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[May 06, 2015]
May 5 (The Sports Xchange) - Seattle
Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll said the franchise was comfortable it
had all the information available on their second-round pick, Frank
Clark, who was kicked off his college teams two days after a domestic
violence arrest.
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Clark, 6-foot-2, 277-pounder out of Michigan, was accused in a
police report of punching his 20-year-old girlfriend, Diamond Hurt,
in the face at their hotel room at a waterpark in Ohio. Hurt's
younger brothers said the same thing. The Seahawks said Monday they
did not talk to witnesses who found Hurt yet their final assessment
was that Clark had not punched the woman.
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Arizona Cardinals tight end John Carlson added his name to the early
retirements in the NFL this offseason.
After seven years in the league, the 30-year-old Carlson announced
that he's stepping away from the game. He had one year remaining on
a two-year, $4.65 million contract he signed in 2014.
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Second-round pick Randy Gregory said the Dallas Cowboys did not
draft a player with a "weed problem."
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"I think a lot of people are getting tied up in the weed and think
it's just a weed problem. I don't think it's a weed problem,"
Gregory said in an ESPN Radio interview. "I think it's decision
making. I think I'm immature. I'm definitely working on that."
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Quarterback Terrelle Pryor was waived by the Kansas City Chiefs, who
had five quarterbacks on the active roster.
Pryor, drafted by the Raiders, was previously released by the
Seattle Seahawks.
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The New England Patriots released cornerback Alfonzo Dennard, long
snapper Tyler Ott and linebacker Deontae Skinner.
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Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Nick Perry can become an
unrestricted free agent in March following the team's decision to
decline the fifth-year option on his rookie contract.
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Chicago Bears general manager Ryan Pace is making changes to the
team's scouting department.
Pace was expected to bring in several hand-picked evaluators after
working with most of former GM Phil Emery's staff leading up to the
2015 draft.
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Carolina Panthers veteran special-teams coordinator Bruce DeHaven is
taking a leave of absence to focus on an undisclosed medical issue.
Russ Purnell will take over DeHaven's responsibilities. Purnell was
Indianapolis Colts special teams coach from 2002 to 2008.
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Former Detroit Lions wide receiver Titus Young received five years
of probation in a felony battery case and must stay in a live-in
program for one year.
Young pleaded not guilty in July to the felony charge. He was facing
up to nine years in prison on four counts of battery in California.
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The Minnesota Vikings announced the signings of 10 undrafted rookie
free agents: cornerback Justin Coleman (Tennessee), wide receivers
DaVaris Daniels (Notre Dame), Jordan Leslie (BYU) and Gavin Lutman
(Pittsburg State), center Tom Farniok (Iowa State), safety Anthony
Harris (Virginia), fullback Blake Renaud (Boise State) and guards
Jesse Somsel (Sagniaw Valley State) and Bobby Vardaro (Boston
College).
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The Miami Dolphins announced that they waived three players --
defensive back T.J. Heath, kicker Zach Hocker and defensive back
Lowell Rose. (Editing by Frank Pingue)
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