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Josh Bullocks S
Chicago Bears
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Lake Forest, IL (Sports Network) - The Chicago Bears signed safety Josh Bullocks to a one-year tender offer on Thursday.
The 40th pick by New Orleans in the 2005 draft, Bullocks has recorded 327 tackles, six interceptions, 28 passes defensed, four forced fumbles and one sack during his five-year NFL career, the first four of which came with the Saints.
Last year with the Bears, Bullocks appeared in 12 games and logged 21 tackles.
The 6-foot-1, 207-pound Nebraska product has started 53 of 74 career games.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 6:28 PM
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Joe Klopfenstein TE
Buffalo Bills
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Bills re-sign TE Klopfenstein
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Orchard Park, NY (Sports Network) - The Buffalo Bills re-signed tight end Joe Klopfenstein on Thursday.
The Bills signed Klopfenstein two different times last season, and he played in only one game, the season finale, making one catch for 11 yards.
Prior to 2009, Klopfenstein spent three seasons with St. Louis, which selected him in the second round of the 2006 draft. In 49 career games, Klopfenstein has 34 receptions for 397 yards and two touchdowns.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 6:07 PM
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Jeremy Bridges G
Arizona Cardinals
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Cardinals re-sign OL Bridges
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Tempe, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Cardinals re-signed guard/tackle Jeremy Bridges to a three-year contract on Thursday.
Bridges signed a one-year deal with Arizona prior to last season and played in all 16 games with the club, including four starts at left tackle.
Over his seven-year career, which also included a stint in Carolina (2006-07) and a previous stint in Arizona (2004-05), Bridges has started 43 of out 78 regular season games played.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 4:55 PM
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Andy Alleman G
Indianapolis Colts
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Colts bring in G Alleman
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Indianapolis, IN (Sports Network) - The Indianapolis Colts signed guard Andy Alleman on Thursday.
Alleman played in nine games with Kansas City in 2009, with three starts. He appeared in 15 games two years ago with the Miami Dolphins.
The Akron product was a third-round pick by the Saints in 2007.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 3:56 PM
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St. Louis Rams
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Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Pro football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen died early Thursday morning in California after a battle with cancer.
He was 69 years old.
Olsen was a two-time All-American at Utah State, playing both the offensive and defensive line, and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's outstanding interior lineman in 1961, then went on to star in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams.
In 15 seasons with the Rams, Olsen was selected for 14 Pro Bowls and was part of the famed "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line with Deacon Jones, Rosey Grier and Lamar Lundy. He was selected as the NFL's Rookie of the Year in 1962 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of Merlin's passing. He was not only an extraordinary football player but just a superb human being," stated Hall of Fame President/Executive Director Steve Perry.
Olsen played in 208 NFL games with the Rams, helping the club to six division titles and three NFC Championship Game appearances. He was a member of two NFL All-Decade teams -- the 1960s and 1970s.
"Merlin was the epitome of greatness, both on and off the football field," said Chip Rosenbloom, owner/chairman of the Rams. "He was a Hall-of-Famer in every sense of the word, a legendary Ram who lived to the highest standards of personal and professional integrity. On behalf of my sister, Lucia, Stan Kroenke, and the entire Rams family, we mourn his passing, and our deepest condolences go out to the Olsen family."
After his football career ended in 1976, Olsen made a smooth transition to the broadcast booth with NBC Sports. He also worked as an actor, first on "Little House on the Prairie" and then starring in "Father Murphy."
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 3:40 PM
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Jeremy Bridges G
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 2:55 PM
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Andra Davis LB
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 2:20 PM
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Martellus Bennett TE
Dallas Cowboys
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 1:53 PM
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Joe Flacco QB
Baltimore Ravens
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 1:47 PM
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Kevin Faulk RB
New England Patriots
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Patriots re-sign RB Faulk
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Foxboro, MA (Sports Network) - The New England Patriots re-signed running back Kevin Faulk on Thursday. Details of the contract were not disclosed.
The all-purpose back, who has been with the Patriots since being selected in the second round of the 1999 draft out of LSU, played in 15 games, making seven starts last season. He ended the campaign with 335 rushing yards and two touchdowns and added 37 receptions for 301 yards and a score.
Faulk, 33, is the Patriots all-time leader in all-purpose yards with 12,140 and kickoff return yards with 4,098. In addition he is the team's all-time leading return specialist, accumulating 5,031 combined return yards (4,098 kick return yards and 933 punt return yards).
Over 152 career contests, Faulk has garnered 3,505 yards rushing on 839 carries with 16 touchdowns, grabbed 418 passes for 3,605 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns, returned 181 kicks for 4,098 yards and two scores and returned 99 punts for 932 yards.
