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NFL news, rumors and injuriesSun, 27 Jul 2014 15:26:28 -0700 Free-agent CB De'Quan Menzie (Panthers) has retired. Comment () | Share: NFL | Travelle Wharton to retire Sun, 27 Jul 2014 12:49:10 -0700 Free-agent OL Travelle Wharton (Panthers) will officially announce his retirement from the NFL Tuesday, July 29. Comment () | Share: NFL | Darius Johnson arrested in May Sat, 26 Jul 2014 21:56:37 -0700 Free-agent WR Darius Johnson (Falcons) was arrested in May by the Atlanta Police Department for driving under the influence, expired or no driver's license on person, failure to have license on person and failure to obey signs or control devices. Comment () | Share: NFL | Eric Winston waiting for right opportunity Fri, 25 Jul 2014 20:20:49 -0700 Free-agent OT Eric Winston (Cardinals) said he has been contacted by several teams this offseason but is waiting for the right situation to come up. He said he does not need to be guaranteed a starting job but wants to compete for a starting job. Comment () | Share: NFL | Six players clear waivers Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:09:07 -0700 P T.J. Conley (Bengals), RB Jourdan Brooks (Browns), WR Kenny Shaw (Browns), LB DeRon Furr (Chiefs), LB Kion Wilson (Steelers) and TE Chase Dixon (Seahawks) all cleared waivers Friday, July 25, and are free to sign with any team. Comment () | Share: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:06:26 -0700 Updating a previous report, the Oakland Raiders released LB Kevin Burnett (ankle) with a failed physical designation Friday, July 25. Comment () | Share: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:26:26 -0700 Free-agent FS Will Hill (Giants) lost his appeal for his six-game suspension for violating the substance-abuse policy. Hill signed with the Arizona Rattlers of the Arena Football League in the offseason. Comment () | Share: NFL | Mike Shanahan interested in coaching again Fri, 25 Jul 2014 07:07:45 -0700 Former head coach Mike Shanahan is interested in coaching again for a contending team with the right ownership. Comment () | Share: NFL | More on Titus Young's legal woes Thu, 24 Jul 2014 22:31:46 -0700 Updating an ongoing story, former NFL WR Titus Young (Lions) was in a Compton, Calif. courtroom Wednesday, July 23, for a preliminary hearing on five counts of battery, including one felony charge. He is due to return to court Aug. 22 and will remain in Los Angeles County police custody on a $105,000 bail. Comment () | Share: NFL | Nine players go unclaimed Thu, 24 Jul 2014 15:20:40 -0700 WR Kelsey Pope (Cardinals), CB Royce Adams (Browns), OG Jarrod Pughsley (Cowboys), LB Shaun Lewis (Packers), RB Beau Blankenship (Jaguars), DE Spencer Nealy (Vikings), WR Tyler McDonald (Patriots), DB Lowell Rose (Jets) and LB Jonas Mouton (Chargers) all cleared waivers Thursday, July 24, and are free to sign with any team. Comment () | Share: NFL | Kyle Orton wants to play in 2014 Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:31:05 -0700 Free-agent QB Kyle Orton (Cowboys) does not want to retire and wants to play in 2014, according to Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. Comment () | Share: NFL | Running backs compensation note Wed, 23 Jul 2014 14:26:51 -0700 Only Minnesota Vikings RB Adrian Peterson will make more money than Kansas City Chiefs RB Jamaal Charles, among their positional peers, following Charles' two-year extension. Comment () | Share: NFL | Training camp financials Wed, 23 Jul 2014 13:51:55 -0700 NFL rookies and first-year players make $925 per week in training camp. Veterans earn $1,700. Housing and travel expenses are also compensated. Comment () | Share: NFL | Robert Newhouse passes away Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:47:58 -0700 Former Dallas Cowboys FB Robert Newhouse, 64, passed away from heart disease. KFFL sends its condolences to his family and friends. Comment () | Share: NFL | Police and courts: Titus Young legal update Tue, 22 Jul 2014 18:47:21 -0700 Updating a previous story, free-agent WR Titus Young (Lions) was charged with felony battery with serious bodily injury from an alleged July 8 incident inside a Los Angeles-area hospital. The charges stemmed from Young reportedly punching his then-attorney Brian Hurwitz, 34, several times in the face, rendering him unconscious. The police report obtained by the Free Press stated Hurwitz complained of jaw and forehead pain, as well as suffering what he believed to have been a broken nose. According to the report, Young reacted to Hurwitz informing him that he wouldn't be released from the medical facility. The former NFL wide receiver had to be subdued with tranquilizers administered by hospital employees. In total, Young now faces 16 criminal charges in two Southern California counties. Comment () | Share:  |
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