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 Moore, a longtime New Orleans Saint, signed with the Steelers
last March and caught 14 passes for 198 yards and two touchdowns in
14 games.
He was stuck behind Antonio Brown, Martavis Bryant and Markus
Wheaton on the depth chart and wanted to go somewhere he could play
more this year.
Moore, 31, was scheduled to make $1.55 million in 2015 -- part of
the two-year, $3 million contract he signed last year.
He spent his first eight seasons with the Saints, catching 346
passes for 4,281 yards and 38 touchdowns.
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Minnesota general manager Rick Spielman said the Vikings and running
back Adrian Peterson have been communicating since last Thursday and
the team will continue to have "open dialogue" with the embattled
star.
 "We are able to have communication now with Adrian," Spielman told
the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "We'll keep all those communications
internal. I don't want to give you guys a blow-by-blow (account)
every day.
"I think it's been very clearly stated that we want to have Adrian
Peterson back. There's no question about the talent. He's a unique
talent and he's under contract with us next year."
Peterson is on the commissioner's exempt list. Previously, the
Vikings could communicate with Peterson only via their legal team
while he served his suspension.
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Defensive lineman Darnell Dockett was expected to be in San
Francisco Monday night to meet with the 49ers, ESPN reported.
The Arizona Cardinals released Dockett on Friday. He missed the 2014
season because of a torn ACL.
The 34-year-old Dockett is drawing interest from a number of teams,
according to his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, who said Dockett's future
will be resolved by the end of the week.
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The Philadelphia Eagles signed linebacker Brad Jones to a two-year
contract.
Jones, 28, had been released by the Green Bay Packers on Feb. 20.
A seventh-round pick of the Packers in 2009, he tallied 293 tackles,
10 sacks and two forced fumbles in 76 games (36 starts) with Green
Bay.
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The Baltimore Ravens cut cornerback Victor Hampton on Monday, two
days after he was arrested on charges of driving under the
influence.
Hampton, 22, reportedly was driving 100 mph in a 55 mph zone in
Charlotte, N.C., when he was stopped at 12:26 a.m. Saturday. He was
charged with speeding, reckless driving and open container
violations. He was booked into Mecklenburg County jail and released
on bond.
Two passengers in his car were cited for carrying concealed weapons.
(Editing by Steve Keating in Toronto.)
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