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Vick was at dog fight in 2000
Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was at a dog fight in 2000. The network Sunday cited a police informant whom a dog-fighting investigator called “extremely reliable.” When asked how he knows Vick bets that amount, the informant said, “because I’ve seen it.” The informant said his dog beat Vick’s dog in 2000, the year before Vick was chosen by the Falcons with the first overall pick in the NFL draft. Investigator David Hunt said information from the informant has “resulted in the arrest of several individuals over the past few years, numerous search warrants, as well as convictions.” Surry County (Va.) Commonwealth attorney Gerald Poindexter said Friday he is confident charges will be brought in the investigation of a possible dog-fighting operation at a house then owned by Vick. Dog fighting is a felony in Virginia. Police raided the rural home April 25 as part of a drug investigation. They seized 66 dogs, 55 of them pit bulls, and equipment that could be associated with dog fighting. Vick has said he let a cousin, Davon Boddie, live at the house, and he didn’t know a large kennel on the property could be involved in criminal activity.
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John Beck on Deck
There are fewer teams in the NFL with a more uncertain future than the Miami Dolphins. Miami, a team that has been neither horrible or wonderful over the past few seasons, has struggled at the quarterback position. After trading for Dante Culpepper - a former Minnesota Vikings star - the Dolphins seemed to have found the answer. Until, that is, this answer returned to a question when the season began. Not only did Culpepper start out with mediocre performances, but he finished on the injured reserve list. The occurrences of last season left the Dolphins without a quarterback of the future, forcing them to draft a person to fill the role. After receiving criticism for passing on Brady Quinn, the Dolphins took John Beck. Beck, the former Brigham Young quarterback, was taken by the Miami Dolphins in the 2007 draft. Chosen with their second pick, Beck was 40th overall. Born was born in Hayward, California, Beck attended high school in Mesa Arizona where he was a football star. During his junior and senior years, he quarterbacked his team to a 25-2 record, including a state championship. This led to a large amount of honors including first team all-state, USA Today All American honorable mention, Offensive Player of the Year, Outstanding Male Scholar Athlete honors and the Arizona High School Football Player of the Year. Beck was recruited by BYU and began his career as a true freshman. During his sophomore year, he earned second team All-Mountain West honors and broke both the BYU single game sophomore record and the Mountain West Conference record with 67 pass attempts against UNLV. This season he also averaged 233 yards a game, passing the three thousand yard make. In the game against San Diego, Beck received a quarterback rating of 204.8. During his junior year, Beck saw his stock take off as he received All-Moutain West Conference first team honors, and team Most Valuable Player. Ranked fifth nationally, Beck averaged 309 yards per game. He was ranked as one of the top 30 players in the Mountain West Conference by College Football News and ranked in the top-40 quarterbacks in the US by College Football Preview. In Beck’s senior year, ESPN ranked him as the second best quarterback in the nation for efficiency. After leading BYU to a 10-2 record, Beck was a finalist for the Unitas Golden Arm Award and was even mentioned in some Heisman conversations. Beck’s senior year, and his collegiate career, ended when BYU beat Oregon 38-8 in the Las Vegas Bowl. During this game, Beck threw for 375 yards and two touchdowns, while running for 26 yards and one touchdown. As for this season, Beck will probably see little - if any - playing time. Once his Rookie season is under his belt, he might surprise some people, leaving Dolphin fans to ask “Brady who?” Jennifer Jordan is a senior editor for http://www.milleniumlimo.com. Having been to five continents and over 40 countries, her travel column can be found at the Millenium limo website.Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Jennifer_Jordan
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Bengals release DT Sam Adams
The Bengals had brought in the 360-pound Adams to help their defense against the run, but finished 15th in the league on rush defense and 30th overall, allowing 355 yards a game. Adams, a 14th-year player, joined the Bengals last season as an unrestricted free agent from Buffalo and started 16 games, with 25 tackles and two sacks. ————————————————————- Bettings have been a common occurence at new york giants and new orleans saints games, particularly when up against philadelphia eagles.
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NFL Calendar
May 22-23 — NFL spring meeting, Nashville. Aug. 4 — Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions, Canton, Ohio. Aug. 5 — Hall of Fame Game, Canton, Ohio (New Orleans vs. Pittsburgh). Aug. 28 — Roster cutdown to 75 players. Sept. 1 — Roster cutdown to 53 players. Sept. 6 — Regular season opener.
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Football Game TicketsThe Seattle Seahawks ticket is one of high demand ticket sales with its great playoff in 2006 and a history of sold out sales. 2007 is even a more exciting season with QB Matt Hasselbeck and with outstanding additions like DT Brandon Mebane, DB Josh Wilson, DE Patrick Kerney and SS Brian Russel. Another of the high selling tickets is the Indianapolis Colts. The team is based in Indianapolis, Indiana and founded in 1953. In 1958, the Colts (coached by Weeb Ewbank, a Hall of Famer) defeated the New York Giants in the NFL championship game and became the “Greatest Game Ever Played”. And off course not to mention, they were the glorious champion of the 2006 season. The Steel City’s Pittsburgh Steelers failed to reach the playoff last season with their quarterback Ben Roethlisberger suffering from injuries. But the Steel City is more than ready and the Pittsburgh Steelers tickets are getting more and more sales. It is well known that the wait list for Steelers season tickets will take you 10 years to reach the top of the list, unbelievable but true. The NFL playoff schedules can be easily found on the Internet. Just go to google and search for NFL schedule and you will find season-by-season schedules. Here is a snapshot of the January to February 2008 playoffs.
