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17 Aug

Dalvin Cook signs his deal with the Jets and looks forward to being ‘part of something special’

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Dalvin Cook has officially joined the New York Jets' backfield.The team announced Wednesday it signed the former Minnesota Vikings star, who watched the end of the Jets' joint practice session with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, took his physical and handled the paperwork for his one-year contract."Jet Nation, D.C. is in the building and I'm happy to be here," Cook said in a video posted by the Jets on the X platform, formerly known as Twitter. "I'm happy to be part of something special. Let's get this thing rollin'. Gang Green, let's go."Cook, who turned 28…

16 Aug

Tuohys call Michael Oher’s filing ‘hurtful’ and part of a shakedown attempt

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By Teresa M. Walker/The Associated Press Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy are calling Michael Oher's claims that they enriched themselves at his expense "outlandish," "hurtful and absurd" and part of a "shakedown" by the former NFL offensive tackle, whose relationship with the family was the inspiration for the movie "The Blind Side." In the statement first issued Tuesday by attorney Martin Singer to TMZ.com and later obtained by The Associated Press, Singer said the Tuohys are heartbroken and accused Oher of threatening to plant a negative story about them unless they paid him $15 million. Singer said the Tuohys hope…

14 Aug

Jets agree to terms with former Vikings running back Dalvin Cook, AP source says

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By Dennis Waszak Jr./The Associated Press Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets' offense just got another big-time playmaker. Former Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook agreed to terms on a one-year contract with the Jets on Monday, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the team hadn't announced the agreement. NFL Network and ESPN first reported the deal is worth up to $8.6 million. Cook, who turned 28 last week, has run for at least 1,000 yards in each of the past four seasons but…

10 Aug

New Buffalo Bills stadium cost overruns approaching $300M, AP sources say

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Three months since construction began on their new stadium, the Buffalo Bills are already facing a potential cash crunch with the latest projections having the team on the hook for as much as $300 million in cost overruns, four people with direct knowledge or who were briefed on the financial details told The Associated Press this week.What was initially estimated to cost $1.4 billion in March 2022, and increased to $1.54 billion months later, is now projected to have jumped to $1.65 billion and approaching $1.7 billion, the people told the AP on the condition…

04 Aug

They’re not the same old Jets with Aaron Rodgers on board

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By ROB MAADDI/The Associated Press CANTON, Ohio (AP) — A group of Jets die-hards were reminiscing about Rich Kotite's futile tenure as head coach in the mid-1990s when another New York fan wearing an old, green-and-white Browning Nagle jersey approached the group outside the entrance to the Hall of Fame game He reminded them Aaron Rodgers is the team's new quarterback. They all burst into "J-E-T-S! Jets! Jets! Jets!" chants and rattled off random names from the franchise's past. From Kotite, Bruce Coslet and Joe Walton to Vinny Testaverde, Richard Todd and Ken O'Brien, the list of coaches and quarterbacks…

02 Aug

Aaron Rodgers is looking forward to a ‘few years partnership’ with the Jets after getting a new deal

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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers' fleeting thoughts of retirement have faded away into the darkness.The four-time NFL MVP is refreshed and re-energized with the New York Jets. And after signing a new deal, Rodgers expects to keep playing football a while longer."This is going to be a few years partnership," he said Tuesday. "And after that, hopefully there's not a huge kind of cap issue. That's why we didn't need to backload it or put any special escalator, strange things in the contract to weigh down the organization after I'm done playing."Which Rodgers repeatedly has said he doesn't…