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Jameis Winston
Robert Griffin III
Hundreds Attend Tray Walker's Funeral To Mourn 'Our Brother'
Transforming His Body
Reaches Deal To
JAMEIS WINSTON
Jameis Winston is converting his body from this look to a more leaner look.
ROBERT GRIFFIN III
The Cleveland Browns ap- pear to have found one piece to their quarterback puzzle, an- nouncing they have signed Robert Griffin III on Thurs- day.
Griffin, who made the deci- sion after meeting with Browns coach Hue Jackson and asso- ciate head coach Pep Hamil- ton, is guaranteed $6.75 million and can make up to $11 million with incentives in 2016 as part of the two-year, $15 mil- lion deal.
Griffin received a $3.5 sign- ing bonus and a fully guaran- teed base salary of $3.25 million this season. He can make another $750,000 in per- game roster bonuses and $3.5 million in individual perform- ance incentives for playtime, passing yards and passer rat- ing.
The 26-year-old Griffin was released by the Washington Redskins on March 7, two days before his 2016 option, worth $16,155,000, would have be- come guaranteed.
Ex-Raven Terrence Cody Gets Nine Months In Animal Cruelty Case
TERRENCE CODY
Former Baltimore Ravens nose tackle Terrence Cody was sentenced to nine months in a Baltimore County deten- tion center in his animal cru- elty case, according to The Baltimore Sun.
Cody, 27, had faced the pos- sibility of receiving two years in jail. He was convicted in No- vember on charges of aggra- vated animal cruelty and neglect, illegal possession and neglect of an alligator and pos- session of marijuana.
Prosecutors argued that Cody and his girlfriend, Kourtney J. Kelley, had neg- lected the dog, a Canary mas- tiff, until it starved to death over the course of about a month.
The animal rights group, People for the Ethical Treat- ment of Animals, released a statement on Thursday criticiz- ing Cody and the National Football League for its han- dling of such matters.
TRAY WALKER Steve Smith. Harbaugh
was one of several speakers at the funeral and offered a touching sermon.
"The first thing I noticed was the smile, the big Tray Walker smile," Harbaugh said of his first encounter with Walker.
Tampa Bay Buccaneer quarterback, Jameis Win- ston, is building his body and also, his career. He fig- ures his future success on the gridiron must begin with pumping iron.
That has not always been Winston’s mindset. How- ever in January after arriving at the Pro Bowl for practice, he noticed how different the bodies of Falcons wide re- ceiver Julio Jones and quarterback Russell Wil- son looked in comparison
with his own.
That’s when Winston
and his agents went over a list of trainers, and selected Tim Grover of Attack Ath- letics, who used to put Michael Jordan through torturous workouts. That program has continued with trainers at One Buc Place along with a better nutri- tional program.
Winston still weighs 235 pounds, but his 22-year- old physique appears much leaner.
Ex-Texans WR Nate Washington Signs With Patriots
Join Browns
MIAMI -- Hundreds of fam- ily members and friends, members of the Baltimore Ravens and NFL Players Asso- ciation executive director De- Maurice Smith were among those who gathered Saturday to memorialize and mourn the death of cornerback Tray Walker.
Walker died March 18, one day after being critically in- jured in a dirt bike crash in Liberty City, Florida. He was 23.
Approximately 45 Ravens coaches, executives and play- ers were in attendance for Walker's funeral, including head coach John Harbaugh, general manager Ozzie New- some and wide receiver
Bucs Have Best RB Duo? Le'Veon Bell Calls That 'Comedyyyyyyy'
LE'VEON BELL , DOUG MARTIN AND CHARLES SIMS
The New England Patriots have signed unrestricted free- agent wide receiver Nate Washington, the team an- nounced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not immedi- ately available.
Washington, 32, played last season for the Houston Texans, who are coached by former New England offen- sive coordinator Bill O'Brien and run an offen- sive system similar to the Pa- triots.
The Patriots hosted Washington on a free-agent visit March 14, as they looked to add another pass-catching target after signing Chris Hogan to a three-year, $12 million contract three days
NATE WASHINGTON
earlier.
In addition to Washing-
ton and Hogan, the Pats currently have Julian Edel- man, Danny Amendola, Keshawn Martin, Aaron Dobson, Chris Harper and DeAndre Carter on the receiver depth chart.
Doug Martin and Charles Sims comprise a fine tailback pair. But Le'Veon Bell won't even en- tertain the thought of those two surpassing the Steelers' tandem of Bell-DeAngelo Wiliams in the positional pantheon.
Bell must have seen the message from the @NFL Twitter feed this week that read: 'The top RB duo in the league? Don't sleep on these guys from the @TBBucca- neers.'
Bell replied directly to Williams with the message "comedyyyyyyy."
NFL.com story isn't claim- ing that Martin/Sims is the best duo. It's a story built around Bucs GM Jason Licht saying at the NFL own- ers meetings that Martin/Sims "absolutely" can be that. Every team is conditioned to think its play-
ers are the best, and the Steel- ers are no different. If you sur- vey the Steelers' locker room, they'll say they have the best everything on offense: best quarterback, best receiver, best running back and best of- fensive line.
Martin and Sims com- bined for 2,763 yards last year, more than the 1,966 be- tween Bell and Williams. The context is that Bell missed 10 games to injury and suspension and the offense played without Ben Roeth- lisberger for four games, which stunted pass-catching opportunities for Bell. Williams scored 11 touch- downs, tying Martin and Sims' combined total.
Based on the eye test, guessing most would agree with Bell's assertion that he and Williams are a better pair. Perhaps 2016 will deter- mine for sure.
Home Of Convicted Former NFL Player Aaron Hernandez For Sale
The house of former Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez has a $1.5 million price tag.
The home of former New England Patriots superstar tight end and convicted mur- derer Aaron Hernandez is on the market.
The 5,600-square-foot house in North Attleborough -- not far from Gillette Sta- dium -- is listed for sale at $1.5 million.
Video surveillance from the five-bedroom, six-bath- room home was key in Her- nandez's murder trial last year for the 2013 killing of a
man who was dating the sis- ter of Hernandez's fiancee. One video showed Her- nandez holding what ap- peared to be a gun in his front hallway less than 10 minutes
after the killing. Hernandez is serving life
without parole and is await- ing trial for a 2012 double murder in Boston. He has pleaded not guilty.
A judge approved the home sale as part of a law- suit.
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