Sat Jan5: AFC/NFC Wild Card Game (NBC) Sun Jan 6: AFC/NFC Wild Card Game (CBS/FOX)
Sat Jan 12: AFC/NFC (CBS/Fox) Sun Jan 13: AFC/NFC (CBS/Fox)
Sun Jan 20: AFC/NFC (CBS/Fox)
Sun Feb3: University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona AFC vs NFC championship (Fox)
Sun Feb10: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii AFC vs NFC (Fox) The College Football schedules are also readily available in the Internet. A lot of websites feature the schedule for viewer’s reference. Here is the snapshot of the January 2008 schedule. Jan 1 11am: Outback Bowl (Tampa) – Southeastern vs Big Ten Wisconsin vs Tennessee Jan 1 11:30am: Cotton Bowl (Dallas) – Big 12 vs Southeastern Missouri vs Arkansas Jan 1 1pm: Capital One Bowl (Orlando) – Big Ten vs Southeastern Michigan vs Florida Jan 1 1pm: Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) – Big 12 vs Atlantic Coast Texax Tech vs Virginia Jan 1 4:30pm: Rose Bowl (Pasadena) – Big Ten vs Pacific-10 Illinois vs USC Jan 1 8:30pm: Sugar Bowl (New Orleans) – Western Athletic vs Southeastern Hawaii vs Georgia Jan 2 8pm: Fiesta Bowl (Glendale) – Big East vs Big 12 Oklahoma vs West Virginia Jan 3 8pm: Orange Bowl (Miami) – Big 12 vs Atlantic Coast Virginia Tech vs Kansas Jan 5 12pm: International Bowl (Toronto) – Big East vs Mid-American Rutgers vs Ball State Jan 6 8pm: GMAC Bowl (Mobile) – Mid American vs Conference USA Bowling Green vs Tulsa Jan 7 8pm: BCS Championship (New Orleans) – Southeastern vs Big Ten LSU vs Ohio State Again you can easily get the schedules at ESPN and other sports websites. If you want to read more on the college football teams, well there are many forums and blogs for you to join and chat with the college football fanatics. .Did I Sleep Through The 2007 Season?
Did I suddenly become Rip Van Winkle? How could I have missed out on the New England Patriots winning Super Bowl XLII? But wait. I just checked my calender and unless my eyes are playing tricks on me it’s only May 7 and the regular season is still four months away. If that’s the case, then why in the hell is practically every football writer, website and newspaper handing the Lombardi Trophy to the Patriots? The off-season additions of Adalius Thomas, Tory James, Donte Stallworth, Wes Walker and Randy Moss, have made the Patriots stronger. There’s no doubt about that. On paper, New England is one of the favorites. But games aren’t won on paper. They’re won on the field. How can anyone in their right mind pencil New England into the Super Bowl when training camp hasn’t even started yet? Did people suddenly forget that San Diego is loaded with talent and Philip Rivers is another year older and probably wiser? Let’s not forget Indianapolis either. The defending champions got even stronger on offense with the addition of Anthony Gonzalez in the slot and Tony Ugoh is a future fixture at tackle. The Colts did lose both corners in free agency, but Tony Dungy’s Cover 2 scheme doesn’t need great cover corners and youngsters Marlin Jackson, Kelvin Hayden and Tim Jennings should be able to adequately replace Nick Harper and Jason David. And let’s not forget Peyton Manning, Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne. Over in the NFC, Philadelphia and New Orleans got stonger, Matt Hasselbeck and Shaun Alexander are healthy for Seattle and Chicago still has that tough defense. There are too many variables to start making Super Bowl predictions right now. The main one being injuries. Every year some big name players go down during the long grind of training camp and preseason. Who can say that won’t happen to New England? Every team has question marks and the Pats are no different. Will Randy Moss behave himself? Can the key players stay healthy? Can Laurence Maroney take the pounding of a full season as number one tailback? Can an aging defense be as good as it has been, even with the addition of Thomas? The Moss deal was a good one. He’s well worth a fourth round pick, but he’s a one dimensional receiver who will need Welker and Stallworth to take defenders away from Moss to give Randy one-on-one chances. It seems many in the media are picking the Pats just because of the Moss deal. My question to them is - how many Super Bowl rings does Randy Moss have? Wide receivers don’t win Super Bowls. It takes a strong defense and an effective running game. New England is aging on the defensive side (Tedy Bruschi, Mike Vrabel, Rodney Harrison) and Maroney had a lot of help from Corey Dillon last season. The jury is still out on his ability to be a feature back. The Patriots are good and have a chance to go all the way, but it’s way too early to start making Super Bowl predictions. Brian Carson is a writer and sports fanatic who, along with a select group of coaches has created the ultimate multimedia guide to coaching youth football at http://www.pigskinplaybooks.com To read more football articles go to http://carcorner.blogspot.com/
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The Cincinnati Bengals released defensive tackle Sam Adams, who joined the team as a free agent last season.