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 Allen, who played in the Super Bowl with the Carolina Panthers
earlier this month, is mounted on a horse and wearing a cowboy hat
as the video begins.
"Well, everyone, I just want to say thank you for an amazing 12-year
career. This is the part where I was going to ride off into the
sunset. But seeing as how there is no sunset, I'm just going to ride
off," Allen said with a wave before turning his steed toward a
snow-covered plain.
Allen was a fourth-round pick of the Kansas City Chiefs and also
played for the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears. Allen, 33, has
136 career sacks in 643 games.
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A federal judge in New Orleans threw out the plea deal reached in
the rape case against Darren Sharper, emphatically denying the
nine-year sentence was appropriate punishment for allegedly
assaulting as many as 16 women over multiple states.
Last March, Sharper reached a "global" plea agreement. U.S. District
Judge Jane Triche Milazzo told Sharper, who appeared in the
courtroom in orange prison coveralls with his ankles shackled, "This
court cannot accept this plea agreement."
Sharper could revert to a not guilty plea, with other jurisdictions
likely to weigh in state courts in Arizona, Nevada and California.
Sharper was arrested on Jan. 17, 2014, on charges that he drugged
and raped women. He also has been accused of sexually assaulting
three women in New Orleans in 2013 and was indicted in Arizona on
charges he drugged three women and sexually assaulted two of them in
November 2013.
Sharper played in the NFL for 14 years, with the Vikings, Packers
and Saints. The five-time Pro Bowler retired in 2010.
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The lawyer for Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy said his
client did nothing wrong in the alleged nightclub assault that left
several off-duty police officers with injuries described as severe.
"We're awaiting a decision by the DA's office," criminal defense
attorney Dennis Cogan told the Buffalo News.
"We trust that they are really taking time to consider all the
surrounding circumstances. But I'm here to say and I'm telling you
that McCoy did nothing wrong, nothing wrong. And he was sober. The
questions will have to be asked about the conditions of other
people."
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CSNPhilly.com reported Thursday that the Philadelphia District
Attorney's office might not charge McCoy in the case because of
concerns about the police officers' conduct on the night of the
incident, the amount of alcohol they consumed and their reasons for
not calling 911.
McCoy is one of four suspects under investigation for allegedly
assaulting two off-duty officers on Feb. 7.
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Calvin Johnson continues to contemplate retirement and the Detroit
Lions are content to give the five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver more
time to make the decision.
Lions president Ron Wood said he talked to Johnson this week, as did
general manager Bob Quinn, and the receiver hasn't made a decision.
The new league year begins March 9, the first day free agents can
discuss contracts with another team. Johnson has a salary-cap figure
of more than $20 million for the 2016 season.
Johnson, 30, told Lions coach Jim Caldwell the day after the 2015
season that it had been his final campaign.
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The Jacksonville Jaguars kept backup quarterback Chad Henne in the
fold by signing him to a two-year contract.
Published reports said Henne's deal is worth $8 million and includes
playing-time incentives. Henne serves as the backup to Blake Bortles
and didn't take a single snap in 2015.
Henne, 30, entering his ninth NFL season, has an 18-35 career record
as a starting quarterback.
(Editing by Larry Fine) ))
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