passed a resolution Monday evening honoring him for his contributions to the city, the nation and the Kansas City Chiefs. At a reception following the vote, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer presented a framed copy of the resolution to Hunt’s son, Clark, the current owner and chairman of the Chiefs. “The Congress of the United States was so proud of your dad,” Hoyer said, adding that the elder Hunt had made football “America’s sport.” He then glanced around the room and added: “I hope there’s nobody from baseball here.”
The tug-of-war over $12 million of taxpayer money set aside to build a new Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice facility will continue behind the scenes for several more weeks. The Tampa Sports Authority board on Monday authorized its chairman, executive director and attorneys to meet privately with Bucs officials to try to resolve the stalemate. The two groups have been at odds for months over whether the Bucs are eligible for the $12 million to build the new practice facility months after they opened a new headquarters with three practice fields on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
Keyshawn Johnson’s visit to the Titans came and went Friday. Now, the Titans will have to wait to see what their chances are of landing Johnson. Johnson apparently wants to determine what his market value and opportunities are before making any sort of decision. “Any time you have interest in a player, and there is potential to sign him, you’d like to get him in as quickly as possible,” Fisher said. “But I don’t think that’s going to be the case with Keyshawn. “We had a good visit, and we are going to see where things go.”
Veteran free agent quarterback Vinny Testaverde was spotted yesterday at Gillette Stadium, and while he has not signed with the team, he apparently plans to spend the next few weeks with the club. Testaverde, who joined the Patriots last November, still had his locker at Gillette Stadium as of last week.
Broncos receiver David Kircus missed the team's mini-camp workout Monday. He was at the Arapahoe County sheriff's office being charged with second- degree assault, a Class 4 felony stemming from an altercation Kirkus was allegedly involved in about 3:20 a.m. Sunday outside the Centennial home of Jeff Krieger. There's a good chance Kircus also will miss the Broncos' morning meetings today. After posting a $6,000 bond for his release Monday, Kircus is due back at Arapahoe County District Court at 8:30 a.m. today. The big question for Kircus, though, is whether the incident will cost him his job with the Broncos. "Obviously if he didn't handle himself the right way he won't be with us," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said. "But I'm going to let the due process take care of itself first and find out exactly what the situation is."
Three envelopes addressed to "M. Vick" were among evidence seized by police under the authority of a search warrant executed on the Virginia property owned by Falcons quarterback Michael Vick, according to documents obtained by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Also seized in the search, authorized in late April in relation to organized dogfighting, was a black 3-ring binder containing "contracts" or copies of contracts. According to the warrant, police were searching for and could seize "information related to dogfighting, registration papers, other written materials showing ownership of pit bull terrier dogs or other fighting dogs including bills of sale, pedigrees, breeding records and veterinary records; any dogfighting records including name and telephone numbers lists of person suspected of being dog fighters."
The long-term deal will have to wait. But for at least this season, Dolphins safety Yeremiah Bell will stick with the team that drafted him in 2003. Bell, a restricted free agent, signed a one-year tender offer with Miami on Monday after negotiations for a longer deal continued to stall. However, after a promising second half to last season, equaled success this year could help spur those discussions. ''We're not close enough to continue those negotiations, but we're hoping at some point this season, we can find some middle ground and strike a compromise [on an extension],'' agent Drew Rosenhaus said.
Orlando Pace is taking it slowly during spring workouts, participating in walk-through drills but avoiding contact. He said the doctors have told him that he should be 100 percent by the time training camp begins in late July. "This is kind of uncharted territory for me, and it's difficult," Pace said. "They just told me to be patient, be smart about it." The No. 1 overall selection in the 1997 draft, Pace never missed a game because of injury at Ohio State and had sat out just seven times since becoming the Rams' full-time starter in '98. The longest he'd been out was three games. Spending the final seven games on the sideline last year hurt almost as much as the painful rehab that Pace has endured the last few months. "That's probably the first time in my life somebody's telling you you're not well enough to play football," said Pace, who turned 31 two days after he was injured. "It was just hard going to the games and watching ... really rough."
Washington Commanders cornerback Shawn Springs said he intends to report June 5 to Commanders Park after skipping the first two weeks of the voluntary organized team activities. "I'm excited to get back in town and crack jokes with my teammates and catch up with my boys," he said. He added that he would have reported next week, but no OTAs are scheduled because of the Memorial Day holiday.
Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield, who missed the first round of voluntary organized team activities at Winter Park this offseason, plans to miss the next OTA that runs today through Friday, according to two people with the team. Winfield and agent Richard Katz did not return phone calls Monday. The Vikings have a mandatory minicamp June 1-3. Winfield, 29, who had 97 tackles and four interceptions last season, is considered the Vikings' best defensive back and one of the better cornerbacks in the NFL.
Kenton County prosecutors are awaiting final results of a drug test by Bengals wide receiver Chris Henry being analyzed by a Kentucky state lab. Initial results showed that Henry failed the test. The report is expected to be completed and returned to Kenton County by the end of the week, said Ken Easterling, an assistant Kenton County prosecutor. A positive test would mean a third violation of the league substance-abuse policy for Henry. That violation carries a one-year suspension. Henry has marijuana possession and alcohol-related convictions on his record. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has already suspended Henry for the first eight games of the 2007 season under guidelines of the league's new, tougher personal conduct policy. That suspension was announced in April. Another suspension could eliminate Henry for 24 games, until the middle of the 2008 season.
Tommy Reamon, Michael Vick's high school coach, has visited Atlanta and talked with his "hurting" former pupil since a dogfighting investigation at the property the Falcons quarterback owns in Virginia. "He is hurting and hoping that this process will take care of itself as soon as possible," Reamon said in a telephone interview Monday. Reamon coached Vick at Warwick High School in Newport News, Va. and also coached his cousin Aaron Brooks, another NFL quarterback, at Ferguson High. He attended the Falcons recent minicamp in Flowery Branch. At the minicamp, Vick did not answer questions about the investigation on the advice of his attorney. Vick previously blamed his problems on relatives. "If I can quote one thing that is so powerful about Michael Vick today, is that he is making those immediate changes in his life and his environment," Reamon said. "He is doing it at this present time, as we speak. ... The media coverage has been troubling to Reamon and those close to Vick. "They want the worst for the young man and I'm so saddened for him," Reamon said. "But he is working to improve his life and get through this adversity. He is doing everything that he can do with the support of the Atlanta Falcons administration. They have given him support. "He is changing the things he's got to do right now. But the assassination in the media is continuing as they talk about things. In America, it's about innocence until proven guilty."
About 30 players of Samoan roots represent a small collection of islands in the Pacific in the NFL. Only in recent years has football started to rival rugby as the sport of choice. Through the years, more than 150 players of Polynesian descent have played in the NFL, including more than 100 of Samoan heritage. The population of American Samoa (57,291 according to the 2000 census) could fit comfortably into Dolphin Stadium, but according to one estimate, an ethnic Samoan is 40 times more likely to play in the NFL than a non-Samoan American.
Often criticized for missing voluntary workouts with the Buffalo Bills, Willis McGahee lived up to his promise that he would attend the Ravens' minicamps and expects it to pay dividends. "I'm motivated, I've got to step my game up," said McGahee, who will rejoin his teammates for the second Ravens minicamp today. "My teammates are expecting a lot of me. I'm going to go out there and dish it out. Hopefully, we can all work together and make that run we want." McGahee said his trade to the Ravens has given him a fresh start and a new environment. "The vibe in the air is totally different," McGahee said. "These guys know what they want, and they know what they need to do. The coaches treat you like men. Everybody is making sure everybody is on top of their game. "We're not messing around. When one player messes up, you might laugh here or there. Jokes aside, we help each other out."
Rep. Emanuel Cleaver said he had only one complaint about Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt. “He never gave me my dream job,” Cleaver said. “I would have been a great wide receiver for the Chiefs.” With Cleaver hailing Hunt as the man who “put Kansas City on the map,” the House of Representatives passed a resolution Monday evening honoring him for his contributions to the city, the nation and the Kansas City Chiefs. At a reception following the vote, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer presented a framed copy of the resolution to Hunt’s son, Clark, the current owner and chairman of the Chiefs. “The Congress of the United States was so proud of your dad,” Hoyer said, adding that the elder Hunt had made football “America’s sport.” He then glanced around the room and added: “I hope there’s nobody from baseball here.”
The tug-of-war over $12 million of taxpayer money set aside to build a new Tampa Bay Buccaneers practice facility will continue behind the scenes for several more weeks. The Tampa Sports Authority board on Monday authorized its chairman, executive director and attorneys to meet privately with Bucs officials to try to resolve the stalemate. The two groups have been at odds for months over whether the Bucs are eligible for the $12 million to build the new practice facility months after they opened a new headquarters with three practice fields on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard
