Thursday, February 16, 2006

Law done with Jets
http://www.nj.com/jets/ledger/index.ssf?/base/sports-0/1139982419305540.xml&coll=1

Former Nebraska QB Eric Crouch, the 2001 Heisman Trophy winner, has signed with Toronto of the CFL. Crouch was drafted in the 3rd round of the 2002 draft by St. Louis, however, he retired abruptly later that year after the Rams tried to convert him to a receiver. He since has had two tryouts with Green Bay Packers and one with Kansas City, but never stuck.

Former San Diego QB Ryan Leaf, one of the biggest draft busts in recent memory, is back in football after signing on as the quarterbacks’ coach at West Texas A&M. Leaf, the former Washington State star, was drafted second overall by San Diego in 1998, but had an undistinguished five-year career in the NFL which was plagued by injuries, along with numerous off-the-field problems.

Police in Gainesville reportedly found a loaded Smith & Wesson .38-caliber revolver and a Mossberg 12-gauge shotgun in a vehicle owned by Florida junior CB Dee Webb, one of the top-rated corner in the 2006 draft. Webb’s car was actually being driven by Gator WR Andre Caldwell. For good measure, police also reportedly found an AR-15 rifle and an AK-47 rifle inside Webb's apartment. No charges have been filed however, because the guns were being transported in a legal way. At the time they stopped Caldwell, police were trying to determine
the identity of a person who fired a shot into a local apartment.

Doctors have reportedly told Minnesota rookie P Chris Kluwe that he should be ready to resume kicking by training camp this summer, Kluwe, an undrafted free agent from UCLA who finished sixth in the NFL with a 44.1-yard gross punting average, had surgery in late January to repair a torn ACL in his right knee. Kluwe has already started the rehabilitation and reportedly has been given a projected recovery time of around 6 months.

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