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 The unanimous jury verdict was turned over Wednesday morning and
sentencing took place in the Fall River, Mass., courthouse one hour
later. Hernandez, a former New England Patriots tight end, was found
guilty of all five gun-related charges.
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The Detroit Lions traded restricted free agent George Johnson to the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the teams settled their differences on the
defensive end's offer sheet.
The Lions will receive a fifth-round pick (No. 168 overall from New
England) in the upcoming draft and the Buccaneers will get a
seventh-round pick (No. 231 overall from Baltimore).
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The New York Giants signed six-year veteran defensive back Josh
Gordy, who played the last three seasons for the Indianapolis Colts.
The 5-foot-11, 195-pound Gordy has played in 59 regular-season games
(11 starts) and played in six postseason games.
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The Green Bay Packers signed quarterback Matt Blanchard.
Blanchard, a three-time national champion at Division III powerhouse
Wisconsin-Whitewater, had spent the past three seasons with the
Chicago Bears and Carolina Panthers.
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The Miami Dolphins re-signed wide receiver LaRon Byrd.
Byrd was on the Dolphins' practice squad last season before
suffering a shoulder injury.
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The top two quarterback prospects for the NFL draft reportedly
performed well in the classroom at the league's scouting combine.
According to Yahoo Sports, Oregon's Marcus Mariota scored a 33 out
of 50 on the Wonderlic test, and Florida State's Jameis Winston
recorded a 27. A score of 20 is considered to indicate average
intelligence.
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The Tennessee Titans, who hold the No. 2 pick in the upcoming draft,
met with Clemson outside linebacker Vic Beasley and Alabama wide
receiver Amari Cooper on Wednesday.
NFLDraftScout.com ranks Cooper as the No. 5 overall prospect and
Beasley as No. 6. Beasley joins Florida's Dante Fowler and
Missouri's Shane Ray as pass-rushing prospects who have met with the
Titans. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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