Marshall was one of NFL's early movers
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Decades before Bill Veeck's penchant for publicity or Charlie Finley's flair-to-be-different attitude or George Steinbrenner's rants or Jerry Jones's sideline visits . . . there was George Preston Marshall.
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Before last week, most Georgia fans knew Marshall only as the alma mater for Randy Moss and the previous stop for former coach Jim Donnan.
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About half the quarterbacks selected in the first round of the past five NFL drafts played a considerable amount during their rookie seasons.
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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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West Virginia quarterback Rasheed Marshall hurt Syracuse with his feet in 2002, rushing for 54 yards and two touchdowns in a 34-7 victory.
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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.
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Marvin Harrison's new &#36;66 million contract could lead to a big payday for Carolina receiver Muhsin Muhammad. It just might not be with the Panthers.
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Bill Parcells' day began with reports he would rebuild the Atlanta Falcons. It ended with him on the cusp of taking the same job with the Miami Dolphins.
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Willie Roaf says he's going back to school. A.J. Hawk, Vernon Davis and several other first-round draft picks are ready to start their first NFL jobs.
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Junior Seau didn't leave the NFL the way he wanted, despite his 12 Pro Bowls. So he went back.
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Torry Holt of the St. Louis Rams became the first player in NFL history with five straight 1,300-yard seasons when he caught a 44-yard touchdown pass near the end of the first half against the New York Jets on Sunday.
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Reggie White was fond of saying God told him to go to Green Bay in 1993 to sack both sin and quarterbacks. White was the first big-time free agent to switch teams, shocking the NFL when he left the Philadelphia
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The No. 1 pick in the NFL was given the starting job Monday after coach Tom Coughlin benched two-time MVP Kurt Warner following losses in three of the last four games.
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Rasheed Marshall told a teammate at the start of the season he thought he would break Donovan McNabb&#39;s Big East rushing record for quarterbacks against Syracuse.
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Mitchell, who was released on Sept. 5 by Jacksonville, played in 16 games in each of his four NFL seasons before this year. He started six games with Baltimore and the Jaguars the past two seasons before being cut.
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - It appears Marvin Harrison will be the recipient of Peyton Manning&#39;s passes for years to come. An anonymous NFL source revealed Wednesday that Harrison has agreed to a six-year, $66-million
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The NFL moved to speed up its draft on Tuesday during owners' meetings at which it also discussed having the Buffalo Bills play regular season games in Toronto, expanding the reach of the NFL Network and moving the Pro Bowl.