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Chad Pennington wont save Miami

I’m a big fan of Chad Henne, both as a Dolphin, and previous Michigan Wolverine standout. He’s clearly the longer term in Miami, however the mighty South Beach brass think otherwise. Coach Tony Sparano has chosen to sit down Henne this week versus the Tennessee Titans.

His replacement is Chad Pennington. Yes, a viable choice-just not your future in South Beach is the issue.

Pennington just seems to always throw the best interception, on the most heartbreaking times. Just ask Jet fans that endured some bad passes, that result in a stab-me-in-the-eye form of emotional turmoil.

Leave the child alone, Sparano. You’re having problems leading the crew now that Parcells is alleged to be creeping out the back door quietly.

Chad is just not rad.

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Chad Pennington wont save Miami

Chad Pennington wont save Miami

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Remember Doug Fluties daughter? Yeah, she is going to be a Patriots Cheerleader

When we last left Doug Flutie’s daughter, Alexa, she was riding a mechanical bull to the delight of drunken bar patrons.

Now, she’s prepared to fit up at the sidelines – as a brand new England Patriots cheerleader.

In between, the 23 year-old was named “Miss Massachusetts”. i do know what you’re thinking:

Doug Flutie has a 23 year-old daughter?

Yup, you’re that old. And she’s legal, fellas.

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Remember Doug Fluties daughter? Yeah, she is going to be a Patriots Cheerleader

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Roger Goodell heard the boos loud and clear, and couldn’t blame the fans.

Goodell spoke to about 5,200 New York Jets season-ticket holders for nearly 35 minutes, the latest in a round of conference calls the commissioner has held during the labor dispute. The first day of the draft was held a day after a federal judge again ordered the NFL to lift the lockout, and hours after the league said players could report to team headquarters beginning Friday.

Goodell says the league will hold a conference call later Friday to address player transaction rules. The guidelines for free agency, trades and other roster moves have been uncertain in the absence of a collective bargaining agreement.

The commissioner was asked how the legal wrangling could ultimately help the average fan. Of course, fans also wanted to know if there is a point of no return, when games will have to be canceled.

“Right now our focus is entirely on the negotiations or, in the case that we’re forced to do it, defending litigation,” Goodell said. “We have not set any drop-dead date on cancellation of games. I certainly hope that that will not be the case and that we can prevent getting even close to that situation.”

On Thursday night, fans didn’t ease up until Goodell asked for a moment of silence to remember the hundreds of people killed by the tornadoes that tore through the South this week, along with the thousands of others affected.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the commissioner and the league expected the fans’ frustration.

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Before signing off on the decision to draft Cam Newton No. 1 overall, Carolina Panthers owner Jerry Richardson invited the former Auburn quarterback to his home and pulled out a letter from a fan. A day after the Panthers gambled that Newton does have the drive to be a franchise quarterback, Newton stood at a podium on Friday in a crisp gray suit and blue tie and vowed not to be outworked.

Sporting a wide smile and oozing confidence, Newton met with reporters at his new place of employment Friday as he embarks on a quest to shed negative labels and overcome intense scrutiny to lead the Panthers out of the NFL’s basement.
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That was certainly the case as Newton paraded around Bank of America Stadium as the highest draft pick and likely the riskiest in the Panthers’ 17 seasons.

The questions surround his off-field problems at Florida, his father’s alleged pay-for-play scheme during his recruitment and how he’ll adapt from a spread offense at Auburn to a pro-style system where reading defenses is more difficult.

The 6-foot-5, 248-pound Heisman Trophy winner certainly did that at Auburn. He threw 30 touchdown passes and rushed for 20 more in the Tigers’ 14-0 national championship season. In comparison, the Panthers scored 16 offensive touchdowns in two more games in 2010.

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Fans boo Roger Goodell

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Football fans got their first chance to be heard directly by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on Thursday night and they didn’t mince any words. A wave of boos echoed through Radio City Music Hall before the 2011 NFL draft started as Goodell took the stage, followed by a chant of “We want football!”

Goodell, at the podium, looked up into the balconies, saying, “I hear you. I agree with you.” But fans didn’t ease up.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the commissioner and the league expected the fans’ frustration.

George Chaung, who works for an investment bank in New York, said he didn’t boo Goodell because he understands the negotiations are complicated and “each side has its points.” But he also understands why the fans booed so heartily.

Paul Cavallo of Staten Island agreed this was the fans’ opportunity to make their case.

Goodell came out again, smiling, to announce the Carolina Panthers’ No. 1 pick, Cam Newton. “Welcome to the 2011 NFL draft,” he said, nearly drowned out by the fans. The commissioner earned his first cheers a second later, when he added, “Let’s get back to some football.”

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At least for now, the NFL has told its teams and players to get back to football.

The league assured teams and players they could resume some of the normal day to day football operations beginning Friday, including voluntary workouts at team facilities, meetings with coaches and going over playbooks as told twice in three days by a federal judge that its 45-day lockout was illegal.

The league also promised to distribute detailed procedures for signing free agents, making trades and other roster moves. That memo, the league said, will likely come Friday and spell out the timing for the start of the league year.

The guidelines were released a few hours before the NFL draft, where teams were still allowed only to swap picks, not players. New players in particular will benefit from the new guidelines.

Things are far from normal, however. On a day members of the Tennessee Titans showed up to find two armed guards at their locked-up facility, the NFL pressed forward with the legal fight in the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis.

The league wants a temporary stay of Nelson’s decision to lift the lockout so it can argue that it should be overturned altogether. The players were told to respond to the league’s motion for a stay by 1 p.m. ET on Friday, and the NFL’s reply to that is due Monday morning.

