nfl.com - 6/27/2008
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NFL.com Wire Reports The Steelers cut running back Najeh Davenport on Friday, NFL Network's Adam Schefter is reporting. Davenport played in 15 games -- starting one -- for the Steelers in 2007, scoring five touchdowns while rushing for 499 yards. Davenport played two seasons for the Steelers after spending the first four years of his career in Green Bay.
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Steelers Dump "The Dumptruck"
Doubt About It —
And thus, it brings to a conclusion all of those poop/hamper jokes.
NFL Network is reporting that the Steelers have released Najeh Davenport. With the drafting of Rashard Mendenhall and the signing of Mewelde Moore, it's hardly surprising news. It paves the way for Gary Russell to make this team again as well.
There simply was no place on the roster for Davenport. I appreciate his contributions on the football field. In retrospect, he was a pretty good signing, as he filled the role of 3rd down back capably. As a player, I have nothing bad to say about him. He came to the Steelers, did his job, and never complained, which is more than I ...
Steelers Dump the Dump Truck
FanHouse —
Filed under: Steelers, AFC North, PittsburghThe Steelers have decided to drop the Dookie. Najeh Davenport, the team's second-leading rusher last season, has been released, NFL.com's Adam Schefter is reporting. Schefter and Pro Football Talk had previously reported that the Steelers were shopping to trade Davenport, but not surprisingly, no team was willing to send even a conditional draft pick to Pittsburgh for a backup tailback. Right now, Ron Dayne, Shaun Alexander, Kevin Jones and Travis Henry are all available as free agents, so it would have made no sense for someone to spend a pick on Davenport--who the ...
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Report: Steelers release RB Davenport
nationalpost.pa-sportsticker.com 6/28/2008 — The Pittsburgh Steelers released running back Najeh Davenport Friday, according to a report on NFL Network.
Davenport, who played in 15 games - starting one - for the Steelers last season, became expendable when University of Illinois running back Rashard Mendenhall was selected by the team in the first round of April's NFL draft.
STEELERS DUMP DAVENPORT
profootballtalk.com 6/28/2008 — Well, that was quick.
This afternoon we heard that the Steelers were trying to shop running back Najeh Davenport.
A couple of hours later, a league source told PFT that the Steelers couldn’t find any takers, so they’re cutting the veteran ...
STEELERS LOOKING TO DEAL DOOKIE
profootballtalk.com 6/28/2008 — When the Pittsburgh Steelers picked running back Rashard Mendenhall in the first round of the 2008 draft, it became fairly obvious that veteran Najeh Davenport would be the odd man out.
And that’s precisely the case.
A league source tells us ...
SERBY'S SUNDAY Q&A WITH KURT WARNER —
NY Post: Sports 6/27/2008
Caption: KURT WARNER. (Lee S. Weissman) Steve Serby talked with Giants QB Kurt Warner, who's led Big Blue to a 2-1 record heading into today's game at Green Bay. Q: Favorite movie? A: "Hoosiers." Q Favorite actor? A: Gene Hackman; Tom...