He is one of just six NFL players over the past 10 years to total 3,000 rushing yards and 3,000 receiving yards joining Tiki Barber, Brian Westbrook, Marshall Faulk, Michael Pittman and LaDanian Tomlinson.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 1:43 PM
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Jake Delhomme QB
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 1:36 PM
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Gerard Warren DT
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 1:30 PM
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Jon Jansen OT
Detroit Lions
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Lions bring back OT Jansen
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Allen Park, MI (Sports Network) - The Detroit Lions re-signed veteran offensive tackle Jon Jansen and linebacker Vinny Ciurciu to one-year contracts on Thursday. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The 34-year-old Jansen signed with Detroit in June of 2009 after spending his first 10 NFL seasons with Washington. He played in 11 games last year, making two starts.
Originally a second round pick in the 1999 draft, Jansen proved to be very durable, starting every game until a ruptured Achilles tendon caused him to miss the entire 2004 campaign. He has appeared in 137 career games, starting 125.
Ciurciu recorded five tackles last season with the Lions. Over eight NFL seasons, the Boston College product has accumulated 105 tackles and two passes defensed with Tampa Bay, Carolina, Minnesota and Detroit.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 1:24 PM
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Chad Hall WR
Philadelphia Eagles
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 1:03 PM
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Jerheme Urban WR
Kansas City Chiefs
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Chiefs sign Urban
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Kansas City, MO (Sports Network) - The Kansas City Chiefs have signed wide receiver Jerheme Urban.
Urban spent the past three seasons with Arizona after playing his first three years in the NFL with Seattle. He has 87 career receptions for 1,231 yards with seven touchdowns.
His best season came with Arizona in 2008 when he registered a career-best 34 catches for 448 yards with four scores.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 12:56 PM
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Tank Johnson DT
Cincinnati Bengals
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Tank Johnson re-signs with Cincinnati
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Bengals have re-signed defensive tackle Tank Johnson.
Johnson originally signed with Cincinnati last offseason and recorded two sacks and 29 tackles in 14 games last season.
"Signing Tank now is a positive step for both him and the defensive team," said Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis. "He was a very consistent performer last season and was a big part of our improved run defense. He is a tough-minded man who is a great pro during the week and brings a competitive attitude to the field on Sunday."
The 28-year-old University of Washington product spent the previous two seasons in Dallas, primarily as a backup nose tackle. He was originally a second-round pick of the Bears in 2004 but was released by the team in 2007 following numerous off-field issues, including an arrest for violating probation on a gun charge, which also drew an eight-game suspension from the league.
In 84 career games, Johnson has recorded 125 tackles and 14 sacks.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 12:40 PM
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Larry Foote LB
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 12:29 PM
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Charlie Whitehurst QB
San Diego Chargers
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 12:25 PM
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Matt Moore QB
Carolina Panthers
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 12:17 PM
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Limas Sweed WR
Pittsburgh Steelers
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 12:13 PM
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St. Louis Rams
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Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies
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Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Pro football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen died early Thursday morning in California after a battle with cancer.
He was 69 years old.
Olsen was a two-time All-American at Utah State, playing both the offensive and defensive line, and won the Outland Trophy as the nation's outstanding interior lineman in 1961, then went on to star in the NFL for the Los Angeles Rams.
In 15 seasons with the Rams, Olsen was selected for 14 Pro Bowls and was part of the famed "Fearsome Foursome" defensive line with Deacon Jones, Rosey Grier and Lamar Lundy. He was selected as the NFL's Rookie of the Year in 1962 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of Merlin's passing. He was not only an extraordinary football player but just a superb human being," stated Hall of Fame President/Executive Director Steve Perry.
Olsen played in 208 NFL games with the Rams, helping the club to six division titles and three NFC Championship Game appearances. He was a member of two NFL All-Decade teams -- the 1960s and 1970s.
After his football career ended in 1976, Olsen made a smooth transition to the broadcast booth with NBC Sports. He also worked as an actor, first on "Little House on the Prairie" and then starring in "Father Murphy."
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 12:12 PM
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Washington Redskins
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Redskins add TE Ryan
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Ashburn, VA (Sports Network) - The Washington Redskins agreed to terms with tight end Sean Ryan on Thursday. Details of the contract were not disclosed.
Ryan appeared in 10 games, making eight starts, for Kansas City last season and had 14 catches for 135 yards with two touchdowns.