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In Detroit on Wednesday the Denver Broncos defensive end Jason Hunter was stabbed and taken to a local hospital for treatment. His agent said the wound wasn’t life-threatening. Detroit Officer Dan Donakowski confirmed the 27-year-old Hunter was stabbed, but police didn’t have any additional information, including where the incident took place, who was responsible and Hunter’s condition. The hospital wasn’t disclosed.

Hunter was knifed in his left shoulder and other media reports in the area said Hunter was stabbed by his girlfriend.

The Broncos released a statement saying the team was looking into the matter and hopes Hunter “makes a quick recovery,” but that out of respect for his privacy, it wouldn’t comment further.

It’s not clear how Hunter’s stabbing will affect his playing career. Team doctors are in contact with the physicians who treated Hunter in Detroit, Broncos spokesman Patrick Smyth said.

Walker did not return messages left by The Associated Press seeking more details of the stabbing, which came only days after police in Florida, said Miami Dolphins wide receiver Brandon Marshall, a former Broncos player, was stabbed with a kitchen knife by his wife, who said she was acting in self-defense.

Hunter’s stabbing is the latest difficulty to face the Broncos, who in recent years have dealt with the drive-by slaying of cornerback Darrent Williams, running back Damien Nash’s fatal heart attack and receiver Kenny McKinley’s suicide.

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According to court papers filed Wednesday offering Haynesworth a plea deal in the sexual abuse case the Redskins defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth allegedly slid his credit card into the bra of a waitress and then touched her breast. His lawyer, however, said the deal was not one he’d take and that his client would fight the charge. Prosecutors filed paperwork in Superior Court in Washington saying that if Haynesworth agrees to plead guilty to simple assault they would drop the misdemeanor sexual abuse charge. Both charges carry the same maximum penalty, however, up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

Haynesworth’s attorney, A. Scott Bolden, wrote in an e-mail Wednesday to The Associated Press that the offer was “no deal at all, nor is it one we would entertain.” “My client is prepared to, and will vigorously fight these charges,” he wrote.

It is typical for prosecutors to offer a plea deal at the start of misdemeanor proceedings and share details of their case at that time.

An overview of the government’s case, filed with the plea offer in court documents, includes a fuller description of the alleged incident at The W Hotel in Washington in mid-February. The eight-page document stated Haynesworth was attending a birthday party the night of Feb. 12-13 and was ready to pay the bill of more than $800 when his waitress was called over with her hands full of dishes.

Insisting he wanted to pay immediately and before she could drop off the dishes, Haynesworth tapped the woman on her arm and shoulder with his card, according to the court papers. The waitress “looked up and down at herself, as if wondering where [Haynesworth] expected her to put [the card],” when he slid the card down the center of her bra and began touching her breast, the documents allege. He said something to the effect of “Can I do that?” the documents state.

One witness who saw the exchange believed the waitress had agreed to let Haynesworth place the card in her bra, but reported her tone turned stern and she asked him to remove his hand after he touched her, according to the documents. The card was ultimately declined, and another waitress took it back to Haynesworth, prosecutors say in the document.

After the waitress told other employees what had happened, a security person at the hotel approached Haynesworth and asked him whether he remembered having any contact with the woman.

When police detectives later tried to interview Haynesworth, he spontaneously told them, according to court papers: “I know what this is about; she is just upset I have a white girlfriend. I couldn’t tell you the last time I dated a black girl. She was trying to get with me.”

He refused to be interviewed further but did later provide a sworn statement to the government.

Haynesworth had a tumultuous 2010 season with the Redskins that ended when he was suspended without pay for the final four games of the season for “conduct detrimental to the club.” He has constantly feuded with Coach Mike Shanahan, skipped offseason workouts and failed to pass a conditioning test at the start of training camp. He did not start a game last season, despite being in the second year of a seven-year, $100 million contract.

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Albert Haynesworth, the defensive lineman of Washington Redskins was charged Tuesday with misdemeanor sexual abuse for allegedly fondling the breast of his server in a hotel restaurant in Washington.

A grand jury returned an indictment formally charging Haynesworth over the alleged incident at a downtown Washington hotel in the early hours of Feb. 13. If convicted, the 29-year-old two-time All-Pro faces up to six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000.

According to the U.S. attorney’s office, the government’s evidence shows Haynesworth slid a credit card down the front of the server’s dress and fondled her breast.

Haynesworth’s attorney, A. Scott Bolden, called the charge disappointing and regretful and said it would be a difficult case for the government to prove. Haynesworth is innocent and several witnesses would vouch that the alleged conduct never happened, Bolden said.

Telephone and e-mail messages left for Haynesworth’s agent, Chad Speck, were not immediately returned. Redskins’ spokesman Tony Wyllie said the team referred all calls to Haynesworth and his agent.

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DeMaurice Smith said Tuesday he’s happy a federal judge lifted the NFL’s lockout, but he’s upset the league has created a state of turmoil by allowing players to show up at team facilities, but not use their weight rooms. He said he’s been told that some teams gave their strength and conditioning coaches the day off Tuesday, a move he called “petty.”

When asked if players should be allowed to work out, Smith said, “It’s really a question of what’s the law of the land and whether the NFL will comply with it.”

The Chicago Bears told kicker Robbie Gould that he “could not work out until clarification comes from the judge’s ruling.”

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said any player who shows up at team facilities will be allowed in and “treated courteously and with respect.”

There was an exception Tuesday afternoon, however, as Giants defensive tackle Chris Canty worked out in the team’s weight room and spoke to head coach Tom Coughlin and other staff members.

Jets players said they were granted access to the facility, but they described it as a scene from “The Shining” — closed doors and empty hallways. Players said they saw no coaches and were told they couldn’t work out because there was no supervision.

Left tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson, who has a league-high $750,000 workout bonus, said his appearance should count toward the bonus even though he couldn’t work out.

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