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NFL Wednesday: Kraft Apologizes; New Rules Adopted
Published 4/2/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... NFL Continued Patriots’ Probe After Season (Boston Globe) Patriots: League: No Evidence Walkthrough Tape Exists (Boston Herald) Jets: Mangini: Jets Now Ready for Next Step (New York Post) Dolphins: Sparano: We Want Taylor (Miami Herald) Dolphins: Beck’s Work Ethic Impresses Coaches (South Florida Sun-Sentinel) Browns: Cowboys Rumors Influenced Anderson Signing (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Bengals: No Chad? ...

Dolphins Would Have Ended Up With Anderson, but………..
Published 4/3/2008 by Patrick Dorsey at The NFL Source
... According to Cleveland.com, Browns GM Phil Savage upped his offer to then restricted free agent Derek Anderson to $24 million because he was hearing rumors about the Cowboys potentially signing to a huge deal, giving the Browns Dallas’s twenty-eighth overall pick and a third rounder in compensation. ...

Jerry Jones is an animal
Published 4/3/2008 by Chip's Moody Blues at Uwe Blog
... When the Cleveland Browns threw three years and $24 million at quarterback Derek Anderson, they were probably a little pissed about it. According to the Cleveland Plain Dealer, it was all the Dallas Cowboys fault. The Cowboys allegedly were about to throw money at Anderson and then trade him to the Miami Dolphins. As part of the deal, the Cowboys would've had to give the Browns their first round (No. 28) and third round picks as compensation. Conversely, the Cowboys would've sent Anderson and the No. 22 first rounder (that they had received ...