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The New Orleans Saints acquired Shanle Wednesday from the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for an undisclosed 2007 NFL draft pick, pending a physical. Shanle had been a special teams standout for the Cowboys since joining the team in 2004. He started 11 of 37 career games. |
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Shanle is entering his fourth NFL season since being drafted in the seventh round by the St. Louis Rams in 2003. He had 50 tackles and 1.5 sacks for Dallas last season. |
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McAllister is expected to start and play most of the first half for the Saints in their preseason game against the Cowboys on Monday. He tore his right anterior cruciate ligament on Oct. 9 last season. |
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McAllister rushed for 335 yards and three touchdowns on 93 carres and caught 17 passes for 117 yards in five games last season. McAllister will share playing time with Heisman Trophy-winning running back Reggie Bush. McAllister, whose rookie season was 2001, is 471 yards away from 5,000 in his career. |
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Bush agreed to a six-year deal with the New Orleans Saints on Saturday night and the Heisman Trophy winner will report to training camp Sunday, The Associated Press has learned. The former Southern California running back was selected second overall, between No. 1 Mario Williams and No. 3 Vince Young. |
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The 6-foot, 200-pound Bush had 1,740 yards rushing and 2,890 all-purpose yards for Southern Cal last season as a junior. Bush averaged 8.9 yards a carry, caught 37 passes for 478 yards and led the nation in all-purpose yards with 222.3 per game. |
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Lay, a sixth-round pick from Pittsburgh, agreed to terms on a three-year contract with the Saints on Monday. |
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Lay played in 46 games for Pittsburgh during a four-year college career, starting all 11 games for the Panthers in 2005. He finished last season with 29 tackles and three interceptions and was named by the team as its most valuable defensive player. He also was named to the All-Big East Conference first team. |
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Karney signed a four-year extension with the New Orleans Saints on Thursday. The 25-year-old fullback has appeared in all 32 games over the last two seasons, starting 22. Along with his role as a lead blocker, Karney has 16 career receptions for 103 yards and nine carries for 19 yards. |
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Johnson was acquired by the Saints from the New England Patriots in exchange for defensive tackle Jonathan Sullivan on Monday. |
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Johnson caught four passes for 67 yards and one touchdown for the Patriots in 2005. He has 30 catches for 450 yards and four touchdowns in 39 career games, since being drafted with the 13th selection in the second round of the 2003 NFL draft. |
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Allen will miss next season after rupturing a tendon in his knee on Tuesday. According to New Orleans general manager Mickey Loomis, Allen was participating in non-contact drills when he ruptured his right patella tendon. The Saints' linebacker, who was limited to three games in 2005 because of knee problems, underwent surgery on Wednesday. |
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Allen has started 12 career games for the Saints over four seasons and has 49 tackles and 19 assists in that span. |
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Bush underwent an MRI exam on his sore left hamstring Monday after he spent all three days of the Saints' rookie camp limited to watching or participating in half-speed drills. "It feels good, but obviously not 100 percent," said Bush, adding he could not recall having a hamstring injury before. "That's why we're taking precaution." |
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Bush said he expected to be "100 percent" by the end of the week, well ahead of the Saints' full-squad minicamp slated for June 2-4. |
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Shanle re-signed with the Cowboys on Friday, inking a one-year, $721,600 deal. The linebacker played in 15 games, starting seven following the career-ending injury to Dat Nyugen. Shanle had 50 tackles and 1 1/2 sacks. |
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New Orleans signed Lewis to a three-year contract on Sunday. The special teams star missed most of 2005 after suffering a season-ending knee injury in Week 2. Lewis is the Saints' all-time leader in punt return yardage and kickoff return yardage and made the Pro Bowl in 2002 as a returner. |
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Scott was traded from the Falcons to the Saints on Thursday. |
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Scott, who is entering his fourth NFL season, has started 35 of 47 career games at both safety and cornerback for Atlanta. The 6-1 defensive back had one interception last season, and has four career interceptions. |
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The Saints signed tight end Mark Campbell to a three-year contract. Primarily used as a blocker, Campbell made 19 catches for 139 yards and no touchdowns with Buffalo last season. |
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The Saints won the Drew Brees free-agent sweepstakes, signing the quarterback to a six-year deal worth $60 million, $10 million of which is guaranteed. The signing probably means the end of Aaron Brooks' stay in New Oreleans and could impact the Saints' draft strategy. Brees chose New Orleans over the Miami Dolphins. Looks like the Philip Rivers era is officially about to begin in San Diego. |
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After receiving the franchise tag before the start of last season, Brees completed 323 of 500 passes for 3,576 yards and 24 touchdowns. Brees threw 15 interceptions. The former Purdue quarterback had played his entire five-season career with the Chargers. |
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The Chargers are apparently willing to let Brees become a free agent, as San Diego general manager A.J. Smith said the team will not designate the quarterback as either a franchise or transition player. Brees underwent surgery in January to repair a torn labrum suffered in the season finale, and the Chargers didn't want to take a risk on Brees not fully recovering from the injury. |
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This doesn't mean Brees is leaving the Chargers, as both sides are still talking about a multiyear agreement. If no deal is reached by March 3, however, Brees will become a free agent and San Diego would go with Philip Rivers as its starter. Brees, entering his sixth season, threw for 3,576 yards and 24 touchdowns this season. |
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McAllister is reportedly about two weeks ahead of schedule in his rehabilitation for a torn ACL injury. The New Orleans Saints' running back is in Week 15 of his rehab and began jogging three weeks ago. |
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McAllister will reportedly find out if he can begin football-specific activities in April and expects to be full-speed by training camp. He had 335 yards and three rushing touchdowns on 93 carries last season. |