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THURSDAY MORNING ONE-LINERS
Published 5/15/2008 by Michael David Smith at ProFootballTalk.com
... at quarterback, but they would prefer to see Kellen Clemens beat out Chad Pennington. Ravens rookies Joe Flacco and Haruki Nakamura will miss workouts this month because their schools haven’t finished the semester. Bengals LB Ahmad Brooks is ...

Joe Flacco Goes Back to School
Published 5/15/2008 by Jarrett at The Ebony Bird | A Blog For Baltimore Ravens Fans
[image] An agreement between the NFL and NCAA regarding training camp time and former student-athletes will keep Baltimore Ravens rookie quarterback Joe Flacco out of camp for the rest of May. Despite having already withdrawn from school, the rule is that draft picks are allowed to participate in only one camp while their school is in session. The rule also applies to sixth-round pick Haruki Nakamura out of Cincinnati. Kanye West would be proud, because this rule encourages students to drop out immediately following football season. Heaven forbid if you have finals or ...

NFL Thursday: Strahan Stays Mum; Earl Campbell Rips Benson
Published 5/15/2008 by Joel 'DiG' DiGiacomo at Football for Breakfast
... Know He Has to Prove Himself (St. Louis Post-Dispatch) AFC News Patriots: Walsh Talks Spygate, Belichick in HBO Interview (Boston Globe) Patriots: Arlen Specter Not Satisfied (Boston Herald) Jets: QB Battle Revisited (New York Post) Browns: Absent Winslow No Problem for Teammates (Cleveland Plain Dealer) Ravens: Flacco Will End of Month Camp (Baltimore Sun) Chiefs: Color the Wide ...

Joe Flacco to miss Raven camp because of … school
Published 5/16/2008 by Anthony Brown at The NFL Source
... Quarterback Joe Flacco will miss the Baltimore Ravens voluntary minicamp at the end of May, according to a story by Jamison Hensley at The Baltimore Sun.   ...

LEAGUE’S IRRATIONAL FEAR OF NCAA CONTINUES TO DRIVE STUPID RULE
Published 5/19/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
... has gone too far.  Per a rule that was fashioned long before offseason practices took on the importance they now possess, first-year players may attend only one minicamp before the conclusion of their schools’ academic year. Typically, the rule is mentioned in conjunction with players from Ohio State, which extends classes and exams into June.  For the Jets, linebacker-defensive end Vernon Gholston, a former Buckeye and the No. 6 overall pick, will have his availability limited. Ditto for Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco , who attended Delaware — a school that concludes exams on ...