mvn.com - 5/13/2008
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Out of all the players at rookie minicamp last weekend, Darren McFadden and Michael Bush were a distinct minority. Bush and DMC are locks to survive all the cutdowns between now and opening day. Tyvon Branch, the Oakland Raiders’ first pick in the fourth round is likely to survive. Beyond him, nothing is close to guaranteed. The later draft picks and teh undrafted free agents will be waging a ...
Ex-Viking Ryan Hoag on “The Bachelorette”
ww3.startribune.com 5/12/2008 — Josh tips us off to the news that Ryan Hoag, the former Gustavus receiver who has bounced around several NFL organizations and was briefly on the Vikings’ roster in 2004, is one of this year’s candidates on “The Bachelorette.” ...
KOREN’S BROTHER GETS BUSTED
profootballtalk.com 5/12/2008 — As receiver Koren Robinson hits the open market after a stint with the Packers, which followed a one-year suspension, he’ll now have something else to explain to any teams that might be interested in him.
Robinson’s brother, Tariq, has ...
Raiders release Speiker and sign defensive lineman
mvn.com 5/13/2008 — The Oakland Raiders released Adam Spieker following the three day rookie mini camp over the weekend. Speiker was the offensive center from Missouri that the Raiders had signed soon after the 2008 NFL draft had ended two weeks ago. No details of his release could be found at this time.
It’s official! Spires is a Raider
mvn.com 5/13/2008 — The Oakland Raiders have made a press release on their site reporting that they’ve signed Greg Spires formerly of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Raider Nation may remember him as one of the two heralded defensive ends from Super Bowl XXXVII, or 37.
More on Curtis Whitley
blogs.newsobserver.com 5/13/2008 — http://www.charlotte.com/panthers/story/621527.html From today's print edition of The N&O:
Former Carolina Panthers center Curtis Whitley, who starred at Smithfield-Selma High, has died.
Family members said Monday night that they learned ...