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To: MythMan who wrote (868)	4/20/1998 12:08:00 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 45645

>>Key of course is progression of Kanell<< and the offensive line.

To: MythMan who wrote (868)	4/22/1998 9:22:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 45645

GIANTS RELEASE HAMPTON, SIGN GARY BROWN (AP) - Rodney Hampton, the leading rusher in New York Giants history, was released Tuesday in a salary-cutting move. The team signed free-agent running back Gary Brown to replace him. "It's a numbers game," Hampton said. "They have younger guys. I've been around. I know it's a business." The 29-year-old running back played eight years for the Giants, including five straight 1,000-yard seasons from 1991-95. Just two years ago, the Giants matched a six-year, $16.45 offer from San Francisco to keep him. But last season, Hampton underwent arthroscopic knee surgery during the exhibition season and didn't play until the next to last game of the year against Washington. He got a standing ovation after running 22 yards on one play and finished the season with 22 carries for 81 yards. Hampton said he had no regrets about leaving the team, but wished he had been released after last season to have an opportunity to catch on elsewhere. Like Hampton, Brown is 29, but has had 700 career carries to 1,823 for Hampton. "I have a lot of carries left in me," he said. Brown's best year was in 1993 when he gained 1,002 yards in eight games with Houston, averaging 5.1 yards per carry. But he was released after the 1995 season, sat out and ballooned to 262 pounds, 24 pounds more than he weighs now. Last year, he led the Chargers in rushing but was expendable when the team signed Natrone Means. He will make a reported $400,000 on a one-year contract. Hampton was to make $1.925 million next season although they also will be charged $1.8 million against the salary cap for his signing bonus.

To: MythMan who wrote (868)	4/23/1998 2:20:00 PM
From: JakeStraw	Respond to of 45645

JETS SIGN SIX FREE AGENTS (AP) - The New York Jets signed six undrafted free agents Tuesday, including Northwestern receiver Brian Musso. The son of former Alabama star runner Johnny Musso, Brian Musso caught 58 passes for 865 yards and eight touchdowns for the Wildcats in 1997. He also returns kicks and finished as the Big Ten's No. 2 career punt returner with an 11.1-yard career average. He scored three touchdowns on punt runbacks. Also signed Tuesday were LSU cornerback Cedric Donaldson, Tennessee defensive end Buck Buxton, Arkansas defensive tackle Geno Bell, Utah State receiver Nakia Jenkins and Illinois Wesleyan linebacker John Munch.

To: MythMan who wrote (868)	4/30/1998 8:47:00 AM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 45645

CARDINALS SIGN BROWN AS BACKUP QUARTERBACK (AP) - The Arizona Cardinals signed former New York Giants quarterback Dave Brown Wednesday to a two-year contract, providing a veteran backup to second-year starter Jake Plummer. Brown, who lost his starting job last season to Danny Kanell, will compete for the No. 2 job with Stoney Case, who signed a one-year deal to return to the Cardinals on Tuesday. Brown, 28, was selected by the Giants in the first round of the 1992 NFL Supplemental Draft. He completed 93-of-180 passes for 1,023 yards and had five touchdowns and three interceptions last season. But a pectoral muscle injury forced him to the bench, opening the door for Kanell. The Cards' former backup, Kent Graham, signed as a free agent with the Giants.