When the Minnesota Vikings made Percy Harvin their first-round draft pick last month, coach Brad Childress immediately asked his offensive coordinator about his plans. Childress wanted to know how Darrell Bevell would use Harvin, the versatile wide receiver from Florida who will be counted on this season for his ability to catch, run and return kicks.
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The NFL Players Association wants the support of various groups of retired players in its upcoming contract talks with the league. “I don’t represent active players. I don’t represent retired players. I represent all NFL players. We are one team,” DeMaurice Smith, the union’s new executive director, said Saturday at a meeting of the NFLPA Retired Players Organization.
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Jon Jansen’s search for a new team lasted less than a day. Jansen said Friday, the same day the offensive tackle was cut by the Washington Redskins, he will sign a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions if he passes a physical. “After taking care of things Monday, I’m very excited to show I’ve got more than one year left in my career,” Jansen said in a telephone interview with The Associated…
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Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Quinn Ojinnaka is free on bond after being accused of fighting with his wife over his Facebook activity, police said Friday. Ojinnaka, a fourth-year reserve drafted out of Syracuse in the fifth round of 2006, was charged with simple battery, said police spokesman David Schiralli in suburban Gwinnett County.
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Safety Jarrad Page has signed his restricted free agent tender with the Kansas City Chiefs. The Chiefs announced the signing Friday. Terms were not disclosed. Page joined the Chiefs as a seventh-round draft pick from UCLA in 2006 and soon became a starter. Last year, he was a steadying influence for Kansas City’s very young secondary.
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Free agent linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa agreed Friday to a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears after leading the St. Louis Rams in tackles four of the past six seasons. The Bears also locked up defensive tackle Israel Idonije with a two-year extension through 2011 and agreed to contracts with seven of their nine draft picks.
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Free agent linebacker Pisa Tinoisamoa agreed Friday to a one-year contract with the Chicago Bears after leading the St. Louis Rams in tackles four of the past six seasons. The Bears also locked up defensive tackle Israel Idonije with a two-year extension through 2011 and agreed to contracts with seven of their nine draft picks.
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Minnesota Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield will miss this weekend’s mandatory three-day minicamp. Winfield is entering the final year of his contract. But coach Brad Childress says the cornerback is out because he is attending the funeral of a close friend’s mother. Winfield was the only player on the 85-man roster who was not on the field when the minicamp opened on Friday.
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The Washington Redskins have released veteran right tackle Jon Jansen, a fixture on the team’s offensive line for much of the last decade. Jansen was cut Friday after a meeting with owner Dan Snyder, front office chief Vinny Cerrato and coach Jim Zorn. The 33-year-old lineman started 122 games for the Redskins, but age and injuries were starting to take their toll, and he was expected to be an…
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Defensive tackle Israel Idonije has agreed to a two-year contract extension that keeps him with the Chicago Bears through 2011. Idonije started three games and appeared in all 16 last season, posting career highs with 28 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks. A former undrafted free agent, Idonije has appeared in 71 games over the past five seasons, registering 99 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks.
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