Cincinnati Bengals 07/18/2007 8:43 AMThe Dayton Daily News reports the Cincinnati Bengals and Georgetown (Ky.) College will remain summertime partners through 2008. The club and college reached agreement Tuesday on a one-year contract extension to hold Bengals training camp at Georgetown's East Campus Athletic Complex for a 12th straight season. We are happy to continue our affiliation with Georgetown College," Bengals HC Marvin Lewis said. "We believe a traditional training camp environment is still the best way to get our team prepared for the challenges that the NFL season presents. "Our satisfaction with the physical plant at Georgetown is well-known â it is tailored for a football situation â and our relationships with the staff members who run the camp are excellent."Read more
Miami Dolphins 07/18/2007 8:40 AMThe Palm Beach Post reports sixteen months ago, the Dolphins gambled on an injured, high-profile quarterback, hoping that QB Daunte Culpepper would provide the presence in the pocket Miami hadn't seen since Dan Marino retired. Tuesday, the team ended the experiment that had become a failure and an embarrassment. Miami, unable to find anyone to trade for Culpepper, granted him the release he sought. "I am just like many other people who have to go out and find employment so that I can take care of my family," Culpepper said via e-mail. "I just hope that there is still a team or two out there that has an opportunity for a hard-working quarterback who is willing to come in and contribute wherever needed."Read more
Atlanta Falcons 07/18/2007 8:38 AMThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports once just a player with problems, QB Michael Vick has now a career in crisis, after the Falcons quarterback was indicted Tuesday by a federal grand jury over his role in a dogfighting operation at property he owns in Surry County, Va. That the investigation, ongoing for over two months, yielded charges was not a surprise. That typically meticulous federal investigators moved so quickly â just 6 1/2 weeks â to make their case was stunning.Read more
Atlanta Falcons 07/17/2007 5:58 PMESPN.com reports QB Michael Vick has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the dogfighting probe of his property in Virginia. The Falcons quarterback was indicted for conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District in Richmond, Va. Three others -- Purnell Peace, Quanis Phillips and Tony Taylor -- also were indicted by the grand jury on the same charges.Read more