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Flashback: Drew Henson fights for his football life | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
Editor's note: Story originally published on Aug. 12, 2007. MANKATO, Minn. - The first spiral wobbled through the hot, thick air, slightly off its axis. The second ball wasn't even a spiral. It hurtled on a wayward arc like a sack of potatoes, or a tossed goat, spinning end over end, before it bounced awkwardly on the grass beyond the sidelines, at least 15 yards from the closest receiver. It ...
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Stanton out, Drew Henson in
SpottieOttieDopaliscious — ... However, fate was far crueler to Henson than the fans could ever be. Despite being considered a star in two sports, he succeeded in neither. After proving himself unable to hit at even a minor league level, Henson attempted a comeback to football but was cut from both the Cowboys and the Vikings after showing little in the way of results. Whatever talent he had, it didn't last his prolonged sojourn away from the game (and it usually doesn't, just ask ...

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Three Idiots on Sports — ... the idea. Here's a great story from the Seattle Times - among the gems in there, a safety was busted for stealing condoms and Greg Robinson has two more Big East wins than you do. A Syracuse football preview, Weezer style. Personally Weezer has always a band I've liked, but never enough to really get into their music. The preview is pretty good however, check it out. Rutgers opens with a ranked opponent on Monday. Remember Drew Henson? Not many people do. In SU basketball news, the Orange exhibition games have been ...

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