A veteran of six NFL seasons, Ryan was taken in the fifth round of the 2004 draft by Dallas and has caught 26 passes for 240 yards with two scores in 53 games, including 15 starts, with the Cowboys, New York Jets, San Francisco, New Orleans, Miami and Kansas City.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 10:25 AM
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Randy McMichael TE
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 10:23 AM
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Derek Fine TE
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 10:19 AM
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Gibran Hamdan QB
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 8:59 AM
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Jerheme Urban WR
Kansas City Chiefs
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 8:57 AM
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Justin Fargas RB
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 8:52 AM
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LaDainian Tomlinson RB
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 8:43 AM
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Kevin Kolb QB
Philadelphia Eagles
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 8:34 AM
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Donovan McNabb QB
Philadelphia Eagles
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 8:32 AM
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 8:07 AM
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 8:04 AM
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Sean Ryan TE
Washington Redskins
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RotoWire.com
Thu, March 11, 7:57 AM
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Antonio Bryant WR
Cincinnati Bengals
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Report: Bengals ink WR Bryant to four-year contract
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Cincinnati, OH (Sports Network) - The Cincinnati Bengals have reportedly signed free agent wide receiver Antonio Bryant to a four-year, $28 million contract.
The Cincinnati Enquirer definitively reported late Wednesday that the two sides had reached an agreement, and that the pact equals that of cast-off wideout Laveranues Coles, whose contract was terminated last week after a single underwhelming season with the team.
A formal announcement is expected Thursday.
Bryant spent the past two seasons with Tampa Bay and fought through a knee injury in 2009 to catch 39 passes for 600 yards and four touchdowns. In 2008, the eight-year veteran set career marks in nearly every offensive category with 1,248 yards and seven TDs on 83 receptions.
Over 106 career games for the Bucs, 49ers (2006), Browns (2004-05) and Cowboys (2002-04), the Pittsburgh product has amassed 5,685 yards, 30 touchdowns and 372 receptions.
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The Sports Network
Thu, March 11, 2:26 AM
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Anquan Boldin WR
Baltimore Ravens
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Ravens re-sign WR Mason
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Owings Mills, MD (Sports Network) - The Baltimore Ravens have agreed in principle on terms of a two-year contract with veteran wide receiver Derrick Mason.
Mason became an unrestricted free agent after his five-year contract with the team expired following last season. The Michigan State product caught 73 passes for 1,028 yards and seven touchdowns in 16 games last season for Baltimore.
"We know exactly what we're getting with Derrick and that's production," Ravens general manger Ozzie Newsome said. "Every Ravens fan knows what Derrick brings to this team. It's reliability, toughness, leadership, the fight to win, the want of the ball in the clutch times. He has a two-year history with Joe (Flacco) that says 'we know how to produce together.' They are on the same page."
The 36-year-old Mason is entering his 14th NFL season an has 863 catches for 11,089 yards and 59 touchdowns in 202 career games with the Ravens and Titans/Oilers franchise.
Mason's signing comes five days after the Ravens acquired three-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Anquan Boldin from the Arizona Cardinals.
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The Sports Network
Wed, March 10, 9:07 PM
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Daniel Fells TE
St. Louis Rams
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Rams re-sign TE Fells
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St. Louis, MO (Sports Network) - The St. Louis Rams re-signed tight end Daniel Fells on Wednesday.
Per club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Fells became a restricted free agent last Friday.
The tight end caught 21 passes for 273 yards and three scores last season in 14 games (four starts). A knee injury caused him to miss the final two games of the season.
"We are happy to re-sign Daniel Fells," said Rams head coach Steve Spagnuolo. "He is a player who worked very hard last year to learn the offense and contribute to our team. Our staff is excited about his continued development."
The UC-Davis product has also spent time with Tampa Bay, Oakland and Atlanta.
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The Sports Network
Wed, March 10, 8:30 PM
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Derrick Mason WR
Baltimore Ravens
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RotoWire.com
Wed, March 10, 7:37 PM
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Derrick Mason WR
Baltimore Ravens
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RotoWire.com
Wed, March 10, 7:35 PM
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Jeremy Clark DT
Arizona Cardinals
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Cardinals sign TE Becht, two others to one-year deals
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Tempe, AZ (Sports Network) - The Arizona Cardinals inked tight ends Anthony Becht, Stephen Spach and defensive end Jeremy Clark to one-year contracts on Wednesday.
Becht played in all 16 games for the Cards last season, including 10 starts, and caught seven passes for 61 yards and a touchdown. In 10 seasons and 158 games with the Jets, Bucs, Rams and Cardinals, Becht has caught 185 passes for 1,511 yards and 21 scores.
Spach caught four passes for 38 yards in limited action for Arizona last season.
Clark signed an exclusive rights contract with the team, as he has not yet accrued two years of service in the NFL; therefore, he had no negotiating rights with the club.
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The Sports Network
Wed, March 10, 6:47 PM
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