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 In an interview with Forbes, Texans Dr. Walt Lowe said Clowney
"looks spectacular" seven months after surgery on his right knee.
"The real goal in the end is to have him be who he was before he got
hurt," Lowe said.
Clowney was limited to four games in his rookie year, making just
five tackles. He suffered a lateral right meniscus tear in the
Texans' 2014 season opener, had arthroscopic knee surgery the next
day and attempted to return to the field in the following month. Due
to articular cartilage damage, Clowney underwent microfracture
surgery on Dec. 8.
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Tennessee Titans wide receiver Justin Hunter, who was charged with
malicious wounding for his involvement in a July 3 bar fight, is
expected at training camp next week.
Hunter was released on $25,000 bond Tuesday after being formally
charged a day after he turned himself in to authorities in his
hometown of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The charge stems from an
incident in the oceanfront resort area during the Fourth of July
weekend.
Hunter is accused of "malicious intent, stabbing, cutting and
wounding" in a brawl that hospitalized one person. A preliminary
hearing is scheduled for Sept. 3.
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Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, who was selected with the
first overall pick in 1998 by the Indianapolis Colts, plans to
attend Bill Polian's Pro Football Hall of Fame induction ceremony
next month.
Manning called in to the former Colts general manager's radio show
Tuesday night on SiriusXM to congratulate Polian and said he will be
in attendance for the ceremony. Manning spent 14 seasons in
Indianapolis with Polian, and the future Hall of Fame quarterback
will be making his first trip to Canton, Ohio.
Linebacker Junior Seau, guard Will Shields, defensive end Charles
Haley, wide receiver Tim Brown and running back Jerome Bettis were
chosen as the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2015, and they were
joined by two contributors, general managers Ron Wolf and Polian,
and seniors committee candidate center Mick Tingelhoff. The class
will be enshrined on Saturday, Aug. 8, at Tom Benson Hall of Fame
Stadium in Canton.
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NFL commissioner Roger Goodell is intrigued about the possibility of
Pittsburgh hosting a Super Bowl.
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"I always thought football in the elements is a great part of the
game. I love that," Goodell said at a fundraising event in
Pittsburgh, according to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. "We think
football is meant to be played in the elements. We understand that
and love that."
At the league meeting in May in San Francisco, Steelers owner Art
Rooney II submitted an application for Pittsburgh to be considered
for the 2023 Super Bowl. A formal bid will not come until spring
2018, with a vote probably taken in 2019.
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Chris Cooley, who last played tight end in the NFL in 2012, is
drawing interest from the Arizona Cardinals.
ESPN reported Wednesday that the two sides were discussing
parameters of a contract just a week before all 32 teams will have
begun training camp.
The 33-year-old Cooley said recently on his radio show he's in great
shape after spending the past few months working out.
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The Cleveland Browns signed offensive lineman Joe Madsen and placed
three rookies on injury lists.
Seventh-round cornerback Ifo Ekpre-Olomu and sixth-round tight end
Randall Telfer were placed on the non-football injury list, and the
team designated undrafted defensive lineman Tory Slater as
physically unable to perform.
(Editing by Gene Cherry)
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