Couch, Gildon, Levens Among NFL Cuts
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Tim Couch's stay in Green Bay was short and unproductive.
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N.F.L. teams were required to cut their rosters to 53 players by 6 p.m. Saturday. The Giants did it one better, shedding enough players to leave only 52.
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Tight ends Byron Chamberlain and Jed Weaver were among the 20 players cut by the Denver Broncos on Sunday.
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Just a week after releasing their all-time sack leader, Tony Brackens , the Jacksonville Jaguars yesterday cut three-time Pro Bowler Hugh Douglas , leaving them without their starting defensive ends from last season.
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The Chicago Bears decided Monday not to sign free-agent quarterback Tim Couch, who worked out twice over the weekend with the team.
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Now if only the NFL can let players at the other 20 positions on the football field get involved. The league trading deadline was yesterday, and for the first time in five years, there actually were deals made. All three trades were for wide receivers.
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Couch, 27, has sat idle since being released Sept. 5 by the Green Bay Packers, who signed him June 14 to a one-year contract. Couch was cut June 9 by the Cleveland Browns after refusing to accept a 60 per cent pay cut.
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LAKE FOREST, Ill. (Oct. 25, 2004) -- The Chicago Bears will not sign Tim Couch, instead deciding to stick with the three quarterbacks on their roster.
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The cut block is back in the news this week after an incident on Monday Night Football. Cincinnati Bengals DT Tony Williams suffered a broken ankle on a cut block from Denver Broncos RT George Foster.
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The Detroit Lions whittled their roster to the mandatory 53 on Sunday, releasing veteran kick-returner Reggie Swinton, second-year receiver and fan favorite David Kircus, rookie linebacker Andrew Battle, recently signed linebacker Michael Young, running
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The NFL injury epidemic didn't pause this weekend, with Rich Gannon breaking a vertebra in his neck that will sideline him for eight weeks, and Rex Grossman and Charlie Garner out for the season.
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The top overall draft choice in the 1999 draft by Cleveland, Couch was released by the Browns in June. He joined the Packers and was projected as Brett Favre&#39;s backup.
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The NFL and NFLPA have taken steps in recent days to make it easier for some injured former players to collect disability money.
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EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn., (Sports Network) - The Minnesota  Vikings suffered a major blow on Wednesday when the club placed  right tackle Mike Rosenthal and tight end Jim Kleinsasser on  injured reserve, ending both players season.
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Dallas Cowboys quarterback Drew Bledsoe, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Joe Horn and Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker Joey Porter were among those released by their teams on Thursday ahead of the free agency period.
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Glasgow, Scotland (Sports Network) - The Scottish Claymores, an NFL Europe franchise, folded Thursday due to decreasing attendance.
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As expected, the Dallas Cowboys cut Drew Bledsoe on Thursday. Bledsoe, who lost his quarterback job to Tony Romo after six turnover- and sack-plagued starts last season, was one of a number of aging players cut Thursday as teams adjusted their rosters to get more salary cap room for the free agent period that begins Friday.