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 Jenkins, 34, was limited to 12 games in 2014 because of a calf
injury, and there were reports that his salary and age might lead to
his being waived. But he agreed to have his salary reduced from $2.2
million to $1 million. The move reportedly saves $825,000 in cap
space.
Jenkins has been a starter for the Giants the past two seasons when
he is healthy. He had five sacks in 16 games in 2013 but had just
one sack in 2014.
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The Kansas City Chiefs and linebacker Justin Houston will try again
this week to agree on a long-term deal, Pro Football Talk reported.
Without an agreement, the Chiefs are expected to apply the franchise
tag to Houston, who racked up 22 sacks and 68 tackles in 2014.
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 Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith expressed "shock" over the abrupt
regime change in San Francisco, including the departure of 49ers
head coach Jim Harbaugh.
Smith, who played for the 49ers for seven seasons, told the San Jose
Mercury News that he does not understand why Harbaugh and almost all
of his coaching staff were sent packing after the 2014 season --
despite the team going to three NFC championship games and a Super
Bowl in Harbaugh's four years.
"I think for me, it's still just tough to believe all those guys are
gone, all that turnover," said Smith.
"I was just kind of shocked. There were a lot of ball games that got
won over the last few years, but for whatever reason, they couldn't
make it work."
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Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly, who celebrated his 55th birthday
on Saturday, feels blessed after a public battle with cancer last
year.
"I'm blessed, a lot better off than a lot of other people, put it
that way. I'm not here to complain, because I'm enjoying myself,
that's what you are supposed to do, have fun," Kelly told the
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.
Last year, Kelly was preparing for a battery of chemotherapy and
radiation treatments on his cancer that had returned and spread.
He announced in September that he was cancer-free, but then he got a
staph infection in his bones and had to undergo an eight-week
treatment. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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