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| It's finally time for football again. Take a look at the Free Press' photos from the morning and afternoon sessions from the Lions' first practice of the season. |
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| So how's the Shaun Rogers for Leigh Bodden trade look so far? SI.com's Peter King visited the Cleveland Browns' camp and provided this report on the Lions' former defensive tackle: |
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| The Lions' slogan this season is "Do you believe in now?" Well, do you? How do you think the Lions will do this season? |
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| Cornerback Leigh Bodden had a heck of a first day at Lions training camp. He picked off a pass Thursday afternoon, after the NFL Network reported he had agreed to a four-year, $27-million contract extension. Bodden and Lions chief operating officer Tom Lewand said they could not confirm the deal. Bodden's agent, Alvin Keels, did not respond to messages. |
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| Quarterback Tony Romo's romance with Jessica Simpson is only one subplot as Dallas opens camp in Oxnard.
Steve Sabol sure knows what he's doing, training his army of high-definition cameras on the Dallas Cowboys. |
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| After the first practice of his first NFL training camp Thursday morning, Lions running back Kevin Smith had to fulfill his rookie duty. He had to carry the helmets and shoulder pads of veterans Tatum Bell and Aveion Cason. But Smith did it with a smile. "It's all good," Smith said. It was as if Smith knew something Bell and Cason didn't. |
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| Most Lions fans are like people who grew up with a religion but have basically lost the faith. On Sundays, they look at the true believers and shake their heads. Everything they hear out of Pastor Matt or Rabbi Marinelli makes them wince. They have seen too many hardships, stomached too much failure, heard too many empty promises. |
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| GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- With Brett Favre's retirement up in the air, it goes without saying that the Green Bay Packers might have to put off retiring the three-time MVP's jersey.... |
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| Green Bay - General manager Ted Thompson, coach Mike McCarthy and President Mark Murphy tried to present a portrait of... |
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| Dr. Z's readers responded in force to his examination of past football heros finishing careers in new uniforms. Also in the Mailbag? Michael Vick's future.
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July 24 |
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orlandosentinel.com |
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| The Jags achieved great things last season, winning in Pittsburgh in the playoffs before giving mighty New England all it could handle before they succumbed. If they are to exceed those heights this year, these are the key factors.
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July 24 |
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orlandosentinel.com |
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| Despite the optimism expressed by Dolphins General Manager Jeff Ireland earlier this week, rookie QB Chad Henne and rookie DE Phillip Merling remained unsigned on the eve of reporting day.
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July 24 |
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orlandosentinel.com |
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| Amid reports that the team is up for sale, and a vehement denial from owner Wayne Weaver, the Jacksonville Jaguars report for training camp today with practices beginning Saturday at 10:15 a.m.
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July 24 |
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nydailynews.com |
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| There are still three months before they even play, but the Giants-Cowboys rivalry, which reached an all-time intensity level in January when they met in the playoffs for the first time, is already on fire for the 2008 season. |
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| Titans officials and the agent for All Pro defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth are talking, and coach Jeff Fisher says he's hopeful that their franchise player will sign his one-year tender in time to be on the field for the start of training camp.
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